The San Francisco call., 1897-03-14

stand play, am told.
There was nothing very startling about
the training of the two big fighters as both
are now practically laying off and taking
matters rather easily. FitZsimm ons took
an eight-mile run on the road leading
from Cook ranch and after that did some
light work with the punching-bag and
boxed for while with Hickey and Stelz-
ner. After luncheon he hitched up
phaeton for Mrs. Fitzsimmons and mount
ing his bicycle rode into Carson behind
her. Bob hied himself to a barber-shop
and had his face scraped and what little
red hair he has left trimmed. did little
shopping and pedaled home. That con-
stituted his days work.
Corbett also took advantage OF the fine
weather and did some road work in the
forenoon, and in the afternoon went
through his usual capers with the wrist
machine and punching bag, played hand.
ball and boxed forty-tive minutes.
There were three notable arrivals IN
Carson to-day. They were: Al Smith, the
stakeholder in the big mill; William Null
doom, the famous wrestler and physical
culturist and Billy Madden, the we'll
known manager of sporting events.
Smith was gazed upon by envious eyes,
for every body who knew anything at all
knew that he had SIS 600 tucked away in
his inside pocket Al had the "stuff' all
right enough, but it is represented by a
number of certificates of deposit.
These are, OF course, as good as gold as
soon as Mr.. Smith attaches mis- uncom :
mon signature to them. Al has q happy
,I,r
wherever he goes. 1t costs nothing, he
explains, and requires no particular effort
on the part of one possessing such con-
geniai nature as is his. He had scarcely
been in Carson half hour when he began
to expatiate on the glorious climate.
"This is absolutely perfect weather"
said Al; ''such as one always finds out
this way. Overcoats in this climate are
burdensome," and to bear out this latter
statement the celebrated sportsman i'm
mediately shed bis macintosh and rele-
| gated it to his arm.
'As to the fight" resumed Smith, "the
prospects are the most rosy that ever at
| tended an affair of this sort. I find that
| both of the men are in admirable shape
and if there was ever sincere pair of pugi-
lists you have them in Corbett and Fltz-
simmons. l find that they are trained to
an edge, and the contest should be a
'corker.' Such confluence as the men
display is astounding.
"Of course there must be winner and
loser, but if you can ino the latter or a
line that would lead to that conclusion by
looking over and talking to the men you
| beat me. j cannot for the life of me recall
contest which presents such complex
| propositions as this one in the matter of
calling the turn.
II went out to look over the arena, too,
and find it the best of its sort / ever Wis
tied. There is not seat in the whole vast
structure which does not present clear,
unobstructed view.
1.-THE welter and feather. weight fights l
look TO for a whole lot of genuine sport.
The men are so evenly matched and have
trained so faithfully that / would not be a
bit surprised 10 see the best fight of the
| three crop out in ono of the lesser engage
ments. With these conditions, backed up
by weather such as one would expect to
find in tropical lands this time of year,
predict that Mr.. Stuart will get some re-
turns for the ceaseless and untirlng pluck
lot of money to induce me to miss the trent
l know is in store for the lovers of the
manly game"
APs talk about the condition in which
he found "both men" was a little prema-
ture. 1t is true that he went out to
Shaws Springs and got glimpse of Cor
bett, dressed and taking a sun bath; but
he has not yet seen F1tzsim mons. Smith
knows, however, that the Cornishman is
always in condition, and in his exuber-
ance let the idea go out that he knew all
about the Ianky chaps present shape
But, then, that's all right. Smithy always
was an enthusiast. He contracted the
habit while he was managing John L.
Sullivan during the big fellows pa,my
| days.
1t was good for sore eyes to gaze once
more upon Billy Muldoon. 1t was the
first time had seen him since the days of
his famous wrestling matches in the Me-
chanics' Pavilion and elsewhere in San
Francisco, with Donald Dlnnie, LIE Grand
Auguste, Clarence Whistler and Bauer,
and his ST bsequent debut with Emerson $
Minstrels as living picture" Sweet
William" as they used to call him, is
still clean-shaven, as handsome as ever
and the Apollo of old in physique, but
time has taken grip on his round head
and is turning it quite gray.
Muldoon went out to Corbett's training
quarters this afternoon and was given a
hearty welcome by the Californian and
his retlnue. The celebrated knight of the
pad at once expressed his admiration for
Corbett's general appearance, and said
that be never saw him looking better.
That is what everybody says, SO there
| must really be something in it..
Corbett stripped off so that the great ex-
pert on physical culture might examine
b i'm thoroughly, and the result was that
Muldoon's verdict was rendered all the
more emphatic. He considers that the
Californian is al present in perfect condi-
tion and really does not need TO train
another day. Both Muldoon and AL
Smith will go out to pay Fitzsimmons a
visit to- morrow morning
Billy Madden's visit 10 Carson is not in
the capacity of expert or stake holder.
He comes here primarily, of course. to
see the fight, but he has other important I
business on hand, and that is TO challenge
the winner of the big battle in behalf OF his
Australian protege, Joe Goddard. Billy
says he is ready to put up deposit right
away to bind match for $4,000 side
and the best purse offered the winner to