The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-17

it never saw them looking as large. So
iar as his color goes, he never looked
better. The lines about the eyes are per-
feotly natural. l had them when L was
his age am satisfied with the lads ap-
paaTanes. Ii he doesn't win, well ha
should not nave any excuse to offsr tie
folks at home"
| Jack MoAuliffs. ex-light weight
champion, attracted some attention ON
the streets this afternoon. ~ have not
seen either of the big fellows stripped,
said Jack to a crowd, "You can't tell
more by seeing him stripped. According
to my notion both Jim and Bob are finer
than silk. 1 think the pace will be so
hot the fight will not last more than six
rounds. Judging by their talk to me-
they amt going to do much dancing
about and drawing out as it were. The
fight is for blood and it will be all over
by eleven tomorrow if the sun Shines
| Wyatt Earp, who refereed the Sharkey
| Fitzsim mons contest sizen up the heavy
weights this morning. "I thought Cor
bett might not be as good "a he was re-
ported. He looks mighty determined
though. / don't believe he is afraid of
heavy as when he fought Sharkey. May
be he IL worrying. The man with the
most nerve is going to win this fight,
Both OF them are we'll fixed for that
argument today"
| II expert opinion counts for anything
the battie will be short. A few gassses
| as to the mum ber Of rounds follow.
| ". A. Brady-Not less than four nor
more than eight.
Martin Julian-Fitzsimmons will
knock Corbett's head of before the fifth
round il over.
Billy Delany-I look for fast fight.
Corbett will get Fitzsimmoas' measure
srSA kyn &C.
b. uoh at stake for either man to run any
risk by rushing. Ten rounds ought to
decide matters.
Ernest Roeber-If the morning is cold
they will fight fast. Fttz will get In his
work about the fifth round. think
Corbett will get ratified and run into q
knockout about that time.
Charley White-It will be the fastest
fight betwsen heavy weights in the
btAtory Of pugilism. Corbett will feol
| them on his punching Lowers. Six or
eight rounds will see the last of Fitz-
simmons.
Dan Hiokey-The man who gets the
be cooler than Corbett, If Jim forces
! matters, Bob will get to his jaw before
seven rounds are over.
Billy Woods-Hitz will never put glove
on Corbett. II he can stand up before
Jim three rounds he Is better man than
Jack enseler-Corbett will lose his
head when he finds Bob can hit him, and
Bob will knock him out inside Of four
rounds sure.
VIM. .Muldoon-The two men are in
suoh perfect condition that I hardly
think the fight will last more than thirty
minutes.
Jack McAuliffe-It is grudee fight.
No time will be wasted. The man who
keeps his head will win in short order.
Tom Sharkey-The kaleidoscope people
won't need mnoh tape for this fight.
The men will 20 at each other like tigers.
1t will be all over in twenty minutes.
long fight. Corbett usually trims his
man in short order. FIT don't lose
much time either. We WON'T have to
wait long for the finish
Jimmy Wakeley-Six rounds will tell
the.tale. II am Judge. These fellows
have plenty of speed and there won't be
any foo1ing on either side. Nofwith-
standing the predictions tina talent are
buying pools on rounds ten to fifteen.
Every lodging house and private resi-
demos is crowded and still visitors come.
Cots are to lie had, but before morning
the supply will be exhausted. Store
keepers are clearing space in their
premises to make room for shakedowns
even. The Salvation Army headquarters
ere cleared out and transferred into q
parlor. The old agricultural pavilion has
been turned into restaurant and hand
outs are being served fropn shanties in
Chinatown. The railway sidings are fill
ing up with sleepers and every day coach
that can be spared will be opened to
those who cannot obtain beds elsewhere.
The hacKmen are rapidly becoming ri ch
and are quite as interruptions as their
brethren In the large cities.
This afternoon ex-senator J.J. ingalls,,
paid two dollars for carriage ride of
two hundred yards. He was rescued
from the grasp of the hack driver by
friends who steered him to q place of
safety. Stuart's Office has been jammed
with ticket buyers all day. Ihs high
priced seats are most in demand. Secre-
tary Wheelock claims that p1ore than 1000
tickets have besn sold, but there is no
way.of verifying his figures. Stuart says
he can see daylight already and any
number over 5000 will let him out a
winner.