The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-13
VISITED THE CHAMPION
Newspaper Men Inspect Cor
belts Training Quarters
at Asbury Park.
THE BARRYS WILL GO To CHICAGO
Sanger Creates New Bicycle Records
Athletic and Baseball
Notes.
THE BARRYs WILL GO To CHICAGO

A large delegation of sporting reporters
from this city. Newark and New York,
Brooklyn asd Philadelphia left this city
yesterday rs the guests of the Consy
Island Athletic Club for Asbury Park
and Loeb Arbour, where they will iu-
spect the training quarters of James j.
Cerhstt, the worlds champion. and Solly
Smith, the champion feather weight of
America, who is matched to meet George
Dixon on the 18th inst.
The party left the Central Railroad
depot In a special Pullman car chartered
for the occasion under the guidance OF
Johu P. Eckhardt, press agent OF the
club. When the party reached Loeb
Arbour they were met by Zeke Abra-
hams, the mauaQer of Solly Smith.
aud conducted TO a scOttage,
where dinner was In waiting. 1t is UNI
necessary to say that they did ample
justice to this meal. They then proceeded
co the training quarters in the rear OF the
building to witness the afternoon work
of Smith. This consisted of punching
the bag for one-half hour. then skip
ping the rope This he did some
2.fA times. breaking the record
for this pastime. He then spared
and punched the bag for fifteen minutes
with one pound dumbbells. then toyed
with the Indian clubs Tor the same time.
He donned a pair of eight ounce gloves
and spared eight rounds with Jack
Oliver aud six rounds with Stewart
Smith. his trainers, after which he strip
ped and was given a sponge and shower
bath.
His work was over for the day. The
party then proceeded to Corbett's farm
across the Deal Like. The champion
is doing but preliminary work at present.
His hard work will not commence until
the middle of next month. After Cor
lett dressed. the party including the
champion aud his trainers returned to
Smiths cottage, where they had their
photos taken, and another lunch was
INDUCED In. A discussion followed and
Corbett said:
II am going up against a mau who has
had as much experience as l have had
myself. and who will give me a harder
battle Than any l have so far met. ! am
leaving no stone uDturped to get In good
condition, and l am working hard. I am
confident that when I step out of The ring
on the night of the battle it will be AS the
victor, and everybody VIII heard him
speak wished the same. As to Smith, the
reporters were not SO sure he would win,
although his work impressed them favor
ably. He is q good, srrong, hard-hitting.
clever boy and will give the coiored
chap a hard fight, even IL he does
moi win. His last battle was
with Johnny Griffen who defeated
Jimmy Larkins of this city. and a nnM-
Der of other good men. He has also de-
feated = score of good men, among them
being Dial Hawkins. Johnny Van Nest.
two OF the best men in the county at
their weights. He has never yet been
defeated. and all the meu ne has fought
he has licked in a few rounds. Smith aud
Dixon fight at 118 lbs. and will weigh ia
at three o'clock on the afternoon of thu
25th of this month at Coney Island.
This fight will be well worth a visit TO
see, as it will be a prlzs fight,
as like Abrahams says from
the drop OF the nat" After supper the
party returned to their car and left for
this city, much pleased with their outing.
Among the party were J. P. Echardt.
Al Smith. Sam Austin. daily News"
Charles Moran. daily Amsrican;' T. W.
Voigt. Newark Times" Macon, Mo-
Cormick, Advertiser" June Rankin,
"Police Gazstte;" j. NJ. Moe, Morning
Journal;" w. L. Harty. JERSEY CITY
NEWS: H. E. Long, "Philadslphis En-
Quirer:" o. j.. Flanagan, "Herali3' w.
J. Barrett. brooklyn Ttnes;'' William
PASSOVER. "World;" G. S. Bushfield,
Jersey City Evening Journal" e. Eek
hardt, Tribune"