Evening star., 1897-02-25
Fitzsimmons Said to Be in Partner
ship With Liveryman.
DELANEYS COMMENT ON CoRBETF
Believes That He is as Good as
He Ever Was.
SILL R A ND THE RULE S

CARSON, New. February 25-Fitz and
Julian have never been accused of over
looking an opportunity to turn an honest
penny. but they have hit upon a scheme
which now everybody admits is novel;
They put 1t into operation yesterday. 1t
is nothing more or less than a contract
with local livery stable proprietor by
which he, and he only, shall have the au-
thority to say who shall have the privilege
OF beholding Fitz at his training, even
after the hardships of the tedious trip out
to the ranch have been endured Thos.,
who wish to pay the Cornishman a visit
must go to this liveryman for a ticket of
admission to the gymnasium. True, he
does not charge anything for the tickets,
hut he has teams for hire and nobody
would ever think of attempting to walk to
the ranch any more than they would go
to rival stable for rig after this gen
erouS individual has provided him with
the coveted tickets. Julian and Fitz are
said to be in partnership with the stable
man and get a percentage of the profits
cruing from letting the teams. Coaches
will be put in operation today between
here and both training quarters. and spe-
clal old-tfme stage coach drawn by six
horses will make trips every afternoon
frcm Carson to Cooks ranch all those
purchasing tickets being privileged to
watch F1tz at his afternoon exercises.
The Same Old jim.
After having seen Corbett at work Billy
Delaney said: Il am completely surprised
at Corbett's condition. 1 firmly believe
him to be good as he ever was. 1t will
do no harm now to confess that. after the
sharkey fight. thought that my old favor
lite was done with ring work forever, but
he has recovered himself wonderfully. He
is the same old Jim. with little more
strength and skill added. From now till
the 18th of March he will be in my charge
exclusively. and one thing l intend to in
slst on is that he shall not overwork him
self. l won't allow him to train as hard
as he wants to. He always was glutton
for exercise anyway but we cannot be too
careful at a time like this. and all my en-
deaVors will be bent on keeping him from
getting stale. ] have no doubt of the out
come of the fight. You can tell the boys
down below that | am going to send him
to the ring fit to knock out half a dozen
Fitzsimmons if my instructions are fol-
lowed, as l have no doubt they will be-
Acting under Delaneys directions Cor
bett will change his program from day to
day, so as to include some road work, and
will take exercise less indoors.
At Fitx's Headquarters.
When Jack Stelsener arrived at Fitz's
quarters yesterday he remarked that the
New Zealander must have been having a
lively time. for one of his eyes was a beau
tiful indigo. Fitzsimmons admitted laugh
ingly that Hickey was responsible for that
and Roeber. who also had discolored
optic chimed in with admission that
Fitz had evened matters up by giving him
one. Stelsener suggested the advisability
OF getting pneumatic face pad, a la
Woods, but the New Zealander remarked
that he would not need it. as he never hit
him very hard in the past and would not
do SO, although he might be tempted to do
so If he wore a mask.
George Siler. who is to referee the Cor
bett-FitZsimmons fight. paid a second visit
to the latter at Cooks ranch for the pur-
pose of chatting with the New Zealand
boxer on rules. According to Sler's inter-
pretation of the Queensberry rules a man
can punch with his free arm at all times
Sier admits, however that this point is
not brought out clearly. and says that he
considers it good policy to let the con-
testants themselves decide whether fight
ing shall be continued during clnches This
point has not been settled, and the prob
ability Is that the fighters will not come
to an understanding in this connection with
in ten days.
FitZsimmons told Siler that he did not
propose to let Corbett know which style of
fighting he preferred until few days be-
fore the fight. He said it was not his in
tention to allow Corbett to practice on
breakaway blows and that sort of thing
any longer than necessary.
Siler will probably prepare a written
statement giving his views about close
range fighting. and both of them will be
asked to sign IT.