The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-15
THE Big Fight.

The sensation OF the day at Carson
was the declaration made Sunday after
noon by William MuldOon, the famous
wrestIer, regarding FitzsImmonS. Null
doom is an acknowledged authority
among sporting men on all matters per-
tnlnlng TO training and physical culture,
and his opinion carries great weight
with It. He visited Cooks ranch and
had 4 long talk with FltEsimmons. He
looked him over carefully In order TO
obtain as close an estimate as possible
OF FltZsImmons' physical condition, and
his opinion. expressed after leaving
Fitzslmmons' training quarters, was not
as favorable Rs Il might have been.
II did not like thhsloOks OF his eye,
said MuidoOn 70 q party OF friends.
took a walk with him and We had n long
conversation. We discussed the night
and prospects OF both men, and Fltz-
simmons 10 me did not seem TO be at all
over-confldent regarding the result"
Muldoon then went on to say that
during his conversation with Fltzsim-
mons, he told the lighter he had seen
corbett at work while stripped In his
dressing room. and that in his opinion
the champion was In fiTst class condl-
ton. a.,
know he Is all right. understand ne
MAYER was In better condition than now"
FilzsImmons haE given up all hard
work In hls training and from now until
the day OF the fight he VIII take only
light exercise. Sunday morning he took
= short run to the penItentiary ana back
home. covering about four miles. He
took his rundown and this ended his
work for the day. To-day he will take
a short run on the roads and do a little
work at punching the bag and on Tues
day will do practically nothing.
Among the callers at Cooks ranch To-
day was Billy Madden. who tried to
make arrangements with Fitzsimmons
10 meet his man, Joe Goddard, IN the
ring in case he succeeds in defeating
COrbctt. Fltzsimmons was rather nom
Cofnmltnl on the subject ana declared
that in any event he, would not consider
the signing OF articles 10 meet Goddard
or any other man until after the fight
There will be plenty Of time after the
fight with Corbett," snid FltZslmmonS.
10 consider the question Of hghtlnE
Goddard or any other man, 7 know that
n I win this fight there win be all sorts
OF challenges hurlcdat me. but am not
going 10 be In too great hurry about
accepting any or them. This fight means
n good deal In money besides that which
IA involved in the purse and side bets,
and for my part, II | win II, ] wish To
get some OF the money that Will be mine
for the looking after H. viii not say
that will not fight Goddard, but VIII
not agree Mt this time TO enter the ring
with him or anybody else In case I win
the fight next Wednesday. There Will
in any event be no use OF my talking
about making any more matches until
| am through with this one
DO ynu really think YOU are going 10
beat CoFbett?" asked Madden, You
must remember that he Is a clever man.
FitZsimmOns looked az Madden In dis
gust and remarked:
"Will I beat him. or course ] will
beat him. teft you one thing right now
and that Is unless force the fighting
on Corh"tt he VIII not be able to lick me
anywhere inside Of six hours. am 60
Ing to beat him just ns sure as there Il
a fight on March 18th. | never had any
doubt on that score, ana you will see
that 7 have not ovcrrated myself nor
undeITated Curbctt.n
At the conclusion OF his Interview with
FItZsimmonR. Madden said he consider
I'd the cd-headed fighter to be In the
best possible condition.
u have seen FitZ IN the ring many
times" said Madden, and have been
referee IN several Of his fights. never
saw him looking an well as he d6es HaW,
and II he Is defeated ! do not think
he can claim anything ON the score at
Lack Of condition"