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Show SALT LAKERS LIKE' r; -CORBETT'S ClIAKCES ' ". ',. . ; . V ) The 'mind of the BporU ar fixed Intently In-tently upon the result of the NeIsonCor beU flfhtr which will Uke place In Saa Francisco Tuesday nlffht. ' Stranse aa.lt may seem, there la a wide spread opinion In this city that Corbet t la, roina; to win, and it looks a If here, at ; least, the betting; would not be better than I even money. J ; ' Both men are reported . by wire Tuesday Tues-day to be In splendid shape, and both are safely below -the weight limit of ISO pounds at S o'clock. Jack Welch, of San Francisco, who will referee the battle, has come to a thoroua-h understanding1 with both men, and there will be no trouble about the rules, which are ntralsht Mar quia of Queensberry regulations, providing provid-ing that each man protects himself In the clinches and the referee not to break so long as they are fighting.'. Corbett fondly hopes to redeem his lost laurels, and Kelson is bound to try his best to win in order to get another chance at Jimmy Brltt for the championship. Brltt has expressed himself as believing that Kelson will win the battle, while Bplder Kelley. the greatest ring adviser In the country, thinks beet of Corbett's chances, and will be in the Denver boy's corner. It Is not much better than an even money pick either way, but the chances are that it will be one of the hardest fought and most sensational battles of late years. |