The record-union., 1897-02-22
Hundreds of People Ride Out to Shaw's
Springs.
COrbett Plays Handball and Punches
His Trainer Hard-A Mask In
vented to Save the Latter From
Being Knocked Out-FitZsimmOns
Will Take Up Handball Also and
Have Court Built-A National
League Bird Shoot to Precede the
Fight.

CARSON (Nev.), Feb. 21.-Sunday
was busy day with Corbett. The
| bright weather and warming sun
brought out hundreds of people in
| sleighs, on foot and even on bicycles,
with Shaw's Springs as the objective
point. Sleighs loaded with ladies drove
up to the champions quarters and with
sHurrah for Corbett' were off again.
Corbett summed himself on the front
porch most of the afternoon and smil
| ingly answered salutations of many
| visitors.
Jim and brother Joe dedicated the
new handba1 court at o'clock with
| close game, Champion Jim indulging
Joe with the Lead until the latter had
| only one point to make when, despite
| Joe's desperate effonts to win the first
game in the new court, Jim ran out the
game. They continued to play steadily
over an hour, when the champion
donned the gloves with Billy Woods
| Woods Wore a mask invented by Chi
cago man to protect his jaw and neck
| Corbett went at Woods in lively style
| Seeing an opening, he landed his right
on Woods jaw, which sent the big
Scot staggering against the wall. The
bIc" lilodG 'NOpuS SIOSSy, buL 1lS Cdiift
| back for more Corbett punched him
hard, and but for the protection of the
mask any Of the blows We're sufficient
| to put a man out
After nearly two hours hard work
Corbett showed very little signs of his
efforts. He rested and received visit
ors and allowed himself to be
snapped by various kodaks, until
o'clock when he took a turn at the
| wrist machine, an hours fast handball
and another half hour with Woods. He
declared Shaiw's Springs a great place
| for work and spoke specially compli-
mentary Of the good food served by
Manager Slingerland. His work to-
day demonstrated to all who saw it, his
! splendid condition.
| Fitzsinunons passed the day very
| quietly. He took run through the
snow early this morning to his quarters
and returned to the Hotel Arlington at
9 O'Clock and passed the time until
| noon playing billiards to a room full
of spectators. He went to his quar-
ters later on, but did no work. as his
paraphernalia had not arrived. Fitz-
| simmons has changed his mind about
handball and now declares he will have
court built in the pavilion on Cook s
ranch and go in for Corbett's favorite
game. Fitzsimro,ns looks we'll and
| says he is in good shape and thinks
| two days of sunshine like to-day will
| melt the snow sufficiently to allow him
| to indulge in his faVorite mode of train
| ing-his cross country runs. His bag
| gage was all sent out this afternoon
and he will begin active work in the
morning.
I Dan Stuart was inaccessible to-day
He is suffering from a stomach ailment.
and visitors are not allowed to see him
Regarding the suit brought in New
York by Joe Vendig, Mr. Wheelock
made the following statement:
Il am greatly surprised If such is the
case. He had no cause whatever for
| suit I handled all accounts. made all
settlements in connection with Vendigs
partnership with Stuart Stuart ad-
vanced the most of the funds and car
ried Vendig through when matters were
finally settled at FL Paso. February
I'D Vendig could not make good his
part in cash and gave his note for the
balance, payable in June When June
came he was still unable to paw. and
AiC ifS'S iol al NaiitGu one cent TO efther
Stuart or myself. It was money he
owed and which l was getting in small
| installments because he was unable to
pay in any other manner Stuart did
not shut Vendig out of the present af-
fair, for the reason he never paid Fur
| thermore, he confessed his inability to
put up his share
National League bird shoot in con-
junction with the Corbett- -Fitzsimmons
carnival is now assured. To-day word
was received from Elliott. present hold
er of the championship trophy. that he
would defend both the title and the
trophy. The shoot viii begin March
10Th and will continue two days. The
traps viii be placed inside the race
track inclosure alongside Of the arena.
stuart offers a purse of 81 900 as an
addition to the entrance money. Elliott
VIII have the best marksnen in the
country as his competitors The en-
tries viii close March 10th with l.. M.
Hauseman, Carson.
Harry Corbett returned tonight to
San Francisco. He takes with him the
measurements for Corbett's belt TO be
worn in the fight The belt is to be
! made by the champions wife. 1t win
be made of the national coIors, with a
green sash. Attached to the ropes In
his corner will be the American and
Irish flags.