The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-15
FITz SEEMS READY TO FIGHT.
REFEREE SILER SAYS THE AUS
TRALIAN is IN GOOD CONDITION.

COrbett Wants the Referees Instruc-
tiOns Prepared Two Weeks in Adj
vance of the MiIl-FitzsImmOns
Says That what's Fair For One Is
Fair For the Other-COrbett Asks
For Privileges That VIII Make the
Battle "A Hot One From start to
Finish.
Chicago, Feb. 14-George Si.er, the ref
cree in the coming Corbett-F -Fitzsimmons
fight, left for Carson this evening, The
Tribune this morning printed the follow
ing over Srer's signature; There is not
an insincere atom in Fitzsimmons physi-
cal or mental makeup. He looked big
and strong to me; his eye was bright and
piercing; his step elastic and springy, and
everything denoted that Corbett's pros
pective opponent had been conditioning
himself for the ordeal which will come with
four and one-half weeks waiting.
Il heard" said Fitzsimmons, that Cor
bett wants you to prepare your instruc-
tions for us two weeks in advance of the
fight so as to make us both familiar with
your Interpretation OF the rules"
THAT is So" ! answered.
"Well, how does he want to fight
break clean or hit with one hand olsen
gaged?"
He thinks that you ought to hit when
you can"
THAT is. on brealaways%
Yes: on breakaways-just so one hand
is free"
Anything else?" asked Fitz.
"IIe thinks that you ought to fight
yourselves loose"
Yes. Anything else?"
mo; further than that Queensberry
rules govern the battle"
THAT seems fair enough, don't it,
George
1 nodded assent.
"Wen." concluded Fitzsimmons, with a
drawl, anything fair for one is fair for
| the other. l am agreeable to anything
along these lines"
Having seen Corbett and the superb
| shape the Californian is in, was forced
! to the conclusion that the meeting for
next month will be the fight of the coun-
| try
Carson, New, Feb. 14.--There was a luli
to-day in prize-ring gossip in Carson. Most
of the population went to church, and Dan
Stuart slid quietly into pew in the Epis-
| copal church.
| The kodak fends complain of the decep-
| tive light which they encounter in Car
| son. They say all pictures need more ex
| posure to the light which, while appearing
! very bright, Is not, quite so bright as -
4 looks and its peculiarity Is only fully un
| derstood when the negatives taken in 4
are developed and found to have been 'un
der-posed."
San Francisco, Cal, Feb. H-Fifteer
! thousand admirers of James j. Corbet
| packed the Haight street grounds this aft
ernoon to see him spar few rounds witt
| his trainer, Cal McVey. 1t was Corbett'.
| first appearance i'm public here since his
contest with Tom Sharkey, and his friends
| were anxious to judge for themselves a.
| to his true condition. The champion was
| in excellent fettle, and he danced abou
| McVey, showering In straight punches ane
| half-arm jabs at his pleasure. The specta
/ tors cheered his every move.
This evening the performance was re
! peated before much larger crowd. Aftel
the exhibition Corbett addressed the spec
| tators briefly, saying that his friends neeC
| have no hesitation in placing their money
on him. He was prepared to put up the
best battle of his career.
A few games OF hand ball will con
| stitute Corbett's work tomorrow morn
ing. In the afternoon he will leave fol
| Reno on the Overland Express.
| George Green (Young CorbetO, the cleV
| er San Francisco welter-Weight, VINO re
! Gently bested Tom Tracy in ten-rounC
| contest has formally challenged Tommy
| Ryan of Syracuse, the recognized welter
weight champion, to finish hght for th'
| championship.
Green promises to find backing up tC
| $4,000, and desires that the battle tak'
| place In Nevada under Dan Stuarts di
| rection. At present Stuart favors LaVign'
| and Wolcott, as a preliminary attraction
to the heavyweight contest, but he hai
| agreed to visit San Francisco during thu
present week, and will then hear wha
Green and Ryan's hackers have to say.