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mmm mmm ciswoi aaas Ik r4V71 I li lfir i I Mil ikl rf fvll laMf 1 7 VGL IjXV SAN FRANCISCO CAL TTTESDArt MBCH 16 1897 SIXTEEN PAGES OflLY FEW HOURS tt BEFORE THE 816 li flEET Nl Ttofji a i I 0 9 0 GORgETTS PREDECESSOR TLKS ftgOlJT THE FI6HT GRAND JUNCTION Col March 15 Sullivan Caron Cij special train that left Chicago Saturday everlng rolled Into this dry to da at noon Six vetibuled sleepers with dining and barrage cars made up the train which carried a select crowd of ex pugs and statesmen Incog John Sullivan after placing the consents of a small bottle in hl dt aid Corbet is a winner and nothing can change the programme bu an acf of Providence Of course I sjeak now from what I have heard from friends at the ringside It Is possible I maj have to change my mind when I get there but I think not No one must imagine however that Jim ha a cinch He ha got to flgrt bet to in Fltz i both runn ng and cautious and ha hi all aked on the ou com After the fight rrv manager Frank Dunn who accompanies ill challenge the Inner and deposit a forfeit of J1000 READY FOR THE BATTLE 4 The Fighters ii Trinv the ftrera Completed ai3 Visitors Gettiag to tKe Sceie as Rapidly as Posrsi61e Stuart Is Somevhat Dovncast as the Prospects for a Large Attendance Are Mot as Bright as He Expected Gorbett Savage in Temper and Nervous While Fitisimmons Is Gool and Confident Both Men Take Light Work-An Estimate of the Principals Which Does Mot Agree With the Betting Epcil Diptches to the Chronicle CARSON Nev March 15 Carson llv elier to night than it has ever been before in its history The town Is crowded with visitors and at even corner street fakers are selling every imag lnable kind of souenlr for the big fight There are miniature boxingglov es medallions of all sorts rosettes anl badges Innumerable In the display and every man woman and child here seems to be sporting some decoration of this character The first Corbett special arrived hero at 30 clock this afternoon with over 00 people aboard the newcomers making a very visible addition to the bustle on the main thoroughfares With th crowd of common people drawn here to witness the big eent on Wednesdav came some of the brilliant meteors of th pugilistic world Thomas Sharkej arrayed in all the glory of anew broadcloth suit was on the train and stepped on the platform with Dan Lynch and Wyatt Earp on either side of him Earp looked as modest and unassum ing as ever with the same old suspicious bulge in his coattais and the same mile of self satlsfact on on his counte nance Lynch too seemed glad to alive He took the greatest care of Sharkev as thj passed through the crowd shielding his progress as If he had been a hot house plant and the gaxe of the multitude would melt him The three got Into a buggy at the station and were immediately driven out to Empire where the spent an hour with George Green and Hawkins returning to Carson in time for supped To night they took a trip with severa1 acquaintances out to Corbett quarters Sharkey taking occasion to cheer the Callfornlan with prognostications of victory and rosy dreams of the future Soon after the arrival of the Corbett special Stuart announced his decision lo pull off the whole three fights or Wednesday leading off with the star attraction and following with th Smith Green and Flaherty Hawklrs bouts In the order named This deter miratior wa arrived at on account he rew brought bj Harrj Corbett tha rcne of be Sar arci co port liked the idea of waj ng ov tvv dav in Caror Afer he bg eir there will be a recs of ore hour hr rra er sht Or the aftrroor Eaete ri pnal hat arr here a few miruts befor th es rair evcrai wl krowi sportlTg rrer cane to tor Arrorg these were Pars Dave Ba Matr sor Gumbon West and Hakel a of Denver The orgigecf trairirg ha ha bnn urdergore Corb and tz immons is rw practicallv re lth rrer ar rnmed do7i a fire edge fKuirh thpv har 6ne their work ent relj differer irehods and thdif frert obj Fltz ha attemp ec his raining ircrae hl welrht and at he am me hr hi rergth hi Cobd has pnr in for a coneid erab rduc it of wieht tzsimrrnns drove irto town Ms aerroon uh hl wife and showed himself to the admiring gize if he is itors He certainl has no ng ashaned of in his appararc His ejes ae bneht hi step is elastic and his face is covered wih the ruddv glow of health The li le twirklirg eves that rrost San Francisco people remem her well are If anvthing brighter than ev er Corbe a I aw him to av puttng the finishing ouche on his work seemed to be in excellent fettle But is nervous in actior ard high strung and his almost fiendish irper the are temper he exhihi the da before his ftjtht with Mitchell get the beter of him now and again In a wa that does cot Impress one as being the btst possible thing for a pugilist on the eve of a great battle Fltzsimmons Is heav ier than ev er In his lh before The Australian too has had the advantage of se veral rlrg fights since Corbett met Michell Thre is no prceptlble diffe ence in th situation da and I can see ro reason for departing from mj state men of esterda ir wh ch I took the stand that bar accidents and with a square fight th Australian has a little the better of the situation Al Smith tells me to daj that the general public will not agree with mv ideas and that he is confident that wher the men go Into the ring the betting will be 100 to 60 In favor of Corbett This may be so Smith Is too good an authoritj on the state of the betting market to have his predictions in that respect questioned but at the same time there is absoluely no reason why such odds should be offered against a man whose record condition and generalship are I believe on a par with his opponents It has been pointed out In these dispatches several times that Corbett Ability as fighter and his present excellent condition cannot be questioned He is certainly fit and should give a good account of himself no matter how clever or dangerous the other man may be There is no doubt that since Fits arrived here the list of his admirers has increased more particularly since he stopped his after dark rambles Into town and got down to business Muldoon was out at Cook ranch to day When I asked him for a comparison of the men he said Well it is anybodys flght They are both wonders and experts in the business Fltz has aa much In his make up to form a fighter as Corbett and maybe more For Instance an excellent qualltv about Flti Is his low neck fixed on his phe nomenally high shoulders Whenever hestrlkes a blow his shoulders rise and protect his chin That forms a natural barrier Corbett is not like Bob In that respect at all His neck Is somewhat iong and not so perfectly protected Then again Corbett chin Is much more prominent thar Bob It Is square and long and a blow on It ill have a much more telling effect than a smash on his oponent which rs small and pointed Look at those short arm blows and hooks continued Muldoon as Fits was punching the bag If he ever hits a man with one of those it Is sure to bring him to grass Even blow se ms to me to be full of vim There is won derful fore to his work too and he strikes me as having all he attributes of a great lnfighter I think he qu te as fas as Corbett Ail the details for th fight are now settled Both men understand thorough that they are to be In the rlrg promptlv a 10 ciock on Wednesdav morning Th how eve taking inko corslderation the irevitable delajs of pugilistic wirepulling means a mlddaj flght Stuart Is a dlsapported man It Is non certain that the size of the crowd will no nearlv come up to his expectation and it Is doubtfu whether he will be able to make his expanses out of the gate receip if nothirg goes wrong with th kinooscope however he mav clear a smau amount of roonej rov allies on tn machine The people of Nevada ar showing great Interest in the coming event Miner cow boj and Ird an throng the town and help to make thirgs livelj Seventy more Cornlshmen came down from Bod to dajtwith a pie ful supplv of go andlllver bars OOC00CO00000000000000 PLAN OF THE BATTLE OUTLINED ftr Cor6ett Will Do Little for at Least Four Roays aid Fitz sinvnvoivs iVill Vait for Hik Oppoaeixt Jr CARSON Of er March 15 Cortwtt had a long talk this aftfiroooa with two intimate frienlaonthe snbject of his plao of battle None of the parties to the conversation would divnls anyiblag of what passtdu withnnt nf a far the nsfl of their namis was coneerBed I learo from 4hem that as out lined In these dispatches yesterday the Californian has finally mada up his mind to take no chances andf fig jt a lonhattlo if necessary Unless an excellent opportunity snoaia present iweu wreei iu uo agming for fonr ronndi at laat bat feint and side stao mine hi tlmj ia tryinz ti gat a line on what FLi will do If certain hiowa dpHvprad if the Australian rushes from ths start and tries to make ainnlcane fight Jim sayg he will sprint out of danger Ha proposes to profit b7 the experience of Maher and ChynsW theyW Tk kmUn A h4 tt toni 4 I rt A I mytert it up wltn ivx ana got tae worss 01 taa argnmsuu lh wuimuu ucvhuh complish a great deal at long range He says he will not attempt to dellrer a blow unless he feela snre of being able to land on a vital point He believes that the head and thertomach are th9 most sensitive parts of the Australians body and Jim says he is certain that if he lands effectively on either of these epota his opponent will go to the board in short order I doat propose to waste any blows he is qioted as saying Every time I let go either with the right or the left I will come very near scoring If Fitz flght3 at long rang depending on straight lefts or hooks I will give him more than he bargains for I ihiak however that Ms gjiae will bo to force matters from the start and do consiJerable clinehin If he acts in that way thpre will bo a Jot of in fisthting for a time I want you lo watch me when the in fighting is going on Many people imagine that FUr will have all the best of the short arm work but I will snrpr thoe fellows jp as much as I did when I fought SnF livan I want to make a prediction and that Is that Fitz will ba the first one break By that I mean that I will punch him so hard in je ciinch3 that hs will be only toj glad to retreat Yon can restn33ured of one thing and that is that I wont lose my header get careless Ha wont lanJ on me unawares If he scores on me with cither hand he will accomplish the feat through superiority of action or judgment as yctnnay care to put It If I once succeed It will be all over I asked Julian to nig ht what tactics Bob was likely to pursue in the Ting He said Tt Will ail depend on what Corbett does Bob hardly ever knows what he going to do when he gets over the ropes He is equal to any emergency and wait for his opponent to bein If Corbett Btands and plays awaiting game Bob will do the same If Corbett fvaots to fight close Bob will be ready 0 le thing is sure Corbett will have to come close enough to our man to hit him and I never saw the flsrhter yet that Fitz couldnt punch if he got within reach Hall was a clev er fellow and ecu hit but Bob smashed him like he did lots more of the same kind I think he is good enough to hit Cor belt too and If he isnt then our opponent is entitled to the championship CChO0OOOC time when thej were quoted at 20 to 13 Vo large sums were recorded though several are said to be on the cards for morrow RATHOM WANTS KINET0SC0PE MONEY Julian Makes a Demand on Staart andSar He will Enforce It CARBON March 15 Dan Stu i up against another snag and It ore that ie eaulrg him much worrj He has not yet reached a decision Jn matter and he mav not make up hi mind until to morrow mornlrg The snag la In the shape of Martin Jji an who bas demanded ore third of th receipts that may come to Stuart from exhibiting the photograph of the nght At the tirre of the lgnlng of articles of agreement Julian aked for a share of the money that would accrue from this source and he was told by ctuart that If anj bids were made for the right to take pictures of the flght Jul an would be given a chance to be ir on the returns No bids have been made however as Stuart has been intending to take the photographs with a machine which belongs to him for the most part Th afernoon Julian drove lrto StJ art headquarter and told the latter that wanted the recept from th exhibition of photographs to be divided Into thr equal part one of which to go to Stuart one to fltzsimmons and Julian and the remaining third to Corbett Julian said that if his demand was not granted he would refuse to fight before the camera although hs1 was willing to allow Fltzslmmona JO flght for the purse If the camenuwaa taken from the arena The pictures are considered by Stu art his one chance of getting back some of the money he has advanced for fight ers In the last three years and he ta much worried over the demand made by Julian Neither Corbett nor any of his train ers will give any idea of what the champion will weigh when he enter the ring but it is certain that he will scale oveF 175 pounds as He is above that weight now The chancea are that he will tip the scales very close to the ISO rnii Charley White said this afternoon that he is more than pleased with the X000XX400 dUST MILD LIMBERING EXERCISE Cor6ett Exhi6its Great Caa 1 Fitzsinnvois greatKes Hard tioasivess ii tKe Last I After a Roaad With the Days Before the flill CARSON NevXJiarchlS Mild exercise eharacter ixed Corbetts exhibition at Shaws Springs to day The champion was cautious about every feature of his work not wishing to take a chance that might result in injury to any part of his body This was particularly noticeable in his boxing Nothing but the lightest of taps were exchanged between himself and Jeffries Woods and Brother Joe His sparring partners were much pleased with the change as all of them are suf fering from the effect of blows delivered by Corbett during the harder parts of his work Even while punching the ball Jim took the greatest care of him self striking it as lightly as possible Hr was also cautions in his handball work with Nealon but not withstanding his slow play he managed to win three gamesfrm the San Franciscan In the afternoon Jim walked and ran for half an hour winding np his road exercise with twenty five yard sprints To day marked the loe of his boxing work His schedule for tomorrow fonsists of ball punching writ machine work and a few games of handball with Jim Dunne the famous Irish exponent who is expeeted here early tomorrow morning i a bulldog oooooocooooooooooooooooooooooo 8a aid 8oxiig CARSON Nevx March 15 Alter Ftz had gone through a light mornings work I asked him if that was his final exercise before the fight I dont know wai his reply It all depends how I feel in the morning It I feel that way I will do a little and if not I shall just move about enough to keep me from stiffening up Several of us were lose observers of Bobs bag punching and boxing to day He began with the left hand for a three minute round and then changed hands turn and turn abou for fonr more rounds When he sat down in a low seat by his apparatus he appeared to be breathing very hard Whats the matter Bob I asked him Ton seem to have difficulty with your breath to day You know as well as I do hs replied that I always breathe hard My wind is perfect When Fitz got through with the bag he called Boeber andHlekey up to the center of the pavilion and boxed three rounds with each of thenv That is better work than Corbett did was the comment of an oalooksrl These two men sroat Fit as hard as possible I think Boeber could come near defeating any man in Corbettj string of trainers He whir valises ard mot of them took these chunks of precious metal to tv Mint this aternoon for assafc hin the next tw er tv rcmr hours the cash ac cruing will be laid out in bet on Fitz Simmons and the purchase of ticket to the flght Several more miners are ex pectf here to morrow morning The weather is beautiful and even thing eem to point to good conditions on Wdnedav ork on tre arna is practical completed Since atterrtlon I was called to nistake in te size of th rlnz an outer ledge has been built on the structure which prevents the I poslbillt of arj accident to either of the fighters by a fall from the stage Th arrival of so many Sar Francisco I people to daj caued considerable more attention to be giver to the principals in the minor fights than hitherto The I probabilities of the Green Smith match are beirg discussed nlght freely It I i zenerallv believed that Clreen know ing Smiths fouling tactics is clevr enough to make the Easterner commit a flagrant violation of the rules and lose the fight on a technicality All the sporting men here claim that the Flahert Hawkins battle will 6e by far the mos interesting of the contests 1 Both men are piuckj finish fighters and the ought to put up a long and Inter I eating bout Judging from records and I personal appearance it seems to me that I Flahertj should whip his opponent though It mav take a good many rounds for him to do it I Conv eyance8 for taking people to I Cook ranch and Shaw Springs did i a rushing business to day Several hundred people saw Corbett and Flti slmmoos at their work The various local enterprises that were started on the supposition that Carson would be crowded with people a week before the flght now seem to I have a decidedly wilted appearance Their promoters will hardly be able to make expenses The last freight cars I to be handled by the irginia and Truckee Railroad before next Saturday passed through here to day Three extra passenger trains have been added to the dally schedule between here and Reno and the railroad officials are doing their utmost to be prepared for every call that is made upon them Among the arrhals during the last few days there have been a great many gamblers sure thing men ard other undesirable acquisitions Every effort is being made to prevent this class from getting headway and in addition to an extra force of fifty police twelve Pinker ton detectives are here Bat Masterscm who ia to have charge of th police arrangements at the ringside had a long conversation with Stuart after his arrival this afternoon and settled on the details of his work His officers will be placed In every corridor of the arena and four patrols will be established on the ground floor between the boxes Pour of Stuarts trusted attendanti detective from Dallas Tex will occupy a box Imme diately adjoining the press ieafi andl several other private oxacers wm De scattered among the crowd Referee Slier will to morrow examine the gloves to be used by Corbett and Fltzsimmons and finally pass on thteul On the trip up to this city to day Dr 0DocceU and xSuDervlsai Joe King of Sac Francisco were bota robbed of valuable diamond scarf pin The betting In local poolrooms tonight was very slack Starting In with la few bidders at 10 to 7 on Corbett the odds kept about the same till closing 0re of the Three Kmetoscopes 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