Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 312, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1917 — BILLY SUNDAY HAS A RIVAL [ARTICLE]

BILLY SUNDAY HAS A RIVAL

Former Wife of Bob Fitzsimmons Has Become An Evangelist—- “ Winning Fight” Her Theme. Evangelist Billy Sunday has a rival. Like Sunday,, she enters the church from the amusement field, anc like Sunday, too, by the athletic side door; for she- is none other than Mrs. Robert Fitzsimmons, fourth wife cl: “Lanky 'Bob,” former heavyweight champion pugilist of the world. She is lecturing on "The Winning Fight,” which deals with her life before anc after she met the pugilist The proceeds are for the benefit of a home fbr unfortunates which she has started in Portland, Ore. Mrs. Fitzsdmmons formerly was on the stage, and before her marriage was known as Countess Temo Zaliea. In France she was a singer and she

this She mons last May, but their married life was stormy, and she soon left dhampion. She declares that she wafc converted last year after having tried twice to commit suicide. Though her regard for her. former spouse as a husband is at very lbw ebb, evidently Mrs. Fitzsimmons still has great respect for the freckled fighter’s pugilistic ability, for she declares that Bob, with shj months’' training, could defeat Jess Willard even today. But however skillful Fitzsimmons may be with the boxing gloves, Mrs. Fitz asserts: “Boh doesn’t knbw tnp. meaning of the word ‘love.’ I only wrecked my life by marrying him, and now by doing evangelistic work I am trying to make something of that wreck.”

Dr. B. S. Maloy to Write For Florida Farmer and Stockman. The many friends of Dr. B. S. Maloy will be pleased to know that he is succeeding splendidly at Melbourne, Florida. In addition to an excellent practice he has engaged to do considerable writing as indicated below in an article taken from the Melbourne Times. Dr. Maloy is the son of Mrs. James Maloy, of ithis city, and a brother of Frank Maloy, of Lowell, Ind. Dr. Maloy, like his brother, Frank, is a live wire and a sure winner. The article from the Times follpws: “The, Florida Farmer ana Homeseeker for December announces some important changes to take effect in the publication of this popular, magazine On the first of the year. Thereafter it will be known as the Florida Farmer and Stockman, and under the new name it will be issued twice a month with many new and interesting features added. One of these is to be the Good Health Department, to be conducted by Dr. B. S. Maloy, of this city. That the Dr. is well equipped to handle a department, of this kind there is no doulbt, and the Times congratulates the Farmer and Stockman oik securing his services. In making the announcement to its readers regarding this department the Homeseeker says: “ ‘With our issue of January Ist we will inaugurate a new department in the Florida Farmer and Stockman that will bear upon the general health conditions of Florida. This department will be conducted by Dr. B. S. Maloy, of Melbourne, Florida, an experienced and capable physician and surgeon, who has been in actual practice in this state for some yeans past Dr. Maloy is . a graduate of the CollegeW Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago, one of the foremost medical institutions of the country. He has also had experience in the famous Cook county hospital at Chicago, as well as the Cook county infirmary at Dunning, 111., a suburb of Chicago. This, together with his private practice in Chicago and its immediate vicinity, covers a period of over 12 'years. In this department Dr. Maloy will answer queries from our readers in regard to general health problems and sanitation. He will give advice and make recommendations where specific instances seem to warrant such action, but in no case will he prescribe for individual cases. Our readers are cordially urged to interest themselves in this department, which we feel sure under Dr. Maloy’s capable direction will be a success from the start.’ ”