Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-10
CORBETT AND FITZ.
SNOW MELTs RAPIDLY UNDER I'm,
sUy AT CARSON.
SILER DIGESTING The RULES
He VIII Prepare n Resume OF n.
Same To-day, for PubIioafIo,-
His Reasons for Taking INF.
usual Course.

CARSON. NEv., March g-Tos .-...
melted swiftly under the sun to-day 49,,
the roads arc once more dryln,
patches. Corbett and FItzsimtnon. ,..
In three hours hill-climblng this MOS,
ing, preparatory to their regular traia.,.
Referee George siler has been COO.
pairing notes for several days with F,..
simmons and Corbett in regard TO t,.
Queensberry rules, and tomorrow hs ,,l
prepare resume Of his conclusion IA.
publication. In this digest the RULES sd.
be taken up serIatim, and explain,
clearly for the information OF the Dubg.
II know that / am liable 10 criticism ~.
doing this" explained Mr.. siier this cy,.
ming, but ] wish to make my position
as clear as possible before the day OF tts
fight. The referees decision IN this con.
test will divert many hundred thogssrt
dollars, and / feel that / cannot be to,
careful. / may cay now that there vm
be no pickering about tho rules Ts.
men have agreed 10 leave all TO n,
and IN order that everybody may rrl,-.
stand how the battle Is 20 be fought
propose 10 make my instructions TO ~
fighters public tomorrow. through M,
press, instead OF issuing them orally II
the ring. Half Of the spectators wouI
not hear my voice from the ring-sldc ami
they would not understand what cor.
stituted fair break-away or "a 6
blow. In the first clinch some one wou4
shout foul and up would go a roar from
the partisans Of the man supposed 10 bs
fouled. II the rules OF the contest ara
clearly explained beforehand the .rae.
tators viii know what latitude the ncht.
ers are allowed, and my rulings win not
be so liable TO question. 1t Is an easy
matter TO confuse the old Queensberry
rules. famous and popular as they are'
Corbett opened the bali this morning by
walking and sprlnting around the foot.
hills. Jim does not relish this Kind OK
work, believing that it makes him slow
His trainers insist that he must take az
least short walk every morning from
now on, however, and he has given IN 10
their judgment. Just TO show that no
could hit, Jim disabled two punching.
bags in ten minutes this afternoon. he
went through the entire bill OF fare, from
hand-ban TO wrestling, without a pause.
and barely raised perspiration.
FftZsimmons did not permit his domestic
cares to interfere with his training re
was up with the birds in the morning and
Off for long walk. after breakfastlng
with his wife and baby. The afternoon
programme began with a little game or
hand-ball, which was soon dropped az
monotonous. Forty minutes were devoted
to bag-punching Of the vicious order be-
fore the wrestling-mat was spread. once
through with ROeber at this game. Bob
went for Hickey and Stenzeler with his
gloves, taking them IN in turn for eight
three-minute rounds each. He was as
frlsky as a kitten while being rubbed
down, and made no complaint about sore
joints.
The town Is filling with street faklrs ana
beggars. Marshal Kinney has rounded no
two punches Of hobos within a week ana
shipped them out OF the state TIE "a
spotting a fresh lot tonight. and will give
them passports tomorrow morning.
Dan Stuart was annoyed to-day by
report telegraphed back from the East
that he had quarrelled With United States
District-Attorney Jones over money mate
ters and that I'm consequence there was
possibility OF Federal interference De.
fore the big fight could be pulled on.
THE fact Of the matter IL this" as
serted Stuart. "Alr. Jones has performsl
considerable legal work for me. Yezer.
day he presented his bill. 7 checked g.
off with Mr. Wheelock this morning. and
handed over the money. There was no
quarrel, and no threats were made. Tia.
is the whole story"
The District Attorney denied warmly
that any friction existed between himself
and Mir. Stuart, and rdiculed the idea q
Federal Intervention.