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crowd, which had all along been noisy,
now simply roared, for the end was in
sight.
Good boy, Bob' was what the Cor
nishman heard in his dream. And, as the
noise was dying away, a female voice
echoed shrilly with another "Good boy,
Bob!" Fitzsimmons knew that voice, for
it was Mrs. Fitzsimmons', and it had the
effect of redoubling his energies.
The battle was soon over. Corbett,
unable to beat off the attacks, dropped
his arms. A hush had come over the
20, 600, but it was broken by resounding
smash as Fitzsimmons' right connected
with the cham pion's jaw, and
"Tm the champion of the world 7"
yelled Fitzsimmons.
what in thunder is the matter with
you, now?" said Trainer Dan Hickey,
jumping out of his warm bed and discov-
ering Filzsimmons standing shivering in
the middle ofthe bedroom and waving his
long arms like marJonette.
Hang it ALL" said Fitzsimmons, as he
rubbed his eyes and looked about to see
where he was, 81 thought the fight was
over. but it was only another of those con-
founded dreams"
Everybody laughed uproariously when
Bob finished the story of his dream, and
the Cornishman joined in the chorus.
"Never mind, though" he said, when
he could make himself heard. That will
be the story of the battle just as sure as I
am standing here"
l was out to CorDett's training quarters
late this afternoon and found that the
champion had heard about Fitzsimmons
dream
WELL" said Jim, with one of those
funny winks of his, 81 am satisfied to let
him have all the enjoyment he can get
out of those Nightmares, for they will
furnish about all the pleasure he will get
out of this little engagement That is
about as near as he will ever get to whip
ping me-in his Dreams"
1t was then time for Corbett to begin his
afternoon training and as we walked over
to the handball court together he said:
''Tll tell you, my boy, there is only one
story to this fight, or else 1 am the worst
ghesser in the world. l will repeat now
what l have often said before and that is
that l consider myself to be in the best
physical condition 1 ever attained
throughout my athletic career. If condi-
tion is to determine this coming battle |
have won already. But that is not the
point am getting at-not the story re-
ferred to. To my mind it is simply a
question as to whether or not Fitzsim-
mons can land on my jaw that lucky
punch which has made him celebrated
That's all there is to this fight. l don't
believe he can land It, but still nobody
can tell-he might. If he does not it viii!
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Outside of the Cornishmans dream
there was but little IN the shape OF inter
esting events to be cleaned at COOKS
ranch to-day, and those who went thIther
and paid the usual admission fee saw only
the usual routine. Fitzsimmons has got
right down to work of the hardest kind,
and it seems to agree with him I'M
men3ely. He revels in it. His cold has
nearly disappeared, and aside from the
black eye Hickey decorated his counte-
nance with the other day he looks mag
niticent. He has gone 'looney" over
snlpe shooting, and is out every morning
with his gun and dog. He is fair shot,
too and usually brings home quite mess.
News came from Empire to-day to the
effect that George Green, who Is training
for the welter-weight battle with "Mys-
terlous" Billy Smith, had narrow es-
cape from being drowned. There is
damned river in front of Green's framing
quarters, and he and his chum, Bob Nc
Arthur frequently venture out upon II IN
little skiff for row.
While out for one of their spins to-day
Macarthur esped slain duck Hoatlng In
the water, and dropping one OF his oars,
reached for it. Green playfully attempted
to get it first, and in the scramble the
skiff was capsjzed and both found them
selves fioundering in the water.
Bob is an expert swimmer and had little
difficulty in getting out of danger, but
Green found his heavy training clothes
fearful handicap and could make no prog
ress at all. He finally got hold OF the
boat, however, and clung to 1t until assist
ance arrived. He has suffered no i'll effects
SO far from the experience ard went on
with his training as usual. He is in splen-
did shape just now and is certain that he
will whip Smith.
Dal Hawkins, who is in training with
Green for the fight with Martin Flaherty,
is also In fine fix. J. G. MANSFIELD.
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AT SHELL MOUND.
An Open to All Shoot for Cas-

An Open to All Shoot for Cash
Prizes on the Man-Target.
The picnic season of 1897 was opened
yesterday at She'll Mound Park by con-
cert and picnic. Captain l.. Siebe, the
proprietor, has had the entire premises
renovated and put in perfect order. The
early trains took across the bay many
hundred pleasures seekers, and by o'co
the mum ber was increased to 5000 and the
orening was success.
From 10 o'clock 10 noon q concert was
given, and then after the dinner hour
dancing was kept ED until evening. An
other party found pleasure in the bowling
alley, where they BOWED up TO O'Clock
for cash prizes amounting to 500, offered
by Captain Siebe. These prizes ranged
from $40 to 81
There was but one attraction OH the
grounds for The rifemen and that was the
rifle range, which was crowded from early
in the morning until as late as the targets
could be seen, for there was a grand pub.
lie priZe-shoot there, held under the
auspices of the Norddeutscher Schuetzen
Club. All OF the shooting was on the
man target, four shots, 80 points the pos
sible. The twenty-five prizes aggregated
1925 and ranged from $50 to 81, besid es
special prizes for best first and last shots
and most red flags for the 20-center line.
For time 1t was supposed that George
S. Schulz was going TO be high man with II
and A. h. Pape second best with 76 Late
in the day D. w. Mclaughlin got in his
work with his new Pope barrel and ma de
7S out Of possible 80. He won the first
prize of $50, Schulz took the second, S25.
and Pape third, $40. The leading prize
winners and their scores were as follows
D. W. Mclaughlin 7s, G. S. Schulz II. A. H.
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be all day with him. for l know l can hit
him and I'll cut him TO ribbons as sure as
| am talking to you now"
Corbett gave q remarkable exhibition OF
endurance this afternoon, and those who
witnessed the performance went away
fully convinced that if the approaching
contest develops into prolonged affair
the Australian will in no wise be at dis
advantage. He began his work by wrest-
ling with his wrist machine. Now, this
apparatus is reputed to be capable OF tir-
ing a person more than any OF the muscle
making devices used by athletes, and any
one who has ever fooled" with one OF
them i'll a gymnasium knows this TACT.
Corbett put in twenty-five minutes OF
steady and vigorous work on the machine,
and then, as he was glowing his hands for
bout with the bunching-b bag, gave me
little dissertation on the effects OF wrist
practice.
"When l get through with that ma
chine my arms and hands are apparently
worked out. so tatlgued are they he said;
ANY body else who tackles 1t the way L
do will be affected in the same way, II not
worse. But the funny part OF It is that as
soon as begin TO thump the bag, which
is the next work on the programme, that
feeling of fatigue begins to disappear. and
the longer l punch the stronger l feel
until finally l am in the very finest OF
lSllle lOT Tue DduuDdll games anu OOAti6
bouts that follow the punching bag eXer-
else.
The wrist machine is wonderful help
to man in training, for it gives great
strength to the forearms and hands. and
they are the most valuable weapons he
can have in a contest, and must be care
fully prepared so as to lessen the danger
OF their breaking"
Jim was now ready for the bag, and at his
request L kept time for him. He began
with his left hand, varying between hooks,
straight-arms, swings and labs, and asked
that he be notified when he had worked
five minutes. l purposely neglected to
sing out to him when the five minutes
were up, and the result was that he con-
tinued to pump away with the left hand,
the ball beating veritable tattoo as it
ratified against the ceiling with lightning
like rapidity.
whats the timer finally asked Cor
bett. but without missing blow at the
bounding ball.
Eighteen minutes"
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"Humph, 1 was commencing to think
that was rather long five minutes" he
said, emphasizing each word with a
whack at the ball. "WeIl, that's all
right" he continued, 1--WE will make it
twenty minutes" and he did.
Then the right hand was brought into
play for ten minutes and this was followed
by rafting finish with both hands
thlrty-hve minutes in all. / took partic-
ular pains to notice the condition of the
big fellow at the close Of this violent ex-
ercise SO that the readers of the CALL
might be given an idea as to what q man
who IS fit for q hampionship battle can
do. He was wet and steaming with
pe-spirat ton, but his breathing did not in
dicate in the slightest degree that he had
been undergoing any unusual exertion.
This was made all the more evident by the
fact that no sooner had he left the bag to
put on his blankets than he began con-
versation with Trainer Charley White, the
theme of which was a complaint regard
ing the condition of the ball, and his flow
OF words was in no way interrupted by
shortness of breath.
Then boxing bouts were next in order
and he was at his four sparring partners,
alternating with them so as to give them
rest, Tor three-quarterS of an hour. And
still he had not tired. The Californian is
certainly in shape, so far as his powers OF
endurance are concerned.
Billy Woods the man who wears the
pneumatic face and the padded corset
when he boxes with Corbett, has been en-
joying two days vacation. When Cor
bett gets at this armored glad iator he slogs
numerically, and despite the protection
afforded by the pneumatic devices Billy
has been repeatedly foored and put to
sleep. Woods got tired OF his job and
threatened to go out on a strike Corbett
evidently realized that BlIy's position was
no sinecure, and compromised by giving
his trainer two DAYS off.
IA bloomin' truck horse couldn't stand
the pounding that 1 get from that big
chap" said Billy to-day. "I'm sore in
every part OF my body and it was getting
to- be torture. Honestly, | believe if it
wasn't for the mask l wear / would have
had my bIoomin' head knocked off. Wait
till Fitz gets a few of these cracks and
then he will sympathize with me-
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Pape rs, George Alpers rs, A. Jungblut IA, A.
Strecker 73, w Glindemann 73. f. p. Schuster
73, Utschig as l. Haake e, -, ID H. - Burfeina 4
Fakto II, III. Plagemann 81, +. III. Mason 70,
c. Thier bach 10 n. Ahrens 70, W. Garms 90.
H. Huber So First best SHOT in the morning,
A Myer; last best shot in the afternoon, c. f.
Rust. Distribution OF prizes to- morrow even
ing at 80 Eddy street.
The regular class medal shoot OF the
Deutscher Krieger Vere1n shooting sec
tion was also held at She'll Mound, with
the following results:
Champion class, F. Kaiser 352 rings; first
class, NJ. Biegel BAL; second class, o. BANNER
291; third class, +. Miehle 256; best hrs t
bullseye. NJ. Biegel "a; best last bullseye, A.
FRANKIE 25; most centers, A. FRANKIE.
A large mum Der of musket marksmen
also were on the range. Among them
were the members of the first division OF
the naval battalion and the mem bers OF
Troop A of the cavalry. The latter were
badly handicapped for making good
scores, as they were obliged 10 shoot witt
the army carbine, using very powerlui
ammunition. The scores ten shots, mill
tary target, made with the army and navy
firearms were as follows:
Troop A, csvalry-Captain ]. A. jerks %,
C. Penniman 50, Reno 20, Ennis 10, McDer-
mott 81, Boney z sandbeck 80. Lsederiek @ ,I " u
H. Robinson g. Graft "a, Desmond z, Kerr Is,
Dunhem %, G. Robinson 20.
Naval Battalion-A Luderman 80, A Holmes
90 D. McWiIliam sc, Lieutenant Dennis AZ,
Peters 80, Wier 20, Emmerich 30. F. Rich "a.
A. Landon 26, J. A. Healey 20, J. F. Murphy
80 W. Corliss 27, Z. A. Gould 35, Ensign B..
Shepston 4. 7. ]. Casey AZ, A. q. Quinlan "a,
J. Toussaint %.
Company A. First Regiment-F. W. Nebert
33, c. Cook %. George Swan 80, a. c. Level
ling 39, W. Ronselle 49, I; J. McCreaRh 81, d.
]. DAILY 80, ]. C. Segrave 43, NJ. II. Watkins 40,
E. L. Schari 7, J. J: Dillon 10, G. G. Wnite 40,
L. II. Anthem 16, w. T. Beck 81, j. o. Staples
32 D. NJ. Browne 81, T. P. Leonard 33, W. S.
Taylor &, A. w. Taylor 8, w. A. Nord 80 ana
w. D. Finn %.
Company A, Fifth Regiment, practice-Cap-
tain Poulter 45, Jannigan AZ. S. A. Puckett
AS, Patrey Is. W. D. Hughes 80, Grismore "a
Smith &c, KING SO, Littlefe,d 26, Magell Al,
c. Pickett 40, c. Poulter 36, Langford q, De
Poy 20, Logan 50. Charles Ellis 81, Kohl er
38, Mccormick 43, Jumper 33, Monroe 16,
Learn 81
Butt 81 J. A. Stang SO, DR.. w. Lindecker "a,
J. Danarie "a, Corporal ]. Mlndermann 32, Z.
Stande 81, c. Hilsz 80, Corporal c. Schneider
29 Lieutenant E. Moenning Al, schoning II
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SIR BACHE CUNARD HERE,
Owner OF Great Steamship Line and
Husband of California
Girl.

Sir Bache Cunard of London, one of the
owners of the celebrated Cunard line of
steamships plying on the Atlantic ar
rived here yesterday evening from the
East and took apartments at the Palace
Hotel.
Less than two years ago he married
Miss Maud Bourke, the beautiful ward
Horace Carpenter OF Oakland, who had
just before that been engaged to marry
Prince Poniatowski. His wife, however,
has not accompanied him on the present
trip, which is one. Sir Bache explains, that
is merely for pleasure and without any
business significance.
He is tall man of athletic build and
with black hair and mustache. He is
SO years of age. Not even a valet is travel
ing with him, although in London he is
reputed to keep magnificent establish
ment and to live in great style.
On the journey across the continent he
had for travelling com panions Joe Redding
Of this City just returning from New
York, and Mr.. and Mrs. James. Mr. Reed
and Mrs. James Elveston Jr. of PhiIadei.
phia. all OF whom went to the Palace.
Later in the evening Sir Bache and the
other memb bers of the. party were the
guests of Mr.. Redding at dinner given
by him at the Bohemian Club, from which
the party returned to the hotel shortly
after midnight.
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THE SALE OF SEATS.
Railing off in the demand for High
Priced Tickets.

Railing Off in the Demand for High
Priced Tickets.
Strange as it might seem the sporting
fraternity observed the Sabbath yesterday
TO the great disgust of Managers Cook and
Clark, who are here representing High
Chlef Dan Stuart in the sale OF tickets for
the great fstic event to be decided on
March II in Carson. The sale was so
good on Saturday, when it was begun,
that 1t was expected to be better yester-
day, when people had more leisure to call
around and do business, but it was not.
The disposal of $4,000 worth Of seating
capacity that started the ball rolling was
made up principally of block sales.
Charles Asher took $500 worth for him
self and friends who had com missioned
him to act for them. Another $1,000 worth
was taken by Harry Corbett and his part
ner, Burns, who are to run special Pull
man excursion to and from the fight. The
remainder of the $4,000 was put up by a
f.w special parties and few individuals.
Yesterday, however, there were no block
sales. The tickets that passed over Nose
Gunsrs counter were mostly single and at
the $50 rate
The public does not seem to take kindly
to the box seats at $40 a throw. Yester-
days sales amounted to only $3.50.
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IN HIS SLEEP WHIPS C0RBE Tt

scratching his head in an endeavor to re
call more OF the details of the dream, Il
don't believe l can tell you which one of
US got the best of those receptions. AS
remember it now, everybody in the place
howled for me and then everybody yelled
for Corbett. l guess it was horse and
horse. We will let it 60 at that, any
how"
Then he went on to describe the battle.
But little time was lost in measuring dis
tances and getting acquainted with each
others tactics, for both were anxious.
The air was raw and cold, and before they
were in the ring ten seconds they were at
it. 1t was q fast and furious battle. FitZ-
simmons opened the battle with MUIR
derous swing, which, had it landed, would
have settled the battle; but Jim was on
the alert, ducked and came back at Fitz
simmons with sharp rap on the nose.
A clinch followed, but both escaped from
it without damage. Corbett's cleverness
and ability to dance out OF harms way
saved him several times during that
round, so dreamed FitZsim mons, from
going down under the piledriver blows
that were sent after him. He was like a
shadow so far as locating him was con-
cerned. but FitZsimmons was persevering
and confident that he would land event
ually.
So the battle waged during four rounds
and the pace was plainly telling on Cor
bett. He did not respond to the call of
time with that nimbleness that had char
acterized his previous appearance on the
scratch-and here the dream grows inter-
esting.
Fitzsimmons saw his opportunity and
dashed in to finish matters. He beat
down the champions guard, and the
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termination OF even Texas to exclude prize
fighting by special act OF the Legislature. This
State, this deserted mining camp, revives the
brutality by on exhibition whicn must make
the Indians and its Cinnamon wonder at
Christianity. Corbett is called gentleman; !;
yet he acted ike an infuriated animal in his
last fight and his wife was divorced on grounds
aHecting his morality. He is as dissipated as
is John l.. Sullivan, who clubs his wife.
such exhibitions promote criminallty by
feeding the bestal in man. They debauch the
public ideal. Such men show pluck, yes; but
no better than the bulldog or tiger. These is
no spontaneous courage; they let themselves
be battered for $4,000 Prize fighting is often
excused as no worse than football. But bru-
tslity can be and often Is excluded from the
latter. Brutality is an essential part of prize
lighting and cannot be eliminated.
On the seal of Nevada there is picture OF
the sun rising over the noun tains, but on the
17th it will feel like going into eclipse. ST.
Patrick ought to feel on his birthday that he
has worse varmints than snakes to drive out.
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Scenes and Incidents Before the Big Fight at Carson

of half-doubtful way that there might be
something in these nocturnal prophecies
after all.
Fitzsimmons' new dream goes on rec
ord as having visited him last night. This
is not the first time the ST. Patrick DAYS
battle has been pictured to him in his
sleep since the signing of the articles.
There was one ahead of this one. which
called on him several weeks ago, while he
was still in the East. On that particular
occasion Bob saw Corbett curl up and 90
to sleep at the end OF the seventh round.
In describing the vision at the time he
said he saw ring pitched in the open
air, with something like 90 900 people
gathered around.
He was the first of the two world cham
pionship aspirants to enter the ring, but
was compelled to wait quite while, the
delay being caused by Corbetts refusal to
leave his dressing room. The crowd
roared with anger, and threatened the
Californian with all sorts OF violence if he
persisted in remaining in seclusion, and
finally Corbett came out; the gloves were
produced, and the fight began.
As Fitzsimmons says he saw it in the
dream the fortunes of both varied during
the first six rounds, but the seventh saw
Corbett distressed. Bob saw his chance.
and cornering the Olympic Club idol he
sent q stiff left into his abdominal cavity.
This blow caused Corbett's head to come
forward, and Fitzsimmons IN his vision
shot in a magnificent upper-cut and put
his man to sleep-such an upper-cut, he
explained, as wound up Sailor Sharkey in
San Francisco.
1t took the Cornishman seven rounds to
close the career of Gentleman Jim in that
Eastern dream, but Bob must be smoking
q better brand of the poppy extract of
late, for in last nights picture of the mill
he turned the trick in the fifth round.
The mammoth arena in which the ap-
preaching battle is TO be fought is close to
the road leading to Fitzsimmons' training
quarters and in consequence he sees 1t
during his tramps into town almost daily.
This will account for the perfect picture of
the vast inclosure that he saw last night
while he snored.
Again was there a great and surging
crowd in attendance, and it was a noisy
Assem- blage at that. Fitzsimmons in tell
ing of the dream this afternoon said that
he emerged from his dressing-room en-
veloped in his timc-h onored bath robe,
and followed by his seconds armed with
buckets, bottles and fans he met with an
ovation that fairly shook the place and
brought echo after echo rolling back from
the surrounding snowclad mountains.
Then when Corbett appeared there was
another roar. another fac-simile earth
quake and duplication of the echoes.
ITO tell the truth, said Fizsimmons,
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AT ALAMEDA POINT.
Grand Bluerock Tournament Of the
Lincoln Gun Club Yesterday.

Grand Bluerock Tourn ament OF the
Lincoln Gun Club Yesterday.
The Lincoln Gun Club held a grand
bluerock tournament at Alameda Point
yesterday, the regular programme being
composed of two prize matches. The first
was record match. open to all, for 100
birds, and the second a 25-bird match,
also open to all.
In the first match the competitors shot
for a handsome gold medal henceforth to
be known as the 100-bird record medal,
which will become the personal property
of the marksman winning it the greatest
mum ber of times out of the six shoots of
the season.
The contest proved an exciting one, as
all the men were we'll matched and ac-
counted among the clubs most expert
enced marksmen. Webb finally carried
off the highest score with eignty-five birds,
+. Feudner being scored with eighty-four.
The full scores were:
Webb S5, F. Feudner "a, Nauman 76 Bekart
"a, Justins "a Golcher 73, Foster 6S, Grimes
64, II. Vernon 62, sharp So, Clabrough So.
In the twenty five bird match the men
shot for 500 in cash and 500 in przes.
There were three classes and the money
and prizes will be finally allotted in the
sixth shoot, each man shooting in the
class to which he belongs. The scores
yesterday were as follows:
Shaw II, burst 16, Behart IS, Fisher II,
Golcher 20, C. Fisher II, O. strander Is, JUS
tins %, Grimes IS, Norman 49, Webb 81, F.
Feudner IS, II. Vernon 20, Foster 16 Alderton
10, j. Fost ter II, Sharp 16 Karney II.
The following matches were subse-
ouensly improvised, the entrance money
being divided among the successful COM
petitors:
Ten-bird match, unknown traps and un-
known angles-Norrnan 8, o. w. Fisher z,
Sharp 6, Webb q. Golcher 6, Baur 6, Karney &.
burst 3, Grimes 5, Feudner B. Foster 5, E. Fos-
ter 4, Shaw a. Clabrough 4, Justins 8, C..
Fisher 2, H. Vernon 2, Alderton 2.
Fifteen birds, reverse system-Webb 13, o.
Fisher Ii, Norman 10. Potter 10. Fl. Vernon 8,
Wenzeli 8, Grimes s, SharpS Shaw z. Baur g.
Foster g, Alderton 8, F. King 6, Cate 5.
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monds' Move On, NJ. T1synor's Flashlight beat
Fireman beat NJ. Welch's Tipperary. S. E.
Portals Magnet beat T. Neenan's Fair View,
T. Cronin's Grace Darling beat Mira Monte
Kennels Fireball, Healy & Eagan's Mialmo
beat P. Brophy's Phoenix Queen, Cronln q
McDonald's SkybalI beat P. McCebe's St: Cloud.
D: snannons senQrita peat - T. J; Edmonds % non
Kelly's Vallejo Queen, Healy & Eagan' Moon
dyne beat NJ. Traynor's Valley Maid, Mission
kennePs Warrata beat MoC NIB & Bryan's
Right Bower j. seggerson's White Chief 6s beat
ter's Brandon Bells beat J. Quanes Captain
Morse, Bartel & Rossiter's Emln Pash peat
w. Kay's Eclipse.
First ties Lawrence beat Flashlight,
Magnet beat Fireman, Mialmo beat Grace
Darling, Senorita beat Sky ball, Moondyne beat
Alden W. Brandon Bells beat Warrala, Emln
Pasha beat White Chief.
Second ties s. Magnet beat st. Lawrence,
Senorita beat Mialmo, Brandon Bells beat
Moondyne, Emin Pasha a bye.
Third ties Magnet beat Brandon Bells,
Senorita beat Emin Pasha,
Finals-Magnet beat Senorita.
Results at Sacramento: Little Delight
first, Schoolgirl second, Pansy third.