Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-16

puDnC mat my connueDco Us mch
foundsd.o Corbett will enter the ring
weighing close to lS5 pounds, rather
over that figure than under IL. HIS
exact weight has been kept secret by
his trainers for several roasens.
AT FIqzsnIMoNs's RANCH.
Thiuge were very quiet at Cooks
ranch todsy and but for the great
number OF visitors who all day filled
the road going In the direction OF FIlz'
slmmons's quarters, there would have
been little going on. Fitzslmmonn tooh
a short run In the morning and walk
in the afternoon, just to keep his wind
in good condition, but he took no
Violent exercises, and for the greater
part OF the day he remained iu his
qunrtere.
Not many OF his visitors were ad'
mittei to sec him today, ami the
throng could only get glimpse Of the
red-haired fighter as he strolled around
the YARD. His big dog Yarum was OF
great service in keeping the visitors
rom the house. For although he does
not fly at everybody who comes near,
YaTum has u general air OF uneoclal.
ability, and n pair OF wicked looking
yellow eyes that form n com blnatlon
Julian was around the ranch for the
greater part OF the day with the ex.
ception OF short time when he drove
to town. He said there was no doubt
that there would be n fight on the
l7tb, but declined TO say anything
| ABOUT the trouble he had with Dan
| Stuart the night bsfore over the re.
ceipts from the exhibition OF the photo
graphic. He expressed the most un.
| bounded confidence In the pTowes5 OF
his auburn topped brother.in.lRw, and
| said.
~ will give you one pointer, and
that is II you IRE going to put any
| money on this fight, just string after
Fitz, for he Ia the sure winner"
When aeked II he did not think that
| the superior weight of C0rbstt would
be eerious handicap to Fitzsim mons,
Julian said: az think that Fiizsim-
| mona can whip any man In the world,
no matter what his weight may be. l
| know that COrbeti will be much
| heavier than Bob, nut 1t will not do
him any good. Fnzsimmon8 will win
this fight as sure as the men enter the
| ring" Julian was prolific In prophe.
| cies and cannot see how he can loss.
| Fitzsimmons will enter the ring AT
|
| just about twenty poundB under the
| weight OF Corbstt. This lie Just about
the weight at which Charley White,
the trainer OF Corbett, has declared to
be the best fighting weight OF Fitz
| sim mons, and at which he has said
that Fitzsimnons Is lit to fight for his
| life with the test man IN the world,
no matter whom he might be.
FI9Z SURE WINNER, TOO.
Fiizslmmons would not express an
| upiuiOu regarding the outcome
| different from that which he has
| uttered go many times, and that lie he
IL u sure winner. He did not boast
aud appear any too confiuent, but AT
the same time there was not the
slightest lack of confidence in bis
ability to win. He did not conceal the
fact that he knew well that he is about
to go against a hard proposition and he
had the air of q man who did not fear
to encounter the danger while he did
not in any way underIate 1t. He
said that he rather expected that Cor.
bett would be the favorite but It was
natural that he should DO 30, but he
remarked with grin: "Favor!tes
have been beaten before now sud one
lie going to be beaten again. Betting
| on ii 9 hit does OF win It,"
| MIS-. Fltzslmmons VINO was prese ut
smiled anu nodded her approval OF
what her husband said. She has, as
is proper, the utmost confidence in
| her band and does not consider it
among tue possibilities fot him to lse.
al have not any doubt" she said,
"that Bob will win." He can't lose
you know. | know that many people
think that CUrbelt will win the flght,
but they are vii mistaken. Or course
think that my husband is the best
man In the world In the tiug and out
Of 1t. / only wish now tuat mad
taken oue OF thUse bsts that people
were Offering in New York on Cor
bett when left there. am going
10 remain here at the ranch while the
fight Is going on, but they made ar.
rsngement to send me word when the
fight is over and l know now what
that messenger is going to tell nae
when he comes riding up the road.
Bob Ia going to win that fight and
there are no two ways about IL" and
Fiiz,immons grinned In delight a.
the unbounded conf jence which HE
wife's words and manner expressed.
| DENVER, Colo, March l6.-Rio
Grande headquarters today showed
that the road carried eight special cars
westward, filed with excursionist5 Tor
the prize fight.
The "PaIaon" Davies special made q
emarkaDle run BcrDss tho state, leav-
ing Pueblo mt 1:3S a. M, arriving al
Grand junction at 1895 p. IN. The
party were handled la the came lively
style by the Rio Grapde Western, so as
10 place them at Ogden in time tO
20 out on the regular Southern Pacific
train.
The special made phenomenal run
through GrAuu canyon, the ten miles
between the Rocky barriers bel Vi
covered in eleven misutes. This ii
said to be the best time ever made
through the canyon.
work ON tho Tarln NH.
| WAsHINaToN, March f6.-Ths new
Iy appointed ways and means com.
mittee will he In session most OF the
day, as the Democratic members ue.
sire To oriuc.ze the bill anu offer
Amendments.
THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 10 The Sen.
ate today discussed at some length the
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