The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-06-20
LANkY BOB
SHOWSDR.
ROLLER /
They Both Put on Gloves
and Box a Few
Rounds.
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Filz Gives His Opinion on
the Locals Mans
Ability.

nr Roller and Robert fltzsim
mons pat on the gloves yesterday
morning. and the bout that followed
vas yell worth seeing The I'M
prompts match took place IN nuah.
nelra photoerAph studio. where The
tao men we're having their pic.
turea look
After the camera man had snap.
ped the shutter hob r'ayfnlly fiip.
ped Roller with hla glove Tbs -iE
physician Immediately assumed
fighting pose. and the hattie VAS
ON.
old Rita with crafty smile.
efeps up a. Roller There vas a
feint with his foot. Rollers Huafd
sent down. aud Roberts sts1e
landed flush on the IaN The same
mAneHver was repeated.
Roller vas obviously nervous
Blood Flow,
Suddenly the hsa physician rushed
aud punched oat ulth both hands
rita elayeFiy blocked aud sa Roll
OF broke away = anappf lsft.Ased
punch brought trace Of blood ff9sn
the moss
I'll didn', mean tn ., ~ 'sfaf
said Hob. wi,h = smile
Keller smiled. too. bot 4 vac a
different kind
Roller rushed again. but tsfb
aide stepped 80 quickly that the
sFeAflef nearly upset thr eaReta
hefnfe he could rrcay~r himself
Then followed q eilnch. al which
Roller roaghed ftts aud ianasi an
his iaw with both hands.
Old Veteran There
Abaat too minutes OF last sad
clever work followed. Fftf wess1d
felat and fiddle With hts left. Wills
Roller. with an advantage NJ 20
pounds In weight. wanted % raAA
% close quarters
Neither man ut, hls hardest. but
If the same time they steamed
over ono or two. Roller blocked
well. has he had difficulty Ia landing
on the old veteran
shortly before the terminztten
os ths bout. hewever. Roller shot
Ga; shsss straight lefts. aud every
one landed sauasiy On ffir's tau
ThsY aidnt hurt hIm the ailghtest,
hnt be vas rather surprised the
waY Roller ahaG them In.
The men bored At a fast clip for
about seven minutes before they
shook hands and puiied OFT tho
gloves.
rsH on Roller.
what do you think % Heller"
asked the Star reporter as be an.
tied F1tn's glove.
e Is Eood.r said F1tx. With =
little training q could Kiv. any ens
a hard fighf OF courRS. q needs
foot wugk aud some teaching ~
can see q Ia more uf q fighter Than
hoxef
Then f1tsslmmons took Roller
aside IN one corner ~ tho room
and illustrated he famous left
shift, that laid corbest and Sharkey
icw. Then Roller tried Il under
Roberts tutelass
Fft1 then bad Roller lead ai him.
hnd he showed the Seattle man sew.
sral valuable hiceks aud counters.
All the time F1tE was telling how ha
licked this man with Que punch anfi
that mar with another.
rHx ssrips.
Finally he took off his jersey and
showed those present his two bent
ribs. where Bollermaker Jeffries
knocked him out The bent ribs
can easily be felt under FItx's
freckled skin.
The last demonstration concern
ed footwork. Fttx pirouetied around
the room. rushing avoiding aud
side-steppinE an imaginary oppo-
nent. all the time explaining his ae-
tiuuA
4 wish knew all he knows"
sighed Roller. as F1tz went 10 hia
dressing room. Il wouldn't be
afraid Of Jim Iefffies.-
sIt took me long time 20 learn
It. vas the simple rcjolnder made
by the celebrated cornishman. -