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stead, but not until probably Saturday

night.
p. J. Corbett, father of the ex-cham-
pion, was very anxious to talk about
the fight, the result of which he be-
moaned. He says Jim will probably
leave the prize ring, and forego even
boxing exhibitions. He wants the ex-
champion to engage in business here.
The old gentleman took occasion to
deny the report that he had lost every
cent he possessed on the result of the
fight, stating that his losses amounted
to but forty dollars. Jim, though,
backed himself for a lot of money"
concluded the father.
COULD NOT BLUFF SILER.
CARSON, March 1S.-Just before the
fight an interesting conversation took
place in Corbetts dressing room at the
arena between the champion and ref
cree George Siler Corbett opened the
conversation by saying: George,
want to win this fight fairly"
"How do you think that you are go
ing to win it, that you make such a
remark as that?" asked Siler.
ooh, 1 don't mean any reflection on
you,' rejoined Corbett; but there are
a thousand of my friends from San
Francisco at the ringSide, and they will
not stand it to see me lose. If Martin
Julian goes to get into that ring he will
have the whole top of his head blown
off"
THAT means, I suppose" said Siler,
that if L don't do just right that the
whole top of my head will be blown
OFF,"
mot at ALL Corbett replied, "but my
friends will not stand for me to lose"
I'll tell you one thing" said Siler,
land that is, the very best that you
are going to get out of this thing will
be an even break That is all you are
| entitled to, and it is all you are going
to get. That is all that Fitzsimmons
has coming to him, and he will get
just that, and nothing more. 1t is pos
Sible that l may lose my head and
make a mistake, but 1 am going to be
careful, and I will see that both of
you will get an even break and nothing
more"
Corbett again declared that he had
not meant that any attempt would be
| made to intimidate the referee, but
that he feared the feelings of his
friends could not be restrained in case
they saw him losing. The end of the
| fight, however, was so quick and so de-
cisive that there was no room for ar
gument on the part of the friends of
Corbett or anybody else.
FIGHT A BENEFIT TO NEVADA.
CARSON, March 1S.-'I don't think
it has hurt the State" said Governor
Sadler to-day, in discussing the Fitz-
simmons-Corbett fight. ION the con-
trary, it will be a benefit to the west
ern portion of Nevada by bringing peo-
pie here who spent some money, and
when they go home will talk about the
State. Some of them saw our mines at
Virginia City and will talk about them
and it may result in some Eastern peo-
pie coming here to locate
What do you think of prize fight
ing as affecting the morals of Neva-
danes?"
Il am not a preacher and conse-
quently cannot tell" was the reply
Have you any idea how much mon
ely the visitors left in Carson?''
mo; I have made no inquiries. A
good many people were here and they
have gained such knowledge about the
State and its resources. I believe the
fights held here would be preferable to
the football games played at our State
University and at all the colleges East
and West. So far as the COrbett-
Fitzsimmons contest is concerned,
consider it a fair fight. The hardest
hitter won, and I saw nothing brutal.
The assembly was an orderly one, and
everything was fairly conducted, as far
q I knnu c n
Cured except what was likely to occur
at any gatherings county fair, for
instance. There was a little unpleas-
antnesS (the Governor meant the shoot
ing affray) but that did not grow out
of the fight. I understand only one or
two arrests We're made but the Sher-
if can enlighten you on that subject"
Sheriff Kinney said: Il had thirty
men at the ringside, but there was
nothing for them to do. The crowd was
composed of gentlemen, and there was
no disorder. One or two men were ar
rested on the streets for drunkenness.
and we found a few tramps, but men
are taken in drunk and tramps sent
away when there are no fights here
Only three cases of robbery We're re :
ported. One man lost a watch, which
was recovered; another a valise that
had been taken by mistake: and this
morning complaint was made of the
loss Of $3.50 from boarding house. We
know who took it and will get him be-
fore night. So far as my experience
goes I do not think the fights detri-
ment to the community. There was not
as much disorder here as there is at
a county fair. The shooting affray
was between two men from Butte,
Mont, who met here, they having had
some trouble in Butte about a Woman