The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-09
DISMAL WITHIN AND WITHOUT.
Days Work of the scrappers--Punch-
ing Bags Knocked Out.

Carson, New, March S--This was a dis
NAL day in Carson. within and without.
Corbett and Fitzsimmons went through
their regulation stormy day programme,
with more or less grumbllng and nothing
transpired to create much excitement.
Fitzsimmons waded through the slush
for an hour or two before noon, with
gun over his shoulder. but found nothing
to shoot at. He rested for some time after
a hearty dinner, and did not appear anx-
ious to work, His wife and baby arrived
this evening, and Boz was restless all day
in anticipation of the happy meeting. Roe
ber, Hickey and Stenzler had an easy time
of it this afternoon. None Of them stop
ped many blows. and the taps they did
receive were light and playfully landed.
The man before them was a father JOY
ously awaiting the arrival of his family,
and he did not seem to have the heart
to punish anybody.
Half an hour before the eastern train
was due Fitzsimmons put on his leggins
and set out for Carson, paced by his great
Dane Yarum. Mrs. Fitzsimmons was
greeted with a hearty smack as she came
down the steps, and the baby received
fond coddling. Bob then trotted home be-
hind the carriage containing his wife and
child and Martin Julian.
Corbett was not so pacific. He lost
close game of hand ball in the morning,
and it seemed to nettle him. He started
out for his afternoons work like hired
man who had not been paid his wages for
six months. The punching bag did not
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hard that the valve stop few off and into
the gutter, and the rope snapped. None
of those who were present at this display
of irritation went away with any doubt
in their minds as to Jim's hitting ability.
When the bali rebounded awkwardly he
would hook it with his left three or four
times in rapid succession at terrific speed,
and if Fitz ever catches one of such blows
he may as well cancel his theatrical en-
gagements.
After the bag collapsed, Jim essayed to
wipe out the defeat of the morning at hand
ball. He succeeded this time in making
it three straight on AL Hampton. This
put him in better humor and McVey's
head did not bump the wall with so much
violence during the wrestling bout which
was next on the programme. Jefferies,
Woods and Joe Corbett contributed four
rounds of amusement for the champion,
but they were not so hard pressed as US
ual. Jim invited attack and stood on the
defensive most of the time He danced,
side stepped, ducked and lodged, all the
while begging his trainers to follow him
up and land If they could. They kept
after him, but never scored a blow.
A wag registered John L. Sullivan at
Reno hotel this morning. The word was
passed along and q great crowd soon
packed the hotel office. A Texas friend
of Dan Stuart's, Kellar by name, who Is
said to resemble John L. in appearance,
was singled out GFom among the knot of
strangers who had arrived on the morning
train photographed in a dozen attitudes
before the mistake was discovered. In
Carson it was rumored that John was
coming down, and the entire population
hurried to the depot, only to be disap-
pointed for the third time within week.
A raw wind has been blowing from the
west all day, bringing occasional furries
of snow. The mercury hangs around
freezing point, and the forecaster is at
sea.