The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-19

carson, Nev.s March 1S.-The good
fortune which attended Dan A. Stuart
and all concerned in the great cham
pionship battle yesterday, was never
better demonstrated than it was this
morning, when the storm which the
weather deities kindly kept bottled up
behind the western Sierras on St. Pat
rlck's day, was let loose with full force.
But nearly all the sports had de-
serted the town. and those that re-
manned were glad to stay indoors and
hight the battle over again.
number of sensational rurnors tele-
! graphed to the effect that Fitzsimmons
was dangerously i'll, caused a little ex-
cltement in the town. When thew be-
came current there was a scurrying
for vehicles to transport inquirers to
cooks ranch, and the jaded livery
horses were robbed of an hours rest
by these ignorant vapOrings.
When Fitzsimmons' quarters were
reached and the visitors mission made
known, the champion and his family
expressed their Indignation freely at
The cruel canards.
BUT LITTLE PAIN.
The fact is that Fitz at no time after
he stepped out of the ring suffered any
physical pain beyond that caused by
a Slight fracture of the right thumb
Joint, which he received in the second
or third round of the battle.
After dinner last evening he drove
into the city with Martin Julian and
Ernest Roeber. He spent a few hours
with his newspaper friends and illus
trated in the headquarters of the
United Associated Presses how the
Knockout blow was delivered A piece
or HeSh-cOlored cOurtDlaSter over his
split and swollen underlip, a heighten-
ing of his ordinarily ruddy complexion
and white linen bandage wrapped
around his thumb were the only exter-
nal evidences of the conflict Fitzsim-
mons drove back alone, leaving Julian
and Roeber as his representatives at
the celebration of the victory The
champion retired to rest shortly before
midnight He suffered from muscular
nervousness during the night, and fire.
quently woke up with a startling
twitch. When he arose in the morn
ing his joints ached a trif1e, but a. hot
bath in the springs at the penf-
tertiary quickly set him to rights, and
a rub down left him completely re-
freshed. He dined with Warden Hen
derson and spent a quiet afternoon
playing with Bob junior. Martin Julian
was deputed to answer congratulatory
a task which kept him
glued to the telegraph counter for
hours.
Stakeholder AL Smith turned over the
purse and side bets to Julian this
in Dan Stuart'S office.
William A. Brady, Secretary Vince
ock and a few reporters were present
when the transfer was made. After
The checks were handed over to Julian,
Brady renewed his offer made last
simmons for $4,000. Julian'S reply was
evasive. He intimated that Fitzsim-
mons would soon retire from the f1stic
arena, and judging by expressions ut
cred by the champion, it is not i'm
that this will be the case. All
along Fitzsimmons has asserted that
his was the last time that he would
the ordeal of training
BLOOD ON THE MOON.
F'itzsimmons reply to Corbett after
hey had shaken hands in Bob's corner
yesterday, indicated that the AustraI-
an was thinking of retiring.
you've licked me fair and square,
aid Jim; now 1 want you to give me
mother chance"
The champion replied coldly: I will
lot fight you again.
Then 1 will punch you in the head
he first time 1 meet you on the street.
7as Corbett's retort.
IF you do answered FitzSimmons,
nth a cool, bitter smile, and in an
ven tone, Il will kill you"
Brady, however, still thinks that
orbett is the best man of the two
nd he is willing to back his judg-
lent.
The Corbett party including Brady,
IcVey, Woods, Delaney, White,
gan and Jeffries, deserted Shaw's
prings this evening. Brady and
White will go east from Reno to New
ork tonight. and the others return to
an Francisco.
JULIAN DISAPPOINTED.
Martin Julian was disappointed at
OF being able to secure the Mechan-
s pavilion in San Francisco for an
tomorrow evening. He has
ccepted an offer on behalf of the
hampton for his appearance at SUIT
IS Baths and the Haight street
hutes on Sunday. According to his
'esent programme Fitzsimmons will
ave Carson tomorrow with his wife
Id child. Martin Julian. Roeber.
ickey and Steiner will accompany
EN-. 1t is thought that as 10 the
ture Fitzsimmons will accede to his
ife's desires of making their home in
ew York City.
Stuart Offers a Purse.
Carson, New, March 1S-It leaked