The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-10


Up to the Mark - STYLES of Work of the
Two Men Contrasted, Corbe,t Method.
cal, and Fitz Thoroughly Errstic Mrs.
Bob Knows Her Liege VIII Win, Though.
Claiming Infsliible Prescience Fight
News-sportIng Notes.
Carson City. New. March e.-From This
time until the Gay of the fight, Jim Corbett
viii lessen the work he has been goins
through In prepare ton for the contest.
When he does work it will be as heavy as
anything he has gone through I'D to the
present time, but he will take it easy on
one day and harder on the day following
he will alternate the work in this manner
until he has finished his training. This
course has been decided upon by Trainer
Charles White, who is bit fearful that
Keeping at the work and at one kind Of
work too steadily Will tend to make Cor
bett tire Of work or rather tire of the con-
slant repetition from the same work every
day.
HE'S DEAD STUCK ON WORK.
The way to train a man for a fight
said White. lis to keep him amused. if nos
eible, and keep him liking the work. Now
Corbett is so fond of work that If we die
not hold him back at times he would do
too much and might make himself stale
jim Is one OF those fellows who always goes
into a training from the soul and heart anc;
he puts more nervous energy into his train
ing than any man have ever known. He
would 40 so much, if we would allow it,
that he would tire of the work When 1
say tire, do not mean that he would sulk
and not care to do anything, but that he
might lose relish for the work, and when
once man has lost that he has begun to
go back in his training. AT least that is
my experience"
JIM IS SWIFT PEOPLE.
"Corbett is the fastest big man on his
feet that I ever have SEEN" continued Mr.
White. 81 have seen Fitzsimmons in all his
work and 1 do not think that he is as fast
on his feet as Corbett, although F'itzsinl-
mons has made side step that is as quick
as tightening. Anybody who thinks that
Fitzsimmons is not fast on his feet is MAX
ing mistake but at the same time he is
not as fast as Corbett, and when it is said
that Coroett is in some respects a larger
man than Fitzs:mmons, IL can be judged
that Jim must be pretty clever in order t.
be faster than FitZsimmons and that Is
Just what he is. In fact he is just enough,
raster to HEX Fftzsimmons good and quick"
CORBETT ON THE ROAD.
Corbett took TO the road this morning,
for the first time since last Friday, and
spent two and half hours at it. He started
out soon after breakfast, going in the d.
erection os Empire. He covered the distance
Ell the rate OF four miles an hour, and both
he and Jeffr!es estimated that they had
made at least ten n.i;=s when they returned.
We would have made more than that"
said Jim. only the roads were so bad thai
we could not do anything toward making
any kind of time. / do wish this eternal
mud would dry up and give a man a
chance to poke his nose out without get
ting his feet wei. This is a hard country
tn train in, although it may be good for lots
Of other things
CORBEET'S HEAVY DAY.
After his return with Jeffries. Corbett
took to the handball court where he put in
a short time playing with his brother Joe,
He then took his bath and rundown and
sat down TO wait for dinner. After this was
over he sat around the place until after 3
o'clock, when he started in on the regular
work of the day. This was not one of tho
easy days and Corbett took in work in q
rery energetic fashion. He toiled at his
little windlass until his forearms had lost
aearly all their feeling and then went ID
.or the bag, punching it for over twenty
minutes without letting up. AS he has done
II late. he paid particular attention to land
ng left hooks on the bag. and he sent them
n as fast as the bag could swing back tc
meet them. After this he continued thu
same old program that has been described |
again and again.
FITZ TAKES IT EASY
Fitzsimmons put in light day. in honoi |
Of the coming of his wife and did less work |
than usual. In fact, from this time on |
FitZSinmons will do much less hard work |
than he has been doing His heavy work |
Is over and he VIII do nothing but enough |
exercise to keep himself in good condition |
and keep his wind. This morning he took |
10 the roads for a time covering abouI |
eight miles, and in the latter part of the |
morning he sprinted up and down the yard |
at Cooks Ranch. In and out among tho |
trees he would run at top speed, trying to |
Increase his agility by making quick sharp |
turns around the tree trunks. At times he |
would make the turns too abrupt and down |
he would come on the muddy ground. He
kept up this work for the better portion of
an hour. and it was hard work, too. At its
the best possible condition, and he was not
distressed in any manner, although breath
ing hard.
MRS. BOB KNOWS THINGS.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons took journey around |
the ranch this morning TO see where her
husband had been doing his work and ex-
pressed herself as being greatly pleased |
with all she saw. She said that her hus-
hand was certain TO win the fight
Il never saw him look so We'll" sha
laid. and ! know that he will surely win
He looks better 10 me than when he fought
Msher the last time and l think he could
have won over Corbett at that time. Ha
has splendid place in which 20 train. and
| think everything arranged in the best
possible manner. On. Bob viii win that
tight. all right. know he will, and / am
newer mistaken IN such things"
In the afternoon, Fitzsimmons did a 1T
sle work in the yard, and then punched the
bag for half an hour. He did not spend |
much time at work, however. and hurried
tack into the house where he put in the
balance OF the day playing with his small
boy.
STUART AND THE ARENA
Dan Stuart was on the street a coupl6
OF hours this morning and declares that ha
is on the mend. although he is still very
pale. Stuar, has raised quite beard since
he has been confined TO the house. and
part Of it is dyed gray. II changes the
appearance of the famous manager o!
prize-ights in great measure.
The arena is practically finished and TO-
day men were going through it with pals
Of paint, marking out the seats. The floor
Ing is all in. and nothing remains 10 be
put in place with the exception Of the seats
IL Is believed the entire structure viii BE-
finished by the end of this week