The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-23
THEY HAVE FAITH IN FlTz.
Some Of His Backers Do Very Loud
Talking.
THEY CLAIM lie WILL LAND EASILY
Joe WOlcott Thinks the Pur.c Oe.
fcrcd Was Too Smail-Brndy En-
Route from New York.

Carson. New. February so.-Mart,r
julian left for San francisco on the West.
ern express last evening. He win be bacl,
Wednesday. When asked the purpose OF
this trip. he said he was going TO buy a
stock Of provisions and also make ar.
ranscmcnts for the hire OF Mechanics pa
Nilion for the night Of March 10.
| ON that date, he went on, Robert
| tltzsrmnons, champion pugiltst OF the
world viii appear there before The pu6uc
OF san FRANCISCO and give an exhibition
| after beating the head OF Mr.. Corbett."
hhnest koeber Is as confident as Julian
ana hickey is tuii OF roscdte dreams con
corning the result. OF the event ina, Is 20
tfdnspire on the nth OF March. Tho
wrestler said
"Aty wrestling with Bob is hard. earnest,
Work. When ne throws ne, II Is on the
ltNei. MOI gilt. -Four days ago at Dem
Ner Tor the nrst time since we have been
together, fitzsmmons scored a tal
l-Ifposeiy gave him an opening but 10 my
surprise, despite all my Efforts to prevent
him, he threw me IN a fair and soualN,
mhiahiier ana pinned me, 10 the floor for
weigh 2l6 pounds and F1tgsinmons only
lbs. you can appreciate the performance.
r. hiI1simmons is stronger and more t.cver
IMAM he was before, and / don't see flow
no can lose with Corbett. | think the
iight win be all over inside of ten rounds.
fIi4simmons comedies that Corbett Is
clever. but our man Is by far odds the
hardest hitter. lie can anord 10 take two
or three of Cornetts allows to Land ono
OF hi1 own and every time he gets In. 1
want 70 ten that 1t WIN take thirty pounds
on Inn. My reason tor this statement is
based partly on what saw in Bobs fighl
with Maher. | think all fair-mind,si men
Whl agree with me, when | say Maher is
ono OF the hardest hltters IN th, ring to.
Guy. Wen, he smashed Bob twice Eoon
and hard. but the blows did not boihe.
him at all
when titzs!mmons landed on tho Ir,sb.
fellow
more little punch put HIM to slecp Corr
,etts game VIII probably be to spar AT
,ons range, the same as he fought SMli.
NS', but as soon as he begins TO fight In
real earnest Bob will Keep moving fvnd If
wa oiiy be u matter OF time before be
IS ~ out ~
r .tzSimmons won't be able 10 land ON
Corbett. Why not? Mitchell landrd on
ori8. and made him think for while
i Ter " cso en-, could do that how much bot
each ana everything else. ,loo 81"
axe my word for It, a, soon as Fitg-
IN sGns, lanas II will he an over but
pom hearing what Jula. and Roebcr |
itd 10 1ay about the outcome of the bat |
ne, Ccrbett SAID:
taik. II they Ike 20 hear Themselves |
peak, why 1t is all right, 1t does not
l,,I' ANYBODY; | am surprised e. FI2. |
ion't think 1t Is vcrv poo1 thipg for
nm 20 do, but guess he Knows hast
Npont this loud talk from their side. Won |
US, Wall I'm Brady ee,- here and ther
hvrc VIII be some fun. He can outtalk
ne whole lot OF them, aud is not aftaii
o say what he thinks either. nxncci
oday." ''' NV" io'N
WIN regard to Sharkeys statement that
le W's IN possession OF letters from COR
lett which, If published. would st,np
nm as 4 fakir of the worst kind liz, had
cry little tc say, beyond denying The
ruin Of the report and atyiny hat shark
" hal evidently become affected witb n
, Uutcn o. what he characterized az the
zoe Woi4ott has been heard from. 10
ttIuscs 70 night Greere for a cont To-.
nan S6"N, figure which Stuart ccnsidrrs
o he out of the question An effort IL
,ow being made ia bring Greene nrd |
Mysterious Billy Smith together