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took short run in the morning and a
walk in the afternoon, just to keep his
wind in good condition, but he took no
violent exercise. and for the greater
part of the day hetremained in his
quarters. Not many of his visitors
were admitted to see him, and the
throng could only get a glimpse Of the
red-hajred fighter as he. strolled around
the yard. His big dog Yarr1lm was of
service in keeping the visitors from the
house, for, although he does not fly at
everybody who comes near, yet Var
rum has a general air Of unsociability
and a pair Of wicked looking yellow
eyes that form combination not cal
culated to induce familiarity. Julian
was around the ranch for the greater
part of the day with the exception Of a
short time when he drove to town, He
said that there was no doubt that there
would be a fight, but declined to say
anything about the trouble he had with
Dan Sturart the night before over the
receipts from the exhibition of the
photographs. He expressed the most
unbounded confidence in the proves
of his auburn topped brother-in-law,
and said: Il will give you one pointer
and that is, If you're going to put UP
any money on this fight, just put it up
on F1tzsimmons, for he is sure win
ner."
When asked if he did not think that
the superior weight of Corbett would
be serious handicap to FitzsimmonS,
Julian said: II think that Fftz can
whip any man in the world, no matter
what his weight may be. l know that
Corbett will be much heavier than Bob,
but it will not do him any good. Fitz
will win the fight as sure as the men
enter the ring"
FitZ will enter the ring at very close
to 165, which will be just about twenty
pounds under the weight of Corbetr.
This is just about the weight at which
Charley White, the trainer of Corbett,
had declared to be the best fighting
weight Of FitZsimmonS, and at which
he said that Fitzsimmons is fit to fight
for his life with the best man in the
world, no matter whom he might be.
FitZsimmons would not express an
opinion Of the outcome, different from
that he has uttered so many times,
and that is that he is a sure winner.
He did not boast and appear any too
confident but, at the same time, there
was not the slightest lack of confidence
in his ability to win.
He did not conceal, the fact that he
knew well that he is about to go
against a hard proposition, and he had
the air of a man who did not fear to
encounter the danger which he did not
IN any way under rate. He said he
rather expected that Corbett would
be the favOrite, and that it was natural
that he should be so, but he remarked
with grin, "faVorites have been beat
en- before now, and one is going to be
beaten again. Betting On fight does
not win it,"
Mrs. FitZSimmons, VINO was present
smiled and nodded her approval OF
what her husband had said. She has,
as is proper, the utmost confidence in
her husband, and does not consider Il
among the possibilities for him to lose
II have not doubt" she said, that
Bob will win. He can't lose, you know
/ know that many people think that
COrbett will win the fight, but they
are all mistaken. OF course, 1 think
that my husband is the best man in
the world in the ring and out of it.
only wish now that had taken some
of the bets that people were Offering
in New York on Corbett when l left
there. / am going to remain here at
the ranch while the fight is going on,
but they have made arrangements to
send me word when the fight is over
and / know right now what that mes
sage is going to tell me- Bob is going
to win the fight and there are no two
ways about it, and Fitzsimmons
grinned in delight at the unbounded
confidence which his wife's words and
manner expressed.
Wyatt carp, who was the referee in
the Sharkey- Fitzsimmons fight, drove
out toward Fitzsimmons' camp this
afternoon. He passed FitZsimmOns and
Bat MastersOn, who were riding to-
gether Fitzsimmons looked at carp
when the buggies went by each other
and scOwled, expressing his opinion of
carp to Masterson in unrepeatabla
language. carp did not bow to or no
tice Fitzsimmons, merely looking at
him