The record-union., 1897-02-14
Preparations Going on for the Corbett-
FitZSimmOnS Glove Contest.
Already Applications for Four Thou
sand Seats.
Corbett Engaged in Putting Himself
i'm Condition for the Big Fight
Julian Deposits Five Thousand
Dollars With a Denver Bank for
FitzsimmOns' End of the Side Bet.

Fitzsimmons' End of the Side Bet.
| CARSON, Feb 13-But little has de-
veloped in the fistic carnival during the
| day, save that Stuart received a tele-
gram from AL Smith to the effect that
FitZsimmons had posted all his money.
This made Stuart feel pleased, although
he says there was never any doubt but
that it would go up in time.
The first press wire of the telegraph
company was completed from Reno late
this evening, and seven more will reach
here during the week.
Stuart has given it out that seats to
the fight will range from So to $40, the
latter being box seats.
During the past nine years, according
to the Weather Bureau records, March
18th has been clear four times, partly
cloudy four times, and cloudy once.
| The local railroad has prepared a
preliminary schedule to run trains from
Reno on the day of the big fight, and will
run over twenty trains that day. Stuart
will take out the license Monday for
Corbett and Fitzsimmons and ten hours
before the fight he will be required to
present to the Sheriff certificates from
two physicians that both contestants are
in good bodily condition.
| The contest will take place in an in
closure, the walls of which will be thirty
feet high. The structure will have
canvas roof, with tiers of seats rising
from the ring capable of seating 10000
spectators.
CORBETT IS CONFIDENT.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13.-Jim Cor
bett spent busy day with his trainer,
McVey, and few friends. After
light breakfast he posed for two hours
| before a camera, and then spent two
hours in a handball court. After lunch
con he went for a long walk, returning
late in the afternoon for another game
of handball.
After the handball exercise was over
Corbett and his trainer, McVey, boxed
for a time, following this up with a
wrestling match. After his work and
exercise We're over, Corbett said:
IF you've any loose change, my boy
you put it on me in this scrap. It's
your chance to make money, for I'm
going to lick that fellow. Yes, I'm go
ing TO lick him." he added, "and you're
ieIllI'ely SAFE Ill DdchlIfS lHG. kIOW
I'll be the winner. You see I'm not the
man of that miserable Sharkey scrap
I'm the Corbett of old once again, and
fit to make the fight of my life
Corbett and his trainer will start on
| Monday for the training quarters at
Shaw's Springs, New. He is billed for
\ boxing exhibitions at Reno and Carson
i next week.
The Southern Pacific Company to-
day announced a special rate from San
Francisco to Carson City. Round trip
tickets will cost SIG 40, the regular sin
gle fare being S12.
| RENO (Nev.), Feb. 13.-From present
indications Corbett will not give a box
ing exhibition in Reno Tuesday night
without trouble. The police officials
have notified the manager Of the opera
house here that in accordance with the
recently enacted law 81 900 must be
paid for a license before the exhibition
will be allowed. Attorneys differ in
opinion as to whether the Act is in
tended to cover boxing exhibitions, but
at any rate the authorities will make a
test case of the coming show.
FITZSIMMONS' MONEY POSTED.
PUEBLO (Col), Feb. 13.-Soon after
his arrival in Pueblo this morning,
Martin Julian, manager for Bob Fitz-
| simmons, went to the First National
Bank and deposited $1,000 in green
backs. He at once telegraphed the
same amount to Al Smith at New York
to cover F1itZsimmons end of his bet
on the outcome Of his fight with Cor
bett at Carson City, New, on March
18th. This was the first stop that had
been made since the party left New
York, and was the first opportunity
Julian had had to put up the money.
He will go from here to Carson to meet
Dan Stuart and complete the arrange
ments for the fight.
FftZsimmons is feeling remarkably
we'll after his long journey. and spent
the day quietly. In the afternoon he
visited the Rover Athletic Club. and
was introduced TO a large number of its
members. Tonight he gave an exhibi-
ton in the Grand Opera house with
Dan Hickey and Ernest Roeber He
had nothing in particular to say about
the fight further than that he was con-
:, fdent that he would win it, He weighed
$50 pounds and is in splendid condition
Contrary to his expectation, the alti-
goes from here to Denver, and from
there west
WILL NOT TRY TO STOP THE
FIGHT,
RENO, Feb. 13.-There will be no at
tempt made by the citizens of this place
to stop the Corhett- -F'itzsimmons fight
A report to the effect that the mill
would be stopped gained circulation
here this afternoon, emanating no
doubt from the report that District At
torney Julian said that the sparring
exhibition advertised to take place here
next week would not take place unless
the management pays 81 900 for a IL
cense.
A representative of the Associated
Press interviewed the District Attorney
this evening. and that gentleman said
that the management of the sparring
exhibition would have to secure a IL
cense under the law recently passed by
the Legislature. which says promoters
of such attractions must pay the sum
of 81 600 for a sanction, or suffer the
penalty for violating the law The ad-
: vertised exhibition will not take place
. unless all legal requirements are COM
piled with.
From the foregoing, it will be seen
! that unless the managers of the affair
secure the regular license. the exhibit
ton will be prevented.
FITZsIMMONs AGREES.
Satisfied With COrhett,s Interrrof.