The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-17
FfTZ'S STRONG POINTS.
Views of Wrestler MuldOOn-BOb's
Wife Brimful of Confidence.

CARSON CITY, New. - March 16--Things
were very quiet at Cooks ranch to-day
and but for the great number of visitors
who all day filled the road going In the
direction of Fitzsimmons's training quar-
tiers there would have been but little GO
ing on. Fitzsimmons did not work to-day
with the exception of taking run to the
penitentiary, a mile from his house. Here
he took a bath and then trotted home
again. This comprised all of his work for
the day. FitzsimmOns remained indoors
nearly all the afternoon. Not many of his
visitors were admitted TO see him and the
throng could only get a glimpse of the red
haired fighter as he strolled around the
yard. His big dog Yarrum was keeping the
visitors out. for although he does not fly
at everybody who comes near. yet Yarrum
has a general air of responsibility and a
pair of wicked-looking yellow eyes that
form a combination not calculated TO induce
familiarity.
Julian was around the ranch for the
greater part of the day, with the exception
of a short time, when he drove TO town
He said there was no doubt about fight
on the 18th. but declined to say anything
about the trouble he had with Dan Stuart
the night before over the receipts from the
l.exhbition of the photographs. He ex-
pressed the most unbounded confidence in
the prowess of his red-topped brother in
law, and said: Il will give you one pointer
and that is il you are going TO put up any
money on this fight just put 1T up on Fitz,
for he is a sure winner" When asked If
he did not think that the superior weight
of Corbett would be a serious handicap to
Fitz Julian said: II think that Fitz can
whip any man in the world no matter what
his weight may be. know that Corbett
will be much heavier than Bob. but IL will
not do him any good Fitz will win that
| fight as sure as the men enter the ring"
| Julian was prolific i'm promises of success
| for Fitzsimmons and cannot see how he can
| lose.
Fitzsimmons will enter the ring at very
| close TO 165 pounds, which will be just
about twenty pounds under the weight of
| Corbett. This is just about the weight at
which Charley White, the trainer of Cor
| bett, had declared TO be the best fighting
| weight of F'itzsimmons and at which he
said that Fitzsimmons is fit to fight for his
life with the best man In the world, no mat
| ter who he might be.
| Fitzsimmons would not express an opin-
| ion regarding the outcome different from
| that which he has uttered so many times
and that is that he is a sure winner. He did
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| at the same time there was not the slightest
| lack of confidence in his ability to win. He
did not conceal the fact that he knew well
| that he is about to go against a hard propo-
| sition, and he had the air of man who
| did not fear to encounter the danger. which
| he did not in any way underrate He said
| he rather expected that Corbett would be
| the favorite and that 1T was natural that
he should be. but he remarked. with a
grin, 'Favorites have been beaten before
| now and one is going 10 be beaten again.
| Betting on the fight does not win it,"
Mrs Fitzsimmons. who was present,
| her husband said. She has the utmost con-
| fidence in her husband and does not con-
| slider IL among the possibilities for him to
| lose. II have not a doubt" she said. that
| Bob will win. He can't lose. you know
know that many people think that Corbett
will win the fight. but they are all mis-
| taken OF course, think that my husband
| is the best man in the world I'm the ring
| and out of ii. L only wish now that | had
| taken some of those bets that people were
| Offering in New York on Corbett when I
| left there. / am going TO remain here al
| the ranch while the fight is going on but
| they have made ARRANGEMENTS TO send me
word when the fight Is over. and | know
| right now what that message is going To
| be- Bob is going to win that tight and there
are no two ways about IL" and Fitzsim-
mons grinned in delight at the unbounded
| confidence which his wifes words and man
! ner expressed.
William Muldoon. the wrestler. was one
/ of the callers during the afternoon. and
| allowing the wrestler TO take a look al his
physical condition. Muldoon expresses
/ himself greatly pleased with the condi-
/ ton OF tltzsimmons. and TO "A friend he
said he expected that F1tzsinnmons had a
| based his opinion more upon the DISPOSE
| tons of the two men than upon ANYTHING
else He said that the course OF the train