The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27

several times. and what is more, he
intends TO take q few hikes around the
little old sphere again before he dies.
This former fighter and present
trainer has been in practically every
great country in the world and in many
quaint out Of the way spots. And he
has fought in most of them, too.
Although the South American repub-
lies are noted for miNups, it is very
likely that the local fight fans never
knew that the marquis Of Queensberry
sport IS no stranger in many of the
Latin American states. Grace intro
duced the game in Chile. Ecuador, the
Argentine Republic and Peru. and Jack
SAYS the sport is still being followed in
those countries, although IL is in no
ilourishing condition.
Talking OF Buenos Ayres, Grace de-
clared that he pulled off one of the
hottest tricks in the history OF the ring
Hineties." said Jack. Il was in Buenos
-Ayres at the time. and 1 started a
physical culture school. 1 had many OF
the swells taking boxing lessons with
me and got them greatly interested in
the sport of the glove. Finally the
swells at the club got so worked up
over boxing that they pleaded with me
10 put on a real prize tight
PRODUCES BOGUS FITZ
That was nay meat" continued
Grace, and 7 told them that | would
light some one for them. J asked them
10 select an opponent for me- and who
CO a0N AiAlnk llEF lGur0- W ell no one
but Bob tltzsimmOns. All right says
! TO myself, III get you Bob all right,
but he won't be here for some time.
Now there was no one in Buenos Ayres
that ever saw Fitzsimmons. and !
watches the incoming boats to land
some big zob Of a sailor who had some
resemblance TO him. Finally ] lands a
big dock walloper Of sailor from an
English ship and lays open the plan
10 him. He falls nicely for ii and /
plant him so that ! can dig him up at
The proper time and introduce him as
the real Ruby Bob.
IN time 1 bring the zob into the
club and introduces him as Fitzsim-
mons. He was big, rec headed knock
kneeo ltmeJuice sailor and he passed as
Bob all right but knew we must get
the thing over without too much noise
being made about the big fellow whom
] had pose as Fitz. as I feared some
cross country Americans might come
through the town and tip the guy off.
The night Of the fight rolled around
and there was quite bunch on hand.
Now this big red headed fellow
was as husky as q bear and l knew
that I had TO work one on him. He
knew no more about the fight game
than man who never saw a fighter,
. and 4 framed for him good. Before
got in the ring 1 managed to get
the gloves and slipped a nice wad of
sheet metal into each of them. Well,
Tire result Of this trick was that every
time ] put one over on Mr.. Fob / cut
him as clean as though l hit him with
q meat cleaVer. | beat him in four
rounds and the papers made 4 great
ado about it. I knew then that Beunos
Ayres was no place for me, they
made too much of a hero OF me, and /
dUcked for the United States on the
first outbound steamer, leaving the
good citizens of the fair city laboring
under the impression that had beaten
the great Eitzsimmons. That was my
final appearance in Beunos Avres
= Il think the best trick / ever pulled
or was on couple of boob promoters in
Richmond, va. This happened about 10
years ago ] was down there and they
had heavy lightweight whom they
thought pretty well Of He was ad-
vertising himself about, and I took
nim up. We tought 10 ROUNDS TO
draw and ] made pretty good inn
preston on the fight fans of that town.
They had another boy about l3o pounds
whom they wanted TO match and they
asked me If could dig up an opponent
for him.
BECOMES BROTHER TO HIMSELF
III fix that for you. says l. L have
2 brother who makes that weight fine.
Jack ducked back to Broadway and
trained himself down to the required
weight and arrived back in Richmond
The day of the fight He presented
himself as Tim Grace and the sports
were anxious TO know how his brother
Jack was. The fight fans were struck
by the close resemblance of the Grace
who had recently fought in their city
and the new Grace who was there to
fight their 130 pound wonder. Grace
decision. After the go Jack hoped on
the first train back to New York The
gang was wise TO what Jack had done.
but wondered how he got away with it.
How did 1 get away with it?~ asked
Jack Of some persistent inquirer Why
that was the easiest thing in the world.
] ran of a bit OF weight, got me hair
trimmed short and did not get into
Richmond until the day of the fight
so that they had no time to make me.
IT was the softest bit of work I ever
did It was like rolling of q log. The
Richmond fans got wise TO the trick I
played on them later, but it did them
little good, as / had the coin and didn't
care 10 see Richmond any more.
During the last seven years Grace
has travelled more than 200, 600 miles
and has visited nearly every important
city IN the world. Jack has been in
odessa. which shows he has been going
some. He even went so far as to pull
or a cross country fight in that famous
burg.
war South Africa was the greatest snap.
in the world for lighters Why" de-
clared Jack. 1T was no trouble for a
couple Of cross country fighters TO pick
up $4,000 or $4,000 for their bit in
ragtime fight"
FIGHTS IN CALCUTTA
India is another place where Jack
has Travelled and fought He hooked
M IN Calcutta with Tiger, Smith
This happened two years ago on the
day OF the Niceroy cupN race in Cal
cutta. While he was in India Jack
fought exhibition bouts before the Eng
1fsh soldiers. India is a great sport
ing country declares Grace. The
natives furnish the finest wrestlers in
the world. but none Of them viii leave
their own country. They are all big
nen weighing between go and 2S0
pounds. They act as body guards to
Grace began his boxing career IN
New York IN 1883. when ne won the
lightweight amateur championship of
America He Immediately turned pro-
fassional and fouehf spch good men as
Stanton Abbott. Jack Everhardt owen
Zeieler. Horace Leeds and sBull' Nc
Certify.
Jack was the first Of the American
IichtWeig ghfs 10 visit England. He
went TO John Bulls island in 1896 and
fought under the name ~ Jack Cannon.
Ever since his first visit to FnyIand
Grace has been traveiipg and 6ohtinr
around wherever he could pick ap a bit
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