The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-17
TO-DAY'S PRIZE FIGHT
CORBETT AND FITZsIMMONs BOTH
IN THE .PINK OF CONDITION"
Betting Is i'm Favor of the Former,
but Friends of the Latter Are
Confident of Victory.
MULDOON EXAMINES FITZ
AND SAYS THE LANKY PUGILIST
WILL MAKE A coon SHOWING.
Corbett Is Physically Superior, How
ever. and Experts Think He Can
Only He beaten by "a Chance Jab.
DAN STUARr MORE HOPEFUL
HE NOW EXPECTS 4 FAIR CROWD
WILL VIEW THE GREAT BATTLE.
Fighting Plans of the Principuls-Jim
Weighs 1S5 Pounds and Bob 165-
What Trainers and others Say.
DAN STUARr MORE HOPEFUL
HE NOW EXPECTS FAIR CROWD
WILL VIEW THE GREAT BATTLE.
Fighting Plans of the Principals-Jim
What Trainers and Others Say.

CARSON CITY. New. March ls.-Corbett
and FitzsiDlmons have finished their train
ing. Nothing remains 10 be Gone except TO
appear in the ring tomorrow and. by their
prowess. decide which is the better pugi-
list, and entitled Ito them) to the proud dis
tinction of champion of the world. They
will battle for supremacy in the presence
of crowd of several thousand people. per-
haps the largest number that ever wit
messed such an athletic contest. Both men
in the pink of condition. Corbett. ac-
cording TO the best JUICES is more perfect
physically than Fitzsimmons They have
worked hard and long Corbett has tired
out his trainers. while Fl, Y zsimmonss assist
ants are said to be still fresh. The princl-
pals and others are doubtless glad that the
end is near. Corbett is favorite and he
simmons has good chance to win. They
say 1t is only necessary to land once TO
knock out his opponent.
The town was livelier this afternoon than
yesterday owing to the fresh arrivals of
coast and the other from the East, came in.
bringing several hundred people The side
walks are crowded and the offices of the
fight and the prospective winner The pool
room was well patronized and the betting
has improved. No pools for large amounts
have been sold. All Sd far were for small
amounts. $3.50 to so ard s12 to sGO with ar
occasional $40 TO 500. So far at least.
$4,000 has been bet on the result If any
large bets have been made here the ar
rar gements were private. Quite az much
W nai IN ho
day. The truth is. perhaps. that all except
enthusiastic friends of Fitzsimmons are
controlled by the belief that he can win
only by d CHARGE jab, and tte odds are no,
large enough to induce admirers to bet
freely on him.
ABOUT 1000 SPECTATORS
1t is estimated that. with the arrivals this
afternoon and evening. $500 strangers are
in town. The bulk of the crowd expected at
least large part of 1t. Will come to-mor-
row morning when the miners from the
Virginia City mines and several special
trains from the East and West are due.
The sale of tickets was brisk to-day ana
Dan Stuart feels more hopeful about "a
large attendance than for several days
How large no one can tell, but ii is now
expected TO reach from 4,oC0 TO $500. Every
train that arrived to-day was late, and IL
is not unlikely that some people from the
East now on their way here may not ar
rive in time to the fight.
Regarding the chances of the men there
has been little concentration of opinion of
the sporting men. Corbett is the favorite
among the betting men, but it cannot be
denied that there has been during the day
an increase in the esteem i'm which the
chances of Fitz are held Muldoon's opin-
ion of FitZ has gained friends for the lat
ter. it is natural it should. when it is
considered that Muldoon is friend of Cor
bett and wishes for his success.
Corbett will enter the ring weighing 1S5
pounds, three more than when he fought
Mitchell. 1t is believed Fitz will weigh In
at 165 pounds. although Julian said to-day
that he would be heavier than that, "or
between 10 and 1s0." Julian said very
plainly that Fitz would not conoede more
than twelve pounds to Corbett.
Both men have carefully planned their
battles and while neither of them will dis
cuss the matter il is evident that both have
given the matter much thought. Their
plans OF battle are well understood, how
ever despite the secrecy which has been
maintained by the fighters and their train
ers. Corbett will fight Il careful battle for
several rounds, at least. will endeavor to
keep his antagonist at arms length. When
he considers that he has worn Fitz down
somewhat he will go in for closer work and
endeavor TO win. For the first five rounds
at least, IL is the intention of the Corbett
party to have their man fight in a defen-
sive manner. particularly with his hands
Corbett at first will endeavor to draw Fitz
into making leads and rely on the chance
of landing counter
FITZSIMMONS'S PLAN.
Fitzsimmons has also planned to- go a
trihe slow for the first round or two but
after that he will endeavor TO get close to
his man and land one of those awful right
handlers, which have many times re-
turned him winner. Fitz is not capable,
by reason of his aggressive temperament
OF remaining OH the defensive for any great
length of time. and he knows well that his
strength lies in offensive fighting. He is
In most respects an abnormal man and he
does not talk. act think according TO
accepted standards. In all things he is un-
conventional and original. lie follows
methods in his training which will not
suit one man In thousands. but under them
he considers himself TO be perfection. He
fights according TO notions of his own and
he is always victorious. He said to-day of
himself: II have never fought any man on
the same plan that i fought anybody be-
fore him. and l never try TO tell myself
how TO fight before 1 begin. When the time
comes. | go as my instincts tell me and
that Is all / can tell about it,
''F'itzsimmons's plan OF battle" said JUL
len, lis known only TO himself excepting
the merest outlines. He is the queerest
man / ever saw. and although have been
with him for many years. l do not under
stand him at all i have given up trying
to understand him. He always has some
thing up his sleeve and he has 1t now, but