Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-05
HOW I WAS TRIMMED
 IN NEW ORLEANS.

AOW ! WAS "Tkllm MEO'
 l IN NEW ORLEANS. There are some funny sides to every
 thing, and now after the years have
 gone by-grown into something over
 12-I can afford to sit back and crack a quiet smile at the things that came
 off down in New Orleans when
 fought Jim Hall in the National Ath- letic club, and, incidentally, lost a
 bunch of money; the same old story, you know: Easy mark, and know-it-
 all get trimmed again. Of course it's
 funny. If it wasn't, then it is now,
 and guess we'll all have to get in on it.
 On February 10, 1890, fought Jim
 Hall in Sydney, Australia, and lost
 the decision.-and not because I
 couldn't knock him flat any time l wanted to, either, but that's another
 story, that maybe I'll touch up later.
 Ever since that fight I'd been trying
 somehow to get another go at Jim,
 principally because he'd been blow
 ins all over the world how he'd
 found an easy thing out there In
 Kangarooland. I was out for Jim,
 and I needed him in my business, and
 it was a long while l took to get
 him.
 However, came over to this coun-
 try, and landed in San Francisco, and
 nobody there seemed to take much Of
 the Fitzsimmons stock at anywhere
 near what I thought it was worth.
 Maybe they thought it was watered
 bit, and from what I've learned since, it wouldn't surprise me, knowing San Francisco as I do, if they hadn't had lot of good hot ones put over the plate before that However, they didn't cotton to me very much, and had to wait bit.
 All they knew was that Jim Hall had got a decision over me out in Sydney, and Jim had forgotten to hand over all the details at the same time. I followed Jim's trail around bit, and finally. got an offer from the Minnesota Athletic club, of St. Paul. to pull off go with the good James. As I said before, they didn't know me very well, and had to put up a guarantee of about 5000 simo- Icons that I'd be there when the gong tapped, and have Jim in the ring.
 1t looked easy to me then, but Jim had figured out that he was in wrong somewhere. guess, and he didn't seem to see it in the same light did. Maybe I was little over anxious, because that Sydney busi- ness had to be wiped out somehow, but to cut long lodging story short, didn't get Jim into the ring, and the club pulled down my 5000, and left me to square the bill with Bob Fitzslmmons the best way could.
 Afterwards heard that Jim looked over the fight I'd had with Jack Dempsey, and figured himself Tn at tho small end, but while I thought about it then, I didn't stop watching for chance to get Jim. made him & few offers that the ordinary pro- fessional would have grabbed at and swallowed. hook and sinker, but Jim was a bit shy, and steered clear of the bait. That was July p, 1891, and was out looking for other business al, the time.
 In March I met Peter Maher in New Orleans. and dropped him in i. and that made Jim shy on a little further. Then put Jim Far rell asleep in two rounds in Newark. 1 and Jim sat down and waited. X week later I went after Joe Godfrey in Philadelphia. and laid him away to rest in one round. and six days later picked up Jerry Slattery in New i York, and fastened the crape on his record in two rounds. All this time Jim Hall was fading away little bit further. and didn't do any more lighting until September. when I went town in Anniston, Ala, and trimmed Willard Bender without any trouble.
 I could see Jim watching me out of he corner of his eye. and I tried to iraw hin on. but he'd got money nad about then. and he couldn't see ( anyway he fixed 1t. He was still alking pretty big about what he'd 10 U me when we did meet. but every ime he saw a Autograph of me they ay he'd shiver and say it was a goose over his grave. went out with ! show that winter. and we hit some .igh spots that kind of rubbed our lice new paint of here and there.
 However. at last I managed to se: i'm nailed down. and it was fixed tha. Ee pull it off in New Orleans. The promised to hang up a purse f s4o.O0o. and they did it all right. hen a certain party offered us s5O.- co to come up north and pnlf or he mill in New York. but ;hs cinch. Thich Is me. wouldn't have it that ray. got up on my hin legs and ade a howl which simmered down boat like this:
 "No. siree. I've got good friends a New Orleans. and | know I'll ret a Quare deal here. I'm going to stick D my pals in New Orleans
 Incidentally. I'd borrowed about 5 eco from a man down there who -ss interested in the club. to get me ut of a hole. and pay of my show peo- le. and I couldn't see where I came ] to tcss him in the air. stuck out Dr New Orleans. and New Orleans 1t