Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-23

Brady. looked in while the ball punching was going on. They were invited to stand where they could get a good view, and Jim took great pains to conclude his exhibition with some very fine under hand and upperhand work at the ball. He likes to have visitors at his training place, but ODonnell, who Is to fight Pc ter MaAer in Dallas, and who has grown to be a surprisingly big fellow, has d great aversion to being watched.
 A rest of not more than two minutes followed the exercise at the bag. Then McVey was summoned. and rough and tumble wrestling match began Corbe.t frequently used the strangle hold, and after ten minutes of anything but gentle handling McVey puffed like a porpo.se.
 1t was during this engagement on canvas mat, which was very dusty, that Corbetts remarkable strength was shown to the best advantage. His arms are not big; they are indeed slender almost as slender as the arms of a man who takes little or no exercise. But there are long. flexible muscles in those arms the muscles which are most valuable to a boxer, and behind them below the arm pits and extending back of the shoul- ders, are driving muscles, flexible and dangerous as the others.
 Three Hours Is Enough.
 An old-time trainer would not have been satisfied with this days work. It
 
 but Delaney was pleased. His gre 1t trouble heretofore has been in keeping Corbett from training too hard.
 ''I'l send him to the post in as good shape as he was when he fought Mitch ell" said Delaney, and then ne added: Jim was not at his best when he beat Sullivan, and he was really a sick man when he tackled Jackson. That's fact
 Corbett does not banker after cold baths in cold weather. So enough warm t.s LNtl tn1y off the chill. He likes a good hard rub down with alcohol, however, and this was given him.
 The injured knee was treated to a final rubbing. and then he went out to the lawn and played with his colies After bit the newspaper stories about his physical condition occurred to him.
 Look here now" he remarked as he stopped near the porch and folded his arms. do I look like consumptive? I weigh 1S7 pounds stripped. and if it wasn't for that knee I'd be as good as l ever was That knee will be all right three days from now. It is useless for me to say l don't care about these re- ports saying that l am q. physical wreck. do care. I am not anxious to have my friends worrying about me All of these yarns have been made out of whole cloth. but then," and ,here Corbett winked "perhaps if some more to the same effect are printed FitZ's friends will bet even money
 This His Last Fight.
 Corbett sat on the stoop and began to talk to the World reporter seriously about the fight
 This is positively my last fight" sad he "It may look like good thing to be a champion, but when this is over I'm done with the fighting business. To be sure Eve made money at it-a great deal of money--but I've had to spend hpaDS of if and I'm not worth as much as is popularly supposed. I've made some good investments, however, and here after I'll attend fights as spectator.
 Corbett will pack up his things Septem- ber 29 and leave Asbury Park. On the following day the champion will go through days training at Madison Square Garden. He will start for san Antonio October in a special train over the Southern railway. Jim thinks the fight will be over in ten rounds.