Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-06
THE PUGlLlsTs.
BATTLE OF
 THE TONGUES
Ryan, Hart. O Brien and the Ruby One Indulge in a Fight Without Blows = Young Corbett III.

Fitzsimmons is calling Marvin Hart a welsher and other things, and Tom my Ryan, who is now the Kentuck- ian's megaphone,, is calling the Freck- led One crawler and other things.
 They seem to be hard at it, these two, and as they're both past masters in this department of the. fighting busl- ness, it's hard to dope which Is right.
 Fitz says Hart has never answered his challenge, which he made through the Morning Telegram a few weeks ago, and that Hart is scared to meet him and a lot more. He says now that he's going to give Jack OBriep the first chance to fight him for the heavyweight championship and that the gentleman from Kentucky will be passed up for the nOIce.
 "Oh, i'll fight him." says Fitz, nonchalantly, but not now, not now a little later. I don't think he means business"
 Bob hasn't yet heard direct from O'Brien regarding a match, but as he and his manager, Leon Friedman, have been closeted several times in the past few days with Jimmy Coffroth, the fight magnate of California, it is good | betting that the bout has been cinched' Tommy Ryan has not been Harts manager for more than two weeks and he is sore because O'Brien has been l given the preference.
 Its the worst case of crawl ever heard of,' says Tommy. T expected to close the match with Hart at once and am surprised to. find that O'Brien has spoiled everything. F'itz made 2 1 lot of conversation about wanting tt fight Hart and now that he gets the chance he takes on some one else. But it's just like the old fellow.
 "And it's Just like O'Brien to grat off the old fellow. because he knows it will be sofr picking for him. Fitl won't last ten minutes with Jack. This lis positively tle last chance Fitzsim mons will have to get match witt Hart. From this time OH we put hin on our list of dead ones and not for { big amount of money could he get z | game with the Kentuckian now. There is strong probability that Marvin ant John Willie will be matched within thirty days ill Los Angeles"
 All of which Is heap big talk from MT Ryan. But he is dead wrong abou OBrien having easy pickings witl Fitz. If the latter keeps in goon con dition, and he never looked better thai he does today, he'll beat Philadelphi; Jack at his own game and will lant one of those unexpected punches tha will send the Quaker to the Land o Nod in short order.
 | With Hart, however, 1t would be different proposition. That robust per son can stand just as much gruellini as Mir Jeffries himself and Fitzs pep pering blows wouldn't feaze him. He't take to them like duck to water an, would rough house the blacksmith il q manner which would disconcert tn older man. And then Mir Hart woul' batter in one of those sleep producini wallops and the patriarch of the priz ring wouldn't know where he was at.
 Hart isn't known very well in tn east, but nevertheless he is come and if handled right and prevente, from talking too much he'll prove on of the wonders of the day. He is no much over p and Is as game as the make 'em. And when he is in the rin he just knows one thing and that is- fight. Blood and bruises do not bothe him, and it's only knockout tha beats him.