Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-02-19
jim CORBEII'S HARD WORK
His Trainer Says lie Cannot Help
Winning the Fight.
JuIian's Unpleasant Experience in ,
Snow storm and ais sar.
castle Horses.

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Vey, Coroetps principal trainer, has
unbounded confidence In the ability of
his charge to defeat Fltzsimmons,
Concerning the champions general
condition and mis- method of training,
| Nc Vey saye:
| "Corbett Is very easy man to train.
1 never have 10 tell him what to do,
| ior he Is perfect wolf Tor work and
keeps right at IL, whether l am there
or not. de 10 the most conscientious
Fellow ever saw about that. He does
more solid hard grind than any fellow
ever trained.
Jim Iumbles out OF bed at 7 O'Clock
aud has breakfast OF soft boiled eggs.
ioaet and tea. At 0 O'Clock the bust.
ness oil the day begins. Flret comes a
nall hours practice pulling on weights
to strengthen his wrists. Then he
punches the bag for awhile. There 10
no rest for him between 8 and ~: he
simply changes from one kinu of
exercises to another. He fights about
three or four rounde with each man
and you bet he docs not rest till he
gets through with them, either.
"Afler that take him in charge
ana give him Ia good rub down with
| coarse towels. do all that work my
self. then give him good salt
water bath ana alcohol rub, and he'e
reauy for HIS lunch. Before eating
he rests by walking around tue train.
Ing quarters, reauilig or something of
tnat sori, but rarely lies down except
when we want to sweat him. AT
lunch he eaR rare beef and vegetables.
His big nfbal Is served at O'Clock
when he can have all the meat,
vegetables anu fruit he wants, with a
bottle OF wine to top of on. Heis
not heavy eater, so l let him have as
much ~ lie wants OF n certain kind of
ioou, ut no pastries, bread or sweets.
AT O'Clock L bundle MIN In sweaters
and heavy clothes, anu he begins his
road exercises. This means he run.
anu walks from 10 TO Is miles.
"Of cOurse he comes back to me
dripping wet, and ready for another
rub uown anu bath. After short reat
he is ready Tor game OF handbalI,
which lasts an hour or two and puts
him In good trim for another boxing
bout.
"rhis time he boxes about nine
ROUNDS anu after that anu his bath he
can do as he pleases, for the days
work Ia ended.
"but promptly at 10 O'Clock pu.
him TO bed anu he sleeps like baoy.
too.
Gas for the coming fight he can't
help winning, for he 10 In better con-
dillon than ne has ever been. Fltz.
simmons 10 q good man and hard
fighter, bu! he can't stand up against
Jim. Why, Jim will worry the life
out Of him.
"Fitzsimmons has right hand
punch that would do damage II IL got
there, hut 1t won't, ana, mark my
words, Jim will get of without being
punished. You know Corbett Ia co1l
az cucumber ana never loses his
head, while Fitzsimmons Ia Just the
opposite.
seine fight may last ten rounds, but
DON'T tnink go. In about the third
or fourth round Jim will tantalizs the
life out OF that long Australian, for II
FitzsimmOns can't win then, he will
20 all to pieces and fight wild.
"What do l consider iCorbet's best
blowP Well, THAT'S hard to say; he
has u right body punch that is
corksr, but his left hand hook woulu
knock down house."
Last night delegation consisting of
malt q dezen ciilzons OF Empire came
into town ana offered Julian handsome
Inducements 10 rent training quarters
in that neighborhoou. He refused,
however, 10 break his agreement with
Cook. The little manager had a uisa-
greeRble experience during the alter
noon. At about 4 o'clock he took u
sleigh and drove out in binding
snow storm TO the ranch. He start
gu for home at dusk, lost his
way In the sage brush and was COM
PEELED to yet out auu hunt for the road
on foot. While ne was searching IA
the dark for signs OF track, his horses
bolted with the sleigh and ran over d
mile, finally pulling up in front OF the
Nevada penitentiary with the vehicle
pretty nearly smashed TO pieces. IL
took Julian about three hours TO walk
back home.
Tue plans for the amphithester have
been accepted, n San Francisco archi-
tect carrying of the pre-.
The building will be different in Gp-
peRTancs from any structure used Tor
the same purpose.
In shape 1t is to be a perfect octason.
The ring will occupy central square,
ana in parallel tquare outside OF II
will be the $40 box seats and press
stands. Conveying from ali sides OF
she walls TO the edge OF this outside
square will run twelve very large eco.
tiops rising gradually In height TO The
aides OF the enclosure and giving the