Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-16
HARD WORK At AN END.
corbett and Filzslmmons In the Finest Con.
dilion Possible.

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the Corbett- -Fitzsimmons fight. with re-
srect to the attendance. will be half a
FROST" to use the theatrical expression.
If there are 5000 paid admissions Stuart
Will be in luck. That Is about half the
number Of the first estimate Of attend
ance. But, even so at an average OF $40
ticket, Stuart will make money. for
his expenses cannot be 10000. although
very heavy.
The best estimate Of the number OF
fight followers coming from Frisco Is
,0G0, although Stuart puts II at 2500.
Reports from other cities cut the original
lsures in half.
Stuart admits that there is heavy
| falling of. due to the bad weather here
and the impression that has gained
ground that the fight will be fake"
Stuart said yesterday that Lynch and
3harkey had set the rumor in circulation
hat Fitzsimmons intended to lay down.
.hich had Influenced the Frisco attend
ince.
The latest sensation is a statement by
william Muidoon. the famous wrestler.
-egarding FItzsimmons Muidoon Is an
acknowledged authority among sport
.ng men on all matters pertaining to
training and physical culture. and his
apinion carries great weight with II.
He visited Cooks ranch and had a long
talk with Fitzsimmons. He looked him
over carefully in order to obtain as close
an estimate as possible OF F'itzsimmons'
,hysical condition. and his opinion ex-
,ressed after leaving Fitzsimmons'
training quarters was not as favorable
as it might have been.
II did not like the looks OF his eye,"
aid Muldoon to party of friends. Il
.ook walk with him and we had a long
conversation. We discussed the fight
md prospects of both men. and Fitzsim-
mons to me did not seem to be at all over
confident regarding the result
Muldoon then went on to say that dur
Tug his conversation with Fitzsinmons
ne told the fighter he had seen Corbett
II work. and while stripped in his dress
ne. room, and that in his opinion the
hampton was in iirst-class condition.
Il know it, said Fitzsimmons. II
CHOW he Is all right. l understand he
vas never in better condition than now"
Fitzsimmons has given up all hard
york in his training, and from now un-
IL the day of the fight he will take only
light exercise. Yesterday he took a short
un to the penitentiary and back home,
covering about four miles. He took his
ubdown. and this ended his work for the
lay. Today he will take a short run on
The roads and do little work at punch
ng the bag. and on Tuesday will do prac-
ically nothing.
Among the late corners at Cooks ranch
s Billy Madden. who tried to make ar
'angements with Fitzsimmons to meet
his man. Joe Goddard. in the ring in case
ne succeeds in defeating Corbett. Fitz-
simmons was rather non-committal on
he subject. and declared that in any
event he would not consider the signing
If articles to meet Goddard or any one
else till after the fight
There will be plenty Of time after the
fight with Corbett," said Titzsimmons.
to consider the question of fighting
Goddard or any other man.
DO you really think you are going to
beat Corbett?" asked Madden You
must remember he is a very clever man."
Fitzsimmons looked at Madden in dis
gust and remarked:
will beat him? OF course will beat
him. I tell you one thing right now, and
hat is that unless force the fighting on |
Corbett he will not be able to lick me
any where inside of six hours. 1 am
going to beat him just as sure as there |
Is a fight on March II. Inever have had |
any doubt on that score. and you win /
see that 1 have not over-rated myself
nor under-rated Corbett."
At the conclusion of his interview with |
Fitzsimmons. Madden said he considered
the red-headed fighter to be in the best |
possible condition.
Il have been in the ring many times"
said Madden. and have been referee
in several Of his fights. never saw
him looking as well as he does now. and
II he Is defeated do not think he can
claim anything on the score of the lack
Of condition.
While Madden was talking to Fitzsim-
mons. Al Smith, who is the stakeholder
of the fight, drove up. He was greeted
cordially by Fitzsimmons, and the en-.
tire party entered the house for refresh
ments.
>"You're looking well, Fitxsimmons /"
said Smith, "and I am glad to see Won
In such excellent condition 1 have seen
Corbett, and know he is in the best OF
shape. and anybody that tells you other
wise is no friend OF yours. This should
be a fight without any excuses on the
part of the loser.'
Smith and Madden made but q brief
CALL
Mr.. Smith said that the ruling of Siler.
giving the men the right to strike with
one arm free and in the breakaways. viii
probably make q short fight. He con-
sidered the ruling as being distinctly to
The advantage of Fitzsimmons, who ia
strong with his 1abs, Mr.
Smith said that Fitzsimmons' only show
would be In mixing and close fighting.
and that If he attempted to stand or
and box he will have no show whatever.
Trainer White made several radical
changes in Corbett's training yesterday.
The 10-mile morning run was abandoned.
the champion taking substitute OF *
minutes walk around his quarters.
About 10 o'clock he began the work Of
The day. White having decided that the
afternoons hereafter shall be given nm
o short walks and resting. Corbett went
It the wrist machine first. giving Il
lbout IL minutes attention, and then
'peRt 20 minutes punching the bag. /