The Alaska citizen., 1916-01-31
0F A SPORTING NATURE

is the boxing commissioner in New Haven, and he points out that there is enough room in the big ice rink there to permit the staging of some of the very biggest bouts.
 The rink. used for hockey games, seats $500 normally" says Chief Smith "Tf a bout were staged there the floor space of 2OOx10O feet could be built up with extra seats, increas- ing the seating capacity to 5000.
 FITZ PRAISES NEGRO BOXER.
 Who was the greatest fighter you ever met?" someone asked Bob Fitzsimmons not long ago
 q won't hesitate moment on that" came back Lanky Bob. "The greatest fighter that ever stood in shoe leather was Bob Armstrong. Don't laugh. He was. Six foot four igh. two 'undred and ten in heft. Boy Cau you think of the fighter would have been 'ad I been six feet four and weighed two hundred and ten? Why Bob could we whip ped Jeffries the best day he ever saw 'ad I gone behind him.
 Bob and myself were putting the shot out in Carson one evening. was training for Corbett. We had an audience of millionaires I could cave the pill about forty-nine feet. Armstrong would come in second about an inch short of my mark. I was pretty proud of my throw, and as final effort I tossed the shot fifteen hinches over my best mark bowed to the hap plause of my millionaire friends and then Bob e throws. Comes as usual an inch short of my toss. After supper Bob comes to me and e says: 'Mistah Fitzsimmons, An would lake to toss you once more
 50 e takes me out bind the barn and losses it a foot further than I 'ad ever thrown. Then @ picks hup the weight again and with the easiest sort ot swing Hops it down ten feet past the best mark that was in me. I almost dropped Put it again. l cried. You didn't put it you t'rew it Bob picks it hup again and. blawst me, if e doesn't wing it fifteen feet better than 'ad ever done Do it again I cried in astonishment.
 Well, sir. e picks hup the old ball and drops it down seventeen feet better than my mark And at- ter me skyting before those million aires. That shows what a physical wonder that fellow was. And, best Of all. he wouldn't show hup is old boss before is hobby friends CHAMPION MAKES EASY MONEY
 Championing is a profitable busi- ness. This is evidenced by the if nancial report of Jess Wjllard's en- gagement with the "101" Ranch. Summarized, the financial statement issued by Manager Tom Jones in clues these items:
 That Willard was guaranteed $1,oO0 a day, and worked" 14o days
 That his average earnings were ap- proximately s1,2OO per day, or $16S,- 900 in all.
 That Willard received 60 per cent of this sum, or s1OO,S0O.
 That the other 40 per cent had been divided by the other members of the Willard Syndicate-Frazee, Weber, Curley and Jones'
 That Willard is still worth S5O,OO0 after buying Frazee and Weber out of the contract for $33,000.
 It is also brought to our attention that Willard cares more for hls family than for filthy lucre. Alter his contract with the show eXplred Willard was offered a twenty-week contract at $500 per week to go on the stage, but Big Jess spurned It. saving that he needed a rest, and more than that, wanted to De "I' his wife and children for spell,