Show ill atoa OB the VERY BLOWS gorbett hits on fitzs short ribs LANDS ON HEAD mrs witnesses the allany noted geoa peoa pic are coia men cedat noon CARSON CITY nev march IT special la the biggest arena ever constructed ioime world for a similar purpose carbett of san francisco ex c lampion heavy of america and who voluntarily that distinction to peter maher ert fitzsimmons native of cornwall enahid later au australian by adoption and still later an american citizen by naturalization former champion cf the world and if the surrender ot corbetts championship to mahar be accepted aa regular the champion of the united states by reason of bis d feat of the irishman in the mexican bottoms near langtry texas a year ago met this mornine to decide the heay weight championship of the united scales under marquis of queens bury rules despite the fact that ninety per cent of the sporting writers and of the sporting have heralded heal ded the match of this morning as for the champion chip of the world it was nothing of the kind at the present t me there is no champion there might have en haa john L sullivan been willing to settle acores with peter jackson but as the records show the once invincible kukil never be persuaded to make a match ith the colored man honce kul van was never anything more than champion of america while jackson is the admitted champion of australia and likewise of england by his defeat cf jem smith jackson has expressed his willingness to meet the victor of battle although cognizant of bis condition his ability to stand up for five rounds before either or corbett nevertheless the bi colored man is still champon of tha antipodes and of england and until he resigns she titles as did bor belt or meets the victor of today he is in the opinion of the men beat entitled to adjudicate upon jhb technicalities of the ring fully justified in claiming the title ol 01 the worlds champion CARSON nov march 17 special all canon was up and doing early his mor T ie suo was full in the horizon when the hotels and boarding and extemporized shanties began 0 o pour out their streams of hu all through the night and morning special trains continued to arrive at frequent intervals and their hads of no time in mahine an eleventh hour acquaintance with the of the town vendors of buttons and badges filled the air with their shrill or hoarse cries and pretty well everybody wore a token to indicate hia preference the fears that had been entertained that the food supply would be inadequate to the demands of the thousands of strangers fortunately foiled to materialize and such aa it was abera vaa plenty for all although the desire of everybody to be first sen ed led to endless contusion in a many places and in one or two in tan ces nearly provoked a melee jakine all in all however ft and decidedly gord order prevailed CARSON nev maich 17 special extry nuns of admiration were beard on every baud aa the early ticket holders passed through the turn stiles into the arena it was conceded to be an ideal structure for the purpose ii was 1 in the center of the infield of the race track built entirely of lumber with twelve sides and twenty six feet in height there was no six entrances wera equidistant equi distant four to the owners of reserved and boxes and ane other two to the patrona of the peanut gallery or general admission stand fraai each entrance an aisle four feet in width converged towards the ring these connect ins wah beigh een other aisles making twenty four ia all la the center of the arena was a twenty four foot ring on a platform four feet from the ground A apace around six feet in depth was kept cleared of seats and ail obstructions outside this space were the extemporized pine tables and benches for the press and telegraph companies behind again were private boxes two sections deep each section being separated by an aisle four feet in width ane outer section of the boxes was a foot higher than the inner section only tie boxes were provided with abai s all the rest of the seating accommodations being pine banche thera were twenty one tiers divided i to phrae sections aboe immediately in the rear being the reserved seal 61 the nest the intermediate and those toward the roof ahe general admission alto aether there was a tot il seating capacity of seventeen thousand and in the entire structure and seats something over halt a ni ilon dept of lumber had baen faed it cost dan smart ten thousand dollars to cut op the pavilion and the last bill was paid by the texas promoter when the contractors contract ora turned over the barno ure tp him la evanine eve nine the rine was tha bame in which bor belt sailor tom sharkey find in which fitz had bia noted engagement with the same opponent in san fran cicco the peace arrangements were excellent one hundred pinkerton men from philadelphia st louia boston 0 ii cago now york denver and san francieco were scattered amont the crowd within and witheat the pavilion u der the personal direction of william Pio kerlon the latter in addition bad at bis command six hundred deputies who had been in by the sheriff these were dis rebated among each section and down with a captain to each Y march 17 special al smith of new york the stakeholder and depository was one of the early arrivals at the ring hd hai wi h him certified checks for the fifteen thousand purse for the side bet of five dollars each put up by corbett and and for the twenty five hum red dollars deposited by each contestant and which waa to be forfeited in case of either man fail ing to appear in the ring an under had previously been reached that the certified checks would be as satisfactory to Fitzsimmon a as the sight cash when the sot into the ring for his with maberg he a eight of the stake money in greenbacks green backs and declined 0 o rec as legal tender the certified check that was produced by smith the latter took this es reflection on his honesty and demanded to know whether the regarded him as fool to bring a big wad r bills up into euch and into such company como any it looked for a mu ment as though the mill would be off but after a glanca at abo aagre fabb about hm and a few pointed remarks from parson daliea and others the kangaroo came to the conclusion that it was good time to exercise some discretion and accordingly announced that he would figat H be naver yot a dollar he found no tromble tron ble however in cashing the check after he had won it nov march 17 special it is impossible to make even a rough est of the rough estimate of the amoust money watered on the result et the contest throughout the country by the adherent soi the two men it is certain however that it rubb anio mil lions an attempt was made to keep a tabulated record of the wagers reported from this leading in the press centers hot the effort was abandoned abondo ned alter the half million mark had been reached on account of conflicting data in addition however to the thousands that have been publicly reported there are naturally innumerable email wagers known only to those concerned and and their ina mediate circle the bulk ol 01 the heavy betting was done in new chicago and san francisco Bran cisco and mica a big sport who had pinned his faith to the defeated pugilist has well drained packets this afternoon the heaviest one days betting of which there is any public record took place in new york on the last day of february when over seventy biye thousand dollars was wagered taking ai a whole ahe corbett men bad decidedly the best and the odds bain steadily in his favor CARSON nov march special accompanied ny abis entonia en drove in from shaff dpn B L ly after nine while pi z aid li crowd let cooks about fifteen minutes later bolh raea were taken to temporary quarters which had been divided for them in the neighborhood of the pavilion where they were rab bed down and otherwise prepared for the ordeal before them duricr the next hour the arena filled up rapidly the audience was in a goo 1 humor and as one sport aft another of rational reputation arde his a ce in the box section re was recognition in the shape of abundant applause john L su livan received an ovation he took his seat in the newspaper section having taken a retainer to report the affair for a itaw york bat masterson and parson davida came in together referee george sil r was readily recognized when he strolled in to size up the crowd and received a of cheers and shouts malachy angan of chicago john condon with a party of horsemen the omnipresent joe Vendie of new york AL smith the and a large cantine ent of nevada legislature occupied front beat rhe feht between george green corbato Cor batt and smith together with another minor and the opening of the bird snoot will anka place this alvernoon alter noon hut are cot expected to attract verv ranch of a crowd the departure of trains will ciemence mence immediately after the conclusion of the hid mill in the haw bine flaherty figer which follows that between green and smith hawkins ia the inte march 17 9 a m special the weather fine and here fimea ling the preliminary arrangements are under way 10 a m the big arena is beginning to rapidly fill the fight between cur belt and fitzimmons will not take place until about 1130 a m CAKO kev march 17 special billy madden announce d at tha rii g ade a de that he had deposited 2500 with warren lewia of now in behalf of joe goddard to fight the winner of fight it was also announced tom sharkey bad ane same amodt deposited with a newspaper with the same object in view CARBON march 17 special there ie absolutely no change in the belting corbett still rules favorite fay at 10 to 6 julian and brady are inside ane arena arid corbeit and fiz are under xoi g preparations it is estimated there are peaple seated and another special train to arrive CARBON ny 17 1120 billy madden from the ring that after the big fight between cornett and fitz the double event between green and smith and flaherty Fla herly and hawkins anor the executive of the state hag lust entered his private bix being loudly cheered lou haufmen being called for made a few remarks he briet fly told the fight era to cheer up the crowd from the last gracial gp acial which baa just arrived will ba atra inside of ten minutes march 17 1130 p m geo siler announced that the men would be in the ring at 1150 pm sirs fitzsimmons Fitza immons buat entered one ot the boxes and was crested with hand clapping march 17 special 1145 one eyed interposed with a speech of the efforts of two of ficera ladies and gentlemen I 1 am here to challenge the winner I 1 am a little disfigured but still in the ring connelly was taken to the city cala kokao 1159 here cornea and ahn crowd cheer him lustily he is bareheaded and attired in a japanese bath rob 1159 here is pompadour Pompa doar jim the vast multitude greet him with ap baue 12 m billy madden feels of mons ashing hello fitz how are you fitz 0 bloody fins madden then introduces the referee and the men begin to bath men were looking fine their kin looks like polished mahogany the gloves were then put on and fitz refused to shake hands |