The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-17
FIGHT TO BE SOON FINISHED.
Most of the Knowing Ones Think the
Battle VIII BE Fast and Furious.

Most of the Knowing Ones Think the
Battle VIII BE Fast and Furious.
Carson, New, March ia few guesses
as to the number of rounds follow:
w. A. Brady: Not less than four, and
not more than eight rounds.
Martin Julian: Fitzsimmons will knock
Corbett's head off before the fifth round
is over.
Billy Delaney: look for a fast fight; !;
Corbett win get Fitzsimmons' measure
in two or three rounds. There is too much
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. Fitzsimmons win get
in his work about the fifth round.
think Corbett will get ratified and run
into a knock out about that time.
Charley White: 1t viii be the fastest
fight between heavy weights in the his
tory of pugilism. Corbett will fool them
on his punching powers. Six or eight
rounds will see the last of Fitzsimmons
Dan Hickey: The man who gets the first
punch in will likely win. Fitzsimmons will
be cooler than Corbett, and if Jim forces
matters Bob will get to his jaw before
seven rounds are over.
Billy Woods Fitzsimmons will never put
glove on Corbett. If he can stand up
before Jim for three rounds he is a better
man than he was when l spared with
him.
Jack Stenzler: Corbett will lose his head
when he finds that Bob can hit him, and
Bob will knock him out inside of four
rounds, sure.
William Muldoon The two men are in
such perfect condition that l hardly think
the fight will last more than thirty min
utes.
Jack McAuliffe: 1t is a grudge fight, and
no time will be wasted. The man who
keeps his head will win in short order.
Tom Sharkey: The kaleidoscope people
won't need much tape for this fight. The
men will go at each other like tigers and
1t viii all be over in less than twenty min
utes.
Billy Madden We viii never live to
see such a fast fight between two men.
They have old scores to settle and 1t won't
take them long to do 1t.
AL Smith: l don't think 1t will be a
very long fight Corbett usually trims
his man in short order, understand me,
and Fitzsmmons don't lose much time
either We won't have to wait fong for
the finish
Jimmy Wakeley: Six rounds will tell
the tale If 1 am a Judge These fellows
have plenty of speed and there won't be
any fooling on either side.
Notwithstanding these predictions, the
talent are buying pools on rounds ten to
fifteen.
Where are all these people going to
sleep?" asked a tall Engllshman who had
Travelled all the way from London to see
the fight His question raised a point
which had not been sufficiently considered
before. Every lodging house and private
residence IS crowded and still the visitors
come. Cots are to be had but before
morning the supply will be exhausted.
Storekeepers are clearing space In their
premises to make room for shake downs
and even the Salvation Army headquar-
tors were cleared out and transferred in
to a temporary parlor. The old agricultu-
raj pavilion has been turned into res
taurant and handouts are being served
from shantes in Chinatown. The railway
sldings are filling up with sleepers and
every day coach that can be spared will
he opened to those who cannot obtain
beds elsewhere.
The hackmen are rapidly becoming rich
and are quite as unscrupulous as their
brethren In the large cities This after
noon ex-senator John j. ingalls, yielded
s. in exchange for a carriage ride for 200
yards. He was rescued from the grasp
of the hack-driver by kind friends, who
steered him to place Of safety.
over at the coliseum everything Is quiet
The guidons are all la place and the press
Confined on Fifth Page)