The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-28


sion CT the week finds preparations for
the Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight and
other contests of less magnitude well
( in hand All monetary arrangements
are complete and satisfactory.
The principals have demonstrated
I that they are fit to battle for their
lives. even now.
Stuart's mammoth coliseum is half
| finished, and the weather has mod
Grated sufficiently to please everybody.
An infusion of Objectionable characters
4 is being carefully guarded against by
the state and municipal authorities,
and sure thing manipulatorS are
weeded out Immediately their presence
is detected.
Referee George Siler has conferred
with the men with whom his decision
viii mean glory or disgrace, and they
have agreed to abide by his interpreta-
tion of the rules under which they will
contest. Governor Sadler and Sheriff
Kinney have been quietly gathering
about them trusted deputies, who are
placed on the pay roll as fast as their
services are required. The taxpayers
are not grumbling over the additional
burden thus placed upon them, and the
householders dispense latchkeys with a
reckless liberality and unbounded con-
fidence in their guests.
From half-completed plans of the
arena now on exhibition, 1,200 tickets
have already been sold, and number
of sections yet remain untouched.
These sections will be reserved for
special excursion parties from the east
and elsewhere who have already spoken
accommodations. Ring patrons in dis
tant cities thus stand an equal show
of getting seats with those who are
near the ground.
Visitors are beginning to shed their
Overshoes today, the sidewalks and
street corners having been dried by
deep with mud, but the sandy loan
rapidly absorbs the water and bikes
are being oiled up for service.
CORBETT IS ACTIVE.
Corbett was stirring about at day
light this morning He set the punch |
ing bag going before breakfast, of /
hot games of handball were next on 4
the schedule, after which Woods ana /
Jeffries took their Cruel with the nit |
tens. The Los Angeles wonder is be-
coming speedy, and he worked some /
on Jim before the champion
dropped to his style
I'm learning a great deal" puffed
u
with his cheek, but it's rather dis
to reach out all the time
and find nothing. If ! could only get
in just one punch every day, il would
satisfy me, but even that is denied
me-"
Pom me soul" declared Billy
Woods. Il have not been able to smell
anything since we began training. Me
nose has been battered UP every time
out and the mon that invented that
pneumatic face protector evidently
could not tell limburger from rose
water He made no provision for nose
at all. Jim keeps scoring bullseyes all
the time"
ROMPED WITH YARUM.
Billy Delaney is supreme in the rub
iown room and Charlie White has been
Installed as adviser extraordinary. FitZ-
simmons gave his cook few pointers
on broiling beef steak today. The BAG
-oads prevented him from visiting the
,ity, and he roamed about the rancn
With "Yarum." his pet dog, instead.
Ernest Roeber left his mark on the
face yesterday and Bob's
hin lips are puffed out like a split
His nose is slightly on
he bias ard black streaks about the
ids of his left eye attest the sturdy
Teuton's hitting power. When told of
mons received such hard treatment, /
lis friends wink and intimate that the !
australian is tampering and creating :
false scent to influence the betting.
70 one doubts Bob's ability to keep :
way from so ponderous boxer as ;
soeber and sc the talent conclude that
e is up TO tricks. Certainly his work 7
as been very clumsy thus far, possibly
Or the purpose of misleading Corbett's
riends, who watch him daily. More .
observers, however, in !
line to the belief that the crafty Bob |
accustoming himself to receive pun I
;hment in order that he may be able n
} top a few of Corbett's blows pre- 1
minary to landing his own deadly c
hort arm hooks. \
With the exception of Corbett's man {
ger, Brady, nobody is disposed to do '
ny betting. In all championship bat n
es heretofore. one man has entered
he ring a pronounced fayorite. On t
,rm Fitzsimmons should control the
ng end. On class Corbett easily leads. "
Sporting writer's vary their opinions t
suit their hearers. and friends of a
9TH heavyweights are not indulging
any loud talk W
Quarters were reserved today for "
ohn L. Sullivan, who will describe o.
le fight for an eastern paper; Wyatt z
arp. who has similar engagement,
Id Professor John Donaldson, Cor h
att's old sparring partner and warm v
lend. d
George Green and Dal Hawkins were m
bout town this morning before retir- 4,
G to the solitude of Empire City, g,
ON which they will emerge March 16. ii