The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-16
CROWD WILL BE SMALL.
Spectators at the Prize Fight May Not
Exceed $500.

CARSON New March 15.-Dan Stuart is
gradually assuming the demeanor of man
who was made TO mourn. The news from
the East is not at all encoura ging to one
who has been at the expense and trouble,
not TO calculate the loss of health. of Stu
art and the indications are for the fight TO
he a profitless undertaking. so far he
is concerned One and perhaps the chief
reason for this is the lack of confidence
which is displayed here. and which is prob
ably only of a kind with similar feeling in
the East.
The experiment of the two fighters and all
their Entertainments and tenements soever
going into the business of annexes to the
new journalism was not held against them.
nor indeed in their favor at first, but as
time developed and when .Corbett came out
over his signature and calmly confessed
that he had faxed views changed. 1t
was generally conceded that Corbett had
been paid for taking. and the reasoning was
that if he would humbug for pay he would
also do other diScreditdDle things Tor pay.
More, as FitZsimmonS was In the same
boat with him in the hippodroming so
calmly confessed. the argument was that
FitZsimmons would also do other queer
things if the price were big enough.
Altogether, so far as Carson is concerned,
the battle is assuming cheaper. cheaper and
y.
formation received here as to the failure
of sporting persons TO go mad with delight
at the chance to come to Carson Is accepted
as proof that outsiders are also getting very
much out of joint with the affair. OF
course, as there are still two days for
crowd-coming. there Is a chance of the
match being fought TO a paying house, bur
Stuart's friends are not enthusiastic Stu
art is quoted as saying that he lost a for
tune at FL PaSo. another at Hot Springs
and that he is now more gloomily in line
to lose a third I'm Carson. He mas been
.milke1'' right and left, and Il great many
eople are sorry for him.
Stuart is discouraged over the outlook
for attendance from east or the Mississippi
According TO latest advices there WILL per-
haps. be but one single special train from
that section. while il had been expected at
least LOCO or 1500 people would come Tele-
grams show that some parties have char
tered a special car which will be attached
to a regular train. Definite figures cannot
be obtained. but il is estimated that not
more til; 80 visitors from east the Mis-
sssippi will b. in Carson when Corbett and
Fitzsimmons face each other in the ring
The bulk of the crowd will come from San
Francisco. and there VIII be q moderate
delegation from Denver. Salt Lake and
other cities of the Rockies. According
to the indications now the attendance may
not be over 1850 unless there is larger
other Nevada towns than is now antici-
pated. Up TO Saturday one passenger coach
was all that was needed to bring visitors
from Reno. where connections are made
with the Southern Pacific. over which route
most must travel. Sunday trains had two
number There was. however, plenty of
room. About seventy people arrived in
Guiding a theatrical troupe. Altogether
there are about 1000 visitors here.