Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-10
SPORTS AND SPORT.
A FEW OF TIE THINGS REQUISITE TO TIE
TRAINING OF A
Great Pugilist for a Big Eght-HOw the Big
Champion is Working at Canoe Plaos Inn
Cor5st Keeps up His Work--Preparaions
At New OrleaAS-SPOrtug News.

New YORK, August John Law
renee Sullivan must suffer no longer
from sore feet aud blistered heels.
ANDY Graf, of Brookly, has been de-
signing pedal covers for Sullivan. de
saws he received long ago from Sullivan
and his manager, Frank Moran, an
order for Johns complete training and
fighting outfit A couple OF days ago
he sent TO Canoe Place a new pair OF
training shoes built on new principle.
The outfit as ordered comprised;
One dozen quality IL" lambs wool
sweaters in assorted cOlOrs, one pair
each OF training and hgnting shoes, two
dozen athletic bath towels, one striking
bag. two striking badders, two Rugby
footballs, one-quarter dozen league
base-balls, One-Quarter dozen league
bats, one pair oue-pOund DUMB oelis.
MIR. Graf will run down 70 Good Ground
In few days 20 measure the champion
for his fighting clothes and
TRY on HIS RING SHOES.
John has a finely proportional foot
for man of his physique. The shoes
are No. 10, and made Of the lightest
material. The leather used is the best
kangaroo, the sole OF white oak,
-.'-N,s and soft. A fighting shoe is sell
made with q heel, but on account
belts advantage In height the
carries a heel one inch deep. Heel
ole are covered With corrugated
or, TO prevent slipping on the stage.
training shoe is heavier, Otrusset
Jr. with sttlened counters and made
y that DerspiratiOn will NOT warp the
insole or blister. 1t is made broad ana
easy.
Sullivan is getting rid Of his superfu-
Gus flesh rapidly. He was weighed
after his eight-mlle walk yesterday and
tipped the beam at 21l5z pounds, and
was feeling remarkably well He
weighed 214}S pounds when he
STARTED QUITO TIE WALK.
It looks now as If he will have little
trouble in getting down 20 POS pounds
before he leaves for New Orleans.
Over 500 people visited the champion
and looked him over carefully. Among
them was delegation from the Man
haitian Athletic Club. On behalf Of the
Cherry Diamond organization, Eugene
Van Schaick presented Sullivan with a
gold Stop-watch in recognition Of his
services as referee at the c.uo's recent
boxing tournament.
Jim Corbett has found 10 necessary 90
employ still one more trainer. jim
Daley, who has been C0rbett's sparring
partner has found that
THE BIG CALIFORNIA;
was getting too much For him alone, and
as Corbett must be worked very hard
from now until the fight John McVay,
Of Philadelphia, is now present 10 as
sist him. McVay is q perfect giant Of
235 pounds, and has no mean reputa-
tlou as a wrestler and fighter. McNay
will have hand seJ-,O WIKI COrbett
about four times week and Jim Daily
she other three. Corbctt went through
his regular routine of training yesJer-
day-hand-ball with Daily as his part
ner against Larry Ford and John Bre-
gan In the morning, which was followed
by his hard run 90 Long Branch and re-
turn Then he went 40 the punching
bag in ferociouS manner and kept
hammering 10 for an hour In the
afternoon he again attacked the bag for
an hour more.