Evening journal., 1897-03-16
I@e .3T or or TALK
Colb It AID I'itzsimmons Have
Finished Their Training.
BOTH ARE IN GOOD FIGHTING TRIM.

Gentleman Jim Tips the isenm at iss, and
Ui.1 Is Heavier rhan Ever. Weighing
I7s t-s-Cnrson Full OF Pusiiists. sports.
Cowboys and Indians to See the Fight.
CARSON CRY. Ney. March l6.-The
long siege of training which Robert titz-
simmons and James i. Corbctt have been
undergoing in preparation for their bat
tie tomorrow was practically concluded
last niqht. Both men have trained con-
scientiously and well, though in essen
italy different directions titzsiminons
has trained to increase his weight and
hold his strength Corbett has trained
down and is still very heavy man.
The two pugilists were never In better
condition Fitzsimmons has all the APP
pearance of a big beef eating Englishman.
His face is ruddy with health, his eye
bright and his step elastic. Corhett is like
a mettle some racehorse. He is nervous in
action. high strung and with the temper
of a fiend 1t is the same temper that he
exhibited on the day before he fought
Charley Mitchell. Nothing pleases him.
Heis as savage as a famished lion. Knock
downs and knockouts have become his
pastime
The weight of the two mon as they will
step into the ring has been a much dis
eusssd question.
A prominent sporting man who saw
Corbett on the scales few days ago told
a reporter that the weight of the Califor'
nian was Just 1873 pounds. This will be a
great surprise to those who have swallow
ed the l67 and 10 pound stories sent out
from the Calfornian's camp. Corbett Is
therefore heavier than ever before when
in fighting trim. He is also stronger and
a better punoher. but possibly few shades
slower than when he fought Sullivan.
Fiszsimmons is heavier than ever be
fore and can hit faster and harder He al
so has the advantage of several ring fights
TO his credit since Corbetts fight witt
Mitchell He weighs exactly l72A pounds
and will go into the ring as nearly at thi'
weight as possible Even at this figure h'
gives Corbett moro than ten pounds il
the weights, and sporting men generally
regard this as handicap.
The Details All Settled.
Everything is settled regarding the de
tails of the battle. Dan Stuart has prac
tioally decided to hold all three fight
tomorrow If the weather permits, but
it is a cloudy day tomorrow he vii
probably put on the Smith Green tigh
and postpone the Fitzsimmons- Corbet
fight until the following day If the mex
day is cloudy, the Flaherty- Hawkins mil
will take place, and the big fight will b
held over until Friday. This contingency
however. Is not likely to happen.
The linetoscope proposition seems to b
the main thing in this fight, and Stuai
will do everything to catch clear da
for it,
From the first the lesser fights hay
been merely calculated to Ill in possibl
cloudy interval Both Corbett an Fitzsin
mons understand thoroughly that they Al
to be in tho ring at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing. This, with the inevitable delay {
.pugilistic wire pulling, probably means
midday fight
1t is likely that Stuart will be somewhi
disappointed in the number of spectator
at the ringside. He will undoubtsdl
clear himself, however, on the attendant
and will make a good bit on the kinct
scope. The people of this state are shoy
ing a tremendous interest in the even
The streets are full of miners, cowbo.
and piute Indians, who seem to know a
about it. Squaws with papooses slung
their backs stand around the street co
ners hoping to catch a glimpse of the b
pale face warriors.
The following incident shows the gre
interest felt in the fight throughout Il
surrounding country:
Forty gaunt and bearded miners startC
from Bodie few days ago on snowsho
to cross the Sierras to Carson. The di
tance is about so miles, and in the moul
tain passes the snow is 80 feet deep. Aft
encountering great hardships they arrive
yesterday, and they proceeded TO fill I
and make things lively. They are enjo
ing themselves to the very top notch al
have already secured seats for the battl
Another delegation Of 30 miners, most
Cornishmen and supporters of FitzsiI
mons, came down from Virginia City al
bought a block of seats from Dan Stuart
Many special trains are on their vi
and will arrive tonight. The weather
perfect, and everybody looks for gre
battle.
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