The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-17
4 PROFESSIONAL sIzt.-up.

Il great deal to do with the ulnns. '' oft
both men.
a PROFESSIONAL sIzE-Up.
Irof Watson, Of the Olympic Club. OF
San francisco, followed the champion's
lather, i. j. Corbett, into Jim's cottage,
Where physical examination of the
champion took place. jim strIpned -
the waist and Watson thumpcd hin,
anu kneaded every muscle OH his trunk.
Mr.. Corhett, senior adjusted his spcc
tac;es and watched the process.
You are down pretty tlne. Jim; pretty
nnc. SAD watson. mot too fine. un-
derstand me, just about right, should
think. I never saw your muscles so
haru. They show up through the skin
more than ever before. Perhaps that
Is why you appear TO be drawn down so
mnch. lour neck Is bigger than 1t used
10 oe. think. Have been saving your
right? Your left seems to be bigger
man ever saw it. II you were a.
stranger should say You Intended 10
light this battle with ono hand.
our right shoulder muscles strike
me as having just about the proper de-
velopment. Perhaps should not he too
critical, but know you luke some stock
IN what I'm saying. You are harder
uhan You were in former years and carry
less beef ON you. ! should say that YOU
were IN absolutely perfect condition for
q man OF your age and developments
me more | look at you the better Hike
your appearance. If, as You claim, your
DeiioWs are all right the championship
Will stay In San Francisco"
inns father had not much to say.
I'M seems to have muscles sticking out
all over him." was the old genileman's
comment. His face amt so very thin.
HIS shoulders look very big to me.
Come to think Of ii. never saw them
look so large"
SOME EXPERT OPINIONS.
Lack McAnliffe, the cx-,isht- weight
champion. attracted some attention on
Carson streets this afternoon II have
not seen either Of The big fellows strip
ped, SAID Jack to n crowd in front of
Stuart's Office. You can't tell Il great
deal by mans face and not much
more by seeing him stripped, but accord
ing TO my notion both Jim ana Bob are
liner than silk Why shouldn't they be?
think the pace will be SO hot that the
nEht Will not last more than six rounds
judging by their talk to me. they ain't
going to DO much dancing about ana
drawing out. as It were. The fight Is for
blood and 1t will be all over by ii o'clock
Tomorrow if the sun shines"
The veteran pugilistic trainer and sec
ond. Jack l3aldocl, says:
Il think Fitzsimmons will win, hut IL
is foolish TO undcr-rate Cnrhett. Men Of
his class of nervous temperament often
In Il desperate fight. exhibit rapldity and
caution beyond eNpncia ton"
Wyatt Earp. who refereed the Shar-
key tiiZsimmons contest. sized up the
heavy weights this morning. carp is q
secretlVe man naturally and he had
nothing much to say when he came back
from Shaw's Springs. Il Thought Cor
bett might not he as good as he was
reported To be. he dra wlcd. "He looks
mighty determined. though, ani | don't
believe he Is afraid OF an anaconda.
ITi,Zsimmons Is as heavy as when he
fought Sharkey. May he he Is w, rrylng.
The man with The most nerve is going
To win this fight Roth Of them are we'll
fixed Tor that argument to-day"
GUESSES AT ROUNDS.
\ few gucsscs as to the number of
rounds follow:
w. a. Rrady--Not less than four and
not more than eight rounds.
Martin nlinn-l'tzsimmOns will
knock COrbctt's head off before the fifth
round is over.
EiIy Dclnney--I look for d fast fight:
Corbctt will get Fitzsimmons' measure
lntwo or three rounds. There is too
much at stake FOR either man to run
any risk by rushing. Ten rounds ought
To decide matters.
Ernest Rocbcr-[f the morning Is cold
they will fight fast. FitZslmmuns will
get In his work about the fifth round.
/ think Cnrbeu will get ratified and run
into IL lnock~ou, about that time
Dan H!ckry-.rhc man who gets the
first punch in viii likely win. Fitzsirn-
mons will be cooler than SDrbctt, and
If jim forces matters Bob will get TO his
jaw before seven rounds are over.
lfiiy Woods Fi,ZsimmDns will never
pu; a glove OH Corbett. If he stands UP
before jim FOR three rounds he is a bet
ter man than he was when ] SPARED
with him.
Jack Stcnzlcr-Corbett VIII lose his
head when he finds that Bob can hit
him ana Bob will knock him out inside
Of four rounds, sure.
William Mudn0n-1ihc men are IN
such perfect condition that hardly
think the fight will last more than
thirty minutes.
, Jack McAuiffe-It Is a grudgc fight
ana no time will be wasted The man
who keeps his head viii win in short
order.
Tom Sharkey-The kinet0scopc people
won't need much tape for this fight.
The men will go a, each other like tigers
and it viii all be over in less than twcn-
ty minutes.
Billy Madden-We viii never live to
see such fast fight between two men.
They have Old scores 10 settle and It
won't take them long 10 do It,
al. Smith don't think II will be q
very long fight. Corbett usually trims
his man in short order. understand me.
and FitZsimmons won't lose much time.
either. We won't have to wait long for
the finish
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