Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-15
nOTH ARE CONFIDENr.
COrbeu nnd Fiiz-iinmnns 4 mink They
CRn AunthIIato Each Oiher.

| Corbeu md Fi,z-immon- 1 mink They
Can AnnihIiate Each Oiher.
CARSON CITY, New, March ID
Cotbett did his last training before the
big fight this forenoon, and when 1t
was finished he and his trainers ex-
pressed tho greatest satisfaction with
the result of the hard work OF the last
| four weeks.
al never FELT 30 well before and
knew that could not possibly be In
| better condition for fighting" said the
champion rs the trainers rubbed him
down alter the iiLal boxing bout. VI
am in perfect shape for the battle AMI
am going TO win it. There has been
some talk about my ovet-clnfiienee,
but my critics will see Wednesday
that know what l am talking abont."
"Our man 10 Ia perfectly DIT condi-
| ton for this or any other battle" sal
| Charley White, and there lie not the
faiutest doubt that he Will win. He
| could not possibly be in better cOnui.
ton. All the experienced men who
have seen him work lately admit that
| his condition ie perfect. L am entirely
| satisfied and 30 are all his iriends."
The days work was begun at
| o'clock with short tramp over the
muiJy country rOsd-. The wrist
machine exercise and bag punching
! were dispensed with AMI but two
games OF hapdball were played. Three
siow rounds were spared, McNey,
| j., n'ties and Woods taking turns with
the bia fighter, AMI the rundown entei
the day. Tbs remaiuiug days VIII be
| spent very quietly and the only exer.
| else Corbeit will take viii be couple
OF hall mile wake.
| Fitzsimmons was up early this
morning and took iaunt around the
ranch YARD before breakfast. After
wards he walked at a good gait to the
penitentiary, his usual route, anu
logged back, covering the distance IN
| nnlf the time occupied in going out.
He loafed around the house and
grounds until dinner Tins and did
nothing until me arrival OF AL Smith,
the stake holder, who came out by in
| vitatlon to see some OF his work and
Inform himse Of Fl z3lmmons's
physicAl condition. FilZsimmOns went
through his usual work at the bag and
boxed with Hickey ana R0eter, but
did not do go TO the extent that he does
| when in his usual training exercises.
He simply did enough TO show
Smith his methods OF work and its
character. When told by Stenzler Il OF
| to do any more he went to hia dressing
room and was rubbed down, Smith
being present to see in what shape his
| muscles were.
Roeber, Hickey and Slenzler are
| enthusiastic about the condition OF
their man, and have no doubt about
his winning the fight.
| Fllzsimmons will probably fight at
not far from 100 pounds, anu the
chances are thai he will enter the ring
at rather over than under that figure.
He some time ago abandoned the idea
OF getting down to the middle weight
limit or at least 30 his trainers say, and
thought 1t would hardly do to allow
Corbett as mpch advantage in weight
as he would possess II FilzsimmOns en-
tered the ring Weighing less than / 80
pounds.
The champion will weigh bstweeu
$50 and 1856 pounds, and FilzsImma n;
thought that % pounds was trfie toe
much to give away In championship
fight. He has been most careful In
conceRling his weight, but his trainer,
have given out the Idea that he will
not fight In the middle weight limit.
TAeTe Is nothing the matter with
my condition, said FitzslmmOns TIM
morning, and all Of my friends may
, rest assured that Will give better
account OF myself after | am In thu
RINK tnan Corbelt will. l know that
they are playing him Tor a favorite IL
the bt ting and that 1t has been salt
that am not as confident OF winning
this fight ss l might be. II | wer,
not confident OF winning It nevel
would have entered into the arrange
, mept 10 fight CoTbett. He Ia a biggel
, man than / am and they say he IL
better at long range fighting thau
am, Now | have not the least doub
in the world OF my ability to keep GU
, OF his way and 1 say now as l hav,
said before that unless / go alter hin
he will not be able to beat ms IN I
, half day and he will not bsat me II
/ d. go for MIN. Hickey Slender ant
Martin Julian were or the sam,
} opinion regarding the chances of thei
! man. There was but one opinion
among them all aDu that was tina
CoIbelt would be punched into Jus
about nothing and that he would b.
pupchud into It in very short order
3 Fllz.immons yesterday swung hi
I oolors TO tue bresze by putting then
I out on the clothes line.
SOME OF TIIE CROWD.
San Francisco, March Ia
delegation Ut bsxing enthusiasts LEI
this city last evening for Carson, an
4 today smother will proceed TO III
!. scene OF the great hstio carnival. Las
a eyening's train carried out Hatf,
Corbeti, w. II. Clark, Louis Tsyou
I Col. Martin Brady, Al Coney, In
|. horseman; Peer u. Murphy, Pdil0
n deIphia's crack pigeon shot VINO
. better known a. zone Barrel MuI