BOB FITZSIMMONS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 February 1910, Page 3

808 FITZSIMMONS.

A CIANT OF 111 K 1* A ST. fkhitebs ani> iil it b knti b i IENCES. (By Telegraph—Special t»* the Star.J | WEBI.INHT'nN. T 10- Hay. j The New /calami litm-s has an -\ | eccil i n uly interest ing interview with I In- | <.2 1 1 West Coaster, Boh Fii/-imii"-ii-. who liy this time is almost b-nk mi Ins nut ivc heal h. li-.h F itzsimmi-iis. i InNT w /calami native, win- achieved world wiilc (list im-tii hi in tic- pii/j- im; in America pnim-i[>.a 1 l.v v.f.is wamh-iiiig round the Empire city yestenlav in I lannis!, iiiiostmitiil ions mainier insp-ci-iii LX the shop wiml'-ws wit 11 as nnoli curiosity its a fanner In in tin- " it back and indeed his appi-at am-e hetokened the prosperous owner of e. mil less sheep rather tl/.iii ih.-n ol an ii.-i.-r for such is the profession m tin- i N while pugilist neu-a-davs AI IKK 370 Fit HTIS. Despite his 370 Failles. I-it/.sinni.-ns is still a line specimen of manh I. j His opponents epueil ami niiL'i-■ dj , lists have not left. many, it any, marks I. of t heir compact with hi-- kn.dly looking face whn-li still retains tin- | jiinky fivsl of yonth. Turn-, h- u j ever.' has n--t /altogether passe.l j the warrior. lu> face l> in.- fitrr.- u• -d | with alim-st its many marks as a ttev.it | harrowed 1 i<■ 1■ i. 1 his and a seeming | slight weakness ,J his tie!her limbs I are tin- only visible evidences of Ids . ad'.j.mcing vears. I ll In I. VST I Mill i | j Acs. I\ e foitL'ltl my last light. In- | replieil in answei t-. a qiestn-n in I" his flit ao- plans. ' Bang was and v. dl i he my hast opponent." h•ih • lan in 1 aci cuts siitrlii ly \ im-i jean bin ■ j snlhcieinlv pr-'iionn I !•■ ja'i-..-l- "ii e- j .ar "'I Ip.t mad. mv 370th li"'I 1 have only ha-1 iu ■ dot a’- fan v, that by .leitries ami ih-- la-l by I.a Others I hate I, on rohli.-d out of," no (piietly a-serte-l "lie- t.vst lime Jeffries (..ok the Championship fr m me I was dnnt-jed. Ily whan? '1 hat I do not know and d - ii-l km-w v.hv ] I I..si my memory f.-r over two iitonlhs and forte -I all aiioitt my past Tin r---must have b(-en somethin.' in it and I have an idea v.ln. was r.-sp- iisihh* t- r ) it. t Fitzsimmons continued. "I v. 1.-- n tilth!tin.' for 33 years, am still as t;---d as 1 look and was si ill mid.iie-w. j-.-iil Champion of tin- world and li-jhl heavy weight until I came ov.-r In re, I h--se who want these honors m.w can t;o 1 and fiLtlil for tin in. Sine.- .lalimov 13th. 1890 1 hehi the middle v.ei hi I through defeat init -hack D-mpsey ami | no one lias ever k-al.-ii me for it. Al- j ! llloiitth I fmittht heavy weittiits H d | not say I was not tin- middle wvi-.-hl j 1 ch)impiori. I never ban i:' over t! limit. j :i ’ll IK -I 11-1 i; I j;s .ioIINMiN 1-H.il t T What’s the name like in \m.-rn-a : j "It looks pro try J"..my i,u-r tin to. | Th.-p. are only oim -n two piae.-s win r-- | tights are permitted to tain- pl.-n il There has h.s-n s. min-li ’akiiej d-c---that the |K-opl- are all tip attainst it." j "What, about Johnson's .hanc- with | Jeffries "I certainly think Jeffries will van and I hop.- so. Johns..n is nn.i.mi.: - | edly tin- Is-st man ..v.-r lln-te at pi sene!, hut mv reason for saving that j Jeffries will defeat him is thfil tl nigger is scared of him before In- tret* a into the ruin. Thai is half tie- had!.for Jeffries. .Moreover Johnson In. - | never been up ag/iinst such a bin man as Jeffries who is a fairly el.-ver Da r a ami will tear iiltlit into him. I h.nigger will not he able to hurt Jeffries , although In- may give him a terrihl.- ( pasting. Johnson has never I>■ ■> known to knock anybody util, .leffri s r will want, to I>»* in pretty 1 condition to win but I think h.• will win. x DIM MV lit'UN’S. Will Burns meet Johnson again "I don't think Bnriis vv.iitld D,;i v. • anv chan.-e in the world of heating him, no mor-- than he had before; not ( ;is much in fad. limns is a ch-v. r | little hover, ;is a good lighter as I . have boxed wit 1 1 outside of Corbett Iml | lie is not in the class with this col oured man ; he's not big enough. A good little man can’t comp/ir.- wilii a good big man. Its just like putting a 201 b bulldog against, a 621 b oim. What, chance would he have? None." THE COM INC CHAM I TONS Fitzsimmons said that tin- host lighters in the world vv.-re in America. In the heavy weight, division he did m.I know of anyone he could pick out as, likely to obtain championship honours. There was a whole lot of them. Kauffmami was a good tighter and probably tin- coining man. There were sonsvery good young fellows in the middle weight classes in Sydney, Dave Smith and Bill Bang in particnHar.’’ ' I think ho (Bang) will be a corner with ii little more experience in the finer points of the game," said Fitzsimmons. Squires is out of the reckoning altogether now. 808 AN!) THE BETTE It If A BE. Fitzsimmons is at present, suffering from a bud throat the effect ot .a blow on tlie neck when sparring with ‘'Soldier” Thompson at Sydney but he hopes to he better seen. He will retrain in the dominion for forty-one days touring with the Richards Company appearing in a dramatic sketch entitled “A mans a man for a’ that " Then he proposes to return to America. Mrs Fitzsimmons, a bright, vivacious wonjan, is accompanying her better half, who has a great opinion of her. “You ought to come along and hear my wife sing," he said, when parting with his interviewer, “f believe she’s the best singer in the world." He looked as if he meant it 100.