The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-03-07
MUD, SNOW And SLOP
The Big Fighters Experience a Shiv-
sring Sensation.
sLuSH PREVENTS RUNNING
Fltz Throws Balls at Newspaper
Men-He Jumps Upon a Wood
shed and says That He VIII
Lick Corbett on March II.

'dIS"n' New MArch 6-This place
was one mixture OF mud, snow. cold,
slop and slush. general unpleasantness
and discomfort. The dIsagreeable
change In the weather was great dis
appointment 10 both OF the big aght-
ers. II meant practically no road work
Tor several DAYS, and as both Corbctt
and fitzsimmons have been counting
on this of late as the best method OF
Improving the wind, both were dis
sruntlcd at the gloomy outlook. Fitz-
simmons announced directly after
breakfast that he would take his usual
run Ia town, and accompanied by Dan
Hickey he set out. They made the trip
Ia town In about 30 minutes over the
usual time. After "A short stay In town
the tWu started on the return trip,
making II in Just about the usual time.
Fttzsimmons then took short rest
and announced that he proposed Ia fix
himself handball court In one end of
his gymnasium.
1T is not much of "A game. In my
opinion" he declared, but II Is the
best thing Ia be done IL can't run on
the roads" Then he remarked To Stelz-
ner and Rocbcr. Now YOU fellows nail
those boards up against the WALL He
proceeded to boss the Job In the most
energetic fashion. After dinner Fttz-
simmons went Into the parlor for half
an hour. making CHASTITY efforts To-
sing. Coming down then to serious
business. Fitzsommons talked ~ the
coming hight In u sober and modest
way
Il know" he said, what l have got
ahead of me, and nobody knows II
better than | that Corbctt Is very
clever man and very strong man.
honestly believe him tn he one of the
cleyerest men that ever entered the
ring. hut ! am absolutely sure OF beat
ing him. | know that can hit harder
than he can and | know | can stay
with him when II comes To speed and
gcneralshlp, I can beat him to a GER
tainty. and just as SURE as the sun
rises on March 18th | will he winner OF
that fight when the sun sets. There's
another thing, ! am not going To retire
from the ring no matter how this thing
comes out. ! am In excellent condition.
and N ] am not lncapacitatcd by some
accident outside the ring propose,
win or lose on March II. to keep ON
lighting. ! am good for several years
" hnt work In the business yet and al
long as ! am good ! am going 10 keep
on ighting"
Following his dinner time for dlges-
tion. Fitzsimmons started for the
handbali court once more. amusing
himself on the way by climbing upon
the woodshed with a handful Of snow
balls with which he peppered newspa-
per men who came within range. He
danced around the roof ~ the shed In
high glce greatly TO the discomfort OF
Martin Julian. who expressed great
motherly fear that Fit zslmmons would
fall OF the shed and break a bone or
two. "or get hit In the eye or some-
thing After the finishing ~ the hand
ball court Fitzslmmons played a few
games Just In see how the thing went.
Although not such an expert NJ the
game as COrhett he showed himself no
mean antagonist at the gapr. tie fol-
lowed up his handball with lively work
on the bag for 80 minutes and wrestled
for 20 minutes with I,Ucber. lie then
declared that his work for the day was
over,
Well. this is hard luck" said Jim
Corbctt. as he drew back the blinds "
his bedroom window this morning. as
h." gazcd upon the Landscape lying six
inches under the snow. Il thought yes
tcrday that would he able To get in a
lot uf work running over these roads
aud hills. but here am tied up again"
Corbctt sent his rctiuue ~ trainers
over Ia the big, naked building early
this morning with shoVels and bruoms
tn clear the snow from the floor OF the
court, The champion came over after
breakfast to Inspect the Job. He did
not like the looks of things and did not
hesitate 10 express himself in terms
uncOmplimentary to Nevada IN gen.
eraL About 10 o'clock he went at the
wrist machine. In order to make up
for the loss Of other work he kept at
the bail and windass until his arms
could stand no more. Donning the light
gloves for punching tho bag the cham
pion swung on and tabbed the leath-
crn sphere for % minutes. He tried to
play handball hut the floor was SO dan
gcrously slippery that after a couple OF
slow games with his brother Joe hs
decided To postpone further work until
after lunch.
In the afternoon Corbett did "A little
boxing with Jeffries and Woods and
thumped Mcvey about for few
rounds. but he was not satisfied with
the days work. Jim passed the after
noon for the most part reading papers
and his voluminous correspondence
Ordinarily corbett leaves the latter
task to Kid Egan. but having nothing
else to do h. managed 10 get great
deal Of amusement out ~ the many
letters from admirers and cranks. from
all over the country Late this after
noon the snow began again and Il
came down harder than ON any previ-
Gus o-casion.
During the latter part of the after
noon and the early part of the evening
the snow came down at rate that
piled II up In the Carson streets at the
rate of about three inches an hour. II
was not the sort Of snow that makes
good seighing. hut soggy. irresolute
stun that creates mud. discomfort and
endless trouble and inconvenience to
Everybody. II will De several days be-
fore the roads are in anything like