Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-14
THE CARSON ARENA.
FINAL WORK ON THE AMPHI-
THEATRE COMPLETED.
EFFECT OF THE SILER RULES.
Fitzsimmons Particularly Attentive
TO Hitting on Breaks and In
Ciinches-Thc Betting Ten to
Seven I'm Favor of Corbett.

Fitzsimmons will meet on st. Patrlcks- |
Day was concluded this afternoon, when
the reserved seats were numbered. The
kaleidoscope was put In place at the ring-
side and the arrangements whereby the
mill can be reviewed at leisure by thou
sands all completed, and only require fine
weather to make the picture success.
The sun had almost the flerceness OF
summer heat, and its drying qualities
were quickly manifested by the appear
ance OF the roads. which. though still
muddy In spots, were sufficiently dried of
to enable both men to do some twelve
miles of outdoor work.
The effect Of yesterdays powwow over
Siler's Interpretation Of the rules was
manifest in the work Of both men to-
day. Fitzsimmons was particularly at
tentive TO hitting on the break and IN
clinches, and Roeber and Dan Hickey
wore CORY appearance as the result OF
the Cornishman's practice. COrbett, too,
did a lot of mitigating, and Billy Woodss
pneumatic device did not avail him much
in the way Of protection from Jim
short-arm punches. Corbetts footwork
was most admirable, and none of the
himself. The Californians quarters were
the Mecca of all sight-seers to-day, and
Charley White had his hands full keep
ing the crowd, of which two thirds were
women. from encroaching too much on
the limited space in the hand-ball court.
Fitzsimmons has recovered from the
shock he received when Corbett fouled,
according to the Chesterfield rule, and he
was in great humor to-day He took
good beating at quoits without murmur
and admitted a number Of deadheads TO
see him at work. From a short spin on
the wheel he turned TO the punching-bag
for ten rounds, winding up with a geyser
display Of hard-hitting. Ernest Roeber
was first man up with the gloves. Bob
invited the man from Hanover TO come
in and fight" and Ernest accepted the
invitation. With true pugilist hospitality,
FitZsimmons met him at the door, ana
opened a cut about the Germans ear.
Roeber kept coming in" just the same,
and at the end of the third and last
round both men were smeared with
blood. Dan Hickey laughed at Ernests
misery, but he lost his smile, when Fitz-
simmons split open his forehead in a
breakaway. Three rounds were all Dan
wanted, and Stenzler was thankful when
his boxing engagement was declared off.
Bob's inside work concluded with a few
games of handball He sprinted twelve
miles in the afternoon behind horse and
buggy, driven by his wife, and retired
early.
Corbett was even more vicious than the
Australian. He pulled up Jeffries's lip
with a straight left and dished up few
hot ones to Billy Woods, SCATTERING
Woods's mask with blood and splitting his
lower lip. Brother Joe" was more eau
A.. H. fl.aV md mt "A "A
spectacle distance. Jim wore out Sprinters
Ryan and Billy Delaney on the road be-
fore noon, covering twelve miles alto
gether in his mornings walk. He spent
considerable time with the dumb-bells ana
clubs, contrary TO his usual custom. me
wrist-machine was not neglected, and the
punching-bag was given an extra whirl
Three fast games of hand-ball left the
champion in a nice perspiration. Jenrles'
Woods. and Joe Corbett each spared four
speedy rounds and McNey took his GUS
tomary trouncing. Jim has the knack OF
hitting in clinches down TO a fine point
and his boxing companions all bear req
splotches on their chests as result
Upper-cutting he does not seem to favor'
His arms swing less rigidly than Fttzsim-
monss and he keeps well over the guafa
in a mix-up His general appearance won
saw him to-day for the first time
THE STAKES IN BANK.
AL Smith. of New York, final stake
holder i'm the big mill, arrived from san
Francisco this morning, and headed LOT
the Bullion Bank, where he deposited SZo'-
600 in certificates. This amount will be
handed over TO the winner on St Patrlch 5
Day. After visiting Shaw's SPRINGS
~
Smith directed the following interview tor
distribution TO press correspondents:
"The prospects are the most rosy that
over attended an affair Of this sort. L
find that both Of the men are In admira-
BILE shape. and If there ever was sincere
pair of pugilists. you have II in Corbet
and Fitzsimmons. l find that they are
trained TO an edge, and the contest
should be a corker. Such confidence as
the men display is astonishing. or course
there must be a winner and loser, out
If YOU can find the latter, or line mat
would lead to that conclusion, by lookihB
over and talking to the men, you beat me-
| cannot for the life Of me recaH co"-
test which presents such complex ques-
tions as this in the matter Of calling the
turn. -
~ went out to look over the arena, too
and find il the best of its sort l ever
visited. There is not a seat in the whole
vast structure which does not present
clear. unobstructed view.
"The welter and feather-weight fights
look to for a whole lot Of genuine SPORT
The men are so evenly matched and nave
trained so faithfully that ] would not De
a bit surprised to see the best fight or the
three crop out In one of the lesser en-
eaeeuents with these conditions back
ed up by weather such as one would eX-
meet TO find in tropical lands this time or
wear. I predict that Mr.. Stuart VIII get
some returns for the ceaseless and I'M
firing pluck he has displayed. 1t would
take a whole lot of money to induce me TO
miss the treat 1 know is in store FOR
lovers Of the manly art.