Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-04
TIE TALKING STMiE PASSED
And the Big Fellows Are Down
 To Work,
THEIR WIVES WITH THEM
No "Tin Horns" or Paupers Will Come In Pal ace Cars Says Dan Stuart-No-
 
 tables Arriving.

Carson City, New, March 3.-Dan Stu art ventured down to his office this morn ing. His face was pale and. he walked like a manswith5hls pockets full of eggs. Referee George Siler followed the mas sive Texan behind the counter and the two chatted over their plans for half an hour. .rslsf t.fe
 I'm glad to know that the big fel- lows are notag agihbling over the rules" re- marked Stuart. q did not expect they would. There, Is no doubt in my mind that the men arexanxious, to meet and they won't permit any technicalities to stand between them. felt d bit anxious cooped up in the. house, but it eases my mind to learn that everything is nov ing so nicely. So far as I am informed all the pugilists are in' excellent physical condition, and training quarters are not so hard to find after all. What surpris- ed me most is the appearance of the arena. That man Donohue is wonder. He will be ready for us week ahead of time. ss5-
 "Yes, the tickets are going as fast as we could expect I think we will have a swell attendance. Paupers and tin horns don't travel in sleeping. cars and you will see the longest string of Pullmans in the Carson yard that evening that ever came oyer the dump. r could not shut the women folks out Thereai is no law that would uphold me in denying them admission, and I have to give in and provide for them.
 Anybody who attempts to create a dis turbance inside the pavilion will be elected without ceremony. We intend to preserve order about the ring and we have just the right kind of men engaged
 to do 1t. The aisles will be kept clear and spectators will be- shown their seats
 without any. confusioa
 My doctor thinks it safe to allow me
 to leave for San Francisea now and if I feel as well tomorrow as I do today I'll
 make the trip"
 Charles White and Billy Delaney have won Corbett over to their notion Jf out door work. When breakfast was cleared away this morning Jim hunted up a couple of hand weights and set out for tramp around the hills with his collie dog, "Laddie," at his heels. He frisked about the sage brush like a school boy and soon distanced White and Delaney. who brought up the rear After his jaunt Corbett was as cool ds roll of Carson butter and pleaded. for "just enc game
 of hand ball" His trainers would not hear of it and he was seized and rubbed down, under protest. sst
 Out of compliment to his wife and sis
 ter Jim remained about. the cottage all
 Fitzsinfnons was in rare spirits today.
 Have you heard that my wife is coming
 out?" he asked every one who called "I
 guess Corbett is not the only boulder on the hill. Wait till you see my rose. How can lose now with her beside me? She's worth an army of trainers Let 'Corbett go ahead and practice all the new blows he likes, this fight will be mine. Did you know that had promised my wife that I would retire after meeting Corbett?"
 A dozen reporters were on the alert im-
 mediately. .,-....
 "Yes, gentlemen" said Fltzsimmons,
 with a sigh, ''this winds up Bobby, win
 or lose. I've decided to settle down and
 although I feel able to keep up the pace fer five years. yeti, think my wife and baby are entitled to consideration first, and my time, will be all theirs after March IT, so far as prize fighting is con- cerned I don'tintendlt to give up the show business, you know; but this Is my last time up for battle s.----e The morning run to Carson was cut out from F'itzsimmons' programme this morning and inserted as an afternoon finish. He took "a good rub-down instead disappeared. Julian brought out a couple of new punching bags and Bob soon had them fractured at the, seams. Stenceler Hickey and Roeber were jolted about like ten pins when il came to Sparring. They were shrown no mercy and Fitzsimmons paid back with pa.wnbrokers interest the blows he received from them while nursing his cold last week.
 'iMysterious" Billy Smith and his train- CT took the stage for Genoa, fourteen miles southward, tonight where they Martin Flaherty, the featherweight will follow them t01l10rrnVp