The San Francisco call., 1897-02-27
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van and Mitchell, and iourneyed with him
to Hot Springs when Jim went there to
get ready for the battle with Fitzsimmons
| which ended in a fasco. The fact that
| Corbett never lost battle is attributed to
Ned's abilities as . mascot.
! Ned has a rival at the springs in the
| handsome collie which Harry Corbeit
gave TO his brother fortnight ago. The
two mascots mixed matters up as soon as
they got sight of each other. The collie
sought to chase the newcomer off the
grounds, but old Ned would not have it
that way. He pitched into the youngster
and soon had him hors de combat and
willing to acknowledge that he had the
right -of-way in the mascot line.
Corbett put in good days work and,
as usual, had crowds of visitors. His bag
punching interests the callers probably
more than any other branch of his work.
jim is an adept at humping the pneu-
matte ball. having it down so fine that he
can reproduce the SOUND of snare drum,
with base accompaniment, the galloping
OF a horse and the approach of a detach-
ment of the Salvation Army. He takes a
turn at the bali twice day and keeps up
the rat-a-tat for at least twenty minutes
without stopping to take breath. THIS,
along with some exercise on the wrist
machine, is the beginning of his routine.
This over, the champion, enveloped in
big fur overcoat, trips over the snow to
the handball court wnere he puts in from
a half to three-Quarters of an hour in
earnest play with Al Hampton and Joe
Corbett. Then come the boxing bouts.
He began this morning with Billy Woods,
the latter being encased in his pneumatic
armor, and thumped i'm merrily as long as
Billy could stand it. Once during this bout
Corbett whipped in a peculiar left-hand
blow which caught Billy on the point of the
chin and despite the protection afforded
by the mask the Denver man reeled and
would have fallen had not Corbett caught
him in time.
II have been trying to perfect that blow
ever since l have been here, said Jim,
addressing me, while Woods was taking a
rest. at is something new and l fancy it
very much, for / believe I can develop it
into one of the most dangerous punches
in my repertoire. 1t has to be put in like
a fash, but II it lands the fellow who gets
it is almost sure to go down and out"
l watched the big fellow carefully when
Woods was ready to resume boxing, and
did not have to wait long to see the blow
repeated. Woods was sta ggered again
with it.
II is difficult to describe the blow. 1t
appears to me to be sort OF cross between
a hook and an upp:rcut- Corbett holds
his fist close to his hip and waits for his
opponent to drop his right arm a little
below its usual resting place when in po-
sition for boxing. The moment the open
ing is offered 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 not necessarily have
to be delivered with great force in order 10
be effective, as it is the jar or jolt that de-
prives the opponent temporarily of his
senses
ANY more kicks from Fitzsimmons to.
day?" asked the big iellow, as he was
preparing for bout with Jeffries. Being
informed that Bob had been thoroughly
quiet, Jim laughed and said he guessed
the Cofnishman was thinking up some-
thing new to spring on Referee Siler.
1t 'oOAs 4uunyi lnueeu, muSeQ the
Californian. "Fitz has ALWAYS prided
himself on being great infighter and his
objections this time to the rules permit
ting us to nit in clinches and breaks strike
me as being rather strange. But 1 am
not wasting any gray m after in trying to
find out what he is really up 10. l don't
care. For my part l am ready to fight
under any old rules, SO long as l get
chance at that tall fellow. I intend to
whip him, but want to do it fair and
square.
my only desire in connection with the
rules is that nothing will be incorporated
in them which will give Fitzsimmons an
opportunity to do any tricky fouling or to
lie down and claim he is fouled. l want
tho glory of whipping him out and out
and don't wish any decision on foul. I
honestly believe that if Fitzsimmons
should lie down in the ring without giving