The San Francisco call., 1897-02-17

quaintances. receiving old ones, taking
advice about avoiding colds in this cll-
mate and telling how they felt; and then,
just to show that he still could talk, James
J. submitted to an interview at the hands
of a CALL correspondent.
II had hoped" said he, 'to be able to
go right out TO my training quarters as
soon a l arrived, but this rain has forced
me TO change my plans. / will not 60 out
there until tomorrow. They tell me L
have nice place at Shaws Springs-the
best around there. / hope | will be
pleased, for fellows surroundings have
great deal to do with the success OF his
training. How is nv handball court
getting along? When | see that finished
and ready for business then l will be
happy, for that means that L can go 10
work. l am anxious TO get to work, too,
for get lazy when / rest too much. An
all-night trip in the cars makes one want
to get out and Jump around and shake his
arms and legs.
Speaking of the cars, We had great
trip up from San Fran cisco. / was greeted
by friends at almost every station. The
greatest OF all the receptions, however,
was at Suisun. There We found several
hundred cheering and shouting people a.
the station, and / had to get out and
shake hands with as many as l could be-
fore the train started. They had brass
band with them and cannon, so between
the cheering, the blare of brass and the
booming of the tield-piece l could scarcely
hear myself think. 1t was great send
off, and l tell you l appreciated it, for |
knew it was genuine and spontaneous. If
Fitzsimmons should by some hook or
crook lick ms l would go around Suisun
on my way back from Carson. l would
not have the heart to look those good
friends in the face. At Sacramento l got
another send-off, many of the Senators and
Assem- blymen being at the depot 10 wish
me luck and so 1t was all along the line
until it got so late that all good people
were budding in their beds and l had
sought my sleeper.
II hope to begin my training tomorrow.
Everything will depend upon the condl-
ton of my quarters at the springs. l
don't think the snow on the ground will
interfere much with my work. l rather
like it, as it seems invigorating. 1t is
great weather for handball playing.
SNOWFALL playing might be appropriate,
too. L don't need a great deal OF heavy
training, for l am in almost first-class
condition right now. | never :elt better
and stronger in all nay life. l am sin cere
about this, and | feel so confident of COM
ing out victorious in this battle that l
scarcely have the patience to wait until
st. Patrick's day so anxious am to get at
that long-legged Australian. My dream
of years seems about to be realized, and
that is to get FltZslmmons into the same
ring with me. l know this sounds windy
and braggish, but can't help it, because l
mean il. l never really expected to see
Ftzsimmons come TO the scratch, and my
most earnest wish now Is that no acci-
dents will occur nor obstacles arise which
might postpone the match or declare 1t
off. If we can but get into the ring to-
gether yoa will see me win all the money.
I feel strong enough right now to defeat
liEa Eitzsir m M al IN
the same day."
So much for James J. Corbett.
Now, when Martin Julian arrived on
this afternoons train it was not raining
but showing. 1t was by no means a
frost for Fitzsimmons' gallant and
snappy little manager, however, for there
was quite crowd down at the station 20
"Whewi This is going to be tough for
training" SAID Martin, as he stepped off
the car and found the snow full ankle
deep on the ground.
Julian also went 10 the Arlington, and
so did the crowd. He did not meet Cor
bett there, as the man with the pompa-
| dO1r was Just then engaged in an anil
mated game of whist down a Al Living
ston's resort. But that did not trouble
| Julian any. He remarked that he did not
care if he did not see James until the day
| OF tn tight. The man ne did want to see,
though, was Dan Stuart, but Dan was at
the time invisible, and his lieutenant,
Wheelock, had to stand in his stead.
Julian whispered for about ten minutes
with Wheelock, exchanged some mysteri-
ous-looking documents with him, and
then announced that he was ready to see
the town. He was taken into tow by a
friend, and soon fell in with Harry Cor
bett, Billy Woods, Livingston and sew
! erai other sports, and got along nicely
with them. When interviewed this even
ing on the subject that is uppermost in
every nina in Carson just now - the
! fght-Julian had this to say:
II left Fitzsimmons in Colorado in mag
nificent health and perfect condition. He
! is ready to fight right now, for that mat
ter. He has been giving exhibitions lately
| in attitudes quite as high as Carson, and
| they do not affect his lungs particle. He
was the only one in our party who was
| not affected. He gives a show tonight in
eadville-probably his last before the big
| fight. Now. Fitz is not going to rush
| right up here TO Carson just to walk
| around showing himself and have nothing
! to do.
You see we have secured no training
| quarters yet. The agreement between US
| is that he Tlll drop off at a certain little
| town on tie road ard stay there until /
| have selected training place. Then |
| will wire him to come on and he will go
| TO work Immediately upon his arrival.
| think l VIII select a place quite close to
| Carson. l want my man to train in the
air in which he is 10 fight. l stopped off
at steamboat Hot Springs on my way
| here and was not fayorably impressed with
| the place. / will look around tomorrow
and l guess 1 will find suitable location.
| We are not such particular folks anyhow,
you know.
! "As to the probable outcome of the
! fight, l can only repeat what / have
often said before-Fitz is going to win in a
walk. Just before leaving New York ]
made bet of $1,000 with party that my
man would go to the ring an odds-on
| favorite in the betting on the 18th oil
March. Outside of New York City, where
Corbett has lots of friends, the preponder-
ance OF the money Will go in on Fitzsim-
| mons. The tall fellow has been in active
training ever since the articles of agree
ment were signed, and he is training new
prospect of getting into the ring with this
blowhard, Corbett. 1t is what he has
wanted for long time-in fact what he
has prayed for-and 1t is not going to take
| Fltz long to polish MIN off. either. Just
mark wnat | say on that point. He Is go
| ing to show that fellow Just how big dub
he is, and the easiest way to do that is TO
serve him as he did Maher and others
| put him out in punch"
| Although there have been anxious in
| qulries all DAY for Dan Stuart, the director
| general as he is now called, that impor-
| tant individual has not been once in evi.
! dence. Not even the fact that Corbett and
Julian had arrived, and that both were
! anxious 10 see him. had the effect oi
bringing him from under cover: The rea-