The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-14
n GREAT CONDITION.
FIGHTERS TRAINED ALMOST
TO PERFECTION.
-~ss~ VIII he Much Light
r,s~ Vow Until the scrap-h
..,s says Fitr IL a Wonder IL He
Can Best cerbeft-Ji"'s Training
.. on xeryeusness-f'ffs Re-
-. the sitastisn With Calm
aess.

.,sox CITY. March l5.-A Smith.
Sa~s.hosssr OF tie fight. arrived On
~ 1~r1rx train from Gan FTanclsco.
80 wffh him when be arrived cer-
s.sssx Of deposit sggTssaang s-S.o.e.
-. - vii turn over 70 the winner OF
- axht or "Wednesday.
= having q short Interview with
- s.aart. Mr. Smith drove ous 20
-. sorlnas 20 CAL upon his friend,
.s.mnt0g. After ne had seen the pu-
81 NJ. Smith SAID
ax.xsr tn ny life have / seen any fight
- ta4 condition 90 when Ioroetf Is
s.ssT Not only have l never seen
-..r IL szsch excellent shape, but i
80 .hat I never have seen a man 10
sssTrlag who was IN such perfect coEci-
- have not seen F4tzsimmons AZ
- and OF course ] have no IDEA sxcep@
.s~s,-; OF the condition In which ne is.
.lsa 10 say right now, that ne must
- w0nderfGl man. and more than tn,t
= 49, be A wonderful man N wonGef-
esrstieu 70 stsn6 out against a tight
. SO IA Ia tbs condition In wnlch Jim
Sssoe.t i today. When l say tnis i an
i II xay undertaking kltzsiInmous. for
@.-ax b T. a gFeat fighter, only say
- ,hs man wto beats Eoroett next
w.s..sday must not only be a wonderful
svsssr. bli ne must De in perfect condi-
- n Corbett loses this nsht
"A
NJ lack OF condition A
- nav lose through an zccr
-. and through an unintentional foul.
- Il corbett loses az must be through
- a. thsse things, or because FltzsiIn-
~~.s "a the better man, and ! DO not see
- n * possible for any man 10 os Ia
S.s,sr shape than Jim - noH. tomorrow
ar ro.ng 20 ride over TO the camp where
iT,r : tralai8g AID then | viii De able 70
I'm better opinion as TO the shape or
men
81 IN have said Ia praise OF corbett,
- L understood that / am saying
resh.nx against Fitzsimmons IN any way.
4 .5rsTv say that II ne wins he + enfi-
80 "a be called the best man IN the
Serf and Ia my opinion. nobody viii
s5ncsds that moro quickly than ccrpett
llns.f
Anong ths visitors at Corbett's training
,ssrters THIS afternoon was William Null
saon. the wrestler. After the champion
4sa concluded his exercises. Muldoon, Al
sm..h and Billy Madden were invited into
tse dressing room 10 see Corbett rubbed
ssxn. After looking Corbstt over in the
aost careful manner Muldoon declared
.hai he vas very much pleased with his
ssnd!tion and said that ha had never seen
saz nan do better work than the cham
81 lad done this afternoon. No man on
ss,th could do better work, Muldoon de-
b thought OF Corhett's condition. and
simply said: He's all right" Muldoon
sya!a q visit 10 Fitzsimmons' camp. and
ssA thar he considered him IN the best
pasloss condition.
Al both camps efforts are now being
naas 70 &c; the wire edge on the men
vsch Is considered necessary for the final
sg5ri II the ring on ST. Patrlck's day. II
4 d.sneuI, 70 see how Corhett could be in
fner physical condition than he now Is.
saa bis endurance Is phenomenal lie IL
naturally somewhat high strung. and the
Tfsin Of the work he has done Is begin
n,ng 70 show IN his talk at times. He Is
ggsie often nervous and now and then irrt-
1sls. but such things are common with a
nsa who FOR several weeks has gone
through with the strain incident 20 pre-
farss Tor a big fight. and his trainers are
Fafh,' pleased than otherwise at the little
asslays OF temper that he occasionally
cakes They declare that he Is Ia the best
eaasifion. and that hs would not be at all
SERIOUS II he were not.
Fiixssmmons. on the other hand. Is not
ssryees IN the most remote degree. He Is
~ O the temperament that permits men
q eeoame nervous. and he is as cool over
re outlook As IL Is possible for a man 20
b. He certainly shows no outward signs
81 being worried, and his confidence Is
Is aEmly rooted as that OF Corbett in the
saaiug OF ultimate victory. Fitz has Sc
hcisd I. n. Houseman. OF Chicago. as his
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