The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-14

next few days will be the outcome Oh the
Corbett-Fitzsimmo fight.
1t is probably redundant to say that 1t
will take place at Carson City. New on
St. Patricks day The preparations for
the fight have been about completed, ana
all that is necessary now is for the peo-
pie to be there. That there will be crowd
IS not doubted, if the Geographic figures
of seats sold can be relied upon 1t is
said that 5000 seats have already been sold,
and that orders come in every day for
more The arena where the fight will
take place is finished, and has been closed
to the public.
The attendance at the fight from the
east viii not be as great as II would IL the
fight were brought off nearer the east.
Nevertheless a good many sporting men
win travel almost across the continent 10
see an exhibition that may not last five
minutes. II takes about five days TO 90
from New York to Carson city, yet a
large delegation from the metropolis have
gone to witness the fight If 1t turns out
to be a short contest, like that at jack
sonVille three years ago, when Corbett
knocked out Mitchell in the first round.
they will hardly be repaid for their long
great sporting centers, however, and ii is
more than Likely that the great arena will
be filled.
The fight will take place at noon, Me-
Yada time, which will be about $3.50
o'clock at Savannah, Both men prefer 20
fight in the day, and the authorities and
the promoters of the fight think this is the
best time
While Corbett has more followers and
Is still the favOrite in the betting, Fitz-
simmons is growing in favor every day,
and it is hard to get a bet on the Cor
nishman now at odds better than to 4.
Some time ago as good as 2 TO could
be had, but no money at that figure can
be found now. In fact, some men who
think that Corbett cannot be beaten viii
not give any better than even money,
which shows that they are afraid of
Fitz. There have been no large bets in
Savannah so far as known, but there
have been numbers of bets ranging from
s. and $40 to as high as $780, The odls
have ranged from to and from 10 to
8 on Corbett.
If either man has any doubt as TO his
ability TO knock the stufting out of the
other fellow, he has been successful in
keeping it from the public. They have
both been telling the public for eighteen
months what they would do with the
other when they met in the ring, and as
the contest grows near this confidence
does not decrease. and. if anything, grows
stronger
IL IS amusing to note the opinion of the
big fighters for each other and their feel
Ing, In a counter interview the other day
Cerbett called FitZsimmons lobster, .
which is a new word in the vernacular
the meaning of which is not quite clear 10
the uninitiated, though it can be surmis-
ed. bitz in return said he always thought
Jim was ''nutty," that he was a mummy"
and that he would embalm him on March
IT.
The opinions of sporting men vary as to
the probable length of the contest, hut it
is not thought il will be short as the
fighters Will be too cautious to get caught
early in the game. When ii is considered
that both Corbett aud Fitzsimmons have
the utmost hatred for each other, all
doubt of there heing a throw away Is put
aside. That the fight win be on the square
Is not doubted by anyone; the stakes-and
this does not mean the mere stakes of the
fght-are too much and it is doubtful if
either man would consent to a fake for
half a million dollars. for the winner will
be able to make ALMOST that much In the
next half dozen years.
Among the prominent personages who
will witness the fight are Ex-senator John
J. ingalls,. and Gov. Sadler of Nevada, both
of whom will describe the great pugilistic
encounter for New York newspaper