Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-31
M'coOLE.
Avisit TO his Training Quarters.
How the Giant Looks, Acts and Feels.
From the ST. Louis Democrat


within fifty miles Of Cincinnati, on
the 10th Of next month, is already at
: tracing the usual amount of cOnjec-
lures, surmises and attention at the
hands of deVOtees of the Z. r. Judg-
ing from the tone of the Cincinnati
press, Allen has numerous friends
there, but concerning the fistic giant
McCOOie but little has been said. Be
: ing an advocate of fair play, we yes
terday paid visit to the chieitain at
his headquarters at the Fairfield
House, about four miles out on Grand
, avenue. near the Fair Ground, arriv-
ing i'm time to find him just emerging
from his customary bath after his
mornings exercise. The Fairfield
House, by the way, is somewhat noted
as the rendezvous of professional
shoulder hitters, and is kept by Mr..
Frank Curry. 1t was here McCOOle
trained for the COburn "mill," and
/ its remoteness from the hustle Of the
city and healthy location are admira-
bly, adapted TO the work of developing
muscle for the contests of the ring.
THE INTERVIEW.
Approaching from Grand avenue we
had no trouble in finding the place,
for above il flOated large American
flag, aRd ACROSS it in ample letters was
painted " McCOOle's Headquarters
Training Ground.n We walked into
the bar and sitting-room, and made
known our business to a cOnsumptive
looking gentleman, and were informed
that McCOOle was just closing his
mornings exercises at the bath and
would soon be i'm. While waiting,
Thomas Kelly, one of his trainers and
seconds, a light built, active, pleasant
fellow by the way, came in, and we
had just commenced that pumping
process for which reporters are pro-
verbal, when Mike put in an APP
pearance," looking more like Il sturdy,
hearty farmer than the noted bTuiscr
whose fame in that line is familiar in
both hemispheres. Of course we in
trOduced ourself, commenced busi-
ness, and found him by no means
backward in answering questions and
giving all information possible upon
the subject of training, health, etc.
He is evidently used 10 answering
questions, and the replies come out
directly and to the point.
HIS TRAINING.
McCoole is in charge, so to speak, of
James Haley, a somewhat formidable
knight of the =. r. by the way, and
/ considered one Of the best trainers in
/ the country, and Mr.. Thomas Kelly, |
mentioned before. McCoole has now
been in preparatory exercise for the
"milf" some two months. When he
! commenced his weight was 24SI
pounds. and, as he stands full six feet
/ IN his stockings, the reader who never |
saw him can form some adequate idea !
+ of his appearance. His weight now, |
F Of course, IS a secret, probably known /
/ to none but himself. lie admits, how |
/ ever, that il is very hard work TO re- |
duce himself to the requisite point for /.
work in the ring, but he is being re- /
duced, and yesterday he looked in ad- 1
mirable condition. His skin has that /
healthy rOsineSs upon it which be- /.
tokens excellent health and no dissi- /.
patton. Indeed, he informed US that 4
when he got ready TO fight COburn he 1
was in as good condition as he ever |
was in his life, and now he felt full as /
well as then. His trainers told Us /
also that he was in splendid plight |
and daily improving.
He sleeps on a good mattrass, with /
plenty of warm covering, rises prompt 1
~ at five O'Clock in the morning, rain I
or shine, and Immediately proceeds to /
a shed room on the rear of the lot, /
about I0Xl2, where he exercises with /
the dumb-bells, suspended Sand-bag /
weighing about four hundred pounds, /
cannon balls, and two heavy bags at .
tached TO cords running over pully. |
This exercise is continued for about a .
half hour, and Is done to develop the .
muscles OF the arm, the flesh on which .
now feels like buckskin stretched over
marble. After this he wraps himself
up as warm as possible, and mutfles
up his face so as to be hardly discern
ible-iOr the purpose of producing
prOfuse perspiratiOD, and starts out on
his four miie walkZtlyo in and two (
out. Returning he taxes salt water
bath, and undergOeS n pretty severe
scrubbing and rubbing process, sutii /
GENTLY rough, indeed, to take the skin .
of almost any other man but him. 4
After. this bAthNhe dresses warmly |
again and rests awhile, and then .
breakfasts moderately on beef or .
mutton, with trimmings the meat, of |
course, always rare. His diet is sub
Stantial, and varies bat little from /
that of a labOring man, although, .
probably, he does not eat as much. 1
After break fast comes a rest of an hour .
or so, or until one O'Clock, when he 1
dons his walking shoes, each weigh 4
ing about five pounds, and, accOmpa- 4
MED by one or both of his trainers, 4
and well mutlicd up, he starts out on a /
walk Of from thirteen to sixteen miles, /
and rs a Walkist he is a decided sue 4
cess. A day or so ago, when the Nat /
ural Bridge road, and, indeed, all the /
roads about the suburbs of the city /
were in muddy, slippery condition, 4
he walked fourteen miles in one hour /
and fiity-five minutes, loaded down as /
he was with the heaviest of clothing, /
and said he felt 80 little fatigued that 4
he could have repeated il in the same 1
time. His powers Of endurance are /
astonishing. On his return from the I
walk he enjoys q short rest, then eats I
supper, and 4 short time after supper /
comes another walk of two or three /
miles. lie never ventures out after /.
the dampness of evening sets In, and /
i in bed promptly at eight o'clock. /
These are his everyday exercises, rain /
or shine.
MEMORANDA.
For a short time after he went out
TO the Fairfield House the training
was pretty severe for him. 1t was
hard to getaised to the system
atized wOrzOf reducing weight, and
at the same time develop the muscles; 1
besides, Il vas a difficult matter TO
wean himself from the inactivity of a
city life; but he soon 'came down to
the work." SO to speak, and when we
saw him he was the personiication OF
health and strength. McCOOie of the
city and McCoOle Of the ring, are two
different individuals. He speaks con-
fidently of "getting away" with Al
len, but alluded to his antagonist in
complimentary terms. There is, how
ever, in the coming mill, on the part
of both these pugilists, an earnest de-
Termination to come out victorious.
Pride and ambition are doing more
5 toward making it one of the hottest
contested fights ever known on the
E continent than the amount of money
now up; and with no intervening
! sickness-nOfhing rs a drawback on
( McCOole, he viii make lively work
4 for Allen. AZ we parted with the
7 fstigiant he was about starting on a
+ fifteen mile walk, and kindly invited
US to accompany him-we declined.
j Couldn't make the time in two hours,
as he proposed doing. Our pedal eX-
/ tremities were not intended for such
Z time. We are not training for the p.
/ Il. The last we saw Of McCOOle he
was swinging off at lively pace
/ towards the Natural Bridge. As he
remains but about three weeks more
at his present quarters, his friends are
improving the time in occasional
calls. Our visit was a pleasant one,
but was paid only to satisfy the taste
4 of many Of our readers vino are anx-
ious to know how McCoole looks and
how he progresses in getting ready
for the fight.
Advices from Mitchellville station,
gives the following correct report OF
the shooting affair at that point Satur-
day. II seems that Hiram Smart and
man named Ben Pierson had diff
Guilty, in which the former drew his
pistol and fired at the latter, but
missed him. Pierson drew his re-
volver and shot Smart In the leg.
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