The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-17

! Smith and Flaherty
IL was not quite the day of rest a
the camps that was anticipated, al
though both men let I'D considerable
and dispensed with the sparring enc
/ OF the programme entirely. Corbet
played three games of handball anc
] then took turn at the punching bae
! in the morning Light foot work il
the handball court followed and ther
Jim was rubbed down. After he was
| dressed he received callers and stood
chatting outside the court for nearly
half an hour. Corbett was in a par
ticularly cheerful humor and seemed
much pleased at the number of his
visitors.
LA LOIE'S SISTER.
Among those who drove out to the
springs was Ida Fuller, whose sister,
La Loie, is an old friend of the Cali
fornian. Billy Woods and Jeffries were
about as contented a looking pair as
could be found in the vicinity today,
since they had a rest from Jim's gentle
manipulations. McVey also wore a
jaunty smile, which was absent dur
ing the days when his head was bat
tered against the wooden walls of the
gymnasium. Later in the afternoon
Jim went for short walk and came
home with a series of smiles and
sprintS.
AT COOKS RANCH.
At Cooks ranch Hickey and Steiner
had time to compare notes on past in
juries, as they were not asked to put
on the gloves Roeber, however. had
to push and shove for a few minutes
while the champion tried out his wind.
Bob then took a turn at the bag and
sprinted round the yard a few times.
4 I,a
ceeding.
Both pugilists turned in early to get
good, long rest before the eventful
hour. According to tonight's arrange
ments, Corbett will perhaps take a
short walk in the morning and then
drive to the arena. OF course, the
weather will have great deal TO do
with the plans of both men.
Professor Walter Watson of the
Olympic club, San Francisco, who is
credited with having brought out Cor
belts boxing abilities. was probably
the most welcome visitor at the Cali
fornian's quarters today.
TOOK A FLASH.
Come in and take a flash at me,
Walter" said Jim after a handshake.
Your opinion ought to settle the ques-
ton of my condition.
father, P. j. Corbett, into Jim's cot
tage, where the examination took
place. Jim stripped to the waist and
Watson thumped him and kneaded
every muscle in his trunk. Then Cor
bett senior adjusted his spectacles and
the proceedings.
You are down pretty fine. jim
pretty fine said Watson. Not too
fine, understand me, just about right,
oh fra1r 7
so hard. They show up
through the skin more than ever be-
fore. Perhaps that is why you ap-
pear to be drawn down so much. Your
leck is bigger than it used to be, I
.hink Have you been saving your
light? Your left seems to be bigger !
han I ever, saw it. IF you were |
stranger 1 should say you intended to |
light this battle with one hand. Your |
light shoulder muscles strike me as
having just about the proper develop |
nent. Perhaps I should not be too |
,ritical, but l know you take some |
stock in what I'm saying. You are |
harder than you were in former years |
md carry less beef on you. I should |
ay that you were in absolutely per-
ect condition for a man of your age
nd development. The more l look at
-ou the better l like your appearance.
light, the championship will stay in
ian Francisco"
PAPA'S IDEA.
Jim's father had not much to say.
Jim seems to have muscles sticking
ut all over him. was the old gentle
mans comment. His face amt SO
cry thick. His shoulders look very
ig to me. Come to think of it, never
aw them look so large. Now, so far
S his color goes, 1 want to tell you
light now that he never looked better.
hose lines about the eyes are per-
sctly natural I had them when I
as his age Jim and Joe take after
lie, you know. I am satisfied with the
IDS appearance, and if he don't win,
ell he should not have any excuse to
fer the folks at home"
MAULIFFE GAZED AT.
Jack McAuliffe, the ex-light weight
hampton, attracted a little attention
n Carson street this afternoon.
L have not seen either OF the big
Flows stripped" said Jack to a crowd !
front of Stuart's Office. You can
OF tell a great deal by a mans face
nd not much more by seeing him
ripped. but according to my notion
9TH Jim and Bob are finer than silk
ace will be so hot that the fight will
1t last more than six rounds. Judg-
g by their talk to me, they amt ,
)ing TO do much dancing about and ,
'awing out, as it were. This fight is
II blood, and it will be all over by II
clock tomorrow, if the sun Shines"
EARP'S IDEAS.
Wyatt carp, who refereed the Shar-
.y-Fitzsimmons contest, sized up the
,avy-weights this morning. carp is
secretive man naturally and he had
thing much to say when he came
ick from Shaw's Springs. 81 thought
)rbett might not be as good as he
as reported" he drawled HE looks c
lightly determined though, and I don't t
lieve he is afraid of an anaconda c
tzsimmons amt as heavy as when :
fought Sharkey. Maybe he is wor- a
ing. The man with the most nerve s
going to win this fight. Both of Y
EN- are fixed for that article today" +
EXPERT OPINIONS. a
If expert opinion counts for anything y
e battle VIII be a short one. A few !,
esses as TO the number of the 2
unds follow:
". A. Brady-Not less than four. and r
[ more than eight rounds
Martin Julian-Fitzsimmon will +,
ock Corbett's head off before the "
tn round is over. h
Billy Delaney look for fast fight. n
rbett will get Fitzsimmons' measure $
two or three rounds. There is too y,
lch at stake for either man to run a
y risk of rushing. Ten rounds ought :,
decide matters. :,
ernest Roeber-1f the morning is cold !,
~ viii fight fast. Fitzsimmons will
bis work IN about The fifth round