The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-03
MARTIN JULIAN.

WILLIAM A. BRADY. MARTIN JULIAN.
barring accident or sudden illness the
fight is bound TO take place. This means
that there will be no chance for taking"
The fiasco of year ago Is not to be re-
peatcd. Any attempt of that sort would
be too much for the public to endure. 1t
has suffered long, and now it must be
treated fairly or there will bc trouble. Just
what that trouble would be nobody could
at this time foresec, but that Corbett and
Fitzsimmons would get the bulk of il is a
very logical conclusion. All this Is as plain
to Fitz and jim as il is to the rest of man
kind, and they will conduct themselves
accordingly.
1t is quite likely that in their secrc.
hearts each of them would be glad TO avoid
the issue, not because of any physical
faint heartedness perhaps, but AS u prac.
tical matter of personal advantages Some.
body is going to lose great deal of pres
tigc on March II. That person will not
make very much money at subsequent
sparring exhibitions. And there is no good
reason why either of the fighters should
feel particularly sanguine as To results.
Each knows that the other is "a dangerous
man and that the winner will have little
steam left in him mt the finish. However,
tlVSc llcn arc gOlng 10 ugnt. Inty cln-
not now rccede from their position.
Outsiders never tire of making estimates
of probabilities. These lead TO no definite
conclusions, but they are interesting, and
they pass the time away. In order TO as
sist those who enjoy speculation of this
sort some OF the personal characteristics OF
the fighters may be here set down.
In temperament the big rivals differ
xx-i.1nl ln Of z,
steadicr than those of his prospective an
tagonist. He is more patient and not
nearly so dominCcring and cranky i'm
his training Us is Corbett While he can
not bc said To he phlegmatc, nc is not
greatly susceptible TO shock His tastes
are simple, and his manner of life is in
the main quiet. He is fond of hunting
and takes well to hard work
Corbctt, though of strong and solid phys
ical make up, is mass of nerves Ey-
erything he does Is done at high pressure
He works like mad at his training and
fights as hard as he trains. His quickncss
is phenomenal. for nc is a large man. His
celebrity of motion l. due To this same nerv.
Gus energy. 1t is "a good thing and a bad
thing Sometimes IL gives him "a victory
in n flash; at others il costs him much
This l. not saying that he cannot hit hard
His blows have an impact like those of "a
piston rod, and IL Is hard to hit him i'm re-
turn.
FitZsimmons, too, Is hard hitter. n
very hard hitter and he has "a reach that
carries h.s blow a long way. lt will not
do for Corbctt To get in the way of many
of these drives, and Fitzsimmons must
bc very alert i'm avoiding the swings of
Corhett. And there you ARE, with chances
evenly balanced.
Not the least interesting people con
nccted with the forthcoming fight are the
managers Of the hcavywcights.
William A. Brady, the volatile littlo
theatrical and ptigilistic manager has
been with Corbctt for several weeks.
Though very busy attending To his charge,
he devotes a good deal of time TO demon
strating 10 anybody in his company how
utterly impossible IL will I've for Corbctt To-
lose the fight Brady is shrcwd and OBJ
duratc and not To bc misled. He Is big
talker and says many rash things, hut NE
Is not all bombast. He is fun of bodily en-.
ergy and magnetism and his presence al
ways acts rs tonic to Corbctt Brady Is
well versed in all the tricks Of the fighting
trade and watches Corbett's interests with
unwinking eyes. He does not exercise all
this vigilance through personal regard for
the Californian, but because Corbett's In
tcrcsts are his interests. "Its business,
says Brady In the midst Of his inccssant
and often irrelevant talk, business all tho
time, with me" And, az n matter Of fact,
he accomplishes more than any other man
of like loquacity who lives today.
Martin Julian, who manages Fitzsim-
mons, IL of another sort Although he,
too, Is somewhat given to boastinR he H.
more guarded In his expressions and more
conservative In his methods. He Is very