The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-22

Carson, New, Feb. PA warm sun
coaxed everybody out of doors this
morning.
Sleighs, cutters and inverted barn
doors and snow-craft of all descriptions
were pressed into service and by noon
Carson was a deserted village.
Every vehicle headed for either Cor
belts or Fitzsimmons' training quar-
tiers. freighted with visitors of both
sexes. anxious to see the champions in
action.
Among the early departures was
Fitzsimmons Stepping into a pair OF
rubbers, he pulled heavy sweater
over his shoulders and started on
/ dog trot for Cooks ranch 10 the
! musical click of a score of cameras. A
chilly reception awaited him. His bag
gage had miscarried, and he was
/ Obliged to retire while his clothing
dried. Bobs punching bag and train
| ing apparatus followed him IN the
afternoon, and will be set in place TO-
morrow. He proposes to have manu-
ball court built in the huge training
shed for use, should the Weather pre-
vent his working out doors.
Corbett took light breakfast early
and played three games of handban
with his brother joe Then Billy WOODS
strapped a chest protector across ms
! breast and pulled a pneumatic lace
over his countenance ana dareu lne
champion to do battle. During the nrst
bout Corbett picked an opening I'M anu
landed right on Woods jaw when
nunctured the rubber covering and all
but knocked the Denver man out
Woods was the most astonlshed man III
Nevada. He can't hit with F'itz. can
hep" mumbled Woods, rubbing his Jaw
Don't you believe it; that was the
| hardest blow 1 ever felt
bett SPARED a few minutes and played
handball with his brother Joe in the
evening. McVey is laid up with
cold. but expects to be on the mat To-
morrow Corbett wrote TO ms Wlle 10
day. asking her to make MN a pell VI
red. white and blue SILK, Whlcn ne pro-
noses wearing in the battle on ST Fat
rick's day. To further preserve the uni
ties. he will sport a green sash, anu
from his corner an Irish flag VIII nahs
beside "Old Glory.
The Green olcott match collapsed
tcday. O'Rourke held out for the snort
end of $500 for the loser ana Szoo e1-
pense money. stuart thousn. en nc
mand unreasonable. and dropped the
negotiations He has offers from three
ton-notchers. any of whom VIII keep
Green guessing. Their names he de-
clines to give, through fear that east
ern clubs may attempt TO cut MN out.
1t is known, however, that Ryan anu
Tracey are two of the men in view ana
a shrewd guesser names mysterious
Rillv Smith as the third choice
Harry Corbett left for San Francisco
This morning with a pocket full OF
commissions to place money on DOM
of the heavy weights Pool-selllhs WIN
begin tomorrow, and Fitzsimmohs VIII
command the short price at - TO siV;
BETTING men predict that Coroett VIII
enter the ring at to l favorite. HIS
annearance improves every day, ana
those who did not admire his com
nlexion are now treasured that IL is
natural, and they are ready TO pach
him with their last dollar.
The Cornishmen employed IN the
mines about Virginia CITY VIII piace
their earnings on FitZsimmons, oul the
eastern sports are prepared to bet them
to a finish at 10 TO l.
7 A r. Elliott, champion wing shoc,
has advised Stuart that ne VIII ne
present at the trap shooting tournd-
ment which opens in the huge pavlllom
on the morning of March II, and will
dafend his title. The tournament,
which will last three days has been
rendered more attractive by an add
tional 81, 900 purse subscribed by stuart.
The big Texan moved about the house
TODAY. but was not at home to callers.
He is improving fast and VIII De out Oh
doors by the middle of the week.
Clear weather is predicted Tor tomor>
row and If ii continues ten days every
road in the state will be dry and firm
A number of Carson society ladies
were invited to call on Corbett this
afternoon and see him at WORK MISS
Ida Broth, niece OF Governor Sadler,
volunteered to lead the party and was
the first to enter the handbau court
where the champion was massaging
Woods rubber face. The ladies were
astonished at the champions appear
ance and manners, but the fact that
none of his teeth were missing pleased
them more They went away satisfied
that boxing is far less brutal than
football.
When shown the New York dispatch
showing that Joe Vendig had entered
shit AGAINST Dan Stuart for breach of
contract in connection with the disso-
luton OF the Florida Athletic club,
Stuart's secretary, w. K. WheeIock,
said tonight:
Il cannot understand Vendig's action
He has no claim on us. | audited the
partnership accounts of MesSrs. Ven
dig and Stuart. The latter advanced
most of the funds and carried Vendig
through After the Maher-F itzsim-
mons fight Vendig was unable to make
good his liabilities, and we accepted
a note for his Indebtedness payable in
four months. When the note matured
he could not lift ii and we had to take |
the money in driblets. He never ad-
vanced us one cent and has no interest |
whatever in the present carnival"
STX DAYS, RACE