The San Francisco call., 1897-02-08
No Gauge on Which They
Can Base Their
Betting.
In a Quandary as to the Cor
bett- Fitzsimmons Prize
Fight.
There Will Be Great Deal of Money
on the Californian at the
Ringside.

The local sports would like to know ex-
actly where they ''are at" in regard to
the betting on the Corbett- Fitzsimmons
contest, which is booked for March II in
Nevada.
AS matter of fact there has not been
single bet made, either here or in the
for the consideration of others.
Colonel A be Daniels, the representative
of Phil Dwyer here in other matters, is
fair criterion to go by in affairs sporty,
anu he derides the Geographic reports
from the East of heavy weight bets at
odds of $4,000 to $1,000, such as have been
wired across the continent.
sit is the same thing in New York as it
is here" he stated last evening at the
Baldwin Hotel. lover there they are
getting messages in regular channels that
Corbett is q 10 to favorite out in Califor-
MIA, which is not tact. So far as l have
been able TO find it here, Fitzsimmons is a
strong man, and at this time, at least |
find even money offered me. l take it, OF
course, for am e strong Corbett backer
and believe / am getting shade the best
of the wagers- However, l must say there
is little money in sight at this time and
have not been able to get more than few
hundred dollars on the result.
"Corbett has many moneyed friends in
the East, and 1 have no doubt that this
will affect the ODDS to a great extent.
These friends will be satisfied to wager
even money for the time being, but l
doubt if they will care to give odds ex-
cepting in large amounts, such as $4,000
to $4,000, until they reach the ringside.
Then l feel sure there will be a great diff
ference. The heavy bettors Of the country
will be there, and they are nearly all Cor
bett men. The weight OF their money
must necessarily be felt, and l would not
be astonished if odds of 2 TO l were given.
Take, for instance, such men as Ed
kearney and Ed Kearney Jr, JACK Nc
Donald, Matte Corbett, Smiling"
Johnny Kelly, H. Knapp John Hun
ter, Phil Dwyer and Billy Edwards. who
is the custodian OF a bank account de-
posted with him by clubmen whose af-
fairs he attends to. These men swear by
Corbett When he fought Sullivan they
believed in the young Californian, and he
told them he would not go near Sullivan
for three rounds. He told them, also,
that he would do out-fghtiDg for a half
dozen or more rounds, and then, when he
would have the big fellow worried, he
would mix up with HIM.
Jim carried the programme through
and won his fight. He did the same
thing when he fought Charley Mitchell
and again he carried the programme out
according to his promise. The result is
that Corbett, to-day, could get backing to
the extent OF 100000 if needed 10 fight
any man on earth. This is not necessary,
but, the very men who would gladly
make up the purse for him will be at the
ringside and it is quite natural they will
be ready to put up any amount the other
side might want to bet on Fitzsim mons.
LAS ! said before, ii will be at the ring.
side that the heavy betting will be done.
"Corbett has notified his friends this
time as he did in his past engagements,
not to bet on the number of rounds but
on the result"
The local sports are still in quandary
as to the line of action they are to take
Whether they will join private parties to
Nevada or go on their own individual ac-
count will depend greatly on the financial
tax. The excursion managers cannot as
yet present their prospectus for the reason
that Dan Stuart, the promoter of the fight
has not settled whether Carson or Reno
will get the affair. Hence rates have not
yet been made by the railroad company
and cannot be handed down to the people
J. Ostreicher of Eko was in town during
the past week. He is one of the suave