The times., 1897-05-06

Referee" sporting editor OF the Bos-
ton Traveller, can't conceal his disaD-
pointment oveI the result of the Carson
city fight, and continualIs publishes weird
stories about that celebrated affair. The
following is his latest which, if il has Z o
foundation, is interesting reading:
ION the whole l think tnat during his
recent engagement in Boston Jim CCrbe,t
made a very strong impression. H. did his
talking man fashion; he had no excuses to
offer for his defeat,and ne said some pleas
ant things about his opponent.
''If Brady tells the truth he expects that
when the kinetoscope appears in this city
it will show that COrbett got away the
worst of it from the timekeepeTs when
Fitzsimmons was on the floor in the "a
nous sixth round.
According to this story Fitz was on the
floor for at least fourteen or fifteen SEE
onds, and that it will show Brady in the
center OF the ring, espostulating with all
his might with the referee.
The referee refused TO allow the claim,
AMI then, on the advice OF Corbett, Era,Iy
gave in and allowed Jim 70 go Gu with
the battle.
Personally cannot vouct for the story,
hnetoscope comes out Perhaps while .he
PRINCIPALS might possibly stretch point
for the sake of d argument cannot see
how the camera will lie II viii be an
easy enough matter to time Fitz, and if
the camera shows what Brady says it
will, then it will clearly enough show that
Corbett was done out of the fight by
combination which could not be beaten.
Corbett was squareIy defeated on the
level l cannot think but Fitzsinmons
was the best man, but one hears so many
contradictory stories that it is haId to tell
what is true and what is untrue.
Another story which was extensively cir
culated in Boston while Corbett was IN
town, was in regard to d man who had a
leading place in the arrangements. Sew
eral days before the fight Brady is said TO
have cornered this official with the copy OF
a wire which had been sent to a prominent
actor
The wire s said TO have read: You bet
your coin on our man 1t is impossible
for him to be defeated" 4" The official de
nied all knowledge of having sent the
wire, but the manager OF Corbett has since
ascertained that this source of informa-
tlon was true ana duJnenuC.
There is n chance that there was some
truth in this report A decade ago one Of
the most famous American firms of book
ma kers was that of Kelly & Bliss in New
York. All sporting men know that for sew
eral years Kelly & Bliss have been out of
the bookmaking business.
Yet week before the Corbett and FitZ-
simmons fight they came on earth again,
and began placing their commissions in
the large cities of the East They took
the FitZsimmons' end at whatever odds
they could get, aud, according to good ex-
pert testimony, they must have cleared up
at least 100000
Nov, these gentlemen Were not betting
their money on shoe string. They had
no great love for FitZsimmons. but there
is chance that they may have been in
receipt of information which made them
come to the conclusion that the Australian
was a pretty safe investment.
II do not care to pass on these things,
but it does look as though there Is an in
side story somewhere connected with the
fight, which will one of these days make
very interesting reading.
10 not saw that Fitz knew what was