Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-17


! haps ] should not be too critical but
know you take some stock I'm what I'm
saying. You are harder than you were In
former years. and carry less beef on you.
should say that you were in absolutely
! perfect condition for a man OF your age
/ aud development. The more I look at
I you the better / like your appearance.
/ IT, as you claim, your bellows are all
rSht' the championship will stay In San
I Francisco"
HIS FATHER TALKS.
| Jim's father had not much TO say. Jim
seems TO have muscles sticking out all
over him. was the old gentleman's com
meht. Ills face aint so very thin. His
shoulders look very big TO me- Come to
thlnk or 1t. ! never say them look so
large. Now. 80 far as his color goes I
want to tell you right now that he never
looked better. The lines about the eyes
are perfectly natural. ] had them when
l was his age. Jim and Joe take after
me you know, and ] am pleased with
the lad's appearance. and n ne don't
WIN well he should not have any ex-
cuse TO oifor the folks at home"
MAULIFF THERE TOO.
Jack McAulin. the ex-lieht-weight
champion, attracted some attention on
Carson's streets this afternoon
/ have not seen either Of the big fell
lows stripped" said Jack 10 a crowd IN
/ 'front.' OF Stuarts office. you can't tell
great deal by a mans face. and not
much more by seeing him stripped. but.
according 10 my notion. both Jim and
Bob are finer than silk why shouldn't
they be | think thu pace will be so hot
that the fight will not last more than six
rounds. Judging by their talk to me.
they amt going 10 do much dancing
/ about and drawing out. as II were. They
| are fighting for blood and II will be all
over by II o'clock tomorrow, If the sun
shines"
Wyatt carp, who refereed the Sharkey-
Fftzsimmons contest, sized up the heavy
weights this morning carp is a secretive
man. naturally and he had nothing much
10 say when he came back from Shaws
Springs.
AS GOOD AS REPORTED.
Thought Corbett might not be as good
as he was reported" he drawled ''He
looks mighty determined. though. and 1
oon't believe he is afraid Of an anaconda.
f1tZsimmons is as heavy as when he
fought Sharkey. Maybe he Is Worrying.
The man with the most nerve IS going
TO win this fight. Both Of them are well
fixed for that argument to-day"
II expert opinion counts for anything.
the battle will be a short one.
HOW MANY ROUNDS?
a few guesses as to the number of
rounds follow:
W. A. Brady; Not less than four and
not more than eight rounds.
Martin Julian: Fitzsimmons will
knock Corbetts head of before the fifth
round is over.
Billy Delaney: / look for a fast fight;
Corbett will get Fitzsmmons's measure
I'm two or three rounds There is too
much at stake for either man to run any
risk by rushing. Ten rounds ought to
decide matters.
Ernest ROeber: II the morning is cold
they will fight fast. Fitzsimmons will
get in his work in about the fifth round.
I think Corbett will get ratified and run
into a Knockout about that time.
A FAST FIGHT.
Charlie White It will be the fastest
fight between heavy weights in the his
tory OF pugilism. Corbett will fool them
on his punching power. Six or eight
rounds will see the last Of Fitzsimmons.
Dan Hickey: The man who gets the
first punch in will likely win. Fltzsim-
mons will be cooler than Corbett, and if
Jim forces matters. Bob will get TO his
jaw before seven rounds are over.
Billy Woods: Fitzsimmons Will never
put glove on Corbett. If he can stand
up before Jim for three rounds he is a
better man than he was when l spared
with him.
Jack Stenceler: Corbett will lose his
head when he finds that Bob can hit him,
and Bob will knock him out inside of
four rounds. sure.
William Muldoon: The two men are
in such perfect condition that ] hardly
think the fight will East more than thirty
minutes
Jack McAulff: II is a grudee fght>
and no time will be wasted. The man
who keeps his head will win in short
order.
LITTLE TAPE NEEDED.
Tom Sharkey: The kineteoscope people
won't need much tape for this fight. The
men will go at each other like tigers and
it will all be over in less than twenty
minutes.
Billy Madden: We will never live to
see such a fast fight between two men.
They have old scores TO settle. and it
won't take them long to do it.
Al. Smith: / don't think it win be a
very long fight. Corbett usually trims
his man in short order, understand me;
and Fitzsimmons won't lose much time
the finish.
Jim Wakely: Six rounds will ten the
tale. If / am a judge. These fellows
have plenty Of speed, and there won't
be any foolng on either side.
Notwithstanding these predictions. the
talent are buying pools on rounds 10
TO 10.
JEHUs REAPING A HARVEST.
The hackmen are rapidly becoming
rich. and are quite as unscrupulous as
their brethren in the large cities. This
afternoon ex-senator John j. ingalls,
yielded 81 in exchange for carriage ride
of 2J0 yards. He was rescued from the
grasp of the hack-driver by friends, who
steered him to a place of safety.
over at the Coliseum everything is
quiet The guideons are all in place and
the press-seats have been squared off
and flied with squares. The kaleidoscope
apparatus is in readiness for instant use,
and three men are guarding it against
possible intruders. Pinkerton man
stands at every entrance, and nobody is
admitted without good excuse.
GOOD SEATS IN DEMAND.
Stuart's Office has been jammed with
ticket buyers all day. The high-priced
seats are most in demand, but there are
purchasers for all grades. Three stall
yyart detectives are on guard within the
office and "a fourth is stationed outside
the door Secretary Wheeler claims that
more than 1900 have been sold, but there
is no way Of verifying his figures. Stu
art says he can see daylight already
and that any number over 5000 Will let
him out winner.
There is only one candidate for master
of ceremonies-Billy Jordon, OF San
he is practically unknown
TO Stuart, and may not get the place.
rhe official time-keeper is also 70 be Sc