The San Francisco call., 1897-03-16


of trainers. his dogs and a number OF
friends. He headed toward Carson and
Immediately an (exclusive) reporter or
two galloped off ahead of him on horse
back.
They took up position at a fork in the
road leading off to Sam Davis ranch and
waited for something to happen. II came
near happening this time. Corhett logged
along and finally reached the fork. but in
stead OF continuing on toward Carson he
turned off toward the Davis ranch.
jim had not gone more than 200 yards
along this path when Bob Fitzsimmons
and his wife came along the main road in
their phaeton. Joe Corbett. who was out
on his wheel, had espied Fitzsimmons and
pedaIed along behind him to see what was
going to happen. aud i'll his wake came
Billy Brady and kid" Eagan in buggy.
All expected sensational meeting.
drove along with the crowd too, but I
guess there were TOO many of US on the
road to favor another exclusive" story,
for Fitzslm m ons turned his horse around
after he reached the fork ana drove back
to Carson.
Had he arrived out there minute sooner
he would have come face to face with the
Californian. 1 don't think there would
have been any exchange Of discourtesies
though, even if they had collided. The
presence OF Mrs. Fitzsimmons would have
prevented such thing.
Corbett. always gentleman, would
scarcely have stopped to insult under
such circumstances.
Martin Julian, Fitzsimmons' manager,
came into town as usual to-day and had a
new complaint to register at Dan Stuart's
headquarters.
Sihce Inc kick about Siler's rules was
abandoned by Martin his acouainrances
have been wondering what would be his
next objection. 1t developed to-day to be
an expression of dissatisfaction regarding
his and Fiszs immons' share of the kinete-
scope profits.
Stuart sold this concession for some
thing like $4,000 and promised to give
Corbett and Fitzsim mons Is per cent each.
Julian now has it in his head that Fizsim-
mons share should be 33A per cent and
Corbetts and Stuart's the same. He ac-
cused Stuart OF wanting too much.
The big Texan declined to listen to
the proposition at all. He says the failure
OF the Eastern excursions will leave him
to do enough scratching in order to come
out even, much less dividing up more OF
his prospective earnings with the fighters.
l referred at the beginning of this ar.
ticle to the arrival OF Sailor Tom Sharkey.
Well, the object of Toms visit is to chal-
lenee the winner of the cham plonshir
battle. Tom is also going to make his
debut as an exclusive newspaper CORE.
spondent.
The sailor says that if he can't beat
John L. Sullivan or Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons III the art of dishing up signed state
ments, he will go back to sea. But Tom
wants to challenge the winner; the Loser
he will not deign to recognize at all.
| s'If l can't get OH match with the
mpion III challenge Peter Maher,
said the brawny sailor.
"And that goes for our money, too, >
chimed in Danny Lynch, Sharkey's man
ager.
| "I have a wad of money with me, and
will either put up deposit or the whole
side bet right now. We stand ready te
fight for anything from $500 up-the big
ger the bet the better We will like 1t.
s.Tom wants to get at the winner of thi.
/ fight. He has beaten both of them and
wants to do 1t to the best of the two once
more, so as to be entitled to the champion.
ship. We have our money here and we
mean business.
II expect that either o. them will craw
fish. They have found Sharkey tough
nut to crack. IT we can't drive either O
these fellows into the ring we will go after
Peter Maher and will endeavor to have
the match come off in Carson"
Snarkey aud Lynch have gone out t.
| Empire and will stop with Hawkins anC
Green during their stay in these parts.
Another special train arrived from Sar
Francisco late tonight, bringing about 2O(
more spectators for the fight The Carson
committee on accommodation handled
the crowd with dispatch.
An hour after the newcomers had
alighted from the train they had all been
provided with sleeping apartments. ant
there is still plenty of room to spare.
Harry Corbett's poolroom opened thu
betting on the big fight tonight, ane
over $4,000 was taken over the counter
The prevailing odds were 10 to 6L1, owini
| to the scarcity of Fitzsimmons money.