The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-11
TUE Big FIGHT

CARSON CITY. March tO--There was
decisive increase this morning In the
number OF sporting men Iho arrived GO
ws.arss the fight. Moresoss. them came
this morning than any daS ID. far. as 1t Is
expected that from now the increase will
be heavy. A majority OF those already
on the ground are OF the s6rs who prefer
10 live without working and all sortS OF
Sharpt!s are on hand. In Justice to the
Carson officials II must be said tina: they
are using every effort to keep known
confidence men out OF the place. They
nave already sent out a large number OF
men known 10 be laden with gold bricks
and the like and when ever the town
marshal suIes 4 man he has reason 20
glspoct, he invites him 20 take a ride
with him 70 Reno. lnrge numoer ~
prominent puglIlsts Is looked for by the
early part Of next week and II al reports
are true, there VIII be more =, talh hpouS
'hr ring after the CorusttHFit5simmon
aEht IS decided Ihan evet took place ar
Ter any single prize flgh: In the history
OF the prize ring.
II is said that representative of Joe
Goddard will be here to challenge the
winner: Peter Maher Is also prepared TO
be; ali kinds OF money that he can dsieat
he rau who wins March-41. Joe emo
ynsEl win also be here dhd'!t - said ne
viii have a challenge 10 hurl. Last OF al
Charley Mitchell is expected 10 0e pres,
en-, and that means ihatLhsre VIII he all
so-ts OF challenges and deitances fiyins
around. II IS reported that Mitchell IN
fsr5, 10 dare'the victor 70 Rnter a contest
WIN hIrn. II is also said he Will issue
challenge for other parSieS.
Dan Stuart was asksI-thls TorRlnS
, how he came 10 select 81 P4trick'S day
for the fight. and was dEcused OF cater
ing 70 the Irish elemenEand the people
IN so doing. oh, gueS& n3t, SAID SUI
art. when put the dat1 os the nE ~! S on
March II. [ never thought OF its be!pS 81
PatrIck's day. II anybody had come 70
me and asked me when st, Patrick'6 day
came 1 could not have tod him 10 save
n1v ne Corbst. signed articles OF
agreement December II GndI set the day
an tho fEht three months from thht day.
That Is ali there Is In thelstnry and that
Is now the fight came tosbe set Tor the
18th Of March"
Al. Smith, official stakeholder OF t1e
Corbett- Fiizsimmons hERt, arrived tii is
morning. having in htS-pQs session the
Tns,ray TvhIch il to GOO the winner.
~ viii be ready 20 hand the money TO
M. Vintnr Mt the conclusion OF tine
fghf "lafd Smith "Df-cOuFse every
body Knows me, knows that ] am
Corbett man. Jim has been Il itlehd OF
mine a long time. N2tlrally ! am ~
homes he VII! win the fight. l I"ok lGr
him to win without much trouble
Referee George SileE eqve his inter
probation ot the Marquis-oi QueensbTety
ruIcg. under which tho mon are 10 ngnt
on March u. He has -drcidcd that the
mon shall bs allowed 10 strike In
clInch with one arm free and on me
hreakaways. This IN generally btfttHeH
to he more to tho advantage or fltT-
simmons style OF fighting than TO Cor
belts. Fltzslmmons has long declared
that he did not desire 10 have any MI.
Ting with ono arm frcc2Gn demanded
tho brcakaways should be clean ana
Win no punching. Tkis Is generally
thought 10 be ruae 90 the part OF tho
Fi,Zzlmmons crowd On the other hand.
C0rhctt's friends clnlm that hitting with
nnc arm free will exactly suit him. In
Slcr'P letter to tho two principals. he
says. WHITE Il In a departure 70 issue
Instruction to the cOn1hh(ants OF n bat
Tie like this week IN advance OF the
meeting, I think the importance OF the
AFFAIR fully warrants ftflf move. | am
confident that You both want to win
solely and wholly on your merits.
Neither Of you can afford TO have the
slightest suspicion of-deubt cloud tho
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