Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-22
JUST BEFORE THE ENCOUNTER


New York. Now 2i.-The sporting re-,
sorts along upper Broadway an ,
throughout she Tendcri5in dis'r''',
were crowded tonight with crowds o'
pugilists aud followers Of pugllism "nl
have come 90 the cry 80 witness Wv
c>,ts,oi .sbarksy ngb:. which Il 10 taNs
place tomorrow night ut the l''noN
Athlete club. Hundreds 0f ou-,i'
soWn sporting men are located ~ 'n-
pffnripal Novelties between
thi,,l and F1rty-aec1ni ft.c.s' - II.
The corridors ani cafes or ~ 49,.
gfuupa OF men sap rroui'l ul'. .l'.',..,'
shs probable outcome ~ IN, ~ -
anI s5mtarlng the rcl1yivc merits VI
she c,Jmb.r1nta. ..,... -,
I,,ch III Inc principals had VI ,niy OF
friends and waFera were niale ~"
nusn.ly rs 10 fha rtsut " fhe clbtta';
c-rb.ft had che largest folNwlnE. AHu
hia advirera wee not slow % plA''
Odds on hia chances, the iulm.if ANs
Ehtrkey money was nlFhed. wac nt
grecuIacks were hamilcI IN t'.Ni,
fahisr by shc bc.tlra AMI one W.lll
think shat she wealth 81 the kllhuitt
nal bern brought 20 New YORK Tor the
,Orrasi8u. 10 LOOK al she nolls fhti were
plaeod In the hands ~ stlksholdefs
a,s..lr.r tho decision ~ the nsiic hat-
flo. one hundred 10 eighty On C9rbc,t
was the prevailing odds ani quite
large sum % Money was placed az tl.t
price Two bets of 500 ~ even uils
were made by Eanguiue sharkey -
George Consldine and his hfuihif, John.
fr.sn De@rne, took the CUfDett end W
both wagcrs They looked atound tr
more at this rode. but none WIS i'i'h-
coming and then they offered 100 a. ~
getting several smaller bots "a thA
price. The COnEidlnvs are rr1ng pe-
iiovrs in CofbcD's ability % beat the
sillor purilis,. aul their Gaze On sixth
avenue prescribed an animated scene
Up - midnight.
Amofsx those .Nho Joined the thrOag
were Hone. John" Kelley. VIII b to
rufcree she night. Dan stuart. WIN
brought on the ffzsimnryns-C1rb
battle " CaiFon las, year. AMI host
~ other well knoHn mlu connected dl-
tctiy 1T Indirectly wsh the nssie
arena There a. everywhere Gle.
Corbgi'a friends were IN che majority.
but shCrc were always enough Sharkey
followers yn hand 60 hold the sailors
cud ~ by w0rd OF money TO back ?.
"shafkey " NJ 20 fghi for his life."
said his manager. "and those who think
he IL not clever will be greatly surprised
wh,n they see him IN the work His
work In training was dons checrfully
and the result a that his condition to-
night ~ all that could be- desired. lie
finished up today wlth nght work. and
viii rest until the appointed hour 90.
morrow night ! can add to what l
have already said over ond again. that
sharkey VIII win and 81 a most dec-
s.ye manner. too
Corbctt'a fncnda were Just as conf
dpt. "Jim was never IN better shape
n his ilfe." said Considlnc tonight.
"And my friends ana myself viii back
him for overy dollar We can. our
money g safe. In fact. ] book upon I,
aH clnchcd."
Charley white. who trained cor4eti
for the Carson pty nEht. had had
charge of the cr-chimpion'a training
since Corbc,t took up his quarters at
the I.onox clubhouse. white was very
prououneed IN his statements ns 10
corbett tonight. and claimed that the
big fellow would win within fifteen
Fug1ds.
spciksnE Of corbcsrs condition.
wisie said: 'Jim u better man to-
night than he WIS when he entered the
ring AZ Carson city lie has learned
o. hght shaver than formerly. and will
consequently have more steam behind
otherwise and his fo1twork Ia very
nearly perfect. think the nRht
should not 10 more than fifteen rounds.
and Jim will be che winner"
corbett finished his preparatory work
this afternoon with a couple OF rounds
of boxing ht the clubhouse. and will
reg; AZ his home until tomorrow niFht.
Many Hhrewd Judges claim that the
nf,h condition. IN the articles Of agree
nent. which precludeH hitting with one
arm free and compela thc men 90 break
clean from cilnchoa without httlug
viii he very much IN Corbrt's flyor
Some of them look Tor sharkcy 10 for
get himself and lose IN a foul by moi
observing che essential points, hui
ShRrkey'a people say that Tom VIII nj
lose hts head az any stage ~ the game
chief NJ Police Dewey stated fudt,
that the Horton law governing hoxlni
contests would have 80 Doc riridiy "a
hered o. or the pohoe would Interfere.