The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-31

New York, Jan. 30.-Bob Fitzsimmons
was all smiles yesterday. He said that
if by an unforeseen accident in the
course of events he and Corbett could
not come together in Nevada he would
be willing to go to Jerusalem, so anX-
ious was he to get at Pompadour Jim.
'Fitzs" money is not all up. Cor
belts is. But Fitz has Is days in
which to put up his cash, according to
the articles of agreement, at which
time Dan Stuart must put up $4,000
more, or $4,000 in all, as a guarantee
that he will provide a place in which
the fight can be decided, failure of
which will result in the forfeiture of
the 5000 to Corbett and FitZSimmonS.
There need be no worry about the
fight not coming off" said a Corbett
adherent last night, ''even if FitZSim-
mons does not put up another cent. 1
know what lam talking about when l
say that in order to meet FitZSimmonS
Corbett will agree to enter the ring
without any side bet at all. If FitZ-
simmons cannot raise the money, all
Corbett wants is to know it and he is
perfectly willing to make all the con-
cessionS in the world.
Dan Stuart will have a picture taken
of the fight, and he has made satisfac-
tory arrangements with both Corbett
and Fitzsimmons. 1t is understood that
each will receive a third of the money
paid by the Kinetoscope company.
"Al'' Smith refused to talk last night,
except about the prospect of the fight.
They will surely fight" said he.
Nothing on earth can stop them. Now
that the governor of Nevada has
signed the bill legalizing boxing, Stu
art is sure to have nothing but money.
1t will be the cheapest and greatest
fight ever seen. 1 say cheap" con-
tinued Smith, because a $4,000 purse
is very small for two men who have
been so extensively advertised for three
Years.
''Stuart's expenses will be probably
$40, 000-$15, 900 for the purse, $4,000 for
erecting the arena and $4,000 for the
outside matters. He will unquestion-
ably erect a building capable of seat
ing 10000 persons. Supposing that half
of that number attend, which seems a
certainly, his gate receipts alone,
besides what he will receive from the
railroads, will amount to $150000, at
an average admission fee of S15. This
will leave him a profit of more than
100000, not counting his profits from
the kaleidoscope"
ParSOn Dawes SAID: ''COrDett ana
Fitzsimmons will surely meet. I do
not think that the east will be largely
represented at the fight. New Orleans
is much nearer New York than Carson
City, Reno or Virginia City, in one of
which, 1 think, the fight will take place,
and yet at New Orleans there were
but 800 of the local sporting men pres
ent. Stuart, however, will not have
to depend upon the eastern men to
fill the arena. The sporting men from
San Francisco, Tacoma, Seattle, Spo-
kane, Salt Lake, st. Louis, st. Paul,
Minneapolis and all the big western
cities will be there in force. Chicago.
too, will furnish a large number of the
spectators"
Jimmie Kennedy, Charlie White and
Billy Madden expressed themselves in
much the same way as Mr.. Davies.
They all agreed the bill was a mighty
good thing, and a boon to the sport
Corbett is the favorite in this city
At Delmonico's last night bet of ST.
COO TO 500 was made that he would
win the fight.