The evening times., 1897-02-27

FOR PARTICULARS APPLY TO EDWIN A. NEWMAN Gil SEVENTH ST.

after every cliucb and made no attempt to
hit on the brtdkaway, showing that he is
| preparing himself for any change of rules
that may be decided upon. Corbett's bag
| punching exhibition was very clever. His
| judgment OF distance was also excellent.
"Daf' Hawkins watched Corbctt work
and said he never saw the Californian in
better physical condition.
ITO my mind,'' said Hawkins afterward.
"Corbett isin much better shape than when
i saw bim fight Peter Jackson, and eX-
| pect him to win in about twelve rounds.
| Honestly speaking, l think that Fitzsinl-
mons. away down in his heart, doesn't be-
lieve he can win. think 'Fitz' is Jollying
| Julian, and vice versa"
George F. Green. who is to meet Billy
Smith in the arena here during the fiStic
carnival, worked with Corbett today, and
| also said he was surprised at the difference
| In the Californian and when he fought
Sharkey.
II wTestIed with Corbett this morning"
said Green. ''and found that he possessed
all his old time strength. You know boxed
and wresflcd with Corbett when he was
training for his fight with Sharkey, and /
state positively that then had no trouble
in throwing him around pretty much as
pleased Jim was in a wTetched condition
then. and Thought he would never be able
to get himself in proper shape again.
when he and started in 10 wIestle to-
day, of couse expected to throw him, be-
neving that would have 40 more troutle
in securing fan against him than l did
whenI wrestled with him before lie fought
Ns-ha ha
tossed me about pretty much as the ocean
plays with a chip. Corbett is hundred
per cent better man than when he fought
Sharkey, and if Fitzsimnons fights him
from the start, think jim viii win inside
of ten rounds.
THE eaIy reason Fitz made this MATCH
continued Green, was On the strength OF
Corpett's poor showing with the sailor. He
will be a very disapF ointed man when he
meets Jim on March H.
Corbett says he has invented a new blow.
It appears TO be a sort of cross between a
hook and an upper cut. Jim holds his fist
close to his hip and waits for his opponent
to drop his right arm little below its
usual resting place when in position for
boxing The moment the opening is Of
fered his glove flies upward and across,
the arm being slightly crooked as in the
case when a hook is intended The blow
is in direct line for the other mans chin,
and is essentially Knockout blow.
Corbett says it does rot necessarily have
to be delivered with great force in order
to be effective, as il is the jar that de
prives the opponent temporarily of his
senses. He nearly put Billy Woods out
twice with this blow yesterday, despite
the latters pneumatic mask.
The people who have sized up Green
think he is not in the best of condition
and that he will have a terrible battle
when he falls up against Bill Smith.
tits said that Stuart has decided to leave
the dates for the Green Smith and Fla
hert VIA wilkins contests open for the
present 1t is rumored that they will
take place Oh March / 8, but Stuart Ie-
serves the right to send the men into the
ring Oh any date from March 16 to Is,
inclusive.
Referee Siler was asked yesterday what
he thought of the rules regarding hitting
and clnches. He replied:
my sole intention is to have the fight
decided in the fairest manner possible /
desire that there shall be no questions in
the public mind as TO what constitutes a
foul in my judgment, and tits no more than
lust to make such a declaration. The CUES
ton of advantage to the fighters in know
ing beforehand what shall or shall not
be allowed, and not to be disputed, is lot
unfair to one or the other. Each will be
equally informed and each will receive as
much benefit as the other. This is to be
battle of skill with the gloves, as l under
stand it, and shah not countenance any
unfair roughing. want to see, and every
body interested does, too, a clever, scien-
tific fight-not fizzle or fiasco. Nor do
I want to come in for condemnation from
at least one-half of those who follow pugi-
lism. because of misunderstanding.