The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-15

Muldeon Don't Like Bob's Looks.
Corbett Putting ON Finish hing.

William Muldoon, the famous wrestler.
regarding Fitzsimmons. Muldoon is an
acknowledged authority among sport
Ing men on all matters pertaining TO
training and physical culture. and his
opinion carries great weight with It
He visited Cooks ranch and had lone
talk with Fitzsimmons. He looked him
over carefully in order to obtain as close
an estimate as possible of Fitzsimmons'
physical condition, and his opinion ex.
pressed after leaving Fitzsimmons'
training quarters was not as favorable
as it might have been.
81 did not like the looks of his eye"
said Muldoon TO party OF friends. j
took a walk with him and we had Ions
conversation. We discussed the fight
and prospects OF both men, and l'itzsim.
mons to me did not seem 10 be at all over.
confident regarding the result"
Mudoon then went on 10 say that dur
ing his conversation with Fitzsimmons
he told the fighter he had seen Corbett
at work, and while stripped in his dress
ing room, and that in his opinion the
champion was in first-class condition.
Il know it," said Fitzsimmons. y
know he is all right. 1 understand he
was never i'm better condition than now
Fltzsimmons has given UP all hard
work i'm his training, and from now un-
Ill the day OF the fight he will take only
light exercise. Yesterday he took short
run to the penitentiary and back home.
covering about four miles. He took his
rundown, and this ended his work for the
day. Today he will take a short run on
the roads and do little work at punch
ing the bag, and on Tuesday will do prac.
tically nothing.
Among the late comers at Cooks ranch
II Billy Madden, who tried to make ar.
rangements With Fitzsimmons TO meet
his man. Joe Goddard, in the ring in case
he succeeds in defeating Corbett. Fitz-
simmons was rather non-committal on
the subject and declared that in any
event he would not consider the signing
of articles TO meet Goddard or any one
else tin after the fight.
There will be plenty OF time after the
fight with Corbett," said Fit2simmons,
ito consider the question q fightink
Goddard or any other man.
do you really think you are going TO
beat Corbett?" asked Madden. "You
must remember he is a very clever man."
Fitzsmmons looked at Madden in dis.
gust and remarked:
'Will beat him? or course will beat
him. tell you one thing right now, and
that is that unless force the lighting on
Corbett he will not be able 10 lick me
any where inside OF six hours. i am
going 10 beat him just as sure'as there
is fight on March IL. Inever have had
any doubt on that score. and you will
sec that ] have not over-rated myself
nor moderated Corhett."
At the conclusion of his interview with
Fitzsimmons. Madden said he considered
the red-headed fighter to be in the best
possible condition.
81 have been in the ring many times"
said Madden, and have been referee
i'm several of his f5 ats, never SAW
him looking as well as he does now, and
If he Is defeated do not think he can
claim anything on the score of the lack
of condition.
While Madden was talking to Fitzsim-
mons, AL Smith. who is the stakeholder
OF the fight, drove up. He was greeted
cordially by Fitzsimmons, and the en-
tire party entered the house for refresh.
ments.
You're looking well, Fitzsimmons,"
said Smith and am glad 10 see you
in such excellent condition. / have seen
Corbett and | know he is In the best OF
shape. and anybody that tells you other
wise is no friend of yours. This should
be a fight without any excuses on the
part of the loser
! Smith and Madden made but a brief
call.
Mr.. Smith said that the ruling OF Siler.
giving the men the right TO strike with
one arm free and in the breakaways, will
probably make a short fight He con-
sidered the ruling as being distinctly to
the advantage of Fitzsimmons, who Is
particularly strong with his jabs. Mr..
Smith said that Fitzsimmons' only show
would be i'm mixing and close fighting,
and that II he attempted to stand off
and box he will have no show whatever.
Trainer White made several radical
changes i'm Corbetts training yesterday.
The 10-mile morning run was abandoned.
the champion taking a substitute of 10
minutes walk around his quarters.
About 10 o'clock he began the work OF
the day, White having decided that the
afternoons hereafter shall be given up
10 short walks and resting. Corbett went
at the wrist machine first. giving IL
about 15 minutes attention, and then
spent 20 minutes punching the bag.
White allowed but three games Of hand
ball and as Corbett and his brother. Joe.
succeeded in taking the three straight
from their opponents, the champion went
az his boxing in excellent humor. Nc
Vey was given the first round. and for
1--WE minutes was roughly handled in
wrestling bout fast enough 20 set the
spectators 10 cheering vigorously Joe
Corbett spared a round. Jeffries fol-
bwed for three minutes. and then Woods
with his swollen face and puffy pneu-
matte scar. was taken for the hardest
work OF the day Corbett continued his
practice of punching in the breakaway
and succeeded In making Woods de-
cidedly unhappy. despite the leather pro-
lection Each OF TIE four men was given
two rounds. and rundown ended the
training OF the day.
White declared at the finish that his
man has shown so much clcverness in
the work az close quarters that further
practice at that style Of lighting will he
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