Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-21

is immeasurably better than he was whom he
fought Sharkey. II he is not he might as
well be laid away on the shelf with the other
canned goods now es later. But all reports
point to the fact that he is better, and inn
proving every day. While do not believe
that hopping around an old skate on the
theatrical stage, dancing about a hand ball
court, or working his jaw for the edihcation
Of a sycophantic lot of admirers is synony-
nous with perfect physical %fettle, I do be-
liove that Corbett is rapidly getting In
splendid form. His magnificent physique
is evidently susceptible to wonderful perfec-
ton In this line, and IL he gets there"
on my, oh ne, what a scrap he ought to
make. But will he. or can he get there?
That's the question that Is bothering me as
well as a good many others. | see Phil
Dryer, who is a Corbett man and will back
him with a small fortune, expresses a doubt
about Jlm's ability to trot out a broken
heat race. SO, Of course. he expects the
Californian to do his work with neatness
and despatch. As to Fitzsimmons: His
condition is susceptible to little better
ment, for the simple fact that he is next
to perfection already. stronger, quicker
and more coniden than ever be-
fore in his life, and consequently
ought to give us the fight OF the century.
II Corbett can hit him and get away with
out feeling the full impact OF that big right
maui or left honeycooler l will miss my
guess. Let him fill his lungs with the alti-
tudinous ether Of Nevada's snow-capped
peaks for the few weeks to come, and he
will be ready to go against the thunderoolts
OF Jove. Fi.z's latest bit Of t~itilative e~tire
is that his wife, Rose Julian ~Fitzsimlnons.
has bet him a sealskin sacque that he lays
Corbett's pompadour under the daisies in
four rounds. and as he doesn't want to lose
the sacque he intends to string Jim along
for five to six, and then hit him where he
ill., NJ ~ -1... II ~ G-hI 49,
1t may, Will certainly prove something like
a clash between Hercules and that other
NEUROLOGICAL hero who was slain by Paris
in the Trojan war.
II will be seen by this mornings tele-
graph that Sharkey has opened his mouth
and let out a ''holler' that is calculated to
startle the Corbett cohorts out of their boots.
While l take little stock in this fellow, l do
not wholly discredit his declarations and am
willing to await developments.
BY the way, Carson Is the busiest city in
the world today, and Dan Stuart made it
so. He is not only very popular with the
denizcns Of the sage brush state, but round
about the capital they worship him as q
hero. Aud he comes pretty nearly being one.
There is no ether man in the country who
could have accomplished what he has, and
his name will go down in the annals Of
= nNihiin a. bAN Vi e. iofp' W A'i.' b'i - -
sport, he is also a business man of extra
ordinary judgment and ability. He is en-
tcrprising and Industrious, and it is to be
earnestly hoped that a rich reward awaits
him for what he has accomplished and the
chances h is taking. He is a safe man in
every detail, and as square a one as trots
the mundane sphere. He Cyerdocs moth
ing, but everything he undertakes thor
oroughly. Truly in his lexicon there is no
such word as fail, and he will give the coun-
try such 4 carnival of sport in March as
was never dreamed of before. Everything
in connection with his affairs will be found
in clocklike condition, and it is safe to pre-
dict that the big fight will take place under
auspices that could not be equalled in any
ether hands in the country. He has an able
assistant i'll Louis NJ. Houseman of Chicago,
and visitors to Nevada can prepare them
selves for a welcome and such treatment as
a stranger to this pair OF consummate
generals would think impossible. BY the
way. | notice chat the soubriuuet which |
bestowed upon stuart about the time he
first became conspicuous as 2 fight promoter,
that of Dallas Dam" is being
writers ever the country. 1t may not bt
very generally known, but | also gave Peter
Jackson the title of the Midnight Mars,
and have a letter from him, in which he
congratulated me on the appropriateness OF
the nom do guerre l had given him. As
Bug" Holiday, Deacon" Griffin, old Pop"
McCauley and many ether old-time base ball
friends can bear testimony, | used to be some
pumpkins in the science OF neology. But
to return to Dallas Dan. 1t will be pleasing
to know that he has fully made mp his mind
TO have the March carnival extend through
four or more days. He will have both pro-
iessional and live bird handicaps on the two
days preceding the fight and it Is quite
probable that we will get to see Frank
Parmelee, DIR. Carver, Charlie Budd and jim
Elliott IN a quadrangular match fer the
pigeon championship of the world. During
the evenings CT the carnival Colonel Stuart
will anuse his thousands OF patrons with
chicken mains, in which the best strains OF
birds in the world from all parts OF the coun-
try will be pitted against each other. Just
what the pugilistic events, in addition to the
premier attraction will be, have not just yet
been decided upon, bat that they will be
the right stuff goes without saying. ! was
in hopes Of being able to give my readers
full particulars about the train | will run
west this morning, but unavoidable delays
have arisen, and, evoking patience for one
more week, | will dismiss the subject for a
few days.
Yale and Harvard have kissed at last and
made up. The osculatory act was performed
On Saturday last and all is plain sailing
now toward a restoration of the glorious
days of auld lang syne. The armistice, or
agreement, rather, Is for five years, and fire.
quent contests may now be expected on both
land and water between the athletes of our
great universities. While there is n feeling
of relief in all collegiate circles, the agree
ment is regarded as a great diplomatic vic
tory for Harvard. A month or so ago the
negotiations came near ending without set
Ting the boat race, but the rowing men
raised such a howl that the finale was
averted and 1t looked as if the whole at
tempt at a patch-up would result in failure.
But all is felicity now, and even Cornell
has agreed to allow Yale to enter the for
mer's race with Harvard. and this opens w
the way to one Of the greatest aquatic
events that has ever been arranged, a race
between the five great rowing uni
versities-COrnell, Harvard, Columbia Penn
~sylvania and Yale. The under
graduates generally are in high feather and
immensely pleased at tie result of the ne
gotlations. Somehow or ether the Harvard
Yale games have always been more to the
students than any other contests, and there
was universal regret when the games were
broken OFF, although it vas felt that Har- !
wards position was right. Ever since the
day Haryard's ultimatum was given out by
Prof. James Barr Ames the Cambridge un-
have looked forward to a rec
oncilation. Whenever and wherever Har-
ward and Yale men met, either jointly or
separately, the wish has been expressed by
both that some end might be found to the