The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-02
The Nevada Mill

| nave the full support OF the state
county and municipal authorities. l am
operating under the laws of the state OF
Nevada. I have been offered and have
awaited myself Of every protection &C.
corded under these laws. The contests
Will be brought off in an orderly and de-
| corous manner. I have every reason in
| the world TO believe that the contests
| viii be creditabie to the calling now IN
DE- an embargo Of Misrepresentation and
hypocrisy in America
UNION OF Rim GAND STATE.
Carson, New, March Not content
with legalizing the contest for the
worlds pugiIistic championship, Assem-
| olyman Tim Demphrey proposes TO in
troduce a bill in the legislature within
the next few days asking for an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the purpose Of hav-
ing made gorgeous belt Of silver, with
diamond sfCdding, TO be presented TO
the winner OF the great battle.
The bill is being drawn up at the pres
ent time and it provides that the secre-
tary of state shall deliver the belt on the
18th of March, along with a certificate
and affidavit, notifying the world of the
significance Of the trophy. 1t is intend
Cd to have on the belt a reproduction of
the official seal OF Nevada, and a fac
smile OF the signature OF Governor
Sadler to the approval measure.
1t is claimed that majority of the
members Of the legislature have signi-
fed their willingness to vote for the bill
and that Governor Sadler has already
given his consent to sign the act if il
passes. The governor viii not admit
this TO outsiders. giving as an expIana-
ton that he never signs a bill of any
Kind until he has seen and read it thor
ouShiy; but says he approves of the idea
OF d Nevada championship belt.
FIGHTING WEIGHTS.
Corbett says that the idea that he will
weigh in the neighborhood Of $50
pounds when ne enters the ring is enron
eous, for, as q matter of fact, he ex-
poets TO tip the scales at 165 pounds,
which is three pounds heavier that the
weight al which he fought Peter Jack
son.
Speaking of FGtzsimmons' weight yes
terday he said:
Ellis dropping back into the middle
weight class for this occasion. looks TO
my like looking for soft place to fall.
He scents defeat, and wants to be pre-
pared to say when the fight IS over: oh,
Corbett only licked middleweight."
Several members of the Boston Ath-
letic club have forwarded TO Corbett
forearm exercise machine that was only
patented last week With it they send
their compliments and hope for the Cali
fornian's victory. The machine is a
handsome combination of oak and Ger
man silver, and is shaped like a small
Indian club, with a suction rod running
through it. Corbett will give it an i'm
mediate trial.
YE GOODWILL CONFETTI.
Mrs Corbett will arrive here on Tues
day morning, and will leave for nome
again on Wednesday night. It is prob
able now that Mrs. Fitzsimmons is re-
lieved by her mothers death from her
constant watch at sick bed side, that
she will come from New York in a few
days and join the Australian, remaining
with him until after the fight.
LESSER FTSTIC LIGHTS.
Green and Hawkins are comfortably
settled at Empire, and have better and
more convenient quarters than either
Corbett or Fitzslmmons. Green now
weighs 147 pounds, and will fight at 146
pounds. Hawkins scales $50 pounds.
and will reduce only two pounds before
his fight. The two box, punch bag, skip
the rope and row on the little river in
front OF their quarters for exercise.
Fizsimmons' cold seems TO have left him
entirely with the approach of warmer
weather. He keeps cheerful and conf
dent, and eats heartily Of everything
that is placed before him.
Road Racing on the Coast.
San Francisco, March lin the an
nual twenty-five mile road race over the
San Leandro course, there were eighty
four starters, but owing to the poor con-
dition OF the road only forty-three Of the