The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-06-20
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WITH
FI7.Z.
Fiizsimmons Tells Green
Some Very Interest
ing Dope.
ny c. HARRISON GREEN.

They say Tommy Burns IL the
lemon" picking Nd OF the rng
Bob f1lxHlmmona and Burns
ought 10 paddle IN the same boat
Burns ln = dandy at squeezing"
and Fits Shines just NJ veil. AZ the
one Who has been squeezed
old Bob must have looked like
the real yellow fruit years ago
That IN. 10 Tar a. not knowing hos
to run his business. or getting the
money which Nas coming to him.
il concerned
Iem Mace first started 10 blk
f1tz. and after the LATER came
ever 90 America he had all he
could do 10 retain possession Of
his street clothes
Fits IL a pretty interesting man
% talk with days travel aud
Ybn would have a hard time 20 run
across another like shim lie en-,
joys talking about hts esaapadea.
too. particularly II he knows you
are paying attention and look
straight At him. He'll ask you N
You are listening every once In a
INV NtN has NNAAAAA - NV
great many incidents Of his life.
aud ! know he meant ali he said By
the way he spoke Despite the fact
that Martin Julian. HIS bFgsherin.
law aud once manager. made
peck OF money of him. aud be iost
thousands Of dollars In the night
lng game. and did not get bis
share out OF a specially show he
ran for 10 years. never once dur
Ing the whole recital did the old
gladiator hhuw that he cared rap.
lie even Ertuned after be had fin.
lshed
eia hearted Bob.
A big hearted. easy going. loyial
fellow ~ Hob FItKNimmona. Seem
ingiy he would be a hard man 90
get riicd. bat once be sure got
rfied. and he wanted to flEht that
time worse than he ever did in his
life. There would have bcen no
ring rules. either. ~ that fight had
come Oft
II was the night Jim Corbe,t
spit In Bob's face.
That was IN 1896. after he and
Gentleman - Jim were matched
for the worlds championship the
first time.
II was Ia Gresn'H hotel. Phlia.
delphia. along toward midnight.
while f1A wan eating some lamb
chops. that gorbett stfolied IN aud
stood near the desk.
Rita aAw him. aud after finishing
the chops. BoNeyedr ~ 70 where
Jim wan. saying. Hos a., when
he got near enough 10 be heard.
sol, In eob's Face.
Cogbsit replied 10 the salute OF
fftH by telling him he would pull
hla Fsosc. at the same time making
a rcach for F1tx' blower.
Fits didn't think hts nnae need
ed attention isssl 81 that time. espe
ciaiiy from corbott. aud duckcd
out OF reach. corbstt. falling AZ
the noss grab. spit at FItx. and
fftx got Il all. good and strong.
square IN the face
Ugh, You ought 30 see the
face Pits made when he told IL.
Well. quicker than you car say
scat Bob made a iunge ~ Jim.
but Jim beat him AZ the footwork.
aud soon FItn was held firmly In
the hands Of four OF five men.
and ever thing vas finally quicted
down
I'm not saying anything about
the language Bob said he used
after hia face was rssnsed up. bu;
the Freckled One hasn't got TO fall
ia behind any sea captain | ever
heard using soft words.
Worked Bob Again.
Fitr and Corbett never met ON
the date arranged Cor that fight. II
being called off owing 60 Corbests
Illness. Fifz never Eot back bis
$4,000 deposit. either. HE says he
does not knew what became Of a.
hut he rot back At corbett In
two ways. After the tao men en-.
tered the ring for their memorable
fight at Carson City. corbett APP
preached F1tr with outstfetched
hand for the usual shake. but hob
refused. shrugged his shoulders
and turned his back ON Pomradour
Jim.
You know how he got back the
"a hAF