The sun., 1897-03-12
en-, hi. opponent. corbott, IL is claimed, knows

this right we'll.
The sports who are now in town say that in
fighting should be allowed In the contest. They
say IL is as good for one as the other. Billy Ed
wards says that when he was in the ring he
always punched away with one hand when
clinched. and cannot see how the coming mill
should be otherwise fought. Jake Wundcrlich.
Jimmy Hayes, Sam Fitzpatrick. Arthur Lum-
ley, Frank Mason, Johnny Manning, +. g.. Gil
consIstent % tent with the laws Of the ring as laid down
by the MARQUIS q oueonsbury. Those Who take
the breakaway were eliminated. They would
rather see both men punch each other from long
range, that is, 10 Jab, counter. cross. uppcrcut'
siler's announcement had SOME effect on the
betting yesterday. Corbett's adhcrcnts, whilo
apparently eager TO wager, did so with various
stipulations. Most Of the waIscrs were made on
ihe probable result. Some OF Fits friends who
held out fort TO 10. are now compromising at =
Corbett have been recorded.
Offers to wager that the men will never fight
have been made. These men arc of the opinion
that there will be some squahhc oyer the rules
ready to place $40 against 300 that there will
not be any battle Friend has also been commits.
10 Ss TO %so o9 sm %m %
mill. His latest bet. which was made on
sseT ed'V Of Weber fieldss Music Han. Bernard %
bet 800 to 500, Charley II. White has & also
Dccn 1ntruHtcO WIN VU1Ie n sum 10 DHCk fltT-
simmons He says that he has made two wagcrs
Of $50 to 800 that his man wins, go against
800 twice that Bob Will put Corbctt to sleep ln
not last over ton rounds J. Duke Murray yes.
terday got down another bot Of 500 to $500 or,
Fita. o'' '' sum ''' "-'''' ~ "'''O' '''' '''' n
Al tho Hotel Marlborough yesterday George
Ridenly OF Boston bet 5000 even on Corhctt
with Henry Summers OF London, England. Jim.
my Hayes also took the Corbett end Of three
xynU NJ nNa raI fsNy
small investments on Fitz. Despite the talk
that there II lot of Corbett money In sight,
Taral declares that he could not find It yester-
Major Mclaughlin, the wel.known California
sporting man and And MI mine owner recently arrived
Hoffman an. House somewhat surprised his friends M
result and that he doesn't intend To. He IL IA
Fitz man to the core, and it is said that the
Champions $4,000 side stake is really Major
I received a despatch to-day from Fitz." said
the Major to THE SuS reporter yesterday. "llo
Il % SfSSt rSm MhSp Mepss Sn4 ha 9; in
good condition, too. Gunst is n stanch Corbett
man and has wagered considerable money on
altitude will impair his constitution and hurt
him, saw Cor6ctt when he fought Shnrkcy.
he will stand the strain of the training II he
really Is getting into condition"
=, Regarding, the way the men will fight the
hitting and striking when breaking away.
Mike Katzenstcin OF Frisco, who is proprietor
OF the Palace Hotel there. is in town. and is said
TO have u big bundle Of Western money to hc put
on Fits chances Mt z TO 10. Yesterday. while
he was talking with some friends at the 1IofT-
man House, he received telegram from Frisco.
which read:
Fitzsimmons Is 9 cinch. Have swell bot on him.
Corbett's a dead one.
There, You see I've got the straight tip" said
Mike, MS he put his hand over the signature.
This is from a man who ia on the inside" Five
minutes later he got a letter dated Carson. lilo
tore II open and saw the following:
Take my tip AMI don't be toutcd on. Corhctt will
knock his head on Fitz viii be bitten by the do; be-
fore he gets into the ring.
A puzzled look spread over the Calfornian's
features as he compared the two tips. but he
frightened up ms he declared:
Well, I'll let EN- alone. But I'll hct 100 to
40 that Flnherty whips Hawkins. don't need
a tip to make that bet"