The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-17

opinion regarding the outcome differen
from that which he has uttered so man
times and that he is a sure winntr. H
did not boast and appear too confident
but at the same time there was not tn
slightest lack of confidence in MS abilit.
to win. He did not conceal the fact tina
he knew well that he is about to g
against hard proposition, and he ha,
, the air of a man who did not fear TO en-
counter the danger, which he did not il
any way underate. He said he rathe
expected that Corbett would be the IA
vorite. and that it was natural that n,
should be so, but he remarked with {
grin: 'Favorites have been beaten be
fore now, and one is going to be beater
again. Betting on fight does not wiz
it."
THIS HERE DO SETTLE IT.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons, who was present
smiled and nodded her approval of what
her husband said. She has, as is proper
the utmost confidence in her husband
and does not consider it as among the
possibilities for him TO lose.
II have not doubt" she said, "that
Bob viii win. He can't lose, you know
L know that many people think that Cor
| bett will win the fight but they are all
mistaken. OF course l think that my hus-
| band is the best man in the world. In the
| ring and out Of il. 1 only wish now that
| had taken some of those bets that peo-
| pie were offering in New York on Corbett
| when l left there. 1 am going to remain
| here at the ranch while the fight is going
on, but they have made arrangements
to send me word when the fight is over
and 1 know right now what that mes
sage is going 10 tell me. Bob is going to
win the fight, and there are no two ways
| about it," and Fitzsinlmons grinned in
delight at the unbounded confidence
which his wife's words and manner ex-
| pressed.
BILLY MULDOON'S TALK.
William Muldoon, the wrestler, was
one Of the callers during the afternoon,
| and Fitzsimmons stripped for the pur-
pose of allowing the great wrestler to get
a good look at his physical condition.
Muldoon expressed himself as greatly
pleased with the condition of Fitzsim-
mons and 10 a friend he said that he ex-
pected that Fitzsimmons had a most ex-
cellent chance to win mis- fight. He based
his opinion more on the dispositions of
the two men than upon anything else
He said that the course of training that
Corbett had pursued had made him ner-
vous and irritable, and that Fitzsimmons
is as cool as it is possible for a man 10 be
IA
simmons has the greater chance OF win
ming tomorrow.
Il like the course Of training that Fitz-
simmons has pursued" said Muldoon,
better than that which Corbett has fol-
lowed, and, with the exception of White,
who has been with Corbett, 1 think that
Fitzsimmons has had the best men in
his camp. In the first place, l have no
doubt that oeber can defeat any man in
Corbett's camp, and moreover, think he
can do it easily within four rounds There
is not man in Corbett's camp who can
come anywhere near Hickey in point Of
science. Corbett has trained for the fight
by doing the things that he will be oblig-
ed to do in the ring, and ne has trained on
very little else. F'itzsimmons. on the
other hand, has done the sort of work TO
make him quick and strong, and has not
run the risk of making himself stale by
doing what he viii be compelled TO do
when he faces his antagonist A man
may become intellectually stale by train
ing as we'll as stale in the physical sense.
and there is very little difference between
the two, save that perhaps the mental
staleness is the worse of the two. /
know that Corbett is in the finest kind
Of condition so far as his body Is con-
cerned, but at the same time | have
never seen him so nervous a. he is at the
present time Fitzsimmons is as steady
as it is possible for a man to be and there
is not the slightest symptom of nervous |
ness about him. He will fight a careful |
battle, and if Corbett beats him he will |
be entitled to be called the champion. |
There are some things about Fitzsim- |
mons that l do not like. do not fancy
the color of the whites Of his eyes, as |
have said before, but at the same time. |
after looking over the course OF training |
he has gone through, must say that |
like the amount of work he has done and |
the manner in which he has done it,"
FITS FOREARM
FftZsimmOns and his party will leave
the house a. Cooks Ranch az shortly af-
ter o'clock in ;he morning and will
drive directly TO :he arena. With him
viii he Julian, Hickey. S;elzner. and
Roeber. These are The men who viii be
With him in his corner. and no other
person VIII be in the carriage when
they leave his ranch. Louis Houseman
OF Chicago will be tjmekeeper. From
the house where Fitzsinmons has done
all OF his training il - Bout three miles
TO the arena, and il usually takes about
twenty minutes 10 cover the distance.
On his arrival - the arena, FI1zsim-
mons will go directly Il his lrsss.ng
room. which IS on the west side Of the
big frame structure. End after a NH
down. will be dressed Cor ne fight. ge
VII wear black shoes and green silk
tights. Around his waist he vii, have
belt OF red. ghi'e and blue silk. the
oeit having in its center an eagle with
wings spread in the position OF the bird
on the hslf-dollar, The belt. however
Mil be taken of as soon as the tire for
TIE fight arrives, and Fitzsimmons viii
nsht IN the green tights alone.
TO CHALLENGE THE WINNER.
= Charley Mitchell has come 70 the
-font with challenge 10 fight the win
aer. the following cablegram having
oeen received by George Sner. the
referee.
Mitchell has deposited forfeit Of 500
pounds WIKI the sporting Life 10 fzb,
-2e winner for 1000 pounds. or sullivan.
within any reasonable time. either in |
England, or America. Kindly cable re-
Ply. Atkinson. Sporting LIE"