The San Francisco call., 1897-02-23
.FITz CASTS
(. BOUQUET
. At JIM
Fears He Cannot Sprint
Fast Enough to Whip
the Champion.
WILL WIN IF RUNNING
is BARRED.
Intends to Demonstrate That He
Can Thrash a DIN
CorbettS.
THE SAN FRANCISCAN WANTS
MORE TRAINERS.
%.
While McVey Is Ill, He Is Losing
the Benefits Der wed From
Wrestling BUS.
THE SAN FRANCISCAN WANTS
MORE TRAINERS.
While McVey Is Ill, He Is Losing
Q the Benefits Der wed From
Wrestling BUS.

. CARSON, NV, Feb. 22-This being a
holiday, there was little TO denote in Car
son that any thing out of the ordinary was
about to happen here, unless one chose to
take a ride out to the training quarters OF
either Corbe,t or Fitzsimmons. 1t was
like Sunday in town. All of the principal
business houses were closed and flags
tosted heroically from the roofs OF the
mint, ostoffice, capitol and other public
buildings.
a' Now. that both of the big pugilists have
arrived IN town and have been seen by
the multitude the excitement attenda nj
1pon the expectancy accompanying an oc-
cdsion of the present magnitude has sub
sided to remarkable degree. 1t is no
doubt destined 10 experience q lull for a
fortnight or so. The only inquiries heard
on the streets now are in reference to the
health and behavior of the men stationed
out at the training quarters.
True, rumors are constantly coming in
10 the effect that either Corbett or FitZ-
simmons has broken an arm or bowed a
tendon while engaged in his practice
work with trainers, but these invariably
prove to be without foundation.
For instance, the early risers this
. morning were told that Fitzsimmons
was on his back with a slight
attack Of pneumonia as the result of his
Carelessness in exposing himself to the
chilling atmosphere of the Sierra Nevada
while journeYing to Carson. A trip to the
Cook ranch resulted in finding the Corn.
;ishman chasing yellow chickens throu b
the snow and en- joying himself generally
me laid up?" lie echoed. mo: much.
I am feeling great and enjoy ;his crisp at
mosphere hugely. You see, l am used to
. it. 1. have just come out of Colorado and
eSalt. Lake, where they live on rare atmos-
''phere, and have had chance to accustom
myself to 1t. In fact, l prefer high alti-
tudes. i think they agree with me and
give my lungs better opportunity to ex-
pan&..
+. "It I should &c: whipped on ST.
.Petriek's day 1t will not be because of my
T. il liability to stand a long race. Mr.. Corbett
Will have to beat me in short order if he
wants TO win at all He has the reputa-
ton Of being long-winded fighter, but ne
vii .,fnG the tables turned on him this
tlme ii he elects to string it out.
'. ~ am ready for him, no matter what
SOFT OF a game he presents to me. He
makes. a great fuss about telling the world
jp general how he has studied my meth
eds and how he can block my favorite
: blows. Now, don't propose to tell any,
.bodE.iust how l propose to meet him, but
l wifi Bet a new hat that he will regret
everything he ever uttered regarding his
knowledge of my ring tactics. / have
never fought TWO men alike
Railways adopt my methods to fit the
style of my opponent. That is all l am
going TO say about the matter. Corbeut
can talk and write about his alleged new
blows and his programme for humping
ME out of the championship, but he will
find that he mas been talking ancient his
tory. have a surprise or two in store for
him.
q. "All ask is that he shall stand up and
fight and not expect me to footrace with
him. 1 am a pretty good runner myself.
but don't consider myself in his class at
that game. l am a fighter, and l expect
to have a fight on the 17th of March. II
he runs away he is not fighting, and
under no circumstances should be en-
titIed to the championship.
Il want TO win this fl ght clean and
aQuare, that there will be absolutely no
aftermath to the story except the ease and
d4spatch with which L disposed OF him. l
am z ding to win-there is not shadow of
q doubt about that-and | want to do it in
a manner that will convince every bod Y
that am the superior of a dozen such
men as CSrbett"
;. Fitzsimmons did not go to the trouble
Of eXerting much in the training line to-
day. His trainers had to convince him
that he should get out and work for at
least few hours, but the Cornishman in
'Tafiably replied that there as plenty OF
time, and, besides, this was holiday that
every American citizen should respect.
Fltzsimmons prides himself on his citi-
zcuship, even though it was but recently
obtained through The applica ton for the
NECESSARY papers. He SCOTS at Corbett'a
appeals for sympathy to the American
public because of his nativity and declares
IT, at the Cali ornian has now no more
:Iight to claim that he is to defend the
Am erican flag in the ring than himself
Il am an American citizen" said Fitz-
. simmons to-day. 81 furthermore, am
the American champion and the cham
plon pugilist of the worlo. I'll confess
that Corbett held the championship after
be defeated poor old John L. Sullivan
but then you must rememb Der that in
order to avoid a meeting with ME he sur
rendered the title and rendered 1t to Peter
M9her, who was then matched to fight
mS
ICorbeit hoped that Maher would best
n9e, SO that he could turn around and say
That had succumbed to a second -rater,
and would have to get reputation before
could get battle with the alleged cham
pion. But you will, also, probably re-
member that whipped Maher practically
With one punch.
THAT transferred the title of champion