Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-02-21
f.lZSIMM0NS HERE.
NET At THE DEPOT BY A
LARGE CROWD.
Sharp Competition Between
Rival Newspapers.

terQay morning to see FltZslmmOnS
arrive, but ne was not on the train.
The Fitzsimmons car was a little
late owing to enOw On the S. p, and
they telegraphed to the V. & t. to hold
tho train until 8 AS, but the conductor
having no orders from headquarters
pulled out Of Reno on schedule time
leaving the Fitzsimmons party to put
n few hours in the Riverside town.
They put in their time at the Hotel
Reno and reached Carson yesterd ~
at 8 80.
Their coming was positively known
and a great crowd gathered to welcome
them. He was accompanied by Julian,
his manager. and BIB Da vi. the
representative of the New York > r.
nal, who has been with the par Al IT.
ing the last week.
The Kodac fiends and t . free
handed sketchers were there in ''lm-
bers and shot him from all les.
At 80 p. m, the train rolled in that
brought Fitzsimmons to town.. Every
Dcuy vas tlloIc, tuS cpOIlS, Tie push,
the reporters, the sketch artist and
the kodackers. This time the camera
men were ranged to sweep both ends
Of the car and there was no escape.
Julian showed up on the front plat
form and as soon as the car stopped
he dropped off, and a second later the
red mob of the Australian ducked out
Of the door. He fell onto the plat
form with both feet and glided
through the crowd with a few, long
nervous steps, characteristic Of his
walk. His step so full Of elastic vigor
and quick nervous spring told Of his
excellent condition. At the sight of
him the crowd cheered and Fitz grin
ned. Fits trainers, the boxers and
wrestlers, were along and a lot of
eastern Press correspondents, but all
eyes were on the CornishmaD, and the
crowd followed him up the street to
the Arlington House and in a few
minutes famed it full.
He only remained there a few min
utes and went to the Journal Exam
liner headquarters and from there to
Raycraft's stable.
MEETS H
Here he was introduced to Gov.
Sadler and on shaking hands with
him handed him a horseshoe for good
luck. 1t was one Of his own manu-
facture and the Governor le9rning he
was going out to Cooks ranch. re-
marked that it was a cold ride and
loaned him his big polar bear over
coat. Fits big dog, a Great Dane
from Bismark's kennel ia Germany,
followed him off the train and was an
object Of great interest.
OFF TO HIS QUARTERS.
Julian was, however, impatient to
get him located and as soon as the
sleigh was hitched up the two hoped
in and drove off, the small boys fol-
lowing them as far as they could and
a long line of newspapermen cores
pOndent5 in the lear.
HIS N CONDITION.
The general opinion of the crowd
was that the Australian was in prime
condition. aud in fact the first impIes-
sion he made was more favorable as
to his physical condition than to Cor
belts. His eye was clear and his big
broad shoulders and springy step wac
commented ou by everyone who could
get a close view. His head is very
small, in fact, go small that the bows
think that COrbett will have hard
work finding it in the fight. His
arms, when they are at ease, reach
about to his knees, and are a very
noticeable feature of his phyaical
make up. Nature built him for q
fighting animal aud he seems tnll 0
confidence in his ability to lower the
colors OF the Californian. He
brought along his patent exercising
apparatus, which is a big star shaped
affair that took up the whole real
platform.
LIVELY COMPETITION.
The New York Journal and Elk.
aminer are in keen competition t.
beat the New York World. Seeing
that the latter had an immense sigr
over their headquarters twenty fee
long, they ordered one fifty feet Ions
and it will go up across Krober'
store, next to Stuart's headquarters
These papers will o run a page ant
a half Of matter a day and over, t
give the world gossip OF the grea
fight. When it comes off they vii
run double sized sheet and innstra