Evening star., 1897-03-15
Corbett and Fitzsimmons Express
Comrlete Confidence in Themselves,
each SAYS HE is sure TO WIN
What They VIII Weigh When
They Enter the Ring.
LOCAL BETTING SENTIMENT

Il never felt SO well before, and KNOW
could not possibly he in better condition
for fighting. said the champion. as ne
trainers rubbed him down after the final
boxing bout. Il am in perfect shape foI
the battle and / am going TO win 1t. There
has been some talk about my overconfi-
dence but my critics will see Wednesday
that i know what l am talking about when
j say that | will whip Fi;zsimmons- l nave
been waiting long time to get crack al
that fellow. and 1t is a sure thing that
will not lose the opportunity to stop his
talk about his ability to best me. l am
more than satisfied with the manner in
which my trainers have handled me, and
II / lose it viii not be their fault
our man is in perfect condition for this
or other battles.' said Charlie White. and
there is not the faintest doubt that he will
win. He could not possibly be in better
condition. All the experienced men who
have seen him work today admit that his
condition is perfect. l am entirely salts
fed. and so all his friends.
The days work was begun at O'Clock
with short tramp over the country road.
The wrist machine exercise and bag pune h
ing We're dispensed with, and but two
Games of handball We're played Three
slow rounds We're spared with McNey. JEFF
fries and Woods. taking turns with the big
tighter. and III" rub down ended the day
The remaining days will be spent very
quietly. and the only exercise Corbett will
take Will Dt a couple OF nall-lllie NdihS
F'ftxsimmons an Early Riser.
Fitzsimmons was UP early this morning
and took a jaunt through the ranch yard
lefore breakfast: afterward he walked at
good gait to the penitentiary. his usual
morning route. and logged back. covering
the distance in half the time occupied in
SONG out. He losfed around the house and
grounds until after dinner. and did 10 more
until the arrival of AL Smith. the stake
holder. who came out by invitation to see
scme of his work and inform himself OF
Fitzs!mu.Ons' physical condition. He work
.C at the bag and boxed with Hickey ana
KCcber. hut did not devote much time
IS has leen customary to the exercises.
He simply did enough TO show Smith his
methods of work and its character. hen
told by Stenzler not to do any more he
went to his dressing rooms and :ub-
he'd down. Smith being present in order 10
see in what shape his muscles were.
Roeber. Hickey ard Stenzler enthu-
siastic about the condition OF their man.
aid have no doubt of his winning the fight.
Fighting Weight.
Fitzs;mmous will probably fgnt at not
far from 16o pounds. and the chances are
that he will enter the ring at over rather
than under that figure. He some time ago
abandoned the idea Of getting 1own 10
middle weight limit or. at least. his
trainers say. and thought that it would
hardly do to allow COrbett as m3:Ch ad
vantage in weight as he would Possess il
Fitzsimmons entered the ring weighing un-
der I'st pounds. COrbett will weigh be
tween ~ and ls5 pounds, and FitZsimmons
thought twenty-five pounds was tritie
too much 10 give away in a champions hip
fight He has been more careful in con-
cealing his weight. but his trainers have
given OFT the idea that he will not fight at
the middle weight limit.
There is nothing the matter with my
condition. said F'itzsimmons this morning.
and all my friends may rest assured that
| viii give better account of myself after
/ an in the ring than Corbett will. j know
tt&; they are playing him for a favor.te in
the betting. and il has been said that | am
not confident of winning this fight I
might be. If i We're not confident Of win
I.ug | would never have entered into
the arrangement TO fight COrbett- He is a
bigger man than 1 am. and they say he is
better at long-range fighting than ! am.
Now. / have not the least doubt in the
wcrld Of my ability to keep out of his way.
and / say now what j SAID before, that
hen | 20 after him ne Will not be able to
beat me in half day. and he will not beat
NE II | 90 go for him.
Hickey. stenzIer and Martin Julian were
Of the same opinion regarding the chances
Of their man. There was but opinion
among them all, and ttat was that Corbett
' ouid he punched into just about moth
IL Z. and that he would Dc punched into IL
in very short order.
Fitz's CoIors.
Fitzsirnmons yesterday swung his coIors
TO the breeze by putting them out on the
clothes line He viii wear around his waist
q belt OF red, white and blue silk having
in the center an eagle, which looks very
much Ike the eagle on silver dollar.
FitzsimmOEs has worn the belt In several
OF his tights, and ne is Of the opinion that
ne will never be beaten as long as he wears
it lie nrst Wore the cOlOrs of the United
States in his fight with Hall at New Or
leans. when he defeated Hall. On the day
of that night he had made his application
10 become An American citizen. and ever
siLce that day. he says he has fought with
the national colors around his waist
Delegation From san FrnnciSco
A delegation of boxing enthusiasts left
San Francisco last evening FOR Carson. snC
today another Will leave for the seen,
OF the great fistic carnival. Last evening.
train carried out Harry Corbett, w. III
Clark. Louis Tayon of ST. Louis Col Mar.
tin Brady. Al Coney. the horseman: Peter
l. Murphy. Philadelphia's crack pigeon
slct. Nho - better known as one Barre
Murphy. Danny Needham. Dan Lynch
the manager of Tom Sharkey: Felix Wei
Ier, Sleeve O Erien OF Victoria r. G. anf
other lesser lights of the sporting world
-Tom Sharkey boarded the train at Port
Costa From the statements of Dan Stu
arts representative at San Francisco near.
ly So" .ersons Will come from that city Il
Carson 20 witness the battle. They bas,
their conclusion on the fact that 1900 tick
cts have already been sold there
Late Arrivals.
Among the latest arrivals are Jas Wake
ly New York. Louis Lemp, ST. Louis: F. A
Hall. San Francisco: j. w. Thomson
Dunsmuir. George YeIland jackson. W
Selig. San Francisco; f. s. Reed st. Louis
W C. Corhett. GibsonviIle; Geo. weigand
Gf5sonrille. Harry Weldon Cincinnati
George Harting. San Francisco: Geo. King
San Francisco: f. j. J. Schaw. Sacramento
Fred Graham. San Francisco: Fred Haves
Sacramento: A. c. Israel, Chicago: T. II
Hinde. San Francisco: B. A. Eaton Rogers
San Francisco; j. NJ. Comray, San Fran
cisco: j. p McCarty, San Francisco Pau
Butler, San Francisco; W. F.. DoaIIon Sal
Francisco; Ned Foster. San Francisco: c
Tiblcs, Kansas city; j. Shaw Kansa
City, :. Maxey, Kansas City: Chas Omelia
New York: William Adams. San Francisco
Joe Talbot, John Anderson. Thomas Hardy