Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-13


seemed to afford him the greatest pos.
sible delight.
Iu the afternoon Fitzsinamons took
another short ride on his wheel and
wrestlei little with Roeber. He
has done very little wrestling OF late
anu from now aud until NIX. Wednes.
dsy when'he steps into mo ring, he
VIII take even lees OF this violent extr-
else than lac has during tue Inst ten
days. This was all OF tne exercise
taken by FIiZsinmOns curing the day.
be is nearly to the iiDe edge neces.
sRry to put hin into the ring in the
finest passlble condition AMI hu and his
irainere are working very faith ully TO
avoid drawing HE condition down too
Noe. Tho probability ia at present
tuaE FitzaimmOns will fight now net
very far nom the mildleweight limit.
coRBETT's VIGOROUS TRAINING.
five uAys remain before the champion.
ship battle, COrbett continued today
his vigorous training. uo started In
with ten mile run over the rou IA
mountain roROe, acoompa by
Iefiriea and splinter or Two ana u
goOd-s zsu escort OF mounted news.
paper msn. For almost the entire die.
lance he kept up his Rwlnging Jog
troi anu emerged from his rui down at
the iinIsh as irG8h Gs three yeAf-oii
bTOnchU. A few hours rest anu q by
| no means light Luncheon put him IN
shape Tot the hard Work OF the after.
| noon. He began II Us usual with q
half hour OF wrist exercite anl follow.
vi 1t up with aiviclous puaching OF the
bag chilly bath shed where y
gathering OF 90 or 70 enthusiasts
| shiyeTed In the dsSuyhte Rnd up.
! plsuded his efforts. Five games OF
handball with his brother Joe as
partner was the next numOer on tn Q
| program, and the champion, more for
tunase tnnn yesterday was put into
| excellent humor by winning three OF
the five games. He then tnok ON Nc.
| Vey for three minutes' wrestling bout
and lett the big fellow badly winded
and somewhat bruised by the vlgor OF
| the exercise. Without moments
intermission Jeflfles was given three
| minutes OF hoG sparrinR aud Joe
| Corhet followed with "a similar
amount OF the same work. Billy was
| then taken into the arena Tor practice
In the style OF fighting which the agree
ment reached at the conference be-
tweenJulian and Brady is likly to make
| one OF the features OF the ilgnt. Cor.
bett demonstrated his ability to make
II very interesting for his opponent in
thIs sort Of work and Woods punish
ment, despite his pneumatic amor,
was unusually severe. Each of tho
men was gwen four rounus CoIbett
taking no lest between times.
Trainer White at the conclusion Of the
ugy's work expressed mis- entire salts.
faction with the chsmpiou's ability to
beat Flttzsimmona at close fighting.
TIE PLAGUE SPREADING.
The lever OF battle has begun to
peryaOe al social CLASSES In Nevada
and particularly Carson CITY. The
small buys talk 1t unceasiDgIy, their
elders discuss 1t on tho street corners
Inl in the sslOons md the members OF
tue legislature which is still In session
10 much talking on the hitting ability
OF FilzsimmOps and Corbett and they
also use up much valuable time In
discussion out of the house OF right
anu left HOOKS, short arm lab and
straight leads. The hot beu OF all this
lever, however, lie the penitentisTy
lust southwest OF the city. Three
hundred convicts are combined here
and many OF them being engaged In
outdoor work have several times seen
CorDstt pass the place on his daily run
ana nearly every gay they see Bob
FItzsimmons with his aggressively red
hair anu his startling blue sweater go
last on his way 10 and from the city.
They have caught the prevailing
spirit and are showing themselves
"sporty" to the best Of
their Tations OF tobacco, their
halt holidays and every privilege the
rules Of the Institution will allow them
10 stake upon the outcome OF the battle
on March l7th. Their betting Ia all
the more fierce because there 10 no
possible show Of their beiug able to
witness the Eight, or any part OF 1t.
The warden OF the penitentiary said
this morning that the convicts were
about equally divided between Cor
lett ana FitzsimmOns and that there
are men In the place who II their
favorite is beaten win 20 without
tobacco for the next three years.
The morning train Brought only the
usual numUer OF people who have
reached here every day this week
less than dOzsn. No specials are ex-
peeled in before Monday night or
Tuesday morning and the largest
number will not come before Wednes.
day morning. 1t ls not known defn-
itely how many seats have 30 far been
sold, but telegraph and letter orders
are received In every mall AMI 1t 10 be-
lievsd fram present indications that
1000 people will witness the fght-not
as many as anticipated by Stuart, but
enough 10 pay the stake money and
large part II not all OF the expenses.
AL SMITH WITH THE MONEY.
| CARSON CITY, New, MaEon l3.-
| Among the ARRIVALS today we're A
smith, tue official stake holder, anu
| BIly Maiden. Emllh saiu: 81 have
the money win me and VIII be pre-.
pared to pay 1t over at the con ciusion
u the nght. l always have been q
fiiend oil Corbett, but II Frzsimmons
wine he will get all that Ia coming TO
him."
| FIIzsIMMoN's TIME KEEPER.
| CARsoN CRY, New, March 49,
| FiIZsimmons has selected Il III. House
| man OF Chicago as timekeeper ior the
hight. The gong which 10 t. sound the
rounds was put 10 place this IN rang.
| For many years it has beeu In use In
the mine at Virginia CITY, giving
signals for lowering ami hoisting cars.
| THE GLOVES,
The gloves with which the battle
| viii be fought we're brought to Dan
| Btuatps office tuuay by Brady and
Julian. Brady threw down CorDett's