The morning times., 1897-02-28
WEEK'sENlDAT CARsONc|TY
Preparations for the Fistic Bat
tie Well Under Way.
AUSTRALIANS WORK CLUMSY
Suspicion That Fitzsimmons and
His Friends Are Playing to In
huence the Betting-Brady the
Only Man Offering Money-John
l.. win Be in the Press Box.

Carson, Feb. q. The conclusion of the
| week finds preparations for the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons fight well in hand ALI
monetary arrangements are complete and
satisfactory. The principals have demon
| strated That they are fit TO battle for their
| llVeS even now. Stuart's mammoth Coli
scum Is halr finished and the weather has
moderated sufficiently to please every
body An Infusion of Objectionable char
| acters is being carefully guarded against
by the State and municipal authorities, and
sure thing manipulators are weeded out
| Immediately their presence is detected
Referee siler has conferred with the men
| &c whom his decision viii mean glory Or
| disgrace, and they have agreed to abide by
DIS Interpretation OF the rules under which
| they VIII contest. Gov. SadIer and Sheriff
! hiilney nave been quietly gathering about
| them trusted deputies, who are placed ON
| the pay y-roll as fast as their services are
| required. The taxpayers are not grumbIing
| over the additional burden thus placed
| upon them, and the householders dispense
iatcbkeys with a reckless liberality and
nhpouHded confidence in their guests.
From half-cOmpletcd plans of the arena
now on exhibition, 200 tickets have al
ready been sold, ana number OF sections
yet remain untouched. These are the ones
which VIII Dc reserved for special excur-
sion parties from the East and elsewhere,
VINO nave already bespUken aCcommoda-
tloh. KING patrons in distant cities thus
stand an equal show Of getting seats with
these who are near the ground
FlSitoFs are be ginning t. shed their over
shoes today, the sidewalks and street cor
ners having been dried by the warm sun
The roads are a little deep with mud. but
the sandy loan rapidly absCrbs the water
and bicycles are being oiled up for ser
vice.
Corbett was stirring about at daylight
this morning. He set the punching bag
going before breakfast, of which ne par
took Spdringly, Three hot games OF hand
bali were next on the schedule, after which
Woods and Jeffries took their Cruel with
the nittens. The Los Angeles wonder is
becoming speedy and he worked some
surprises ON jim before the champion
dropped to his style.
I'm learning great deal" puffed JEFF
fries, after she had stopped d few lefts
with his cheek, but It's rather discourage
ing TO reach out all the time and find moth
ing. II L. could only get in just one
punch every daF 1t would satisfy me, but
even that is denied me-
Billy Delaney is supreme in the rundown
room. and Charley White has been in
stalled as adviser extraordinary
Fitzsimmois gave his cook few pointers
on broiling beefstcak today The bad
roads prevented him from visiting the city
and he romped about the ranch with
'farUm," his pet dog, instead.
Ernest Roeber left his mark on [ he Cornish
mans face yesterday, and Bob S thin lips
puffed out like a split watermelon. His
nose is slightly on the bias and black
stredks about the lids Of his left eye attest
the sturdy Teuton's hitting power. When
told OF the cory encounter in which Fitz-
simmons received such hard treatment, his
friends wink and intimate that the Aus
tralian is tampering with herring and
creating false scent to Influence betting
No one doubts Bob's ability to keep away
from so ponderous a boxer a 8 Roeber, and
so the talent conclude that he is I'D to
tricks.
Certainly his work has been very clumsy
thus far, possibly for the purpose of mis-
leading Corhett's friends, who watch him
daily. More discriminating observers, how
ever, incline to the helief that the crafty
Bob IS accustoming himself to receive pun
ishment in order that he may he able to
stop g few of Corhett's blows preliminary
to landing his own deadly short-arm hooks
With the exception of Corbett's mana
ger, Brady, nobody is disposed to 10 any
betting In all championship battles here
tofore, one man has entered the ring a
pronounced favorite. on form, Fitzsim-
mons should control the long end On
class Corbett easily leads. Sporting writer's
vary their opinions to suit their hearers,
and friends OF both heavyweights are not
indulging in any loud talk
Quarters were reserved today for John
L. Sullivan, who will describe the fight
for an Ea stern paper; W yatt carp, who has
a similar engagement, and Prof Donald
son, Corbett's old sparring partner and
warm friend George Green and Dal Haw-
kias were about town this moiuin be-
fore retiring to the solitude OF Empire
City. from which they will emerge March
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