Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-03-25

Carson, New, March l9.--"I don't
think II has hurt the state" said Gov.
Sadler, IN discussing the recent fight
On the contrary 1t will be a benefit to
the western portion OF Nevada by bring
ing people here who spent some money
and who will 20 home and talk about
our state, Some of them saw the mines
at Virginia City ana will talk about
them and 1t may result In eastern peo-
pie coming here to locate, have no
idea how much money the visitors left
III carson, A great many people believe
the nght held here to be preferable to
FOOTBALL games as played at your state
universities and all colleges east and
west. So far as the Corbett- Fitxsim-
mons contest Is concerned | consider II
u fair fight, The hardest hitter won.
saw nothing brutal. The assemblage
was orderly and everything was fairly
conducted rs far rs know. AS TO Car
son. nothing occurred except what In
likely to occur at any gathering, at n
county fair for instance. There was n
little unpleasantness (the governor
meant shooting ARRAY but that did
not grow out OF the fght."
'here Was not time In the fight"
said Fttzsimmons, that | was not surs
OF winning, and after the sixth round
III winch they say Corbett had mo
gong told my men after had re-
turned to my corner that / was going 10
mex Corbett to a certainty. saw that
no was able to keep his head out OF
my way and then | begau to lay for
the body and | finished him inst ma
o'd Sharkey. There is no sense In
saying that II WIS chance blow and
all mat sort of thing. 1t was just the
kind of blow that was waiting for
4 chance to deliver and when my chance
came sent It home and won tho
fight. That's all the chance there was
about It,"
! Regarding hts future movements.
| FitAslmmons said: II have not decld.
ed Just what | viii do, but ono thing
is certain. viii not fight any moro for
at least Two years. II has been nj
es' three years since Corhett fought
anybody for the championship and |
am not going into any finish contests
Tor Two years myself, During that
time | may decide to fight 0guin and
| may not. II all depends on how
reel Two years more on my present
age VIII bring me near to 10, and that's
rather mature age for any man To
engage In finish contests. | shnll nav
no attention to the challenges made by
Goddard, Mitchell and Shorkey. They
are all blum challenges not worth my
consideration. Fhz. Leaves Carson for
San Francisco tonight.
San francisco. March l9.-James J.
Corbett remained In his rooms at the
ST, Nicholas hotel yesterday and spent
most OF the day lying down. He rose
early and had hearty breakfast In
his rooms. read the morning papers.
devouring every word printed about the
hight. Then he lay down, not rising
until the dentist called to repair the
tooth shattered by Fltz. Jim shows
few outward marks Of the encounter,
but Is weak from the effects OF the
terrible heart blow and says that he
has intermittent shooting pains In
his left side. His physician says that
he Will suffer no permanent injury, al
though the shock to both his nervous
and physical system has been severe.
Corbott reiterated his ability and will
Ingness TO fight Fitzslmnons or any
one else today. tomorrow, or any day
next week. Il don't want to say any
thing more about the fight" he said.
Hold on though, just say this, will
you? / was beaten fairly and honestly
and have no kick loming, nor no COM
plants to make. And don't represent
me as sick or dying or even III, for
am not, only chagrined al my careless
ness In the fight.
After a good lunch Corbett lay down
and slept two hours. He was to
have given boxing exhibition last
evening in Mechanics pavilion, and the
city was billed to this effect In antici-
patton OF Corbetts victory and trium-
phant return home, Fitzslmmons will
appear In the hall instead, but not until
tomorrow night. Corbetts father Is
very anxious to talk about the fight.
the result OF which he bemoaned. He
says that Jim will probably leave the
prize-ring and gorego even boxing ex-
hibltions. He wants the ex-chaniplon
to deny the reports that he lost every
cent he possessed on the result OF the
fight, stating that his losses amounted
to but $40. Jim though, backed him
self for a little money" concluded his