The morning times., 1897-02-22


she had been cruelty treated by him.
such reports as this make me crazy"
said Corbett. THERE'S not word OF truth
in the story. Why. only yesterday morning
l got a letter from her that made me happy
for the entire day"
billy" Woods, the Denver pugilist, is
probably the best natured man that Corbett
| ever picked out for smuggling purposes, but
Saturday morninghe ereadaninterview with
| FitzSmmons i'll 1t San Francisco paper
| that made him mad all the way through.
| In the interview the Australian called him
| a dub
Wen. / may be 'dub," said Woods.
angrily, but | have one satisfaction, for
| after Corbett gets through with Fitz we
| will both be in the same class"
Then you believe Corbett to be the
better man.
There is absolutely no comparison, Fitz-
! simmons ntay lie able to hit harder, but l
| do not believe that he Will ever land on
Jim. If he does, | VIII be very much sur
| prsed l have spared with both men, and
| ! know what am talking about. l could
land on 'Fitz' occasionally, but l cannot
| touch Corbett.'
| Although the plans for the ring have not
| been made public, several fake pictures have
appeared in the Western papers, none Of
| which is authentic.
Architect nonohue has made public the
/ following plans as to the amphtheater: The
| amphitheater is to be octagoni in shape and
| without a roof. Inside there will be tiers
OF seats, capable of accommodating about
900 spectators, Just outside the ring,
| which will be pitched in the center of the
| interior, there will be press tables, and
| outside the press tables there viii be a
| big square of double boxes,
The ring viii be pitched height OF five
! feet above the floor, and the whole Will re-
| Senble somewhat the Coliseum, at Rome
| The work will be pushed forward rapidly,
andthe building will probably he completed
! in about pwo weeks
Corhett and his corps of trainers packed
| their grips shortly before Fitzsimmons ar
| rival and drove over in Sleighs to Shaw's
! Springs Here Corbett will ma ke his head
| quarters and do all his training until the
| ia Y of the fight. With the Californian were
| his brother, Joe, Connie Nc Yey, the
| wrestler; Billy Woods, the boxer, Eddie
| Cook, ana Kid Egan Corbett closely in
| Spected the handball court, in which he viii
| do the greater part OF his exercise, ana said
that a few alterations would have to De
| made before he would consider il perfect.
| He also inspected the changes made in he
! house where he Will live, and said that
| everything was satisfactory He picked
| cut his room, and later went through some
! mild exercise His regular schedule Cf
| work will begin today His morning ex-
| crcise will be devoted to spins across
country. and the afternoon to boxing,
| wrestling, and handball.
Harry Corbett, Jim's brother, has ar
| RAGGED with Dan Stuart for 700 seats Tor
the eNcursionsts from san Francisco.
Fitz took q sleigh ride to his quarters
! at Cook S Ranch enveloped in a gray bear
| skin coat, which the governor had given
| him soon after his arrival. He was well
| impressed at the first sight, and when
! he had examined the house and surround
| ings closely he smiled and said: IF Cor
! belts quarters beat these they are all
| right l would not want anything better
After giving a few directions regarding
| the ceiling for his punching bag and
| ordering the snow cleared away from n
path for running purposes, he drove back
| to the Arlington Hotel and sat down TO a
becfsteak weighing a couple OF pounds.
| He afterward went TO his room to write
| a few letters and retired TO bed early.
He willbe housed d in his quarters tomorrow.
Ernest Rceber, Fitzsiumons' trainer,
| says: 'Fltz is in the test possible shape.
| He requires a great deal of hard work,
| however, and we win give it to him
When FitZ and I 70 at it we get right
| down on the mat, and, although believe
| myself to be the champion wrestler Of the
world, he gets away with me-
Among the early departures today was
| Fitzsimmons. Stepping into a pair Of
| rubber shoes, he pulled heavy sweater
| over his shoulders and started on a dog
trot for Cooks Ranch to the musical
| click of score OF cameras. A chilly
/ reception awaited him, his baggage having
| miscarried, and he was obliged to retire
while his clothing dried. Bob's punching
| bag and other training apparatus fol-
lowed him in the afternoon and viii be
| set in place tomorrow. He proposes to
have handbau court built in the huge
| training shed for use should the weather
| prevent his working outdoors.
Corbett took Il light breakfast early and
| played three games of handball with his
brother, Joe Then Billy Woods strapped
| a chest protector across his breast and
| pulled rubber covering over his Counte-
| nance. and dared the ChamDiol to do battle.
During the first bout CorbCtt picked an
opening and landed a right on Woods jaw,
| which punctured the rubber covering and
| all but knockadthe Denver man out. Woods
| was the most astoriShed man in Nevada
| He can't hit with FitZsimmons can't he?'
| munbled Woods. rubbing his jaw. Don't
| YOU believe it, That was the hardest blow
| / ever felt
| Corbett wrote to his wife today asking
| her to make him a belt OF red, white and
| blue silk, which he proposes wearing
in the battle on st. Patrick day. TC
| further preserve the unities he will sport
q green sash and from his corner an
| Irish flag VIII hang beside "Old Glory
The Green Wolcott match collapsed to-
day. O'Rourke held out for the short end
of $500 for the loser and $3.50 expense
money Stuart thought the demand un-
reasonable and dropped the negotiations.
He has offers from three top notchers, any
of whom Will keep Green guessing. II
is known that Ryan and Tracey are two
of the men in view, and a shrewd guesser
names Mysterious Billy Smith as the
third choice.
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