The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-04-06
: Copyright, by Joseph B. Bouies. }
low I WAS 'tTRIMMED"
n IN NEW ORLEANS,

d44u1ct smile at the Things that came
off downs~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 got trimmed again. Of course it's
funny. If it wasn't, then it is now,
and I guess Well 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 Id been trying
somehow to get another go at Jim,
principally because he'd been blow
ing all over the world how. he'd
found an easy thing out there In
Kangarooland. was out for Jim,
and 1 needed him in my business, and
it was a long while took to get
him.
However, I 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 a
bit and from what I've learned since,
| 1t wouldn't surprise me, knowing San
Francisco /" do, it they hadn't" had
a lot of good hot ones put over the
plate before that However,, they
| didn't COTTON to me very much, and l
tad to wait bit.
All they knew was that Jim Hall
| Lad gOt decision over me out in
Sydney, and Jim had forgotten to
hand over all the details at the same
time. followed Jim's trail around
a lit, and finally got an offer from
| the Minnesota Athletic club, :gof ST.
Paul. to pull off a. go with the good
James, As 1 said before, they didn't
know me very well, and had to put
up a guarantee of about. 1000: simo-
Icons that I'd be there when the gong
tapped, and have Jim in the ring.
It looked easy to me then, but Jim
had figured out that he was in wrong
somewhere, I guess, and he didn't
seem to see it in the same light I
did. Maybe I was a little over
anx ious, because that Sydney bust
ness had to be wiped out somehow,
but to cut long lodging story short,
I didn't get Jim into the ring, and
the club pulled down my 5000, and
RI /.
Fitzslmmons the best way | could
Afterwards / heard that Jim looked
| over the fight I'd had with Jack
Dempsey, and figured himself IN
al the small end, but while I thought
about it then, 1 didn't stop watching
for q chance to get Jim. 1 made him
a 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 %, 1891, and
I was out looking for other business a..
the time.
In March I met Peter Maher in
New Orleans, and dropped him in IL
rounds, and that made Jim shy off
a little further. Then put Jim Far
rel! asleep in two rounds in Newark,
and Jim sat down and waited. "A
week later 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
York, and fastened the Grape on his
record in two rounds All this time
Jim Hall was fading away a little. bit
further, and I didn't do any mole
fighting until September; when I. went
down in Admission, Ala, and trimmea
Milard Gender without any trouble 4.
I could, see Jim watching ME out Of
the; corner of his eye. and l tried to
draw him on, but he'd got money
mao about then, and he couldn't see
itaRnywaya he fxed,tit:s aHe was still
talking pretty big EabeutS what he'd
dozto me- when We did meet. but every.
time he saw Autograph OF me the5
say he'd SILVER and saysit was aegeose
walking over htssgmye.I went out with
assho W that winter, and We hit g some
Eigh spots that Kind of ruhbeds:ss our
1tlGa ue"%spHIut OIL ueFe anu there. 81
However, at last managed to get
Jim nailed down, and itxwas fixed tina.
weapull it offEln New Orleans. The
National promised stos hang up a purse
ofss$40000, and they did it all right.
Then a certain party Offered us $50,:
0oa to come up north and pull OF
the mill in New. York, but the cinch:;
which is me, wouldn't have it that
way. cot up on my hini legs and
made howl which sfmmered down
about like i this liFs::ia IT55I.szSS 2
s.:No. stree. I've got good friends
inssNcw Orleans and / know i'll get d
[sqAare. deal here. I'm. going to stick
tosmy pals in New Orleans, s.
Incidentally, 4 ID borrowed about
$500 from . man down there who;
wls interested in. the club, to get ma
opyof.ae hole. and pay on ny show pso:,
DIG, and 7 odldEt see where Z cams