Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-10-15
CORBETT VS.. MITCHELL.
THE CHAMPION WRITES ABOUT THE BATTLE
IN DECEMBER.
The Englishman Has 'Iino"-"As Mr.. Mitch
ell Claims He Had Sullivan Defeated, he
Ought to Be Able to Make Ne Hustle When
We Meet" is Champion COrbstI's Modest View
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Written bv spe;iGI request. Copyigl@.l
AsBUBY PARK, n. j., October 81
do not wish to say anything in detail
about the coming match between my
self and Mr.. Charles Mitchell, but am
always willing to express myself about
fighting in general and training.
My training is going on under the SUI
pervislon of Billy Delaney, Professor
John Donaldson, John McVay and my
two Younger brothers, Joe and Tom. My
dogs, Ned and Bert, are help, too,
though you might not suspect it.
rise at o'clock and do a half hour
turn on the pulley weights before
breakfast as an APPETIZER, so to speak.
At 1880 sit down TO the morning meal,
after which at $3.50 start the series Of
work Of the day on the wrist machine,
pulling up its weight from 1875 TO 140
times. Then l throw the machine ball
f teen minutes, punch the bag thirty
minutes, AN rubbed down, take a few
minutes 70 wing exercise and then so to
lunch.
Half an hour after this meal I start
on o Is or 10 mile walking and running
outing. This takes me about three
hours. When l return, l play handball
and then spar With Delaney, Donald
| son and McVay in turn. A bath and a
rundown follow, when dinner is served,
After that mild Perfecto cigar and in
the evening pool and billiards with the
boys. This is the routine for one day.
Soma days there are variations from
this. but not material ones.
As to diet, am simple in my eating
always ard make no great difference in
my food when training. eat eggs and
chops and steaks and potatoes; in fact,
everything that is good. do not need
to reduce nv weight and can therefore
enjoy MANY things that those who run
10 fat must deny themselves when train
ing. l have never indnlged much In
greSsy, fatty foods or liquors and so do
not miss them when putting myself in
to condition.
When not in training, weigh about
l9S or 200 pounds and do not lose more
than from four 20 ten pounds during
my preparations for match. l do nos
try to lose weight at all, for z certain
avoirdupois is needed, and the reduc-
ton that comes is entirely incidental.
| do my hardest work at the begin
ming OF a period of training; not that l
exert myself more AZ that time, but il
comes hard 10 train severely until one
gets used to 10. Six weeks after begin
training for big contest lay of for q
week and take on some fat. During
this week Of relaxation do nc training
whatever. ABOUT three or four weeks
before the fight do this again, and l
believe tina; the breaking away from
hard training is an excellent thing, 1t
prevents man from getting stale and
worn out.
Ny handbail exercise is for the mus
cles OF the back and stomach and also
for the hands aud legs. The value Of
the boxing exercise is apparent. Ny
spsrring partner wears rubber jacket
blown up with air in such q way as 20
give him three inches of protection,
and this enables me 10 20 at him ham
mer and tongs and strike as hard and
as fast as l can without hurting him.
This will have,a tendency TO keep me in
such trim that 1t will not tire me 20 DO
hard and fast fighting when the real
contest comes OF.
NV wrestling Is done with the idea Of
giving me TuEgedRess and strength, and