The San Francisco call., 1897-02-09
CARSONITES HAVE
WON THE FIGHT
Report That Stuart Has
Fixed Upon a Battle
Ground.
Rejoicing in Nevada's Capital
Over the News of the
Victory.
Champion COrbstt Stops at Denver
Whi'e On His Way to San
Francisco.

CARSON, NEv.. Feb. S.-Nevada's capi-
tai is rejoicing tonight over q report that
1t has been selected as the site for the
rbett-FltZsimmons battle-ground. A
story that has been circulated throughout
the city is to the effect that per son close
to Dan Stuart announced to-day that i'm
mediately upon the managers arrival he
would make public his final decision in
favor of Carson
About 100 people gathered at the depot
this morning expecting Dan Stuart to ar
rive. They waited in vain. Stuart is still
a-coming, and there is no positive assur-
ance that he will be on hand for several
DAYS vet. He is taking his time about it.
and while he may loom up as large as life
tomorrow morning he may not be here
before Sunday. He is not man who runs
a brass band ahead of him when he tray.
els.
Cerbett telegraphed to his agent. Cooke.
that he would train only at a spot of the
same altitude as that where he will fight.
Cooke was about town getting attitudes
Despite the report that this city had been
f4ed upon by Stuart, Cooke don't know
yet whether he is measuring for Carson or
for Reno and Is somewhat at sea. he
attitudes that will fit either place He re-
turned from his trip to Bowers Mansion
in Washoe County this morning and said
he did not believe it would do for train
ing-place; so if the fight is to take place
in Carson he don't know just what he will
do. Fitzsim mons has already txed upon
Carson H OF Springs. Cooke fights shy of
Steamboat Springs. as it is not sufficiently
xclusivs and is liable to be overrun with
visitors.
Joseph Grismer, the actor, writes to a
friend in Carson that he is glad 10 see q
law passed regulating the sport, and hope.
to be at the rin rside when time is called
on the champions. A number of theatri-
cal people have telegraphed for dates for
the Carson Opera house, and are intend
ing TO bring their companies into Nevada
about the time OF the meeting.
Livingston to-day received an order
from Woodland, Cal, for twenty reserved
seats.
w. <. Wheeiock, Dan Stuart's agent,
while speaking of the attitude of the New
York press on the Nevada glove contest
d law, said to-day: "The stand taken by
the people of sainted Gotham on prize
fights Is worse than ridiculous. The place
recently alluded to in Congress as the
Manhattan reservation is the greatest
.Cesspool of vice in America. If they
would pause in their career OF iniquity
and vice long enough to attend a few
genuine prizehghts it would take their
attention away from the teeming licen-
tiousness of their lives and renovate their
morals.
Look at the Seeley dinner episodei
Nothing as scandalous could ever happen
in any of the Western States. A young
society man gets married and he and his
friends celebrate the most sacred compact
in life by gazing at the disgusting pirou-
citing of a woman on their dinner-table.
No wonder the police broke in. Did you
ever hear of a dinner being given in Ne
vsda that the police had to interrupt?
guess not. But, let me tell you, this was
only mild incident. At some of those
dinners given by the swells of Gotham,
who hold up their hands at prize6ghts,
there are scenes that no gentleman would
describe in a Western barroom."
Tonight Wheelock lef, for Reno osten-
sibly to meet Dan Stuart, who is due to
arrive in Reno this evening.