The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-25
NEVER SO BEFORE
CORBETT Is QUICKER, STRONGER
AND HEAVIER,

So Says Billy Delaney, Who Has Trained
Jim for All His Fights, and Who Has
Now Looked the PugIlist Over Carefully
-siIer, the Referee, Interviews Both
the Fighters on the KuIes-Corbett In
This Respect Is the Most Talkstive of
the Two-Carson Tips ON the Big Fight
in March.
Carson, New, Feb. 24.-The cold spell
has passed, and with the disappearing
snow goes the gloomy feeling that has
surrounded both pugilists since the biz
this morning, but when the sun got a
show icicles fell from the caves of the
houses and snow rolled from the roofs in
miniature avalanches. The middle of the
roads soon became deep with slush and
bright-colored sleighs which have been
kept on the go by numerous newspaper
correspondents for a week or more will
hereafter be laid up, probably for the rest
Of the winter.
Greater activity was noticeable about
the training quarters. The morning train
brought assistants to both principals in
the coming fight. At Corbett's Billy De-
laney and John Jeffries were as welcome
as the mild weather, while Fitzsimmons
came TO the depot TO meet his old assist
ant, Jack Stenzler. FitZsimmons came in
on foot, covering the entire distance be-
tween town and Cooks ranch at a brisk
jog throughout, followed by Roeber and
Hickey IN q buggy. After a short time
In Carson he returned to his quarters in
the same way, giving the horse attached
to the buggy and his big dog plenty TO do
TO keep pace with him.
BOB'S COLD GOING.
When seen by an Associated Press re-
porter today, Fitzsimmons was engaged
in a game Of checkers with Hickey.
whom he acknowledged to be better
player at that game. while the Chinese
cook prepared rashers of bacon for the
MONDAY lunch. He said his cold had al
most left him, and he expected TO daily
runs in addition to his gymnasium work
work in the morning and devote the af-
ternoon to sparring, wrestling and bag
punching.
Billy Delaney, who trained Corbett for
all Of his fights, arrived this morning
from San Francisco, accompanied by j.
]. Jeffries, the Pacific coast boxer. Some
time ago there were stories afloat that
Corbett and Delaney were not on the
best Of terms. If there was any trouble
between the pair, il has been most eff
fectively wiped out. Delaney takes the
keenest interest in Corbetts work. He is
really director general of the camp.
DELANEY Is PLEASED.
Before he left San Francisco Delaney
was very much annoyed by the conflict
Ing reports which were very widely cir
culated about the champions condition.
AS soon as he left the train, Delaney
drove with Jeffries to Shaw's Springs.
The celebrated trainer had a long talk
with his principal and watched with the
greatest interest Jim's morning work.
Delaney was pleased with Jim's condi-
ZION. He said that in his opinion Cor
bett is quicker, stronger and heavier now
phan he ever was before, while training
for fight. Delaney will, of course, re-
main with Corbett until after the fight.
Jeffries did not have a chance to put on
the gloves with Corbett today because
the change Of climate rather disturbed
him. Tomorrow, however, the Los An
geles heavyweight will have an introduc-
ton with the gloves on to Corbett.
DAN STUART ILL.
Carson, New, Feb. 24.-Although Dan
Stuart, protector of pugilistic enter
p-ises, has been confined to his room for
ten days, it was not known until this
evening that the Texan had on two oc-
casions been given up by his physicians
1t had been reported all along that
Stuart was suffering from an attack of
indigestion. Tonight it was stated that
he was taken down with a peculiar form
of pneumonia known in this section as
mountain fever. Both Stuart's lungs
were affected and last Thursday his
temperature was 104. A consultation at
which four leading physicians of this
section We're present was held and the
medical men declared that Stuart had
not more than one chance. in twenty to
recover. This afternoon he was able to
walk about his room and hopes 10 be
about inside Of a week. The physicians
viii not allow anybody to see Stuart
The live bird shoot TO be given here
In conjunction with the three champion
ship fights promises an array Of marks
men such as seldom gathered before.
Two additional fights have been arrang-
cd, for contests in the weller and feath-
er weight classes. George Green is 10
fight Mysterious Billy Smith for a
purse Of $4,000, and Martin Flatherty
VIII fight Dial Hawkins for the feather
weight premiership and purse Of
$500.
The shoot will probably begin on the
afternoon of the Corbett-FitZsimmon
contest and viii be concluded the fol-
lowing day after a double fistic bin in
the weiter ana feather weight divi rs.
The conditions agreed on for the shoot
are as follows:
One thousand dollars added. $50 en-
trance fee including birds, thirty yards
rise under American Association rules:
moneys 10 be divided on the basis of 50,
so and 20 per cent. The Kansas City
Star championship trophy now held zy
Elliott viii go with first money.
Entries close the day before the
match with L. NJ. Houserman, this city:
Malachy Hogan, Chicago; Turf. Field
and Farm. New York; PHILADELPHIA
Record; Cincinnati Enquirer: Kansas
Git Star; Omaha Bee:- Denver News:
Kew Orleans Item; Buffalo Express and
Rast0n Herald. The shoot is open 10 the
woriS u2dsT the conditions named