The record-union., 1897-02-24
Trying to Work It Off by Light
Gymnasium Work.
Corbett's Trainers Getting Tired of
the Heavy Work the Champion
Lays Out for Them-Woods Break
ing Down Under the Hard Pum-
melting, and McVey on the Sick
List.

| CARSON, Feb. 3.-Excitement occa-
stoned by the presence of both Corbett
and FitZsimmons in the vicinity is
gradually wearing off, and Carson City
! is perhaps the most peaceful town in
the country to-day. A few strangers
arrived on the early train, and aside
from the correspondents, have kept liv-
cry stableanen busy.
| Some stories We're ahOat this after
noon to the effect that the cold which
| Fftzsimmons contracted after his ar
rival had developed into a bad case of
the grip, but this is denied at the New
! Zealander's training quarters. Fitz has
| been trying to work off his cold by
light gymnasium work, and he has par
tally succeeded, if his trainers state
ments are TO be believed He declined
to take medicine, but insisted upon re-
sorting to old-fashioned remedies, hot
whisky being his favorte.
Out at Corbett's quarters work is go
| ing smoothly. His only difficulty ap-
pears to be with his trainers who,
though not lazy by any means, still
object to the amount of labor required
of them by the California boxer. Nc
| Vey is still laid up, and may not be
! able to work with Corbett for a week
| or ten days. This makes it hard for
Joe Corbett and Billy Woods. Both
| of them were tired out this morning,
and are anxiously awaiting the arrival
of Charley White, who is due from New
York on Thursday morning. White is
not to do any hard work according to
his contract, but under the present
conditions 1T is very probable that his
services will be enlisted at daily ses-
sions in the handball court. j. j. JEFF
fries, formerly amateur champion
heavyweight of the Pacific Coast, and
Billy Delaney, who are expected to-
morrow morning, will have ample op-
portunity to take off their coats and
pitch in Immediately after breakfast.
There was no change in the usual
programme at Corbett's to-day. The
champion did two hours steady work
this morning This included exercise
on the wrist machine, several hot games
| of handball, a bout with Billy Woods
and a little punching. Woods is
ageing rapidly and looks like a man
who is not at all fond of his job. The
disturbed condition of Woods mind is
due to the liberties or mistakes which
Corbett makes while boxing with the
Denver heavyweight. The accuracy
with which Corbett sends his left to
| Woods nose is considered remarkable
by the latter, who declared this after
noon that the champion would surely
win fortune throwing baseballs at a
colored mans head at Coney Island.
! Joe Corbett, though accustomed to
hard work on the diamond, would be
glad to get a telegram from Manager
! Hanlon of Baltimore ordering him at
once to Florida or some other con-
genial place, to train for the next
years team work. Joe has just cele-
brated his Dist birthday, and although
very proud he is a man. does not con-
slider that he should be asked to per-
form labor usually dealt out to four
! big. strong men. There is no chance
of an uprising, however, at Corbett' S
camp as all take it in good spirit.
Fitzsimmons did not work at all to-
day-that is to say no work for Fitz-
simmons. He appears to regard every
strangers with undisguised suspicion
and is not at all inclined to be commu-
NEGATIVE Although Fftzsimmons does
not say he suspects anyone of putting
up job to tamper with his food one
man in his party has been assigned to
the task Of watching everything that
is put upon the table from the time of
its purchase until it reaches the New
| Zealander. Julian arrived from San
| Francisco this morning. He had with
| him Chinese cook and enough pro-
visions to keep the house going for at
| least a week Both Julian and F'itz-
simmons discussed the proposition
| which has been made to allow women
at the ringSide. Neither of them could
see any reason why the fair sex should
not see the great battle
1t was very cold this morning. The
thermometer at one of the highest
points in town registered IA below when
the sun came out. but the mercury
rose rapidly, and at noon registered 2j
above. 1t is generally believed that the
backbone of this cold spell. the worst
known in Nevada for eighteen years, is
broken, and the local weather prophets
predict that there will be good weather
from this time on.
Dan A. Stuart's representative an
nounced this evening that the fistic car
nival which he proposed long before he
signed Corbett and Fitzimmons, has at
last developed into a reality. There
will be two fights on March 18th, al
though the exact time for each has not
been settled on. Mysterious Billy
Smith and George Green Will figure as
the principals in one of the added
bouts. Green is one of the most popu-
lar pugilists on the Pacific Coast, and
his ability is not unknown in the East
Lately he has chosen to fight under his
real name rather than Young Corbett, "
for he considers that he has passed
the experimental stage. The second
match just closed is to be between Mar
tin Flaherty Of Lowell, Mass, and Dal
Hawkins of San Francisco
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