Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-16
THE PUGILISTS
BOTH READY
 FOR THE BELL
Fitzsimmons and Johnson Are Anxious For the Fray to
 Take Place.

I
 sand Elks are talking of the Fitz-
 simmons and Johnson battle, which
 is to take place on Wednesday night
 in what Billy McCarney has dubbed
 his ice palace" the Washington
 Sporting A. c. McCarney will send
 the concentrated coolness" of 500
 tons of ice into the big arena by
 means of immense fans which he has | installed.
 Sentiment here is clearly with Fitz-
 simmons, but sentiment isn't opinion
 and in picking the winner figures
 very little. Fitzsimmons' friends
 know what he knows, viz, he is go- | ing up against tough man. But as
 an expert in fistic matters said: Let Fitz put one of his old-time wallops
 over into that dusky gents wind and you will see black change to yellow
 in just jiffy Johnson simply can't
 stand up under successful attack
 on his bellows and mark my words if
 Bob slows one away just above tho
 belt, good bye to Darktown, the lights will go out"
 At any rate the betting is an even break. There is no denying Fitz's popularity and there is a whole bunch of coin going down on the old warrior to beat the big black.
 The New York delegation to man will dig deep to back Ruby Robert. They figure that Bobs old time cIev- erness will carry him along without mishap.
 Johnson's stock in certain portions 0f tho pitu ic ot Iya written to friends here to lay every dollar they have on him, as he ex- poets to put his man away inside of six rounds. He's keen on the hunt for battle with Tommy Burns and knows it depends entirely on this fight. If he beats Fitz he has Jimmy Conroth's promise to bring him and Burns together. If he loses he's lucky to get fight with Black Bill," Jeanette or Langford.
 Jack Johnson at Atlantic City was very much ruflled up yesterday after noon over the report that the fight between himself and Bob Fitzsim- mons was fixed up to go the six rounds to draw.
 Look here" said Johnson, waving lis big right fist, why should I go lver to Philadelphia to fix a fight? There's no betting; that is not like he west; we're not fighting for any great big purse, and when I know hat l can lick man do you think m going to be sucker enough to let Jim stay and spoil my reputation?
 - Nh cir i,,pt lew hat that I'll have Fitz down for he count whole lot of times before he bell rings for the end of this lght, and I'll show few people what
 really can do. I think I can lick ny heavyweight in the world, and ow that have had good rest after ly Australian trip, I'm going to keep ! the ring until prove myself the cal champion.
 Sam Fitzpatrick is down here 'ith me now and will be in my cor CT on the night of the fight, and we re coming home with all the bacon nd all the glory. The way Fftz Ilks you'd think l was some poor le-legged man peddling papers. hat old red head will discover that m baC AuShicSl pOOE lHIuB ne ever ct, and the hardest, too.
 That fight ain't going no six 'unds if can help it and if he licks e he's going to travel a whole lot ster than he ever dreamed of"
 Billy McCarney. manager of the ashington Sporting club. is on re- rd as of the opinion that the fight III not last the full six rounds. "A lockout for eithre means a fortune. hy should they fight under wraps? look for slashing toe-to-toe battel and a knockout"
 Marvin Hart says he is through th the ring for good. The Kentucky avyweight's hand is useless as far fighting is concerned, which neces- ates his turning his attention to me other line of commercial enter ise. Five years ago Hart broke his nd on the head of George Gardner q ever since then the injured mem- ' has gone back on him in battle. Tn htr rarauf ha.,t