The San Francisco call., 1897-03-03
NEVADA
WILL GIVE
NO BELT.
Dan Stuart's. Protest Kills
the Silver Trophy
Bill.
THINKS THE STATE HAS
DONE ENOUGH.
Public. Feeling Might Underg,
a Change If Too Much
Is Attempted.
CoRBETT's WIFE AND SISTER
ARRIVE.
The Champion Takes a Holiday in
Their Honor-Fitzsimm mmons'
Programme.
CORBETTS WIFE AND SISTER
ARRIVE.
The Champion Takes Holiday in
Their Honor-FitZsimm
Programme.

CARSON, New, March 2.-Dan Stuart,
the promoter of the approaching big box
ing carnival. thought he saw danger in
the much-talked-of project to introduce
bill in the Nevada Legislature appro-
priating money for the purchase of a
world championship belt for the winner
of the Corbett-Fitzsimm battle, and at
his special request Assem- blyman Demp-
sey did not present the measure this
morning, as was his intention. Stuart
was afraid that the criticism which would
emanate from all parts of the country, if
the State should follow up its action legal
king boxing by presenting one of the
fighters with an official belt, might bring
about a revulsion of public opinion among
the Nevadans against the sport as whole
and possibly kill the game; so this morn
ing he sent for his trusted lieutenant, Al
2 Livingston, and asked him to at once
hurry to the Capitol and talk Dempsey
out of presenting the measure.
Livingston lost no time and soon had
the genial Assem- mblyman out in the cor
rfdor, where he laid down the law to him.
He explained that Stuart's Judgment was
that the Nevada Legislature had already
done enough for the sporting fraternity
and that it would be dangerous to tres
pass farther. The rest of the world would
soon begin. to chirp that the prize-fght
promoters and gamble had com pletely
captured the State.
Dempsey saw the point and acquiesced,
so that puts an end to the Nevada trophy
proposition. Livingston did not get hold
of the statement any too soon though,
for Dempsey had the bill all drawn and
ready in his pocket, and was only waiting
for the proper time to arrive to introduce
the measure.
Considerable fun is being poked at
Dempsey tonight because of his retreat
on the belt proposition and in self-de-
Tense he is explaining now that he only
Intended to introduce the bill as joke.
One of the events here to-day was the
arrival of Mrs. James ]. Corbett, wife of
q the California giant who expects to be
. the champion OF all champions after the
: 7th of March. She orrived on the morn
Ing train, which connects at Reno for San
Francisco. Jim drove. in from Shaws
Springs bright and early, and, along with
Billy Brady and Eddie Cooke, took up
position in the depot platform and waited
impatientLy for the arrival of the little
jerEwater train. When the cars hove
into view handkerchief was seen futter-
ing from one OF the windows, and in an
instant Corberts eye caught it.
There she is, shouted the big fighter,
waving his hand and laughing like a
schoolboy.
Mrs. Corbett's pretty face and trim form
was next seeno the platform, and behind
her came tripping Jim'a sister Esther.
Hello, there" was Corbett's greeting.
Hello: Jimmy" was the. happy reply,
and there was. hug and smack or two
that elected a chorus of 'iOhs" and
''Ahs" from the big crowd of people that
had gone down especially to see the cham
spion and his wife. The ladies were