The San Francisco call., 1896-06-15
ODDS OFFERED
ON THE FIGHT,
An English Visitor Wants
to Place $4,000 on the
Champion.
C0RBETT WILL BET, TOO
Sharkey Goes to Church Instead
of to the Acme Club
Gymnasium.
HE TAKES a DAYS REST.
Oakland Opinion as to Sharkey's
Chances to Win-Cor bett
Trains Little.
HE TAKES a DAYS REST.

Some money IS already beginning to ap-
pear on the outside of the ring on the
Corbett-Sharkey four-round contest to
take place before the National Athletic
Club one week from next Wednesday night.
This shows the great local interest that is
being taken in the event, and if the sailor
boy should happen to win in fine and rapid
style he will instantly become not only a
local but National celebrity. Fame in the
pugiIistic world is a very tickle thing. 1t
has become worldwide with single lucky
blow.
AS rule, in such pugiistic events as the
one the Civic Federation has consented to
permit to take place, the betting does not
begin to show itself even in the regular
sporting resorts till few days before the
mill is due to grind. People do not like to
have their money tied up long time in
advance. The rule holds here as it does
in regular business, that it is not business
to buy goods till the proper time arrives.
But the present contest is an exception
in many respects. Not few small bets
have already been made, and some big ones
are offered. The odds and evens will be
pretty well defined by the end of the week.
One of the heaviest bettors witt be the
champion himself. 1t was given out to a
few yesterday afternoon at the saloon OF
the brother of the champion, on Ellis
street, that Corbett would put up alto
gether not less than $1,000 on the result if
he could find takers. 1t is not yet deter
mined how the money will be plsced, but
if Corbett makes any early bets they will
have a tendency to fix the proportions OF
the money wager by a great many persons.
OF course the champion will back himself,
but he has not yet made known the terms.
As published in THE CALL several days
ago Sharkey will also back himself with
considerable sum. He won the snug sum
of $500 in the Williams fight, and he has
more cash than that to wager if he wants
to. What Odds if any, Sharkey wants are
not known, but he has said he would back
himself 10 stay the four rounds.
Ernest Arondale, an Englishman on a
visit to this City, declared himself in posi-
tive terms last night in the Palace Hotel
and at the Richelieu that he was ready to
accept any wager at ODDS of 2 to l up to
| $4,000 on the outcome of the fight.
81 will lay $4,000 to $2500," he said, "Cor-
! bett will get the decision. I will lay $4,000
to $4500 that Sharkey does not last the en-
tire four rounds"
Mr.. Arondale entertained Corbett in
London at his home, and is an enthusiast
on the young Californian fighting ability.
After making his offers to back Corbeti
Mr.. Arondale said:
"I don't understand what on earth DOS
sessed Jim to make the foolish play he has
in this matter. He has absolutely nothing
to gain in this contest. The few hundreds
of dollars he may gather will hardly make
up for the trouble and chances he is taking.
IF he wanted to have a go with one OF
our most ordinary pugilists in England,
just to spar and show himself, he could
make infinitely more money than he can
make here against Sharkey. And he
wouldn't take chances of spelling his
hands, either"
Corbett devoted about an hour and q
half yesterday forenoon at the Olympic
Athletic Club to getting himself into a
perspiration. He played handbal as
usual, punched the bag, wrestIed for some
minutes with the muscle-producing ma.
chimes of the gymnasium, and concluded
the exercise by sparr1ng little with
George Green. The afternoon and the
evening he devoted to recreation and rest.