The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-09
YOUNG FlTz AT CARSON.
Bob's Wife and Baby Arc With Him
at the Quarters.
CORBETT KEEPING HARD AT WORK
Australian Has Let Tn TO some EN.
tcnt--Nines WIN Ciosc and Miners
VIII Sec the Mill.

I'll he steps Into the ring Fitxsimmons will
do no more wrestling and very imtlc, II
any. boxing. He declared himself to this
effect at the conclusion of his mornng's
work Fitssimmons trains on methods as
unconventional as those upon which hs
nights, and no has never made any pre-
tepso of boxing while In preparation for
HIS banles. lie has. since no has been
at Cooks ranch done more boxing than
at any other time when IN training. but
he has now cut this to a minimum.
Wrestling. he declares, IL done violently.
" apt to strain tho forearms, and as
Fitzsimmons put 1l. 81 would not he abba
to lick a teaspoon. let alone a big fellow
like Corbett II my forcarns should hap
pen TO be in bad shape"
Early this morning Eatzslmmons de-
clafed ihat he would do lstle road
work. as tho mud was frozen and she
sun got tairly over the mountain tops Il
created mud In tho roads at the raEv OF
an mon a minute and Fmyslmmons gave
up the iiea OF trotting through The siNlsh
end concluded TO do his morning work tn
doors. lie nrat tried his hand at the
handhall court for nearly two hours After
tho conclusion OF his work In The handball
count he donned hs gloves and went at II
TWO rounds with his first antagonist and
then he took on >toeber for two rounds
anu StclHncr Tor as many more. fhc
Work WAS very last and At the conclusion
f4tHSsnmons announced that he was pre-
PareI'V do lutlS wrestling with RoCber
Anter dinner FttZslmmons declared he
would do some road work and in n short
time Roeber. Stclznor and lritxs mmons
set ont for u run over the road In the III
rection OF Carson, Fftzsinmons ws,s look
inR FOR his wife ana Martin Julian. the
latter having gone TO Reno last night 10
meet Mrs. fMzSmmons. The train being
twenty minutes late. FitEsnnons std Off
FOR run through the streets, returning
I'VE minmts before the arrival OF the
train. AZ 1t rolled up to the station F1tz-
simmons spiod Martin Julian standing on
1he platform. In another minute Mrs.
FN2slmmons was In front OF him and he
made grab e.. hi. baby boy After bo-
slowing u rev fethcrly attentions on the
inlant, he put Mrs Ftzslmmors and the
for Cooks ranch. Then he started on
1901, go!nS across the country pstcUi OF
taxing the road, on account of the mud,
ON rcach,nG the RANCH Fhzsmmcns put
IN an hour with the bag, whereupoh his
days work was done.
The visitors who approached Corbc,t's
training quarters this morning would have
been justified IN thinking from the noise
that came to his cars es. he entered the
yard at a springs shat herd " Gle
rh0tfs wcro dcng combination double
shuttle in the barnliise structure that had
been erected for handbau. 1, was only
lhe Corhett brothers. m and Joe, en-
sAge1 in friendly game OF handbill. Jim
was having hard luck at the game and
Was taking the most desperate chances al
the hail "a order TO pile up his score, II
was ny no means warm In tho place. and
the visitors who stood Watching The Ratno
Tor more thn ton minutes were only too
glad 10 hunt a stove. Corboit was Wet
Win nerspiraieon. however. and played
be nj all times breathing easy. lie kept
az tho handhill court for over AN hour
and then White called him to time say
,hg II was on the programme for him to
box.
As usual Jcffrlcs WIS first and Jir, went
az MN IKE whirlwlnd hitting him all
over me hody, ana driving him all over
the place. McVey with his wrestling and
puifng and tugginR cana next and I'd
Green aud Woods brourht ur in tho rear
Ihen everything began all owe again AMI
was gone through IN much In. same man
ner as Before. save that Corbett, instead
of going aftor Joffries, kept that go1tle.
nan coming after him. Again and again
.Icnries rushed and made d.,spcnltc efforts
TO land. hut not once could he reach Tho
champion Corbett would move back 40
slightly that II seemed ne though Jaffrins
must certainly lana with each hand, but
Corbctts face was always Just out OF
range.
In tho afternoon corbett wound up with
sixteen rounds of boxing ana wrcstIiny
an done without rest or rela xa ton OF any
kind.
For the first time in the history OF the
famous Comsto * lode. the mining prop.
cry which has made more mililonalres
out OF comparative paupers than any
ether agency known TO man. the mines
VIII DO shut down on March II 10 allow
the dsl'ers to witness TIE Corbett-Fitz-
simmons night. No bones are made abon:
the causes for shutting down the moaster
property. William Sharon. nephew OF
the late mufi-miliionaire who made his
way TO- fortune into he senate OF this
unitej States and through The Sutro tun-
mel into us pay dirt, now controls the
major portion OF the comstock holes, has
flVsl ORDERS 10 close uD shop on March
II In order 10 permi. the operators to
attcal dh9 fight.
81 could not keep the men at work any
how, s1id he, and would not II could.
/ look upon the fight as a c!v'lizlng agent
with cirect Influence on tho grixzled men
ri the mines. II VIII serve 10 develop m
and the bowie knife. II Will teach men
TO depend upon their fists In engagements
for weapons Of orense and defense. and
fomlcides who MI our prisons and feons'
graves"
The stand taken by Mr.. Sharon has had
Of the Opposition. All u virgIn.a CITY
nrl Gold Hil depends upon the men on
pay rolls for support. The few
who have been protesting
against tho blight OF the century" Ia
clever pcrnphrage on the ilght OF the cen
tury) have stllled their cries anI there
" III not be another whimper raised
agnlnm the contest. The mines affected
ty the decision OF Mr.. Sharon include me
i,elcher Seq Belcher, Best and Belclnr,
va1a, Union. Mexican. conso,ida.ca yir-
ginia., Consolidated and California, Ncr-
cross. Challenge, Confidence and Jacket.
No sooner was Mr. Shsron's dac'sion an
than Harry c;orhan, president,
owner and manager of the other proper
ties, declared his properties closed
men attend the night. Mr.. Gorhar,'s nrop-
critics consist OF the Crown Point, Poiosi.
('hollar. Savage, Succor and Brunswick
his decision with any. explanatory talk.
lie sent for his several foremer and dis
rn4ssed the subject by ordering that oper-
atom. be suspended on 81. Patrick's
Day"