The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-17
BETS on THE FIGHT.
SEATTLE SPORTS WILL NOT WHY
OR LOSE Much MONEY.
Corbett Men Claim the Betting VIII
BE Even or at Least 10 TO q. While
Fftxzimmoax. Baekerx Ask to
Capt CaIne an Ardent Admfrcr
of the Cslffornian-wagers on the
Number of Rounds.

compare II interest with any 81 The other
Championship contests for the pas ten
or Twelve years. One reason Is that
FttEslmmons has not many personal
friends IL this Locality. and Corbstt's for
nier san Francisco acQ4aintances who
are ncw residing here are BY no means
such warm partiSans as they were some
four years ago, when he fought Sullivan.
Indeed. several Of those who won money
on aim here then are now yrophesylng MS
defeat Among them is jim Harrison. who
WAS about the heaviest winner locally
when John L. was beaten. and who now
declares that he believes II Is a cinch for
FItzslumons.
The betting has been very light. proba-
bly, not more than ST. so being wagered 50
far. There are several reasons for this.
the principal being the lack OF money in
sporting circles. though there Is a Turk
Ing suspicion that the fight may be fixed.
and as Il is taken for granted that. il such
Is the case. Fiizsimmons Is bound 10 DC
the loser. 1t makes those who fancy his
chances very ehary In placing their
money. Another thing that is an OBJ
siaele II the way OF wassrs is the differ
ence OF opinion as 10 what the odds should
be- The Corbett men claim that the bet
ting should be even. or at worst 10 TO ?.
wa4le Fitzsimmons adherents think that
they should get odds OF 10 l. In the
AfCA4ltfSFs Il AtLc4tllkfa0HS H<tl the Ql1S on
the Nonpareil were from 10 10 20 10 10 1.
and in the Corbett-Sullivan fight from :
20 ! 70 10 10 on John l.. in local cirtleS.
and the short-end hackers are looking for
such odds as these. There are always a
number of men more or less sportiyely
inclined who will take bet OF or TO /
on prizehght. regardless of the respec-
tive records of the men, on the ground
that with only one winner and one loser
II 49,
of accidents that may occur in the ring
are taken int account They are not
betting at all on this fight, odds of 10 10
or - 10 10 being not strong enough TO
tempt them.
There is probably $. 900 ofCorbett money
in the city that would be wagered AT even
money, while the Fitzsimmons end.
though apparently not lacking in conf
denee, is deplorably short OF ready money
with which TO back IL up. A number OF
sporting men. who have heretofore been
active IN supporting their favorltes In
pggilisuc events. are not venturing any
thing on the outcome OF the present con-
test, though. when asked for their opin-
ion, incline toward the red-headed New
Zealander. Among them are Tom Ur-
quhart, reputed TO be the heaviest winner
here on the Fitzsimmons- Sharkey bout:
Pete Burns Charlie Clancy and Billy
are probably Jim Higgins and Jack
Thompson. who stand 10 win $50 and SIS.
respectively. at odds OF 10 20 and - 20 Is,
though there are a number OF smaller
hackers who have pooled their money 10
take the short end.
Corbetts most ardent admirer is Capt.
Game, who has been looking IN vain for
amount up TO 81 600. He finally made one
bet OF 500 TO $50 and another OF 800 10 $50.
bu. is now asking 500 TO $50. and has sew
eral commissioners looking 10 place
money at that price.
Louis Golden, a sporting man OF Circle
City. who came down on the last
Alaska boat. offered 1900 even on
Corbett but refused TO give odds. and has
not been accommodated. Johnny WEIGH.
the Pike street mlxologist. has a sign
across the mirror behind his bar Offering
800 to so or any part of Il on Corbett.
He has been taken to the extent of $40.
Chester Hunter. OF Port Blakeley, came
over yesterday with $500 which he wished
to place at even money. but after making
one bet OF $50 10 $40 took the balance of
his money back with him. Frank Clancy
has $50 up against $55. and there are a
number OF smaller wagers which would
aggregate $1,000.
There Is some betting on the number OF
rounds the fight will last. OF which ex-
Deputy Hugh l. Smith has about the
best. He wagers $40 10 S that Fitzsim-
mons viii answer the call OF time for the
sixth round and s. even ne would be fight
ing at the end CT the tenth. twelfth
and fifteenth rounds. Frank Clancy has
bet OF new hat that Fitz viii not step
into the ring at all. The bet was made
some time ago. and 1t is fair 20 say he
expects 10 lose.
There is very little betting on the minor
events Flaherty is the favoTite over
Hawkins. while a great diversity OF opin-
ion IS manifested over the merits OF Green
and Smith. one bet of go to so in favor Of
Smith being followed almost Immediately
by one OF $40 20 S In favor OF Green.
Policemen Favor Fir.
II Fitzsimmons loses today's fight there
viii be more long-fsced police officers
about headquarters than would ell a
funeral procession. Ever since these blue
coated. Iynx-eyed guardians OF the peace
ana dignity Of the city took the physical
examination required ~ the civil service
rules. they have paid more attention 20
physical culture and the manly art A
number of them engage almost daily in a
set-to with set or pillows at headQuar-
tiers: so. naturally. they feel competent
70 fudge the merits OF TIE bruisers who
will try to punch eaca others head OF
today.
vote was taken last night as the pa
trolls were changing. and resulted in a
victory for the adhersnts Of the auburn
haired kangaroo who got Is out % =.
The number % rounds Il wiil take 70 fn-
ism the contest varied from s TO 3. a
Fftz man choosing the lowest and the
highest. II was amusing 10 hear the ret-
sons given why either man should win.
Some based their opinions on what they
had read OF the two men. others from
dreams. and stu others present!nenis.
Jailer John C0rbstt gives IL as his opin-
ion that Fstz viii win n seven rounds.
simply for the reason thar something tells
him that such Is 20 30 the case. John can
make iris claim with impunity. az ne Is
the only man about tire station who has
the Tong green" with which % back him
ID. He is not 40 carried away By hts
oreseutfraerf. though. that he does not
demand Odds Mike Powers. Who held
Aovxn heats IN the metropolis when Corbeet
was A boz. SAYS that Pornpadogr jim -
nothing bat 4 foot racer bur ne does rot
believe he can stay away from Fttz Tor
more than seventy-ave rounds. Jim
Wells thinks that * will take the men
scrfv rounds % feel each other out. and
then Fisz will put Il on jim.
ia t7u5laee had dream. and a VIVID one
AZ fhas that CoThstt vron n the twelfth.
II zg~h thing should happen Cual1@e
SAYS he Will alWaTs Pin his faifa -
dreams Rarfsee SAYS CaToFft VIII panfn
holes IN FisE inside q slx rounds, pat
T.--,f, Moore whose TrflhFs son first
--fza a. fhe frernens ball goes Barnee
cra better and calls Fltz u Eve rounds
ue goes "A great deal on tne fact taaf
Fgrr himself has pair ~ Ne rs Cf-~s
PED gzvors Corteff. while TIE two esp
refns Ha<Ia ard SaIlivBn. favor the kan
zaroe Daddy Peer SAYS ''Norneit rev y
vas 10 good. no10w. and %la Eet sooa
49, frora Ff;x-" Last nights vote was
F.fr-rarz.