The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-17
FITZ-O' BRIEN GO
NEXT ON BOARDS
Fight Hinges Entirely Upon Condi-
ton of Ancient Pugilist.
THIS is UNKNOWN QUANTITY
REPORTS FROM COAST DIFFER
ON THIS FEATURE.
THIS is UNKNOWN QUANTITY

Next Wednesday Bob Fitzsimmons and
Philadelphia Jack o'Brien are scheduled
TO meet at San Francisco. 1t win be
the second meeting of this pair. THEN
previous battle being in Philadelphia
where the police stepped into the ring
and stopped them.
Fitzsimmons says this act was one OF
Kindness on the part Of the Quaker OF
ficers of the law to save 0BFien from
q Knockout o Brien says just the re-
Verse. and since that time each has been
peddling the con about what he VIII dc
u the other when they get into the rlng
again. Next Wednesday this opportunity
Is at hand, and the question OF which Is
the best man on this particular occasion
she uld be decisively settled.
All Hinges on Fitz's Condition.
The outcome Of the fight hinges on the
condition Of Fitzsimmons. This is prob
ably the opinion of the vast majority OF
fight fans in this broad land. With FtiZ-
simmons the warrior of Old II Is moi
thought O'Brien has a look-in. The rec
ords of the two men read this way, and
the old man In shape should win over
o BFieR with ease.
conferred around what Fitzsimmons is
doing in his daily stunts of training.
Study the Frisco papers as one may, TINS
important DIT of information has not been
stantly being circulated that Bob is all
in, and the next day they are denied, ana
with glaring headlines stated F1tz was
never in better condition III his Ire. Even
the public on the coast realize TINS ana
il is Bobs training quarters that draw
the crowds 70 see for themselves how
the strenuous training bouts affect the
old man.
Salt Lakers Dubious.
Here in Salt Lake 1t is hard to believe
that FitZ can get in shape again, for
H. certainly WAS all in when he was
training for his 90 with Schreck. The
lower altitude and six months rest may
have worked wonders in Bobs case, and
his friends at least hope this will prove
true.
before any big event, and in this case
the dopesters Of the coast have it ali
figured out how the men Will act in this
fight. EitZ is 10 try to win by a knock
forcing the Philadelphia from the tap
OF the gong. This. ii seems. is Bob.
best chance and will probably be his
tactics. o Brien, it is told by his tram
ers, intends TO make il a long drawn out
affair. get Bob fatigued from a long
fight and then slowly put him away with
a constant jabbing from both lefts and
rights. All Of which seems reasonable,
frCm the QuakeT's point Of view,
Should Fitzsimmons be returned the
winner, the stories that have been told
o. him being all in during the past year
will be ridiculed and he will again be
paraded as the great Fitzsimmons Of old.
Should ne lose. the same wise ones VIII
not give OBrien credit for his victory,
but will claim he whipped an old man too
feeble TO protect himself In the latter
case il will not boost OBrien's stock
much. and in the former case he will
be relegated as an accident, made by his
victory over Kaufman. The winner viii
probably be matched to fight Marvin
Hart, and by that time the public Will
be ready 10 accept the winner of the
latter fight as the man to wear Jeffries'
shoes.