The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-17
FAIR DAY FOR THE BIG FIGHT.
A., THE INDICATIONS AT CARSON
ARE PROPITIOUs.

Sous-Each or the IrAncApals AD-
o,,telv Confident of VictOry-The
vicbt Not Expected to Last More
Than IL Rounds.
Carson New, March 16.-The last twelve
bonrs of daylight remaining before the
.,rsatest struggle in the history of pugil-
7isr begins. were ushered in with lower
4ng skies and a threatening atmosphere.
fortunately, however, the sun came to the
front and it's glorious rays dispelled all
oloom. The early outlook had the effect
of making both Corbeet and Fitzsmmons
do little more work than they had in
,snded to on the day before the battle.
Fearing to take any chances under exist
ing atmospherical conditions, both men
exercised with a view to keeping their
wind up in case of a possible postpone
ment. Nothing short of a rain or snow
storm will bring about such a postpone
ment. however, and all the indications
tend to show that fair weather will be
vouchsafed Tomorrow
The long-looked for specials from the
east and west arrived to-day and lis
charged additions to the crowd, which
already has severely taxed the resources
Of the town. But the attendance at the
ringside will not be as large as was antic-
tpated Between 1900 and 5000 people will
perhaps be a careful estimate of the num-
Der, who will see the meeting of the two
men which took nearly two years and the
expenditures of thousands of dollars to
bring about.
Visitors kept arriving and departing
from Shaw's Springs and Cooks ranch
all day and the roads between Carson and
the training quarters presented a busy
scene with its constant stream of vehicles
of all kinds.
?. ]. Corbett, Jim's father, arrived by
one of the western specials shortly after
noon. William A. Brady met him and
drove him out to the springs, where they
found Jim busy entertaining number of
friends from all over the states. For
every one the big fellow had a pleasant
greeting and a cheerful confident word.
in TACT, Corbett never seemed in better
spirits since he began training than he
did on this, the eve of the contest.
Fitz's visitors had to wait some time be-
AuAC DOb put III an appear dAlNS db lut Id1Cn
as he was making hay while the sun
shonc, and taking advantagosof the bright
spell did some jogging along the road.
When he returned and had a rub down,
ne was in evidence and his conversation
showed just as much faith in his win
ning star as his rival displayed. This
overwhelming confidence on both sides
IS bit of a puzzle to all the sports. 1t
IS undoubtedly genuine in the two men
and tends TO still further Shake the ideas
OF any one who is inclined to waver about
picking the winner
If the victory had to be decided by the
amount of confidence entertained by the
rivals, the referee would have a much
harder task than that which will be un-
aerteken by Referee Siler tomorrow, and
tne contest will probably be prolonged
10 much greater degree than is looked
ior under Queensberry rules. The pre-
'alllng opinion seems to be that the du-
ration will be limited to fifteen rounds.
Judging by the betting this number is the
ldVorlte, while under ten rounds comes
IN as second choice No one is inclined
TO thlnk that the battle will be a long
one Inc Interpretation of the rule which
allows hitting in clinches and breakaways
appears TO account, in great measure,
ior the popular idea of a short fight.
Dan stuart, 1t is evident, looks for a
snort nght, since he has put on the TWO
smaller fights to follow the big event.
me betting remained about the same
al DAY. There is plenty of Corbett money
N slght, but Fitzsimmons' cash is not
iolthcomlnS IN sufficient quantity to make
me pehcllers change the odds of 61b to
% on the Californian. Paris mutuals with
Ooroett Green and Hawkins as the pick
VI lhe combinations, were very slow, and
tlere were scarcely any buyers for Fitz-
simmons Smith and FIaherty.
II was not quite the day of rest at the
amps mat was anticipated, although both
@ nieu lald up considerably and dispensed
@ "i.n tile sparring end of the programme
ssauTeiy. Corbett played three games of
% na.u pall ana then took a turn at the
puhChlhg bag in the morning. Light foot
YORK IN the hand ball court followed. and
sIeu jim was rubbed down. After he vas
.lessed ,i. ne received callers and stood chat
nns outside the court for nearly half an
sJur. s' Coroett was in a particularly cheer
- ~ Hullor and seemed much pleased at
ny "o HuAloer OF his visitors. Among those,
M uroVe out to the springs were Ida
fuler, whose sister La Loie. is an old
lg"u OF the Californian. Billy Woods
LNI JeiIrles were about as contented a
'G5ofNlHs PAIR as could be found in the vi
JIuI.S to-day, since they had a rest from
mn mn , gentle manlpulations. McVey also
G,n,. d Iaunty smile, which was absent
to- we udys When his head was bat
- 80 against the wooden walls of the
s:. ss,nnasium. Later in the afternoon, Jin
uf,n ' Ior short walk and came home
"',n series Of sprints
hay Cooks ranch, Hickey and Stenzler
r'a eilhe TO compare notes on past inju-
~ ~ 1s they We're not scheduled TO put on
s,,d tIoyes' Roeber. however, had TO push
ct,,, ,' ~ oVe Tor few minutes while the
t'1nlpoh te,I tried out his wind. Bob then
t6o urn at the bag and sprinted round
49,, s@'u rew times. A little road work
"Uuha up the proceeding.
HV'n pugilists turned in early 10 pet a
S"0I SrIh lohs rest before the eventful hour
,erol Jung 10 to-night's arrangements
H. oet1 VIII perhaps take a short walk
aroe ene morning and then drive 10 the
Ia VI course the weather win have
mon. va" 'he pans OF Doth
Ctto walter Watson Of the OlvmpIc
49,, 9ah Francisco, who Is credited with
itjo. brought out Corbett's boxing abii-
lto. was probably the most welcome vis-
85 ct az the Californian's quarters to-day
,or ., oine me IN and take a flash at me. wal
oni, said jim, after a handshake. "Your
my condition" VI
= 2lson followed the champion's father
tbo Corbett, into Jim's cottage. where
ned examination took place. Jim strip-
bir, 20 me waist. and Watson thumned