The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-17

old scores to settle, and it won't take them long to do it."
 Al Smith-'I do not think it will be a long fight. Corbett usually trims his
 man in short order, and Fitzsimmons does not lose much time either. We won't have to wait long for the finish. 7 Jimmy Wakeley-"S rounds will tell the tale, if l am judge. These fel- lows have plenty of speed and there won't be any fooling on either side" Notwithstanding these predictions the talent are buying pools on rounds ten to fifteen.
 Where are all these people going to sleep?" asked an Englishman who had
 travelled all the way from London to see the fight. His question raised a
 point which had not been sufficiently Iconsidered before. Every lodging house and private residence is crowded and still the visitors come. Cots are to be had, but before morning the supply will
 be exhausted. Storekeepers are clear ing space in their premises to make room for shake-downs and even the
 Salvation Army headquarters were
 cleared out and transferred into a to-
 male parlor.
 The old agricultural pavilion has been turned into a restaurant and handouts are being served from shanties in
 Chinatown. The railway sidings are filling up with sleepers and every day
 coach that can be spared will be opened
 to those who cannot obtain beds else-
 where. The hackmen are rapidly be-
 coming rich and are quite unscrupu- r., 4l,o;,. I, ;,,f ,;tinS This afternoon ex-Senator J. J. Ingalls, yielded two dollars in exchange for a
 carriage ride of two hundred years. He
 was rescued from the grasp of the hack
 driver by friends, who steered him to a
 place of salty.
 Over at the Coliseum everything is
 quiet. The guidons are all in place and
 press seats have been squared off and filled with chairs. The kinetoscope ap- paratus is in readiness for instant use, and three men are guarding it against possible intruders. A Pinkerton man stands at every entrance and none is
 admitted without excuse
 Stuart's office has been damned with ticket buyers all day. The high priced seats are most in demand, but there are purchasers for all grades Three stall wart detectives are on guard and a fourth is stationed outside the door. l Secretary Wheelock claims that more | than 4000 tickets have been sold, but
 there is no way of verifying his figures.
 Stuart says he can see daylight already
 and that any number over 5000 will let him out a winner
 | There is only one candidate for mas of e Francisco, but he is practically un-
 known to Stuart and may not get the
 place. The official timekeeper is also | yet to be selected.
 London March 16-Charlie Mitchell will challenge the winner of the great | fight at Carson City tomorrow to fight him, for e1000 side with gloves
 or knuclSles the fight to take place in
 England or America Should John L. | Sullivan claim a better right than the winner tomorrow to contest the cham | pionship Mitchell will meet him first 1 the winner of this fight to meet the | winner of to-morrow's battle. | London, March 16.-There is very lit | tie betting in sporting or other circles
 in London on to-morrow's fight between l Corbett and Fitzsmmons, and what | few wagers have been made have chief | ly been at even money. One offer of | 200 pounds even on FitZSimmons found no takers, and later Il to 10 against l Corbett was offered by the same bettor and accepted.
 | The Evening News publishes report | of an interview with Sir George Chet- wynd, who is an ardent devotee of ath- | letic sports, in which he is reported as | saying: T cannot ignore the fact that | Corbett is a clever boxer, but I think the Englishman will win. Anyway, it will be hard fight"
 | The veteran pugilistic trainer and
 second, Jack Baldock, says: q think Fitzsimmons will win, but it is foolish
 to underrate Corbett. Men of his class
 of nervous temperament often in a des- perate fight exhibit rapidity and eau | tion beyond expectation"