The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-20

I tricks these fellows may have up their
| sleeves, and We ns'ght as well spring
| something first al.5 get them guessing.
have a corking scheme. We can pull
/ II of easy. and it's a winner"
It's all right, jim" put in Delaney
sure winner said Brady, Shaping
me on the back
Well 7 said, what IS ftg''
Billy looked around 20 make sure no
l body was within hearing
JIM" he went on. confidence Is the
thing that makes a champion As soon
as any fighter loses confidence he's q
whipped man Now know you've got
! II tslappIng me on the back again. but
I 50 has F1tZsimmons- We've got to shake
MS confidence, and The rest VIII be ike
taxing candy from baby. Now here's
the idea fItzsimugms mas never seen
you stripped. or he hasn't seen you for
long time be doesn't realize what
he's mp against he thinks he's going
/ 10 fight q half-balzsd dub who'll BE-
/ scared to death the moment Fitz puts
| UP his hands See2
/ you've got 10 shake his confidence
/ just few minutes before the fight
I It's got 70 be sudden shock TO upset
a man like FlLzsimmons. You mast
snow him your size first and your
strength, and then let him see that you
don care q snap OF your finger Whether
/ mes Fitzsimmons or some bum prelinl-
! mary scrapper-
Now, here's the way you're going
/ lntc the ring and waiting for the call
you stretch OUT on the cot 5ust opDO-
! site the door in your dressing-rOOm-
: sprawl yourself ont 20 look as big as
I you can Fits dressing-room IS only
! a rev steps away III 60 70 his door
| and call Martin Julian out. III get
/ into discussion with Julian over the
/ rules We cant agree, and III say
( Damn II, get FItz and come into Jef[-s
( room here and let Fitz settle it him
self. FfJZ VIII be inside his door lis
! Len1nE on the ur-rnf hear T-~r~ Z m
I asking for. He's a foxy fellow and it'II
/ strike him all OF a sudden that this
( viii be a good chance 70 let you see
4 him ana scare you before you set into
1 the ring He'll jump right out and
] come with US The minute he pops
into you door his eyes fall on YOU
/ and he gets a GOOD look Al the size OF
/ you That's his first shock You Just
/ glance at him as II you didn't take
any interest IN Fttzsimmons at all At
the same time III begin 70 claw al
I FItz and argue about the rules fo-
I ali IN worth You jump Up from your
/ cot. grab me BIZ the collar throw ne
: Of your hand and gTOWl at Fitz- Wei,
/ how do you want 70 fightE Then put
1 your hand On his shoulder as roughly
| as you can and slam him up against
/ the wall"
We went back to the club.
/ Il all came or exactly the way Billy
( the cot Brady went out, and n 2 nil
1 ute he came back with Julian and Ff-Z-
/ simmons. 7 glanced at Fftz as =
I didn't know who he was and wondered
! why ne was buttiDE In Brady got In
{ front OF Bob and began saying 7 want
{ this thing settled before my man goes
/ into the ring 7 want 10 know whether
it's 70 be clean breaks OF hit IN the
: breaks
J I almost had 10 laugh az the EXPIRES
( sion on FitZsimmOns- fare as he looked
I over Brady's head at me
| But ] jumped up as If 7 were dead
! sore I grabbed Billy by the collar ard
! room so hard that he spun around two
I or three times and fell all over himself
/ You talk too much 7 said. "What've
/ you got 20 say about it,
I Then I turned 20 FitzSimmOns. and.
/ looking as ugly as I could consideGing
Z how much 7 wanted 10 laugh 7 groEied-
I wei how do you want 10 iEEt7
] At the same moment I gave him q
( shove and put AL OF my weight into Il,
! so that he few the whole length OF the
/ dressing room and nearly broke through
| the partition at the end COulG see
I Fitzsimmons' eyes pop out Brady saws
/ that he had picked himself I'D by that
time and ne almost had 10 laugh as he
saw F-itzsirnTDons stare at ne with his
/ Jaw dropped down IN surprise.
/ That about ended the discussion
! Straight rules said FfCz, and then
I he and Julian went out and back 70
their own room
| As soon as my door was smut every
( body wore q grin
You've got him beaten" said De
! fancy.
ing me IN the ribs And then Tommy
1 Ryan began rubbing me down and Civ
out 70 fight