The San Francisco call., 1897-03-06

sky over his head, and the more outdoor
work he gets the better it will be for him.
l am fully aware of just what James j. 8
ideas are on this subject, for he has fire.
quently unbosomed himself to me during
his stay here. What he fears more than
anything else is that he might meet with
some injury or contract a cold, or have
something happen which would leave
room for excuses for his defeat, If defeat
should be his portion, and for that reason
he has even refused to skylark with his
visitors or to venture out of doors at night,
or in fact TO take any chances whatever.
.IfIam beaten in this contest he said
TO me one day, II want so be in position
TO take off my hat and say that my defeat
was due to the SIMPLE fact that l met q
better man and nothing more. | have
been irving to corral this man Fitzsim-
mons in the ring for three years, and l
mean to whip him or disappear from the
public gaze entirely. If | am in proper
condition | know | can whip him-I have
always known 1T.
Il am in perfect form right now to
achieve the victory and | do not feel that
l have tho right. in view OF the TACT that
my friends are going to wager $1,OOO,0OO
on nv chances, to expose myself or take
the slightest risk of reversing that form.
l know myself better than anybody, and
while | acknowledge that constant out
door work is beneficial, still l am equally
confident that | can get ready for the pat
tie without going out and contractln
pneumonia or some other malady that
will unfit me for the coming enga cement.
Jim made this little talk nearly fort
night ago, when neither Billy Delaney
nor Charley White. his chief trainer. were
here. 1t NAV be that they will insist upon
outdoor work in spite OF the snow, and In
that event Corbett may change his mind.
| know that both of these trainers are
great sticklers for this class of work and l
can scarcely believe that foot or so OF
snow will cause them 10 abandon their
hobby l would not be surprised, there
lore to see the champion out clim bin g
over drifts to-morrow, encased IN gum
boots and furs and feeling his way with an
Alpine staff.
FitZsimmons goes out in his ordinary
clothing and romps and rolls in the snow
like a schooIboy, but this does not mean
that he is proof against the treachery OF
the climate. he has already picked up
one severe cold during his training as the
result of his daring, and may find another
that will inconvenience him on st. Pat
rick day.
The training INDUCED in by the big fell
lows to day was much the same as that
which has been going on right along.
Fitzsimmons prowled around the hills
during the forenoon. then tramped into
town for his mail and in the afternoon
went through his course OF bag-punching,
boxing, wrestling and working the wrist.
N achine.
When the Cornishman arrived in town
the first thing that was noticed as regards
his appearance was the fact that his left
optic looked as though somebody had bee
ornamenting 1t with a bit OF burnt cork.
This l ascertained was the handiwork oi
Dan Hickey. Bob's boxing partner. Fitz-
simmons sported a discolored eye last
week also a present from Hickey, but il
did not pass beyond the carmine stage
| but this last one is of the full-fiedged
variety and will probably adhere TO the
Cornishman's countenance until the day
of the big fight. 1t bothers Bob not q