Evening star., 1897-03-17
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| any russ carson is long ways fer lets
OF the boys TO eeme, and The hafa times
have made 1t impossible for many mon 10
spend t2oo to come here TO SEQ The nshi sad
| get home again"
| The pool room Of Corbstt n Coleman,
across tho street from the Arlington Hstei
| was filled with men this morning, who
| were anxious 10 put their mercy GA ihs
| night. Outside Of tho pool room mety small
| bets were made with corbsit tho frvorIts
| ut odds Of TO I. The mess Of the spartfns
men are with cerbett, many becausa thry
like him. rnd many becauss they dislike
fltzslminons, and would be plensed ~ ses
his head punched into ri.ncement.
| The magnificent form shown by cor.b.;t
| In his training, ana tho somes l.at erratia
| manner In which Fitz has gone through Ria
work Of preparation, but which, Il must ba
confessed. has left him in as good CON-
dition as the champion, has al,o tended
TO Keep down the amount Of money whi.h
10 going in on Fitz.
Al Corbcfrs Quartcrs.
Although many OF tie member. ,f .h.
| camp at Shaw's Springs we're I'D at day-
| ight. not a sound was allowed 10 disturb
| 'he morning silei-ce until about O'clock
| when Corbett awcke The big fighter hur-
| ried through his bath and dressed. and
| soon entered the parlor OF the hotel. wh.ra
mis- trainers and relatives anxiously await
ed him. A CHEEKY Good morning every
| Body, showed his temper to be IA sa;ix-
| factory cordition
How do you feel Jim ?" whit a,x,,,.
| ly inquired.
| rihe as SILK, Charley, old boy; never
| better, and the champion slapped lus
groom on the back with a r,ieraly en..ryy
| which almost upset the stout New Yorker.
| W hite led Corbett TO a window whore ne
| carefully looked him over paving ra-,t,,I-
iar attention 10 the appearance Of his eyes
| ana questioning him to how his Iut.Ss
| and throat felt.
| Aou couldn't be In better shape" was
| the trainers verdict when the examination
was over Your wind is perfect your
eyes clear and you are MT In every way for
The hight of your life"
Corbett declared he had had a sn,eud,c
| steep and was greatly rested and refresh.
cd He took turn or two on the hotel
'er9haa and then had breakfast
Final Conference.
Before O'Clock Brady, White, Delane,
and Corbett retired to the latters bee
| room for final conference White dt,
most OF tn talking, prefacin, bis instruc
lions with little Grafton in whtct, n,
pointed out that the eyes CT the wcrId arr
on Jim.' and the supremacy of Amertr:
In the prize ring depended on today's bat
tie between an Englishman-born and ar
American-born."
whites fina' Instructions consisted al.
| most entirely Of admonitions to keep cool
He time and time again warned his mar
| that angry rushes would insure the vic.
| tory to Fitz
You must keep your temper Jim" IA.
said. "and not be in too big a hurry 10 put
that fellow out. Just be cool and careful
every minute you in front OF him. "A.
| Is expecting you to go at him like a bull
at red blanket, and you must fool him"
Delaney and Brady followed with talk
| on similar lines. and TO all Corbott prom
| ised faithfully to fight carefully and coolly.
He was warned particularly 10 look out
for the work at close quarters.
The conference closed with mutual ex-
pressions OF confidence the result. and
a rather solemn handshakng all around.
By this time it well on toward .
o'clock and Corbett began his dressing for
the ring. His ring costume consisted of
his usual white trunks and tight-ftting
shoes, he having decided to fight without
tights despite the cold climate For his
trip TO the arena he added The gray check
Geo. siier, the Referee.
ed sack slit in which he had done his
black checked outing cap and gray mixed
bath robe completed his carriage costume,
the robe being thrown around his should
erS.
Confident to the Last.
at is too late to talk now" Corbett said
he stopped for a moment before leaving
his room THE time has now come when
Fitzsimmons and | finish cur argu-
ment without talking. i don't know how
now. l am going TO win the fight and 4
am going to win 1t fairly. i have trained
faithfully and have been well handled by
my trainers My condition is entirely salts
factory to myself and my friends
Fitz is In good shape, too, am
told, and l am glad he is. for / wish TO
win this fight strictly on its merits 1
don't want to do any boasting now. L Will
do my talking after the fight
Everybody knows whether the man is
in condition or not said Charley White
the head trainer, and you can Judge from
that whether am satisfied with my work
When L took hold OF Jim i said 1 would
put him down at the ringside in as good
shape any man ever fought in, and !
have kept my promise. AS TO his winning.
Of course believe he will win. Fitzsin-
mons is a great fighter. but Corbett is a
greater one and today he will prove that
we have not overestimatsd his ability"
White expresses my sentiments exactly"
said Billy Delaney. I'VE are proud of the
condition in which We have put our man,
and we expect a few hours hence TO be
proud Of the condition I'm which he has put
Fitzsim mons. for Jim is going TO win
The numbering, three-seated coach which
for months has done duty in bringing
visitors IT, the camp had been drawn up
before the hotel yeranda, the four horses
eager for the start.
"Au ready said White, and Corbe;t
ran nimbly down stairs and took his place
on the back seat White, With the collar
Of his red sweater turned up to his ears.
followed, and Brady, McNey, Delaney and
Joe Corbett t>ok the other seats.
Drove to the Arena.
1t was but a little after . o'clock when
the long-bearded native who sat in The
box yelled out to his horses, and the drive
to the arena began. A carriage containing