The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-09
NOT MUCH BOXING
FITZ MAKES A RADICAL CHANGE
IN HIS PROGRAMME OF
TRAINING.
NO WRESTLING IN FUTURE.
AFRAID OF HIS ARMS, HE WILL
CONFINE HIMSELF TO LEG
WORK.
coRBETT KEEPS TO HIS ROUTINE.
HandbaH and Boxing Are the Things
He Relies on to Put Him in
Winning Form.

CARSON, New. March S.-From now
until he steps into the ring, Bob Fitz-
simmons will do no more wrestling and
very little, if any, boxing He declared
himself to this effect at the conclusion
of his mornings work. Fitzsimmons
trains on methods as unconventional
as those upon which he fights, and he
has never made any pretense of boxing
while in preparation for his battles. He
has, since he has been at Cooks ranch,
done more boxing than any other time
when in training, but he has now cut
this to the minimum Wrestling, he
declares, if done violently is apt to
strain the forearms, and as Fitzsim-
mems himself put it, Il would not be
able to lick a teaspoon, let alone a big
fellow like Corbett, if my forearms
Should happen to be in bad shape"
Early this morning F1tzsimmons de-
clared that he would do a little road
work, as the mud Was frozen and the
going was not so bad, but as soon as
the sun got fairly over the mountain
tops, III created mud in the roads at
the rate of an inch a minute, and Fitz-
simmons gave up his idea Of trotting
through the slush, and concluded to
do his mornings work indoors He
first tried his handbalf court for the
better portion of two hours, playing
alternately with Stelzner and Hickey,
and making the games fast and furious
EitzsimmOns is a long distance in the
yea Of Corbett as player Of hand
pall but he manages to get as much
exercise out of it as the latter derives
from his more pretentious game. When
CoTbett plays handball he goes at it
in the same deadly earnest manner as
he enters into anything else, and it
goes against his grain to lose a game.
After the conclusion of his work in
the handbalI court, Fitzsimmons DON
ned his gloves and went at it with
Hickey as an antagonist, and then he
took on Roeber for three rounds and
Steiner for as many more. The work
was very fast and at its conclusion
FitZsimmons announced that he was
sere pared to do a little wrestling with
Roeoer. They tugged back and forth
across the gymnasium for the larger
part Of an hour and then Fitzsimmons
{ took his rundown and sat down to
wait for his dinner.
After dinner Fitzsinlrnons declared
he would do some road work and in a
short time ROeber, Stelzner and Fitz-
simmons SET out for q run over the
ROAD in the direction OF Carson. Fitz-
siaaFlons was looking for his wife and
Martin Julian, the latter having gone
to Reno last night to meet Mrs. Fitz--
simmons The train from Reno is due
9-1E an Il.
OF its arrival, Fitzsimmons was on the
platform. He was very anxious and
nervous, and when the station agent
announced that the train was twenty
minutes late, FitZsimmUns set off for
run through the streets. returning
I'VE minutes before the arrival Of the
train. Mrs. FitZSimmonS has been
somewhat longer coming than was ex-
pected, and her husband was fearful
that she was not to arrive today. At
times he would say: She will not
come" and at others he offered to bet
Steiner 50 that she would be on the
train. As the train rolled up to the
station, Fftzsimmons spied Martin
Julian standing on the platform and
yelled out: There is Martin. She has
come this Time and he was right for
IN another minute, Mrs. F1tzsimmons
was in front Of him. Fitzsimmons kiss
ed her and made a grab for his baby
poy. After bestOwing a few fatherly
attentions on the infant. he put Mrs
hItzSlmmonS and the nurse in the car
rage and started them for Cooks
ranch. Then he started on foot, going
across the country instead of taking
the road on account Of the mud
Upon reaching the ranch, Fitzsim
mons put in an hour with the bag.
Whereupon his days work was done.
He complained considerably Of his arm,
hurting him today and said they were
SO as result Of his wrestling u am
going to do no mere of that work"
he declared. 4 do not need it. any,
how, and there is nc necessity of keen
ing at it when l may get my arms out
Of condition. No, sir, 1 am through
with wrestling and I am going to do
precious little boxing after this. 1t is
a waste of time. All l want is to keen
my muscles pliable and keep my wind
good, and, if possible, make ii better
If can do these things, I rather think
will be standing up when the tight
is over"
The visitor who approached Ccrbett's
training quarters this morning would
have been justified in thinking from
the noise that came to his ears as he
entered the yard at Shaw's Springs
that a herd Of elephants were doing a
combination double shuttle in the barn
like structure that had been erected
for a handball court. II was only the
Corbett brothers, Jim and Joe, how
ever, engaged in a friendly game OF
handball. Jim was having hard luck
at the game and he was taking the
. most desperate chances at the ball in
order to pile up his score. 1t was by
no means warm in the place and the
visitor who stood watching the game
for more than ten minutes was only too
glad to hunt a stove. Col.bett was wet
with perspiration, however. and play
ed with the utmost violence. He seem
ed to be at all times breathing easily.
He kept at the handball court fer
over an hour and then White called
him TO time. saying il was on the pro-
gramme for him to box As usual.
Jeffries was first and Jim went at
him like a whirlwind, hitting him all
ever the body and driving him all over
the place. McEey, with his wrestling
and pulling and tugging, came next.
and Edgren and Woods brought up
the rear. Then everything began all
ever again and was gone through in
much the same manner as before, save
that Corbett. instead Of going after
JeTries kept that gentleman coming
. rt,4T- him q gain and again Jeffries