The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-02-24
The Nevada Mill

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points in town registered IA below when
the sun came up, but the mercury rose
rapidly AID at noon registered Is above.
Il is generally believed that the back
bone of this cold spell, the worst known
in Nevada for eighteen years, has been
broken, and the local weather prophets
predict that there will be good weather
from this time on.
IT MUST BE FAIR.
Chicago, Feb. 23.-George Siler, who is
to referee the Fitzsimomns-Corbett fight
in a special dispatch TO the Tribune from
Carson, New, says:
reports have bene floating about Re-
no and Carson during the last few days
10 the effect that a number Of roughs
and toughs would be at the ringside 10
see tha. their man did not lose. 1 take
no stock in these reports, as honestly
believe that neither of the principals
would be a party TO any affair Of that
kind. My candid and honest opinion of
both men is that they want to win by
fair means only.
However, / will go on record now by
saying that should any mob attempt TO
interfere TO try to prevent its favorite
from losing or make him win by other
than fair means, 1 will resist and repulse
the attempt. Prize fighting has received
some severe shocks OF late, and lovers OF
the game look forward to the coming con-
test as one which will elevate the name.
Knowing this. will co everything in my
power to make this the greatest and
cleanest fight in the annals of pugilism.
The public at large as well as myself, 1
am sure, want a fair fight, and no favor,
with the best man returned a win
aer."
FITS SORE KNUCKLE.
Carson, New, Feb. 23.-From hints
dropped by Fi.zsimmons and his trainers
ii is easy 10 see that they have thorough
ly made up their minds about Corbe.t
Overlooking confidence IN Bob's ability
TO beat him under even conditions deluge
everything and everybody out at Cooks,
but they also believe on the 18th Of
March the conditions will not be even.
They all consider that if Corbett keeps
up his presen: gait from now until the
fight he will be as stale as a third rater
4 dozen ideas of this kind fill the Au-
stralian's head all the time Julian
feeds him on them morning, noon and
night. The little manager stated that the
assumption Of superiority is natural and
can't be helped. Corbett says his bro
ther-in-laws are whistling to one another
TO keep UP their courage.
Fftzsimmons does not need very much
rounding off before the hard battle he
row has in prospect. His limbs are one
mass Of muscle, just loose enough for
iiveliness, and his arms are in perfecr
shape. The hands that were so badly
disfigured last fall by collision with
Sharkey's skull now show no signs of
weakness, though one knuckle is still
painful. Hickey will probably begin ac-
tive training with his principal on Wed
nesday and Roeber will add his talents
TO the daily routine OF work SO soon as
the other two get well warmed up.
WILL MAKE HIM REPENT.
Corbett and Fitzsimomns have hobbies
in the line of training The Californian
swears by his hand ball court and the
Australian by his daily ten miles coun-
try run in the air as the finest thing in |
n. 4
Each Of them will enjoy his preference |
to the full before the day OF the battle. |
Two little localities in the nighborhood |
Of Carson are watching these gladiators |
with wide open eyes. The town of EN- |
pire, three miles from here. is full of |
1risnmen, and every one of them is a Cor |
bett standard bearer. Many of them
make weary trips through the snow day |
after day, and feel well rewarded for |
their trouble if they can only get a |
glimpse OF their favorite. In Virginia |
the Cornish miners who delve in all that |
is left of the old Comstock. are full of |
noisy enthusiasm for Fitzsimmons
Corbett said yesterday: You notice |
[ am not saying much about Mr.. Fitz-
simmons. He and his man Julian are |
doing most of the talking. But 1 want |
to tell you that every unkind word that |
man has said, every mean and cowardly |
thing he has uttered, I will make him /
repent, mark my words. And 1 won't |
want any gang Of toughs at the ringside |
TO help me make him swallow his words, |
either. He can go on talking, and sup
pose he will from now TO the 18th, but |
what / say. If he whips me I |
will take my medicine like a man." he
went on, "but Robert Fitzsimmons never
saw the day in his life and never will
when he will be able TO get the best of |
me-"
SENDS FOR HIS WIFE.
Then depressing, he talked about the
weather. Il have not felt so cold for a
long while as do now. If fellow does
ration will freeze on his body The air
here is fine and healthy and the people
treat me well, but the loneliness of il IS