The sun., 1897-03-15
SUNDAY BEFORE Thief
lard WORK ABANDONED BY BoTu
FTTz AND CORBETT.

Attendance Outlook Rather Disappeintins.
CARSON. March l4.-Clouds and sunshine
have been sparrinR over the Carson Valley for
twelve hours past. and once more the dun. oil
cred mountain slopes are draped In snow. Ora
cleS % the weather say the moon is wet one.
which means that snow may fall at sny mo-
mont for q month to come. Wet moons In
Nevada signify snow. for rain, especially in the
springtime, is rarity. Vapor tries 10 get over
here from, tho Pacific, but the cold OF the
mountain tops turns 1t to snow. and there has
been more. snow here far this month than
has heretofore decorated tho slopes and levels
for eighteen years past.
II is uvual at this time OF the year for the
ranchnon to have their planting half done.
and as the.nrst part OF the winter was mild the
weathcrwise look for foul weather for some
time to come. Should it'snow next "Wednesday
the fight will be postponed. That is practi-
cally settled. but cloudy or threatening wealth
or will not interfere with the battlo. Dan
stuart said to-day the fight would no
shine or no sunshine. Nothing but n storm
would set the battle over to another day.
Stuart seemed 10 be n little blue when seen
th.s morning, and he feels that the comblna.
tion OF exclLsiveness entered into by the fzht-
ers has injured him to the extent OF good
many dollars. Two weeks ago he thought that
At least. 5000 persons might be expected to
over from California, but the story
spread throughout the West that Fitz intended
TO throw the hgh: has done great deal Of harm
There are not many persons here now
promoters of the teht ex pevted thcre would be
the sunday before tho battle, and Stuart be.
lieves that II .,7oO come over from oil Cali
fnrnia the State will have doze nobly. II
would not sur prise him, however. II not over
5000 Californians were seen hore on the day
of the icht.
Il is this expected fall-oI in the attendance
that has decided stuart TO compel the news
paper correspondents to pay an admission.
Just low much they will. be charged for seats
will not be announced until tomorrow. No
messengers will 10 allowedins!d tho fighting
space unless they hold tici cts. No return
checks Will be Furnished, but to facilitate mat
tcrs as much as possible tho management has
decided to split the S5 tickets, making two
$500 tickets. which will be furnished to mos.
tengers only.
Weather permitting. the big fight will 10
started as soon as possible. and II IL is over in
q short time the announcement will be made
that the battles between Smith and Green and
HAwkin. and Flaherty will be started AN hour
or so later. Stuart IS convinced that TO sched.
die the wclter and feather weight fights for TIE
next day would be losing venture, as every
body will make break to yet out o: town as
soon as the oig fight ends.
The travel TO Shaw's Springs this morning
and afternoon was over double that OF any
other day. Snow fiurries and sopgy road
prevented Corbett from takin: his morning
run, So he put in his time with light exercise
in tho hsndball court. Jimmy Wakcly and
Billy Muldoon we're present when lac boxed and
both men seemed highly pleased at his condi-
tion. Muldoon. however, thought that Cor.
bett would have benefited moro had he on his
tail M hnx.r. fne rl
up with every day. Billy Woods approaches
corbett and lets out At him much the same rs
small boy would pluck for q roasted chestnut
IN led of Goals. Not once during the morn.
inc's boxing did he land ON the sx.champion
or come within a half-arm's length of doing
.o. Jenries, however. did he tier, but the tar.
diness OF his pondoroIs swings and pune hes
Mere greatly emphasized by the agility OF Jim.
There can be no mistake about Corbett's
strength. for he throws McNey and Jefiries
around ns IL they W, re light weights. His leg
muscles are hney anu evenly developed. and
II the battln should prove 10 bc a long one they
viii be the best friends In the world to him and
those who have their money on him. Most OF
the sporting men on the ground look to Cor |
bett to win. Many OF these came here pro- !
nounced fitzsiminons men. but continued |
visits 10 me quarters and close observation have
chnngcd their minds.
Eght brt,wny athletes from the Olympic Club !
ana hastoned to Shaw's Springs, where they |
critically observed Corbett ut work All ot them
had known Jim from childhood, and he was par.
ti"ular!y anxious TO hear their opinion as 10 his
condition; Jim Ncalon, the veteran handbaIl |
player, edged around behind the ex-champon |
anu TOOK In his every move.
What do you think, now. honestly, Jim ." |
asked Corbett as he prepared for his rub-iown. |
Know, and would 90 more on your Judgment |
th9 than nan any6odys; Speak right out in meeting,
We'll. jim" replied Sealon. what / have |
just seen litts load from my mind. You did |
although l would not say so Tor the World |
thonght you were a bit ioggy: Ifyou amt tit |
,SS@ TG 9F go% y0IG oos Pre- then dU know
anu blow less after exertion this minute than |
ever knew you To do before"
The gloves wer, to 10 handed over to the |
referee to-day for examination. after which |
they were % e be be giyei. 60 Dan stuart Tor sato
be done at tho suggestion OF Julian.
The innux Of visitors to-day did not add
ters because OF tho charge OF admission to see /
him work. There may have been nifty pas.
out on tho psnitentiary road and ali of ibsm
were disappointed, for the Cornishman took a
re- s' Sns ss s,DsSs, aS, hit The bag
the other Dious peopl. Of the nsirs borhood hi in
not q bit bashfni IN church. and his Voice
which Is by no means tnhsrmonious, was let
teristic OF his knockout blows. He WAS in.
troduced all round after the services and when
yard 70 trace the footprints he Joined them.
He said to group OF men ana women who
eyes: INK
"Corbett d9esnt look to be a man OF endur.
anco, and friends OF mino tell me that he is
allow. re has been out of fighting for some
time and he. has not.taken care OF himself. The
mon he has around him are not III TO train a
man. They are all slow, and besides that
they know he will get angry II they hit hin.
People think because my ears are marked
and my eyes discolored that | am not clever
but they are mistaken. Roeber and Others
have received instructions IN hit me and hit
me hard. My idea In doing this is TO find out
lust how hard blow can stand without 20
Ing down or OFT Roobcr has smashed me |
with all his strength, and while he has stag
gered me and bro"ght about u touch OF daze,
he .hns never Yet been able TO knox me Oft my |
Ieet; II one OF Corbett's stan were to hit him |
as Roober hit me, why, Corbett would lose MS |
Lead and 20 at.his msn like terrier at a rat,
My opinion Is that one good punch Ia his |
stomach VIII maze him so queer and sleepy
that lis friends will think he has been hitting |
that he will lose his head, and that's VIII y they
were so Interested In having Siler 60 over the |
rules. They wanted u chance TO kick Had |
hitting in the breakaway been prohiblttd. as |
believe IL should be, they would have made a |
holler that would have brought every gopher |
IN Nevada from his hole. Don't you see why? |
They co. .ldn't truat him mi IN a. a -,