Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-04
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ginning to sit up and take notice OF
the coming battle between Jack
O'Brien and Bob Fitzsimmons, who
are scheduled for an interview at the
Tuxedo club in Essington Pa, on Dec
Grafton day. After Fitz collapsed in
his fight in San Francisco last Deem
Der, he himself admitted that his
days on the resined canvas were over
that his battered bulk no longer DOS.
sessed the vitality to compete with
the youngsters of the present day.
Now the speckled one AYERS that he is
just as spry as he ever was and that
the dearest wish of his bloomin' Oh
cart is to get the slippery PhlaIel-
phian into the ring and show Inn that
the old war horse is still in the game.
There Is a great deal OF truth in
the contention that Fitzsimmon's down
fall was due to great extent to the
mental anguish caused by the deser-
ton of his wife just at the moment
| when he was most in need of encour-
agement and support. He has been
living in connubial bliss now for a
long time, and if he loses again to
O'Brien he will not be able to throw
his defeat to broken heart. F'itz
still has his mighty wallop, and with
his knowledge of the game would I'M
dOubtedly be dangerous opponent
for Hart, or Rubin, or any of the
other heavies, but he is too old and
stiff to land with any effect on such
shifty fighter as O'Brien.
The Philadelphia showed some
hesitation in signing articles for a
second battle, and great many were
under the impression that he feared
to face the old man again. 1t is the
opinion Of the majority of fight fans,
however, that the frenzied financier
OF the prize ring was hanging back,
not on account of any fainthearted-
ness, but to draw a few more shekels
from Tom O'Rourke and his crowd.
From the size of the purse-S2O, 900
it may be inferred that his idea was
not a bad one.
Los Angeles, May 3.-The principal
reason why James j. Jeffries probab-
ly never will re-enter the fistic arena
is that his wife objects. Harry Gard
ner said recently:
MRS. Jeffries is comfortably fixed
in her own right, and thinks that even
if the big fellow had nothing she has
enough for both. She is very strong
in the feeling that she would rather
jeff did without the money and stay
ed at home with her, or, to put it ex-
actly the way she feels about it, she
would prefer to have JEFF broke and
at home than to have him get hold Of
bunch of money and get out into
the world.
"And then there is another reason
that the little wife of the big cham
pion gives for not wanting him to
fight. All those who take an interest
in things appertaining to sport are
familiar with the story of Jeff's big
losses at gambling when he went to
Reno last summer to referee the Hart.
Root battle.
1T was reported at that time that
jeff left markers amounting to over
$4,000 with the Reno gamblers. His
wife insisted that he was up against
brace game and would never con
sent for him to settle. One of the ex
cuses she now offers and presses upon
her husband is that should he fight
again his share of the purse would be
attached to satisfy the claims of the
men to whom he lost his money.
Jabez White, the English fighter
says that under no circumstances will
he box with Joe Cans, as he draws the
color line. White has been offered
dates with either Battling Nelson or
Herrera, and would like to make a
match at an early date.
Jimmy Britt has telegraphed to Los
Angeles from San Francisco that he is
ready to meet Kid Herman in Los
Angeles on the date scheduled for the
battle. May Z. Britt says that he is
loser from the earthquake in San
Francisco. and is therefore the more
anxious for the battle to take place
with Hermann as scheduled
| Benny Yanger has called of his
bout with Kid Broad and has announ
ced that at the request of his par
ents he is going to retire permanent
ly from the squared circle. He is
slated to open a cafe in the Windy
city.
The date for the fght between JOE
Cans and Rufe Turner at Seattle ha:
been changed to May 25.-They ar,
to fight at 1873 pounds. weigh in at
o'clock.
Secretary Galbraith OF the Butt
Fair and Racing association has an
nounced the program which will b.
run off between August 81 and Sep