The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-02
Sullivan Was Expected on an
Incoming Train
And the Whole Town Turned
Out to See Him.
HE DID NOT ARRIVE.
Fitz Does Not Like the New
Device
Sent From the East For Use In
Training.

Carson, New, March 1.-THE principal
topic of conversation among the legis-
latOrs was the bill to be offered by As
semblyman Dempsey providing for a
championship belt to be given to the
winner of the coming contest Many
legislators have expressed themselves
in favor of it, but it is not thought that
it will pass.
Assemblyman Dempsey said:
'Such a belt would give the state
more advertising than anything else
that can think Of 1t would be known
go with the heavyweight championship
1 am going to do all L can to push it
through
The measure is at present being
Carson, one of the brightest lawyers
here and n man who has served six
terms in the Nevada legislature. The
title of the bill is: AN act recogniz--
ing the science of physical culture eth
les and appropriating $4,000 for Neva-
da'S emblema teal testimonial to the
winner of the worlds heavy weight
boxing championship, commemorative
of the forthcoming contest at Carson
City, March II, 1897
A big crowd assent led at the railway
station yesterday afternoon before the
arrival at the $3.50 o'clock train beilev-
ing that John L. Sullivan was aboard.
In fact the whole town turned out to
gaze at the ex-champion. The big fell
low was not among the passengers,
however.
D. o. Mills the well known capital
list, arrived from San Francisco to COM
plete the details necessary for the trans
pOrLatiOn of visitors to and from Reno
over the Virginia City & Truckee road
He believes the road will be well able
to handle the crowd both ways and
that there will be no difficulty or delay
| in getting people out of Carson. Ref
cree Siler has fallen victim to the
treacherOus Nevada winter climate He
is not seriously i'll, however, and ex-
poets to be around again in a day or
| two.
AS yet Dan Stuart has not left his
| 10 for +xx-f HON or
| day but is as yet very weak and has
received no visitors other than his bus
mess representative. Things are going
/ quite as smoothly. however as II stu
| art was at the helm.
Billy Delaney says that Jefrries has
1 been offered d 81, 200 purse to fight
| Steiner in San Francisco and that JET
| fries wired back his acceptance. How
| ever, Steiner said that the club put
| ting up the purse wanted the fight for
| April 1 and he claims he cannot be
! there in condition a that time as it will
not be possible so soon after the night
| between Fitzsimmons and CCrbett.
| About the middle of April he says he
| will fight Jeffries for money or mar
| bles-
| Martin Julian said: Bag punching is
| the kind of exercise Bob wants. Box
| ing does not do him much good as he is
not boxer. He fights very differently
| from the accepted style when he goes
into a ring and consequently we got
him TO depend more on foot work and
!
condition
AS to his ability to stand punishment
Julian said: Peter Maher is the hard
est hitter in the business outside Of Bob
| and he hit Bob a couple of times at
Langtry with two blows that seemed to
be hard enough to bring any one down
but Bob stood them both and they were
foul SmaSheS at that. With dozens of
instances of this kind to guide my opin-
ion, don't think that Corbett will hurt
| Bob very much before he gets a crack
himself that will bring him down to
our mans weight.
| Some enterprising inventor sent a
new device for exercising the wrist and
| forearm to Stuart with a request that
| fighters give it a trial. Bob tried it for
| a few minutes but decided that it was
not much account, saying that he CUES
| sed he could get enough exercise at his
| present outfit for all purposes without
| introducing any new instruments into
| his quarters. The New Zealander feels
| first-class since his cold disappeared
| and says he is doing all the work nee
| essary and is in condition alreday- He
| said to the Associated Press cOrresPOn-
| dent that all the talk about his not do
| ing enough work was silly; that he was
| in fighting shape when he arrived in
| Nevada, and with his work since then
| and two more weeks of training before
| him there need be no fear that he will
not be ready on the day set for tsa@
| fight.
| Jim Corbett has changed his routine
| of labOrS. He cut out hand ball, con-
| tenting himself with bag punching and
! boxing His bout at the latter exer-
| else was unusually interesting to the
| crowd of newspaper representatives
| and few visitors from Virginia City
| and elsewhere. The champion had four
| men waiting to take turns at the gloves
| Jeffries. McVey, Ed Green, Woods and
| Joe Corbett sparring with each in the
| order named without a moments inter-
| mission, for two rounds each with the
| exception of Jeffries who came in for
| three rounds. For "a minutes he kept
| it UP, changing men at the end of each
| round 1t was noticed that each man
| used a different style in lighting the
| champiou. JeffrieS. who is the strong
| est man on the force does rushing work.
| Much has been sent out from Carson
| about Corbett's sparring with Jeffrfes,
| some writer's claiming that JenrieS
| gave the latter all he could do to avoid
| ries instructions are to rush and corner
| Jim if possible giving the champion
| practice at extricatirg himself from
| tight places. He allows the big fellow
| to corner him, but usually gets away
| without having the gloves put on him.
| In his bout with the new aSplrant, for
| championship honors, Corbett landed
| apparently vicious uppercutS which
| caused Jeffries to come together with
| snap. Unfortunately his tongue was
| caught between his teeth and for sever
al seconds the big fellow held his jaw
| with both hands and howled with pain
| Work is going on at a rapid rate at
| the fair grounds and the arena is ex-
| pected to be completed by next Sunday
| or Monday. The tickets are said to be
| going at a, great rate most ofsthe pur-
| chased seats being those near the ring
| side.