Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-17
MULDOON's OPINION OF FITz.
Somwhat Changed Since He Has Seen Him
Stripped.

somwhat Changed Since He Has Seen Him
Stripped.
William Muldoon, the wrestler, was
one Of the callers on Fitzsimmons dur
ing the afternoon. and Fitzsimmons
stripped for the purpose Of allowing the
wrestler to take look at his physical
condition. Muldoon expressed himself
as greatly pleased with the condition of
Fitzsimmons and to a friend he said he
expected that Fitzsimmons had a most
excellent chance to win his fight. He
based his opinion more upon the dis
positions of the two men than upon
anything else. He said that the course
of the training which Corbett had pur-
sued had made him nervous and irrita-
BILE, and that Fitzsimmons is as cool as
possible for any man to be, and he
thinks on this account that Fitzsim-
mons has the greater chance of winning
the fight.
Il like the course of training that
Fitzsimmons has pursued" said Null
doom, better than that which Corbett
has followed, and with the exception
of White, who has been with Corbett,
I think Fitzsimmons has had the best
men in his camp. In the first place
believe that Roeber can defeat any man
in Corbett's camp, and. moreover. I
think that he can do it easily within
four rounds. There is not a man in
Corbett's camp who can come any,
where near Hickey on the point of
science. Corbett has trained for the
fight by doing the things that he will
be obliged to do in the ring and he has
trained on little else. Fitzsimmons, on
the other hand, has done the sort Of work
to make him quick and strong, and has
not run the risk of making himself
stale by doing what he will be COM
PEELED to do when he faces his an
tagonist."
At the fight today Fitzsimmons will
wear black shoes and green silk tights.
Around his waist he will have a belt
of red, white and blue silk. the belt
having in its center an eagle with wings
spread in the position Of the bird on the
half-dollar. The belt. however. will be
taken off as soon as the time for the
fight arrives and Fitzsimmons will fight
in the green tights alone.
The matter Of choice Of corners was
decided last night by a ''toss-up," Cor
bett winning the toss. He chose the
southwest corner Of the ring, wishing to
get the sun at his back, leaving Fitz-
simmons no choice but to take the
northeast corner. Jack McAuliffe, aft
er a visit to both men, declared that
Fitzsimmons in his opinion is sure to
win.
The Associated Press is in a position
| to state positively that If the sun does
not shine today the big fight will not
come off. In this event the small con-
tests will be put on and the crowd be
| entertained by witnessing them. If the
big fight does not come off today 1t will
be on the 18th, provided the weather is
| suitable, the intention being to have it
| take place at such time as the verascope
( can record the. movements of the con-
| testants.
Wyatt carp, who was referee in the
| Sharkey-Fitzsimmons fight, drove out
! toward Fitzsimmons' camp yesterday
! afternoon. He passed Fitzsimmons and
Bat Masterson, who were riding togeth-
er. Fitzsimmons looked at carp when
| the buggies went by each other and
scowled, expressing his opinion of carp
to Masterson in unrepeatable language.
| carp did not bow to or notice Fitzsim-
mons, merely looking at him.
! The most prominent arrival on the
! late train last night was John L. Sulli-
van, whom all Carson has been expect
| ing for a week. Notwithstanding the
| late hour, near midnight, a large crowd
and a brass band was awaiting to greet
him and escort him to the Arlington ho-
| fol