The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-09

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hrst to congratulate him II he beats
me. However," said the champion
with a grin. Il do not expect TO be
called upon to congratulate him. not
much"
From now until he steps into the
ring. FItzsImmons viii do more wrcst-
ling and very little, II any boxing. He
declared himself TO this effect at the
conclusion OF his mornings work.
FitGSimmOns trains on methods as I'M
conventional as those upon which he
fights, and he has never made any pre-
tense Of boxing while in preparation for
his battles. He has, since he has been
at Cooks ranch. done more boxing
than at ay other tins when In training.
but he has now cut this to the mini
mum wrestling, he declares, II dOna
violently, is apt to strain the forearms.
and, as he puts II. II would not be
able 70 lick teaspoon. let alone a big
fellow like COrbett, II my forearm
should happen 10 be In bad shape"
Early this morning Fitzsimmons de-
clared that he would do Il little road
work. as the mud was frozen and the
going was not 50 bad. but az soon as
the sun got faIsly over the mountain
tops, 1t created mud in the roads n:
the rate OF an inch minute, and fitz-
simmons gave up the idea,
Fitzsimmons tried his hand in the ball
court for the better portion OF Two hours,
playing alternately with Steiner and
Hickey and making the game fast and
furious Fitzsmm0nS Is 4 long distance
In the rear OF Corbett as n player OF
hand ball. but he managed 10 get as
much exercise ont OF Il as the latter de-
rlyes from his more prctentious game.
When Corbett plays band bail he goes at
1t In the same Iouhly earnest manner as
ne enters into anything else, and Il goes
ngalns, his grain IA lose game. p He
warts tn be az the top all the time and he
will make the most desperate effOrtsNO
beat IL at any time he Is falling behind
in his score FitZElmmons. on the other
hand, regards hand ball as u mild sort OF
dlyersonal, and he does more fOOling
around the court than actual playing. II
is a common freak OF hi8 10 make q rush
for the ball and stopping half way, IN
dulge in n wild wrestle with anybody
who happens Mt the moment TO be within
reach OF his long arms.
Ate the conclusion OF his work on the
hand ball court Fltzsimmuns donned his
gloves and went at Il with Hickey rs an
antagonist, and then he to1k on Roeber
for three rounds and Stelzner for as
many more. The work was very fast
and ut the conclusion Fitzslmmons an
nVunccd that he was ready 10 do a little
wrestling with Ernest Roeber. They
tugged back and forth across the gym
nasium for the larger part OF an hour and
then F1tzsimmOns took big rubbing
down and sat down to wait for his din
her. The appetite OF the big Australian
IL something to wonder at and although
he Is very careful. MIA, he catR. ne gets
away with an enormous amount of pro-
vendcr In day. Aftef dinner Fltzsim-
mons declared he would do some road
work and In n short time Rocber, StclZ-
ner and FitZsimmonS set ort for a run
over the road In the direction OF Carson.
FitZs.mmouS was looking for his wife
and Martin Julian, the latter having
gone to Reno lat night TO meet Mrs,
FltZSimmOns. Rhpn they met ut the
station Fltzslmnshs kissed her and
made grab for his baby boy. After
bestowlng 4 few fatheTly attentions on
the infant he put Mrs. FltZsimmonS and
the nurse in the carriage and started for
Cooks ranch. Then he started on foot,
going across the country instead Of talk
Ing the road on account Of the mud. Upon
reaching the ranch, Fitzsimmons put in
an hOCr with the bag, whereupOn his
days work was done. He complained
considerably OF his arms hurting him to-
day and said they were sore as a result
OF his wrestling 81 am going to do no
more Of that work." he declared. 81 do
rtht { Ia
Of keeping at Il when I may get my
arms out OF condition. All ! want Is to
keep my muscles pInblc and keep my
wind good. and n possible. make Il bet-
ter. II can do these things, rather
think ! viii be standing up when the
fight Is over"
This morning corbett kept at tho hand
ball court for over an hour and then
White called him to time. saying It was
on the programme for him 70 box. As
usual. JenerIts was the frat, and Jim
went AT him like a whirlwind, hitting
him all over the body and driving him
all over the place. McNcy. with his
wrestling and pulling and Juggling, came
next and Elgrcn aud Woods brought up
the rear. Then everything began all
over again and was gone through in
much the same manner aS before, save
that C0rbett, instead Of going after JET
fries. kept that gentleman coming after
him Again and again ferries rushed
and made desperate efforts to land. but
not once could be reach the champion
Corbett would move back 80 slightly that
1t seemed as though Jetfrles must GER
tainIy land with each hand. but COrhetta
face was always out Of range. In the
afternoon COrbett went through the
same programme that he has carried out
Tor some spending the time after
lunch In reading and answering his let'
tors ana Ia the later afternoon going
through much the same line Of work as
In the morIng, only IN more clnmoratn
fashion. beginning with the pulleys with
whloh he works up the muscles OF his
hands and arms, and winding up with
the sixteen r1undl OF boxing and wraSt-
ling all done without rest or relaxation Of
any kind.