Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-04
BRIGHT PROSPECT
FOR FITZGERALD.
MAY FIGHT WINNER OF THE
NORTHERN BOUT
HANLoN'S OPPONENT IN TOWN
Takes a Turn Around EastIake Park
to Keep In condition-Says
HanIon Is Game
Fighter

Willie Fitzgerald and Manager Reed
struck town on the delayed Owl yester-
day morning and after lunch Willie
went out to Eastlake park where he
took run around the lake for couple
of hours
Fitz looks good and fresh and ready
for almost anything. He is very nearly
at weight and the few superfluous
ounces that now adorn his 1.-THE body
will drop off before he enters the ring.
He will go into training today and to-
morrow at McCarey's pavilion and
keep himself in good shape. Fitz is
quiet and unlike most of his ilk is not
given to boasting. When asked about
his coming bout he confined himself to
l,ttle fighter and able to take a lot of
punishment, but that he expected to
win by a knockout in about the f1f-
teenth round
Manager Reed is a bright, snappy
fellow and was more loquacious than
his principal.
"If we win this bout" said Reed, 1--WE
have been promised a good one at San
Francisco and we are willing to go a
long way to get the chance. We will
take the San Francisco bout on the
basis that if the other side wins they
are to take all, If we win we take half"
When pinned down to a straight ques-
tion Reed admitted that 1t would be
the winner of the Britt-Nelson bout and
expressed his opinion that Britt would
be the goods.
Hard to Dope Fighters
AS the evening of September 5, the
date on which Hanlon and Fitzgerald
are to meet, draws nigh, the Los Ange-
les fighting fans finds his erstwhile
placid brow as corrugated as a garbage
can for he can't dope the fighters as
he would like to. There are previous
performances, lots of 'em, for both boys
have been fighting plenty since the
early part of 1900, but it so happens
that Fitzgerald has had nearly all his
bouts in the east, while Eddie Hanlon
has done most of his fighting right here
on the Pacific coast and the two have
not gone against the same opponents.
The only man that appears in both rec
ords is Tim Callahan and he don't
count Fitzgerald went six rounds with
Callahan in 1902 with no decision, and
Hanlon won from Callahan in six
rounds in 1904.
Following are the records of Hanlon
and Fitzgerald:
EDDIE HANLON-Joe Hill, lost, San
Francisco, 5; February 10, 1900, George
White, lost, San Francisco, 4; June "a,
Carney Driscoll, knockout. San Fran
cisco, 1; July 16, Willie Pymes, knockout,
San Francisco, /; August 4, Jackey Re
gan, knockout, San Francisco. l; October
10. Abe Attell, lost, San Francisco, s: No
vember 6, Davidson. knockout, San Fran
cisco, 8; December "a, Frankie Neil, won.
San Francisco, 4; July 13, 1901, frankie
Neil won, San Francisco, a; August 8,
Joe Ryan, knockout, San Francisco, 2;
September TO- Joskey Bennett, won, San
Francisco, 8; October 10, Abe Attell,
knocked out by; San Fragcisco. 8; De
81; April II, 1902, frankie Neil, draw,
Oakland, Is; August 10, Morris Ranch,
knockout. San Francisco, 4; October 15'
cember H. Maxy Haugh, knockout, Oak
land, 4; January %, 1908, Abe Attell,
draw, San Francisco. 20; February rs,
" Young Co9Grbett, draW, San FRANCISCO; SEQ
Francisco, 20; September 20, Benny Yam
ger. won. San Francisco, 20; December "a,
Young Corbett, lost, San Francisco, 16;
Francisco, IA; March l. George Decker,
won, Philadelphia. 6; March q. Jack
OiNeill, no decision, Philadelphia, 6;
April dS' Tim CallaRan "a wTn Phiiadel
Baltimore. 10; July 20, Battling Nelson,
knocked out by. San Francisco, 10; Oc-
tober, Terry McGovern, lost Phlladel-
WILLIE FITzGERALD-Dece 1s,
1899, Jack Lowry, knockout, Brooklyn, 5;
January Il, 1900, Buck Farley, knockout,
Brooklyn, 6; January g. Chick O'Don-
NELL knockout Brooklyn. 2; February 4,
Pete Rodgers, knockout. Brooklyn, 2;
February 5. Danny Mcmahon, knockout.
BROOKLYN, 8; February %, lin Mccattes1r,y,
Smith, won, Brooklyn, 10; April Is.
Tommy Moran, draw, Brooklyn, 10;
April 27, Joe Cain. draw, Brooklyn, 20;
May 5, Harry Murther, knockout, Brook
Knockout, Brooklyn 4; June 21, Joe Cain,
knockout, Brooklyn, IA; July Z. Marty
Tommy Moran. knockout, Brooklyn. Ii:
august g. Marry Lyons, lost, BROOKLYN
Brooklyn, 70; september z, Billy TraVers
Eddie Cain, won, Brooklyn, 12 October 12
Tommy Moran, knockout, Brooklyn, 49,
November 4, Joe Allen no decision Phil
adelphia, 6; November II. Jack Farrell
knockout, Philadelphia, 3; November 10.
Kid Krauss, no decision, Philadelphia. g.
December /, Joe Allen, no decision, Phil
adeIphia, s. December Q, Joe Allen, no
decision, Philadelphia, G; December 1G,
Joe Allen, no decision, Philadelphia, g.;
adelphia, 8; December 2S Harry Burke,
1901. i Jack McCieiiand, lost on % foul, El. 81.
wood. Ind, IA; April 25, Jimmy Reeder,
knockout. Alexandria, IS; April 20,
Barney Furey draw, Louisville, 10;
12; September 16, r. McCloskey, draw,
Wilmington, Is; December IA, Frank
Bradley, no decision, Philadelphia g. De-
cember 16, Kid Thomas, no decision, Phil
adelphia, 6; December %. Elwood Nc
ClnslkaY. knockout. Philadelnhia- g: Lam