The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-14
IN FINE CONDITION
The Big Fighters Will Now Put on
the wire Edge
LIGHT TRAINING I'LL l7TH
Stakeholder Smith Arrives with
the $25,ooo That VIII re
Contested for Wednes-
day-Carson Gossip.

Carson City, March l3.-After the
verbal windstorm which was waged
yesterday between representatives OF
the two training camps the happenings
ot To-day were mild in comparison. Al
Smith. the stakeholder OF the fight, ar
rived ON the morning train from san
Francisco, and lost no time In report
ing his arrival at the Office of Dan
| stuart. Smith had with him ccrtiti-
Gates of deposit aggregating $4,000 in
value, which he viii turn over to the
winner of the fight on Wednesday
After having a short interview with
Dan stuart. Smith drove out 10 Shaw's
Springs to call upon his friend, the
champion. He remained at Corbetts
camp for the better part of the after
noon After he had seen the pugilist
Mr, Smith said;
Never In my life have seen any
rghtcr In the condition in which Cor
bett is to-day. Not only have never
seen fighter In such excellent shape,
I but ] think ! never have seen man
IN training who was In such perfect
/ condition. ! had a long talk with Cor
\ belt this morning and In our cunversa-
ton he assured me that he was In the
/ pink ot condition and that when IL
/ came In his work In the afternoon he
would show II To me. He has shown me
all h. promised and a great deal more.
Fur nearly three hours this afternoon
stood in his handball court and watch
Ell him spar and wrestle with his train
crs and his work was nothing short
OF marvellous, Notwithstanding the
| high altitude which might be supposed
] "A In NI Ia,
went through 1t all without a sign of
I trouble. | have not seen FiiZ as yet
and of course ! have no idea except
i the report of the condition in which he
| is, but | wish To say right now that he
must he wonderful man. and more
than that, he must he in wonderful
condition To stand out against a tighter
who Is in the condition which Corbett
is to-day. When | say this am in no
way undertaking Fitzsimmons, for
know he is great fighter. II Corbett
| loses this tight he will have no excuse
\ on account of lack of condition. To-
morrow I am going To ride over To the
camp where Fitz is training and then [
will be able to form a better opinion
as to the shape of the two men"
AT both camps Efforts are now being
made to get wire edge on the men
! which is considered necessary for the
final effort in the ring on st. Patrick :
I day. Corhetts work will be gradually
lessened from now until the day OF the
battle and no possible effort is being
| spared by the men who are assisting
him to get him into the finest possible
condition.
Fitzsimmons showed the power in his
arms to-day by hitting his punching
bag with such violence that he broke
the rope by which the bag was swung.
IL was a stiiT cord, the thickness of a
I mans forefipgrr. and FitzsImmons
snapped II with his final punch, into
/ which he threw all the force of that
awful right arm of his.
Corbetts training viii he lighter
hereafter. his trainers having decided
to-day that III. champion shall begin
the "tapering of" nroc.,ss to.morrow.
The change viii br n relief ia tbe hir
fighter and none less So To McVey. JEFF
fries and Woods. who have been punch.
ed and hammered to the limit Of en-
durance in vigorous work since the
court al Shaw's Springs was estab-
| lished The work beginning with to-
morrow viii hn lighter" said Trainer
/ White tonight, and the difference In
the amount of /, viii be marked .Jims
run Tomorrow will he nothing llk. the IA
miles he has been doing daily. He will
continue his boxing, paying particular
attention to hreakaways. hut there will
he fewer rounds and more resting be-
tween them and the handball playing
will he cut away down as win also
wrist exercises and Rag punching. Ouf
man is better than he eyer was before
hctter than when ne vhIpp.d Sullivan
and better than many OF his enemies
will believe until they see him I'm tho
ring. FitzsImmous thinks ne is taking
ON "a dead one" but there are several
kinds Of surprisas i'm store for that gen.
tlcman. He viii know all about II In a
few Jays. however. lin will whtp him
ard nc wont he more than a week do
ing II. either. We are all happy and ali
ronndent In This ,amp. corhett's CON
di,ion and work are all that can be- de-
sired
..'rbe nubIic will IA. excluded from
Itm's b1xinr hereafter" White con.
tInued ..ns we have same new blnws
and that gort of thing that We want L.
tractice or course. We don't want
ueople i'm the other camp to get onto
them and intend To keen our work
strictly In the family. Monday corbeti
win do very little work besides ths
having i'm fact nnthing else hut a short
RIM Tuesdav ne win take a short walE
after breakfast and do "A little foot.
york In Tho afternoon iusi as "A 'consti.
tutional' but will spend the greater
, stnrv vas current during the after.
nonn 10 Tho effect that Fitz had de-.
rlarcd ne would not agree to the decis