The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-04
R1IJ,Y DELANEY SURPRISED
AT CoRBETT's FINE PHYsI-
CAL CONDITION.
REFREE S|L[R 70 PREPARE RULES
Rayordiug Close Range Fighting-Fitz.
Don't Propose to Let Corbett Know
His Preference-Black Eyes at
Fitzsimmons' Quarters.

Carson, New, Feb. 25.-Fitzsimmons
md Julian have never been accused OF
overlooking an opportunity to turn an
honest penny, but they have hit upon
scheme which now everybody admits is
n peach" They put it into operation
Yesterday. 1t is nothing more nor less
than a contract with a local livery stable
proprietor by which he and only he shall
have the authority to say who shall nave
the privilege of beholding Fitzsimmons
ut his training quarters, even after the
hardships of the tedious trip out to the
ranch have been endured. Those who
wish to pay the Cornishman a visit must
20 10 this liveryman for Il ticket OF
admission to the gymnasium. Though he
does not charge anything for the tickets.
he has teams for hire, and nobody would
ever think of attempting to walk to the
ranch any more than they would go to
rival for rig after this generous indi-
vidual had provided him with the tickets.
Julian and Fitzsimmons are said to BE- in
a PERCENTAGE of the profits accruing from
| letting the teams. Coaches will be put
| in operation today between here and both
| training quarters, and Il special Old-tlme
stage coach drawn by six horses will
make trips every afternoon from Carson
| to Cooks ranch. all those purchasing
tickets being privileged to witness Fitz'
simmons at his exercise.
After seeing Corbett at work, Billy De
laney said:
Il am completely surprised at Corbctt's
condition. | firmly believe him to be as
good as ever he was. 1t win do no harm
to confess that after the Sharkey fight
| thought my old favorite was done with
ring work forever But he has recovered
himself wonderfully. He is the same old
jim with little more strength and skill
added From now ON to the 18th Of
March he will be in my charge exclusive
ly, and one thing | intend to insist on is
that he shall not overwork himself. L
will not allow him TO train as hard as he
wants to. He always was glutton for
exercise, anyway, but we can not be too
careful at a time like this. My endeavors
will be bent on keeping him from getting
stale. | have no doubt of the outcome.
You can tell the boys down below that
All eOlllS W Sellu Hill lutO tHe TluS III
to knock out half dozen Fitzsmmonses
if my instructions are followed, US have
no doubt they will be-"
Acting under Delaney's directions, Cor
! bett will change his program from day
to day so as to include some road work
that will take less exercise indoors.
When Jack Stensler arrived at Fftzsim-
mons quarters yesterday he remarked
that the New Zealander must have been
have a lively time, for one of his eyes
was a beautiful indigo. Fitzsimmons ad
mitted, laughingly, that Hickey was re-
sponsible for that, and Rocber, who also
had discolored optic chimed in with an
admission that Fitzsmmons had evencd
matters up by giving him one. Stensler
suggested the advisability of getting
pneumatic face pad but the New Zeal.
ander remarked that he would not need
it as he had hit very hard in the past,
but would not do so again. although he
might be tempted to do so if his opponent
wore mask.