The San Francisco call., 1897-01-30

weight championship of the world will be
decided in battle that will assuredly be
Witnessed by thousands of the sport-lov-
ing people of America.
If line can be drawn from the very
| latest expressions of the two aspirants to
the title OF champion, the only conclusion
! that can be arrived at is that Jim and Bo b
are really more anxious for the fray than
| Manager Dave Stuart, the man who has
! so adroitly and so successfully engineered
the scheme which has astonished the
/ sporting world.
| Few if any people outside those who
were so deeply interested in the proposed
battle royal had the remotest idea a few
weeks ago that the representatives of the
| Nevada Legislature would favor propo-
sition of holding a priZe-tight between
I two of the most noted eXponents OF the
manly art on Nevada's soil. But the un-
expected occasionally happens, and the
State of Nevada has now the proud dis
| tinctIon, that is from a sporting stand
point, OF being in a position to offer Mana
| ger Stuart an opportunity of carrying out
| his pet scheme without the least fear of
interference from the authorities of the
| sagebrush State.
| Corbett stated yesterday that he will
! leave for this City Immediately, and that
after a short visit to his relatives he will
| part for Carson, with the intention OF
| locating a training station. Champion
| Jim is aware OF the fact that to become
acclimated to the llg ht atmosphere OF the
mountains he must not tarry on The way,
| and he has made no mistake in so think
ing.
Jim will find, when he starts in to take
| morning spin over roads that are made
! beautiful by q carpet of snow, that his
! breathing apparatus will be taxed. His
| customary mile jogs in the lower attitudes
will be decreased to a surprising extent.
| In fact, if James can go quarter without
stopping to catch very fresh breeze he
can justly lay claim to being the possessor
of high-toned lungs. 1t can be safely said,
! however, that the man whose pulmonary
organs are in the best order will score a
big advantage i'll Nevada's climate.
FiIzsimmons is already packing up his
| traps preparatory to Journey In the
| direction of the setting sun. He may pos
sibly be at his post before his opponent
has completed his arrangements. The
people of Nevada will give the famous
men of muscular power and science a
! royal welcome, and it goes without saying
that nothing will be left undone by the
| sporting fraternity of the mountains to
make pleasant the stay OF the two tistic
gadiators during their soiourn in the
land of untold wealth.
Rich men of sporting proclivities from
divers parts of the country will visit the
once famous mining region for dual pur-
pose, viz: 10 witness the great fight be-
| tween the kings OF pugilism and to see the
| husky miners working underneath the
ground.
dispatch which was received from
Corbett yesterday stated tnat his trainer
will be Billy Delaney OF Oakland, and a
better man for the Office the champion
cannot find among the handlers OF fight
ing men. 1t is hard 10 say who will be
the iavorite in the betting. In the far
| West Corbett will sell on the long end.
He will also have numerous supporters in
New York State, while FiiZsimmons will
be heavily backed by the sports OF New
Orleans. who have e utmost confidence
in his ability to whip Corbett in short
order. 1t will be remem bered that while
Fitzsimmons was training for his fight
! with Sharkey he was somewhat annoyed
by small hacking cough, which some of
his most Intimate friends state has re-
mained with him since the time he con-
tracted cold just previous to his depart
ure for England, but Fitz pays little or no
attention to such trifling things.
Assembly bill No. 8, which passed both
houses OF the Nevada Legislature and
| which was signed yesterday by Governor
Sadler, reads as follows:
An act to restrict and license glove contests
| or exhibitions between man and man, and
TO repeal all other acts in conflict Herewith.
| senteG in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
| follows:
Section l. Any person over the age of 21
| years may procure a license for all exhibition
| In pubic place tor any contest or exhibition
with gloves between man and man for a
| wager or reward, and the weight of the gloves
used in said con test or exhibition shall not be
less than four ounces.
Sec. q The Sheriff of any county in whicn
the exhibition named in section of this act
| is TO be held shall issue license Tor such ex-
hlhItlnn q nov To b,,,, -
| the sum OF $1,000.
Sec. 3. Blank licenses shall be prepared by
the county Auditor OF the county in which
! the exhibition or contest named in section
oil this act is to be held which license shall be
! issued and accounted for as is by law provided
| for In respect TO other county licenses. Each
license denyered by the Sheriff under the
provisions OF this act shall contain the name
| OF the llcensee and the names of the contest
ants lot the reward or wager offered for such
exhibition or contest.
Sec. 4. The 1icensee shall, ten hours before
any proposed contest or exhibition under the
provisions OF this act, file with the County
clerk Wnere such contest or exhibition Is to be
| held certificate in writing executed by two
regular practicing physicians of this State
showing that the Contestants named in the
license are in sound physical health and con-
dltion.
Sec. 5. That such exhibition or contest shall
be within an inclosure sufficient to exclude
the men OF the public not in attendance
| thereat and no intoxicating liquors OF any
kind shall be sold or given away at or during
| the contest or exhibition as aforesaid upon
| the grounds or within the inclosure where
| said exhibition or contest is held
Sec: o.. No town, city or municipal corpora
ton in this State shall have DOW er to prohibit
suppress or regulate any such glove exhibi-
tlon or contest, or the license therefor pro-
! vfded by this act, and no such exhibition or
contest shall take place on Sunday.
sec; 4. All moneys received for licenses un-
! der the provisions of this act shall be paid,
three-fourths into the county treasury and
| one-fourth into the State treasury, for general
county and State purposes.
sec. 8. Any person procuring said license is
! hereby authorized TO charge an admi ssion fee
| to such exhibition or contest.
| Sec. g. Any person who shall conduct any
| glove contest contrary to this act shall be
| guilty of misdemeanor and shall be fined
| not less than 5000 nor more than $1,000, or by
| Imprisonment in the County Jail not to ex-
| ceed SIX months.
! Sec 10. This act shall take effect from and
| after its passage. All acts and parts of acts in
conflict herewith are here By repealed
| J. j. Jeffries, the champion heavy
| weight pugilist Of Los Angeles, has issued