The San Francisco call., 1897-03-12
have been very vigilant yesterday

while the two greatest pugilists il the
world were supposed to be on the verge OF
humping each other within stones
throw of him.
THIS guard is NJ Y. Cecil. He told me
to-day that Fitzsimmons passed over the
road at least fifteen minutes before Cor
bett left the prison, ana was nearly out OF
sight w hen he Californian and his train
ers started for Shaws Springs. And Cecil
is only one OF them.
The wrangie over the rules to govern
the coming battle, given out yesterday by
Referee S ler has by no means subsided.
Fi'z seemed to be somewhat submissive
las; night. but to-day he is Kicking again
and threatening not to fight unless he is
allowed 10 Lave something 10 say as to
what rules shall govern. Dan Stuart,
although by no means a we'll man, risked
4 relapse to-day b. driving all the way out
10 Cooks ranch for a talk with the Cor
nishman.
The good natured Texan told Bob that
it was his desire to have everything go off
smoothly, even if only for the good OF The
sport itself. But at the same time he was
not inclined 10 tolerate any qubbling
over trifles. Fitzsimmons was not in
clined to compromise, however, and in
sis ed that Siler's early announcement of
the rules gave Corbett the advan age of
perfe citing himself on clinches and break
away hitting.
Stuart finally suggested, as a way OF
reaching some sort of an amic2ble agree
ment, that meeting take place to-mor-
row 10 be attended by Martin Julian, rep
resenting FIIzsimmons, William a. Brady,
Corbetrs manager, Referee Siler and
Stuart himself. This seemed satisfactory,
and it was decided to hold the meeting at
Stuart's headquarters at P. NJ.
1t does not seem probable however, that
this conference will result in any material
change of the rules as they now stand.
With one or two tIifling executions they
are the original Marquis of Queensberry
rules.
Siler considers that they are as fair to
one of the principals as to the other and
will scarcely agree to any amendments.
Stuart, too, thinks the rules. as they have
been formulated AMI given to the public,
should stand unchanged. AS Corbett is
satisfied with them Brady will vote for no
alterations, so it will possibly be Julian 8
voice alone against all of the others.
The Corbett people claim that Fitz-
simmons is by his hair-splitting maneu-
vers showing the white feather. If he is
the great fighter that he claims to be, they
say, he should not be afraid to fight under
the pure. old, unad dulterated rules. These
were good enough for fighters before him
and should be satisfactory TO him as well.
II am aware of what Fitz is up to. said
Billy Delaney to-day. He wants that
clinch- hitting clause eliminated so that
ne will b ave chance to lose the tight on
foul. He realizes that he is in for a
beating under the regular rules, and he
wants chance TO wriggle out, so that he
can shout after the fight tn at he was not
fairly whipped. II clinch hitting is barred
he will be the hGppiest man in the coun-
try. Then he will have chance, when he
finds that he is losing, to hit Corbett in q
cllnch and have the referee decide the
fight on a foul. Jim does not wish to win
the contest that way. He wants to lick
this fellow outright or else get licked him.
self"
There is a quiet rumor going around
that somebody has a scheme on foot to
have the ring in which Corbett and Fitz-
simmons are TO do battle smaller than the
articles of agreement call for. In carry
ing out this scheme the plans for the arena
were not adhered TO. They provide for a
platform twenty-eight feet square 10 ac-
commodate the Neutrality-suspicious. ring and
its necessary braces, but it has been dis
covered that this platform, which is al
most finished, is only twenty-four feet
ba -
to be less than twenty-five feet.
II has always been said that Fitz likes
q small ring, but whether this shortening
of the platform was done for his be nefit
or not it is itficult TO say. 1t may have
been only mistake after all, and in view
of the fact that Billy Brady. Corbett's s
manager, has discovered the myste rious
shrinkage, the chances are that the plat
form will be altered so as to accommo-
date a regulation twenty four-foot ring.
George Green, professionally known as
young Corbett," who is training at
Empire for his contest with Mysterious
Billy Smith, has met with another mis-
hap While sparring with his trainer,
Bob Macarthur, yesterday he hit the latter
on the head and severely sprained his
right thumb. George will be compelled
to ease up in his work in order to give the
injured member time to get back into
shape. All of Empire had laugh yester-
day at the expense of Green and Nc
Arthur. There is a big mill near their
training quarters, where the tailings from
the Con. Virginia mine are being worked
over. These tailings are conveyed to the
mill from distance of nearly two miles
by means of sort of trolley system OF
moving buckets.
Green and his trainer hied them selves
just before noon to the dumping grounds
and jumping into bucket started out for
ride to the mill-to tr.p the trolley, as it
were. They tripped along merrily for
about half mile, and were just passing
over q deep ravine when the IL clock
whistle blew and the machinery operating
the trolley came to q sudden stop. There
was no possible means of escape, and
there vas nothing to do but to stay there
until l o'clock. In the meantime Dal
Hawkins. Jimmy WIgsins, Billy Lyons
and Spider" Kelly amused themselves
by pelting snowballs and rocks at the
dangling and discomtted athletes.
j. G. MANSFIELD
GIN ACT OF TREASON.n
Denunci0fiOn of the Sendf,,g of n Tafe
Fig and Lettrr to Corbeft