The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-08
FISI'lC SLUGGBRS:
Mirror Of Yesterdays Events
at Carson City.
The Australian Defeats COrbett in
Five Rounds In a Dream.
SulIivan's Challenge Is Not Taken Seriously.
Light Work In Both Camps Sunday.

Carson City, New, March 8.-The snow
was a foot deep here yesterday, but bug
giles, wagons and sleighs began to troop
into town from Comstock, carrying en-
thusiastic miners. (who took advantage
of their weekly holiday to come out Of
their mountain fastness around Vir-
ginia City and gaze Oh the pugilists at
their work.
Both the pugilists worked again yes
terday, Fitz very little. in accordance
with his usual Sunday custom, and Cor
bett confining himself to indoor exercise,
on account of the sloppy condition Of the
roads.
Jim, although he does not confess II,
appears rather glad whenever the snow
interferes with road travel. He is not
particularly fond OF that form Of train
ing, and ne believes that handball is q
great deal better and much more con-
venient.
Corbett spent his time from breakfast
to noon doing as near nothing as he
positively could. Shortly after lunch he
took up the mass of letters that comes to
him daily and began to read the freak
letters. He made rapid progress with
the large amount Of correspondence.
Corbett makes II q rule to answer all
letters unless they are Of too freaky a
nature to call for reply. He is fond of
amusing letters. and puts In all the
time he can at the work without de-
tracing from his other duties. Shortly
after 3 o'clock Corbett donned his long
bath robe and hurried into the wood
shed. where he toiled away at the little
windlass with which he develops his
or OF n IN he han dc nd nd
then punched the bag for 20 vlinutes.
This work over. he sprinted for the hand
ball court and spent three quarters of
an hour in the hardest kind of work. all
gone through WITHOUT the slightest rest.
lie first went at Jefferies and waded into
him In a manner that made THAT gentle
man a trihe nervous. Then he took on
Edgreh for a round; then McVey came
out to be knocked around the court in
the liveliest kind of manner for three
minutes of wrestling. Billy Woods. with
his air cushions. was to have closed up
the series of workers. Jim seems to
have an especial dislike for the para
rhernalia in which Woods encases HIM
self, and he loses no time i'm showing it.
Woods waded into Corbett as hard as
he could, but he did not wade extremely
far Corbett kept out of his way easily,
and now and then put In a left arm poke
just to keep Woods stirred up.
After the champion had gone through
with his trainers four times each. Hamp-
ton and Joe Corbett played handball
with him, several games being reeled off
in rapid succession. All told, Corbett
worked 2ls hours and finished in excel
lent shape. not I'm the least distressed.
nd.sr rn ie n n yaY ms ri a
and no man not in the prime Of condi-
ton could begin to go through with 1t.
II never was better in my life." said
he. land / will keep rigt. on getting
better until the time of the fight, and If
/ meet no accident such as is likely to
happen to any man training will give
a very good account of myself. 1t ought
to be good fight" he added, musingly.
"for 1t is certain that Fitzsimmons and
myself are the two best men in the fight
ing business today. There Is no man
who can best either one of us. and If We
are ever beaten by any outsider it will
be by somebody who is going to school
at present. / mean by that, that the
man who is going to lick Fitzsimmons
or me has not grown up yet. The thing
lies between us two alone, and the win
fighting, and on no technicality, will
have every right to call himself the best
man In the world"
There was nothing new at Cooks ranch
except q brand new dream that Fitz-
fourth dream Fitssimmons has had bear
have all tended In one direction, toward
e. All v.vih lot -
James J. Corbett.
If Fitzsimmons has had any dreams
foreshadowing his defeat ne has kept
them to himself. Up to date he has
Lost no more battles In his sleep than ne
has Lost In the ring, since he landed'o on
the Pacinc coast for the first time. This
dream WAS that Fitzsimmons had won
the fight In the NTH round. and Fitx-
simmons declared 1t was so blame
vivid and distinctly like-Inderstand
what mear." that there is no possibility
of Il going wrong with him on March H.
Fitzsimmons did most of his work In
the morning but as usual thing he does
less on Sunday than on week days. His
work varied In no way from the other
work nc has done during the last 10
days. save that ne did less of It, He
tramped through the sage brush bonn
harding the little birds and big rabbits.
Charley White. Corbett's trainer. con-
fidentially expects his man to win inside
Of 12 rounds.
Corbett will do no more road work. as
ne has given UP all hope of the roads
becoming passable by the time set for
the fight IL they do become fit for run
ming II will not be long enough in ad-
vance OF the fight to render the work Of
much benefit.
George Green. Young Corbett," who
is to fight mysterious" Billy Smith. had
a narrow escape from drowning yester-
day afternoon while boat riding on the
Carson FLYER near Empire. He and his
trainer. Bob Macarthur, were In the boat.
the latter being at the oars. Macarthur
attempted to grab small object float
ing on the water and failed to touch IL.
Green made a long reach for II and
leaned too far over the side. upsetting
the boat. He II a good swimmer, but
ne was taken with slight cramps, and
-. g.. No A rfh,,r'a aid must have gone