The San Francisco call., 1897-03-27
CORBETT IS IN
TRAINING AGAIN
He Says He Will Certainly
Get Another Match
With Fitz.
Begins Work at the Olympic
Club and Will Continue
1t Indefinitely.
The Ex.Ch pion Argues That the
Public Will Rise Up and De.
mand S cond Battle.

| JdlucS y. SOAUCtt Loo SOAO
into training again.
Although no articles of agreement have
been signed, nor any definite arrange
ments for a battle consummated, still
| "Gentleman Jim" asserts-and with ap-
parent sincerity-that he practically has
another match on with the new champion
of the world. Robert Fitzsimmons.
| Corbett argues that the Cornishman
Will be com PEELED to -enter the ring, for
| the alleged reason that despite his new
laurels and glory he cannot make living
| at anything else. Then, once he pro-
claims his return to the arena, the public
will demand that he try his mettle once
| more against the man of the pompadour
rather than pick up any of the so-called
second raters.
Jim has chosen to convince himself that
he will meet Fitz again within the ropes
inside OF year.
Corbett inaugurated his new system
of training yesterday afternoon at the
Olympic Club. He put in one and a half
hours at handball with Al Ham pton, the
club's champion, who assisted the ex-
champ pion during his training at Carson.
After that Jim went up into the gym
nasium and boxed for short while with
several OF the heavier mem bers. His
work with the gloves was of the gingerly
order, however, for his knuckles are still
sore and bruised-a legacy from the re cent
great battle in Nevada. Corbett next took
a turn at the wrist machine and chest
weights and then finished up with q
three mile run on the indoor track and q
swim.
"Yes. am in training again for Fitz-
simmons" said Corbett when seen in his
H. vH~f att,n
either. l trained hard and earnestly for
that Carson fight, but l am going to work
even harder this time. | propose to keep
ii up at least year, for 1 don't expect to
get FitZsimmons in the ring again much
sooner, and If he holds off longer than
that why | will extend my training season
accordingly. In other words propose to
train until l meet him.
"Do I think l will get another match?
Why, of course l do. Fitz may be sincere
enough now about his determination to
retire from the ring for good, but it will be
only a question of time when he will have
to return to 1t. He is programming his
future at present on q belief that he is GO
ing to make barrels of money on the road
because of peing the worlds champion,
but he will soon have to abandon that
because of it's nproftableness.
"FitZ never could get the people to come
| to his exhibitions and he never will, de-
spite his new laurels. What will be the
result? Whv. he will have TO fight again,
that's all. That being the case, who has
first call on him for contest? tell you
the public will demand that he meet me
again. No club will be foolish enough to
offer purse for battle between FitZ and
any of the second-rate class. and if it
should the public would certainly not pay
| to see the contest, because the outcome
would be practically foregone conclu-
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| to be another fight, or else FitZsmmons
will have to get out of public lie alto
! gether, and if there is another fight you
will see me once more the champion of
the world
Corbett will continue his daily training
at the OLYMPIC Club SO long as he re-
mains in San Francisco, and he will re-
| sumo 1t, he says, as soon as he reaches the
| East. Upon arriving at New York Will
| liam A. Brady, the ex-champion's backer
| and manager, will Immediately issue
challenge to FitZsimmons for a second fin-
| lsh hight, and accom- pany it with deposit
of S2500. The programme then will be
theatrical tour of the continent, and
| systematic bantering of the victorious
| Cornishman from every stopping place.
The latter will serve as good and inexpen-
slve advertising Tor the Corbett- Brady
! show, even should Fitzsimmons persist in
adh ering to the promise be made his wife
! that he would never fight again.
| Both Fitzsimmons and his manager,
Martin Julian, took humorous view OF
| Corbett's latest move when informed of il.
That's all right; Jim has a right to do
as he pleases," said Julian. Nobody can
| blame him for doing everything he can TO
! bring about another forlorn chance to win
back his laurels. don't want to say any
| thing more about what l believe to be Cor
belts real motives, because since the Car
| son affair he has actsd very deceutly with
US and has resorted to no blutfing or blow
| ing; but so far as Fitz is concerned he has
| announced his retirement from the ring,
and | guess he will stay By that declara-
! tion."
Bob Fitzsimmons spent most of yester-
day IN the company of his wife. In the
morning he visited Eddie Greany's horse
shoeing-shop and turned out few horse
shoes. After that he and Mrs. Fitz went
out for drive and later made trip across
| the bay.