The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-10-14

Defeated, He Ought to lte Able TO MAKE
Me Hustle when We Meet" Is Champion
Corbett's Modest View.
Written by special request. Copyright
AsBURY PARK, N. j., Oct. Ill do not
wish to say anything in detail about the
coming match between myself and Mr..
Charles Mitchell, but I am always willing
to express ~ s-elf about fighting in general
and training
MY training is going on under the super
vision 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 halfhour turn
on the pulley weights before breakfast as
an appetizer, SO to speak. At 1880 j sit down
to the morning meal after which at $3.50
start the serious work of the day on the wrist
machine, pulling up its weight from 1876 to
140 times Then throw the medicine ball
IS minutes, punch the bag 80 minutes. am
rubbed down, take n few minutes rowing
exercise and then go to lunch.
Half an hour after this meal I start on a
Is or 16 mile walking and running outing
This takes me about three hours When !
return, play handball and then spar with
Delaney, Donaldson and McVay in turn
A bath and a rundown follow, when din
ner is served. After that a mild Perfecto
cigar and in the evening pool and billiards
with the boys This is the routine for one
day. Some days there are variations from
| this, but not material ones
As to diet am simple in my eating al
ways and make no great difference in my
food when training. l eat eggs and chops
and steaks and potatoes; in fact, everything
| that is good. do not need to reduce my
weight and can therefore enjoy many things
| that those who run to fat must deny them
selves when training l have never in
dulged much in greasy, fatty foods or liq-
| uors and so do not miss them when put
ting myself into condition.
When not in training, weigh about 1893
or 200 pounds and do not lose more than
from four to ten pounds during my prep
arations for a match. ! do not try to lose
weight at all, for certain amount of avoir-
dupois is needed, and the reduction that
comes is entirely incidental.
do my hardest work at the beginning Of
period of training; not that exert myself
more at that time, but it comes hard to
train severely until one gets used to it.,
Six weeks after | begin training for big
contest lay off for a week and take on
|
l do no training whatever. About three or
four weeks before the fight do this again,
and believe that the breaking away from
hard training is an excellent thing. II pre-
vents n man from getting stale and worn
out.
Ny handball exercise is for the muscles
of the back and stomach and also for the
hands and legs The value of the boxing
exercise is apparent My sparring partner
wears a rubber jacket blown up with all
in such way as to give him inches OF
protection, and this enables me to go at him
hammer and tongs and strike as hard and
as fast as l can without hurting him. This
will have tendency to keep me in such
trim that it viii not tire me to do'hard and
fast fighting when the. real contest comes
off
NV wrestling is done with the idea oi
giving me ruggedness and strength, ano
this exercise is not child's play, | can as
sure you Very often your opponent in 6
fight will clnch with you and put all his
weight on you and try to tire you out by
pulling you around, My walking and run
ming are to give me steadiness of legs, gooc
5 wind and good staying powers. The wris
: machines and the pulley weights l con
E slider valuable adjuncts as they 50 deyelol
the muscles of a mans arlns-if persistent
ly used-that they are not likely TO tire il
battle The punching bag, too, is grea
help in this direction.
When / was younger, did not fully ap
preciate the value Of the bag, though m.
trainer constantly urged it upon me. Dur
ing one of my fights l began to get yer,
tired in my arms at the end of Jhe fifteenth
round, and then wished in my heart ha'
d given more attention to the bag, Fortu