Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-09
PREPARATIONS At CARSON
jim and Bob Hard at Work in Their
Training Exercise.
Corbett Excels at Hand Ball.
Both Training Hard, and Both
Express Themselves as Confident
Of Winning the Battle-Base Ball,
Bowling, and Kindred Sporting
Topics,

Topics,
Carson. Nevada, March S.-From
now until he steps into the ring, Bob
Fitzsimmons will do no more wrestling
and very little, if any, boxing. He de-
clared himself to this effect at the con-
clusion of his mornings work. Fitz-
simmons trains on methods as uncon-
ventional as those upon which he
fights. He has, since he has been at
Cooks Ranch, done more boxing than
at any other time when in training,
but he has now cut this to the mini
mum. Wrestling, he declares, if done
violently, is apt to strain the forearms
and, as Fitzsimmons puts it, Il would
net be able to lick teaspoon, let alone
a big fellow like Corbett, if my fore
arm should happen to be in bad shape"
He first tried his hand in the ball
court for the better portion Of two
hours, playing alternately with Stelz-
ner snd Hickey, and making the games
fast and furious. FitzsimmOns is
6FEkA distance in the rear of Corbett
" player of hand ball, but he man
aged to get as much exercise out of it
as the latter derives from his more
pretentious game.
Corbett wants 10 be at the top all
the time and he will make the most
desperate efforts to beat if at any
time he is falling behind in his score
Fitzsimmons, on the other hand, re-
CARDS hand ball as a mild sort of di
versional and he does more fooling
around the court than actual playing.
1t is a common freak of his to make
rush for the ball and stopping mid
way, indulge in a wild wrestle with
anybody who happens at the moment
to be within reach of his long arms.
After the conclusion of his work on
the hand ball court FitZsimmons
donned his gloves and went at it with
Hickey as an antagonist, and then he
took on ROeber for three rounds and
Stelzner for as many more. The work
was very fast and at the conclusion
Fitzsimmons announced that he was
prepared TO do a little wrestling with
Ernest ROeber. They tugged back and
forth across the gymnasium for the
larger part Of an hour and then FitZ-
simmons took HIS rubbing down and
sat down to wait for his dinner. The
appetite OF the big Australian is some
thing to wonder at. and although he
is very careful what he eats, he gets
away with an enormous amount of
provender in day. After dinner
Fitzsimmons declared he would do
some road work and in a short time
Roeber. Steiner and Fitzsimmons set
out for a run over the road in the di-
recti0n of Carson.
Fitzsimmons was looking for his wife
and Martin Julian, the latter having gone
TO Reno last night to meet Mrs. Fitzsim-
mons. When they met a the station
Fitzsimmons kissed her and made grab
for his baby boy. After bestowing few
fatherly attentions on the infant he put
Mrs. Fitzsimmons and the nurse in the
carriage and started them for Cooks
Ranch. Then he started on foot. going
across the country instead Of taking the
road on account of the mud.
Upon reaching the ranch Fitzsimmons
put in an hour with the bag. whcreupon
his days work was done. He complained
considerably OF his arms hurting him to-
day and said they were soc as result
of his wrestling. Il am going to do no
more of that work" he declared.
This morning Corbett kept at the hand
ball court for over an hour and then
White called HIM to time saying it was
on the programme for him to box. As
usual. Jefferies was the first. and Jim went
at him like a whirlwind. hitting him all
over the body and driving him all over
the place. McVey. with his wrestling and
pulling and tugging. came next. and Ed
gren and Woods brought up the
rear. Then everything began all over
again and was gone through with in much
the same manner as before, save that Cor
bett instead of going after Jefferies. kept
that gentleman coming after him. Again
and again Jefferies rushed and made des-
perate efforts to land, but not once could
he reach the champion.
Corbett would move back so slightly that
it seemed as though J5fferies must certain
" land with each hand. but Corbetts face
was always just out OF range.
In the afternoon Corbett went through
the same programme that he has carried
out for some time-spending the time after
lunch in reading and answering his let
ters. and in the later afternoon going
through much the same line Of work as
in the morning only in a more elaborate
fashion. beginning with the pulley with
which he works up the muscles Of his
hands and arms. and winding up with the
sixteen rounds Of boxing and wrestling.
all done without rest or relaxation OF any
kind.
The only thing new in Carson was that
IL did not snow.
Carson, Nevada, March S.-This
mornings train brought quite con
tingent of sportingmen. A huge ban
ner flung across the main street an
nouncing that John l.. Sullivan is TO
labor in the interests Of an eastern
newspaper serves to attract a crowd
to the depot whenever a train rolls in.
Work on the arena has progressed
rapidly. 1t is nearly finished. FitZ-
simmons this morning was unusually
chirpy even for him and seemed to be
in the highest spirits. 1t is generally
extreme good nature or a surly fit with
the auburn haired fighter, and he sell
dom occupies middle ground between
the two.
i am feeling simply too good for any