The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-17


mons has gained friends for the latter.
as it is natural it should, when it Is
considered that Muldoon is a friend of
COrbett and wishes for his success.
Corbett will enter the ring weighing
1S5 pounds, three more than when he
fought Mitchell. 1t is believed Fitz-
simmons Will weigh in at 165 pounds,
although Julian said today that he
would be heavier than that cor be-
tween 40 and $780," Julian said very
plainly that Fitzsimmons would not
concede more than twelve pounds to
Corbett
The most prominent arrival on the
late train tonight was John l.. Sullivan
whom all Carson has been expecting for
week. Notwithstanding the late
hour, near midnight, a large crowd
and a brass band was awaiting to
greet him and escort him to the Ar
lngtOn hotel.
The weather indications tonight are
that tomorrow will be clear and cold
The snow clouds which have been no.
Vering about the mountain tops west of
the city have given place tonight to
dark masses, which do not indicate
in this. locality anything more than
wind. This began blowing at a lively
/ rate at o'clock this evening, but no
enc seemed discouraged by it. The
outlook for tomorrow is a clear day
day as is needed for the fight.
1t is expected that both of the smaller
fights viii furnish much excitement
All the men are in the finest condition
and all of them are confident of the re-
suit. The betting is somewhat in favor
Of Billy Smith as against Green, al
though there are so many friends of
the latter here from San Francisco
that they have pushed his odds up
somewhat. Green will enter the ring
weighing LAT pounds and Smith will be
ten pounds heavier. This fight it at
catch weights, and the Eastern men
who think that, in any event, Smith
will have the better of Green, are con-
fident that, with his extra weight, he
will have a sure thing of it.
Hawkins and Flaherty are to fight
! at 12S and both are at the weight
Flaherty is somewhat underweight and
| probably will fight at 1877. Hawkins
will be 1913
! Jack McAuliffe, after a visit to both
men, declared tonight that Fitzsim-
mons, in his opinion, is sure to win
1T will be a short fight he added,
"as l think Fitzsimmons will lick the
| other fellow inside of ten rounds I
! am here to challenge the winner on
| behalf of Tom Sharkey. I have no.
/ titled both men Of my Intention
Both men have carefully planned
! IlACl4 bdlll6S, ana While nelJ16r OF them
! Will discuss the matter, it is evident
! that both have given the question
! much thought Their plans of battle
| are well understood however. despite
/ the secrecy which has been maintained
! by the fighters and their trainers. Cor
! bett will fight a careful battle and
! for several rounds at least will en-
/ deavOr to keep his antagonist at arms
/ length. When he considers that he
! has worn FitZsimmons down some
! what, he will go in for closer work
and endeaVOr to win. For the first five
rounds, at least, it is the intention of
/ the COrbett party to have their man
! fight in a defensive manner, particu-
! larly with his hands. Corbett. at first.
! into making leads and rely on the
/ chance of landing a counter.
FitZSimmonS has also planned to go
! trif1e slow for the first round or two.
| but after that he will endeaVOr to get
/ close to his man and land one of those
awful right-handers which have so
many times returned him q winner
/ FitZsimmOns is not capable by reason
of his aggressive temperament. of re-
| naming on the defensive for anv
| length of time, and he knows well that
/ his strength lies in offensive fighting
| He IS in most respects, an abnormal
man, and he does not talk, act or think,
oNOCIOAilS ~ dCCGpl0u STANDARDS. In
! all things he is unconventional and
original. He follows methods in his
training which will not suit one man
| in thousands. but under them he con-
ditions himself to perfection. He fights
| according to notions of his own. and
he is always victorious He said to-
day of himself:
Il have never fought any man on the
same plan that l fought anybody be-
fore him and I never try to tell nv
self how to fight before begin. When
the time comes. I go as my instincts
tell me and that is all I can tell about
| it,
"Fitzsimmons' plan of battle" said
Julian, is known only to himself ex-
cept for the merest outlines. He is III.
queerest man l ever saw. and although
| have been with him for many vaaTe
1 do not understand him at all. 7 have
| given up trying to understand him H.
always has something up his sleeve
and he has it now, but 1 have given IN
trying to guess him. 1 just get alon .
! with him the best way I can and Ie3
| the results take care of themselves .
Fftzsimmons today declared that in
| the event of his losing the fight he will
| leave the country. What else is there
for me to do?" he said Il cannot pet
any more matches in the middle weight
! class, and if l lose this it will show