The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-22
INTEREST N The FIGHT.
Jew YORK FILLING Up WITH FOL-
LOWERS OF PUGILIsM.
OpoPfing Men Favor C0rbett. and the
Money Going Up In Generally 1T
Odds Of 10 to = In His FavOr-
Both Men I'm Fine Condition

NEW YORK, Nov I.-TEne sporting ele-
went In this city, which is being augmented
hourly b. aew arrivals, IL III fefFnesI
ever the coming meeting between James
7 corbe.t and Thomas Sflarkey. TIE
fight which is "a take place tomorrow
night before the I1enox Athletic Cub, VII
certainly go on without any ihlstFopaoa
BIZ the police authorities.
Both pligiiisss are in the test pcszlDse
eaape for the encounter. and while sacE
seems confident Of victory. Coroett - s'lii
the favoriss among The majority III sport
Ing men Both INDUCED in light work to-
day. taking Just enough exercise 10 Keep
theft muscles 81 good order, and eaca VII
rest from this afternoon until he is called
upon to go into the riag at 10 o'clock to-
morrow night. Tom o'kourke. who Is
Gharkey's hacker. manager and trainer.
says Tom viii surely surprise those VINO
have doubts as 70 mis- ability.
.Snarkey has greatly improved. said
O'Rourke today, and IL In nne ietfis.
He has trained well and carefully, dung
everything that was asked without muir
muir.
tsorbett only boxed couple Of rounds
fh.s afternoon to llrnper up. and his ira n
er. Charley White. was more than pleased
with his man. The latter said:
Jim has gone through sis course o.
training splen9.diy, and today n y a
shade better than when he met fltzssih-
mons al Carson city. There ne i9st me
fight when he had Il won, oat 'oi.st 70" y.
night vii tell a different s.ory. CgF2ett
Is ji.st as fast as ever ne Was. Ills ies
work could not be better During MS
preparation for this bout Jim las learn q
10 night a little slower taan heretofore, ani
this in an advantage, as l. VIII enable MN
10 nit harder and | am confident that ne
viii win. The fight should not last more
than fifteen rounds
Each OF the principals had plenty Of
k.Ir
as to the result Of the contest. Coroett
had the largest following and his admirers
were not slow to place odds on MS chances
the moment any Sharkey money was Hash
ed Wads OF greenbacks were handled in
reckless fashion BY the bettors and one
,gouid think that the wealth OF t5e Mon
dixie had been brought 10 New York for
the occasion 10 look at the rolls that were
placed In the hands Of stskeholders await
Ing the decision OF the flstic battle. One
hundred to eighty on Corbett vas the pre-
yailiDg orders and quite large sum or
money was placed AT that price.
Two bets of $3.50 al even odds were made
BY sanguina Sharkeyites. George Consi-
dine and his brother. John. from Detroit.
took the corbeit end OF both wagers. They
looked around for more AT this rate. but
none was forthcoming and then they offer
ed 500 to $50. getting several small bets az
this price.
SAID considne tonight: "JIm was never
In better shape In his life and my friends
ard myself viii back him for every dollar
we can. our money is safe. In fact, | look
upon Ii as cinched'
Many shrewd judges claim that the fifth
condition In the articles of agreement
which precludes hitting With one arm free
and cofppeis the men To break clean from
c!inches without hitting. viii be very much
In Gorbetts favor. Some of them look for
fharkey TO forget himself and lose on a
foul by not observing the essentla. points
tut sharkey's people say that Tom will not
lose his head at any stage OF the game.