The evening times., 1897-03-04
UGLY RUMORS FROM CARSON
Corbett Troubled With His Stomach,
Fitz With Thirst.
Are the Big Fighters Simply Try
Ing to MisIead Each Other as to
Their Condition?

Carson City, March 4.-For the last
few days there have been persistent ru-
moFsto the effect that Corbett S soldston. .acf
trouble has returned and that the champion
and his trainer are worried about ir
| .Corbett has sent into town fronihis train
| ing quarters several times during the last
! week for medicine, and it begins to look
asif something were really the matter with
him.
The California man has been troubled for
years with liver disorder. but it was
supposed to have left him some months
ago Tie fact remains, however, that
Corbett IS taking medicine for some pur-
Pose,. and that his trainers are thoroughly
acquainted with the nature of his trouble.
| on top OF Tie Corbett runiors comes a
weird story OF fFitzsi,nmons, which is being
| passed from mouth TO mouth. all over the
| town. tbs to the effect that the long A US
tralianis gazing on the Carson cotton when
1t is red and inIbibing too freely thereof.
This is unprecedented for "Fitz, He
has never been Known to drink before when
training, andhi friends cannot understand
his present methods.
Todescend Ia facts lit seems probable that
both pugilists are throwing off" so To
speak. They are certainly making great eff.
forts To deceive each other as to their phys
ical condition. According to mutual friends.
"Fitz'' is playing ''boozy," and Corbett is
pIa wing q weak stomach, and that is all
there is TO it.
The facs remains, however, that Corbett
| has been taking medicine and "Fitz'' has
been taking drink. There is no doubt that
both will enter the ring in up-top condition,
If they keep up their present system Of
| training.
Dan stuart was out today for the first
time since his illness. He looks much thin
ner since his Illness, and many years older.
Bat Masterson will arrive tomorrow
and will he in charge OF the large force OF
detectives, which will take charge OF things
at the ringside.
Corbett was a very happy man today.
The cause of his good humor was due to
the reception from New York of four
leaf shamrock, and Jim was so pleased
with it that he has decided to wear it on
his belt W hen he steps into the ring on ST.
Patrick's Day.
Another change was effected in the Cali
fornian's routine OF work today. Corbett
did no gymnasium work in the morning.
Instead he took a seven mile IaUnt over the
foot hills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
and over the roads leading TO Carson City,
returning by the Shaw's Springs route
Up to the present time Corbett has saeri-
feed his speed to develop strength. Now
he will try to make up the speed that he
has lost IL is not generally known, but it
is nevertheless a facS, that che reason for
Corbetts supreme confidence of success in
the coming battle is based on lbs bouts with
McVey. The latters redchis an inch longer
than Fitz's, but Notwithstanding this ad-
vantage the Philadelphian has been unable
to land his right.
Fitzsimmons essayed to add new fea-
ture to his outdoor work yesterday, but did
not make a bowling success of it. He
trotted out his bicycle and announced that
he was going to make a flying trip into
town He made very graceful mount,
but he could not get control of the steering
gear, and before he could pilot the wheel
out OF the yard and reach the road he sailed
against a chicken house with crash. The
bicycle was repaired and the Cornishman
made second start. This time he got
along somewhat better, the only mishap
being a tumble after he got out on the road.
The men who have daily inspected Cor
bett for the last few weeks think he is
on the edge OF being overtrained, but his
trainer seems TO rest easy, and so. does
Corbett. who knows as much about the art
OF conditioning pUgifist as any man
Close observers account for his slight
decline IN speed to the fact that he is
museling up and gaining strength rapidly.
It would he impossible for him thus to
gain in strength without some slight decline
in speed. 1t is fact, however, that when
he punches the bag fifteen minutes he
looks as il he had experienced hard work
Fitzsimnlons is charged with neglecting
his training. but there is no truth In these
reports. He is taking the greatest possible
pains and working like beaver daily.
He believes he will win, and feels that
the championship of the world is within
his grasp.
Corhett will continue road work until
four days before the fight, and taper Off
on light exercise.
Stuart has made arrangements with the
Wells Fargo Company to take charge of
the money at the ringside, and hold it.
subject to Stuartrs draft. The latter
figures that it win cost him close on to
81 8 600 TO have Corbett and FitZsimmons
shake hands on ST. Patricks Day. In
this Stuart includes the losses he sustained
at Dallas and at Hot Springs. Were he
to include the her-FitZsimmons affair
this sum would be swelled TO another S1S,-
600 or $40 600