The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-25
ABOUT THOSE RULES
They Provide an Opportunity for Cor
bett 10 Lei Of Some Steam.
sILER WILL BE SQUARE
The Referee Wants the Men to
Fight. and Flight Fair Assist
ants and Trainers Arrive
at Both headauarters.

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Carson, New, Feb. 2l-There was
greater activity noticeable about train
!ng quarters to-day The morning train
brought the assistants To both princi-
pals la the coming nght. M C0rhetts
tiill DELANEY and John Isffries put in
an appearance. while Fitzsimmons
came To- the depot IA meet his old as
sislant, Jack StciEner Fitzsimmons
came In IN foot covering the entire dis
lance between the town and the Cook
ranch at a brisk dog trot, followed by
lioehrr aud Hickey IN a buggy. After
n short stay in Carson he returned To
his quarters IN the same way, giving
the horses attached 20 his buggy and
his big dog plenty TO do To keep up
with him. FitZsimmons said his cold
had almost left him and he expected To
do daily runs In addition to gymnasium
work from this time on, lie would do
HIS road work In the morning and de-
vote the afternoon to sparring, wrest-
ling and bag punching.
Delaney took keen interest In Corr
heIL He said. in his Judgment, Corbett
Is quicker. stronger ana heavier now
than ever before. while training for a
fight. Delaney will. OF course. remain
with Corbett until after the fight. JEFF
fries did not have a chance 10 put on
the gloves with CoTbett to-day because
the change OF climate rather disturbed
him. To- morrow. however. the Los An
gcles heavyweight will have an intro
duction. with the gloves on. to Corbett.
When Sller went out To Shaw's
Springs Ia see Corbett. the Californian
took occasion to express his opinion OF
AL s..ll.
simmons Is at his old game again.
making objections. This time. ! see. he
does not like the rules, You are the
referee. and you know the rules. What
you say goes with me. | don't want
any argument with Fitz | don't want
to talk with him on any subject. either
In the ring or any place else. What
want to 10 ls 10 fight him on March IL.
Pll go into the ring to hight and not to
talk. and III remain in my corner Till
the gong calls me to the center to
shake hands. This IL not the only kick
Fitz VIII have Ia make. He viii make
"A lot between now and the fight Mind
you. I'm not looking for the hest of Il.
nor am ! looking for the worst OF IT, |
want to fight strictly according to your
Interpretation of the rules, All | ask
you To do In to watch Fttzslmmons
closely and see that he doesn't commit
Il foul. understand Fitz intends 10
make n rushing fight. Well. II he does
the fight Will be all over IN two rounds.
I'm going to win, ! don't say | viii do
so in a punch or anything OF the sort,
hut I'll Win. | don't care whether ths
hght lasts Ave rounds or 80 rounds"
when Corbrtt finished speaking sller.
who had listened attentlvely to all the
champion had To say. replied; My
ideas Of the rules conforms with rule II
of the Marquis ~ Quccnsberry rules
Sllcr then produced cory OF the rules
and read the rule in question. II is as
as follows, The contest In all other
respects to he governed by the revised
rules of the London prize ring This"
said Siler, to my mind. makes hitting
on the breakaway when one arm Ia
free, compulsory. The only reason I
can give for the failure Of certain fight
crs to comply with the provisions In
CorpOrated In the rule Is that they
think II IL optional with them as To- how
they shall fight on the two points
raised by Fitz That my idea of the
ruling Is strictly proper. a reference To
the articles. you and Fitz signed with
Dan stuart. viii show. These articles
distinctly state that you must night un-
der Marquis OF Queensberry rules.
want this to be "a fair and square hight
and the hest man To win, and don't
want tn he placed In position where |
will have to decide on technicality. |
assure you I will comply with your re-
quest about fouls. | have offciated as
referee In more than 100 fights and not
in a single instance have ] failed 10 de-
tect "A foul, have reputation To sus-
tain as well as yourself and Fitz. and
mean To do all In my power To sustain
IT, This fight means much to boxing.
a. Ia ii. IA mn
will prospect otherwise IL will kill It,"
Speaking of his decision not To agree
Ia any rules prior 10 the date Of the
fight such as proposed In Chicago by
Siler. Fftz said. Why should | agree
Ia rules at this date to let Corbett
practice from my dictation? What Q
fool l should br to lay down rules for
him to study He can study Queens
berry rules, the same as ! am doing.
and under which we are supposed to
rght Any change which Mr.. Sier
makes AT the ringside will he RESPECTS
I'd. no doubt. hut for the time being.
Qu.ensberry rules are all that either
or Corb"tt have to study and commit to
memory"
Although Dan stuart, the protector %
uugilisttc enterprises. has been confined
To his room for 10 days. IL was not
known until this evening that the
Texan had on two OCCASIONS been gwen
up 10y his physicians. II had been re-
ported all along that stuart was suffer-
ing from an attack II Indigestion. To-
night II was stated that he was taken
with peculiar form uf pneumonia
known IN this section as mountain
fever Both ~ StuaTt's lungs were af-
fectpl and iasl Thursday his temper0-
turv WAS 'Ot \ consultation. at which
four leading physicians Of this section
were present, was held, declared that
stuart had not Iunre than one chance
In - to recover. This afternoon ne was
abl. To- walk about his room and hopes
To be about inside uf a week
Ior Better Motive Power.
Special Dispatch 10 the standard.
IivtucztOu Feb. "A party OF prOmi-