The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-05
CORBETT BECAME EXCITED.
Reports Of Liver Trouble Caused
Him to Scud for Doctor.
BOTH THE FIGHTERS ARE SHAMMING
N"."e" 'retcnds ca he Sick. while
Fns Lets Reports of Drinking
Get Circulated.

carson CITY, New. March l.--For IN.
last rev days there have boon pensJst,,n,
ruinots 10 the effect that Corbett's old
s,oi'"e" 'ronhie had returned and that Oh,
'"a'hpioh ana his trainer were worried
aoout ~. Corbctt sent into town from h,s
taiIi'hS quarters several times during In.,l
"eeN LOT medicine, and beglns to look as II
soi"e'nihs We're really the matter with
MN Inc California man has been troub.
'su Tor yoaTs with liver disorder, but II
WIS supposh TO have left him soma
'"'h'ns aso' The fact remains. howoxer
''i.'t oorpctt Is taking medicine for some
" rposc' ana that his trainers mr.. thor.
ouShiy acquainted with the nature ot his
trouble '''''
br' dohn Ginln, one Of tho ieidins phy
sio'ans IN Nevada, was very much s,,r.
prised TO receive a call to Shaw's spripps.
where J2m Corbott Is training In order
10 prepare himself to treat the supoos,a
iAe"eh'' br. Gilman asisei Egan. who de.
lVercd the message. who he was wanted
10 attend and WIS startled when Exan
reihied the champion himself wanted IN,
uoctor. Corbett was very angry over a
report sent out from here 10 The effoc,
mat he was In poor health because OF an
alleged affection of the liver.
EVER Snce he began TRIMMING nj thu
p',nts Ili OF MS trainers, ana visitors
~ ~ wy, nave unmarried that he was the
mas never uttered Il word In the way OF
dtprinanding his men, and, In fact. has
aaMs%s been in good hunor. even under
some Trying circumstances. hut this rvv-
ofd was shattered when he heard the re-
port that he had Ever complaint. lie
s s,. about the place using some very
strong language, and finally ,ifsnItchsl
Ina I'm la.
90 nearly thfee-quarters OF an hour and
MAS a thorough one In every particular
f tme Io1tor .taid there WAS absolutely no
iouhuaticn for the rumor. lie said Cor
nvtt was The finest specimen OF physical
Widhlood no had ever seon. AT Corbettl n
, nVuuvsi we doctor made q written state
imicn'' GIVING the result of his eNg,ntnation
ne chainihon went through his Say's
work ga usual.
White and Delaney, Corbct,'s chief ad-
yisers and trainers. are now satisfied thnt
his wind and strene tn have been devel.
oped to perfection, and during The ncxt
Two weeks Will Insist on hi; paying more
speed
Up to the present time Corbett has sar.
inced his speed 10 develop strength, Now
~, he VII Try 10 make up the speed that he
iNS lost. ~ II not generally known but
y IS hevertheless a tnct that the reason
iur torboitu surremc confidence OF sue
S &c IN ne ecnllng battle ~ based on
this advantage the phiiasicphiun has been
unable to hand his right
Mac has frequently tried 10 accomplish
TINS, and Corbett has encouraged him
win what seemed sure openings hut ali
to no purpose. Charley Whites opinion on
this point is valiicible inasmlrlh as ha
iraihoi and Is thoroughly familiar with
The cormis hman's methods OF attack ana
a@enS e; ~ Discussing this point he said
with his right on corbet,. Who kn 'S"1
exactly how to evldo the blow. and haa a
very large surprise In store for LOB.
,fitH,s left hand has as much chance of
lahdlns on corbett As ! have Of moving
the Sierm Nevada mountains" he said.
~ don't believe Fttz will ever land his
glove on Corhe,t during the fight" aud
Corbet' q stili talking Said he: "My
trainers are worrying the life out OF mo
with their suggestions that au too IN
dua;rious.
81 was advised this afternoon that RITZ
has determined 10 knock mo out IN the
nnrs, round, just ~ he knocked out Peter
Maher. Tho gun of that upside down
kangaroo makes me sick, lie knows the
fate that II IN store for him. Just as well
as he is aware that he is IN tho State OF
courase II ses by his i-erv SsS@ in IN AZ ~
Of The newspapers That he does not CON
sidef that u VIII BIC necessary for him to
weigh more tban i6s pounds IN order 10
;ive me n run for The money. or course,
his statement IL nll rot. az far as It gocr.
lie would like 10 weigh a good deal more
mar los pounds III lie could, but he has
been worrying himself to death. and 1t
wouldn't surprise me in tho .east II ho
AIDED away to a skeleton before The ngh,
The caro- with which Fitssimmons Is
guarded AT Ids training quarters Is Illus
Iratod more strongly every day 10 VISITORS
o the ranch, This X due 10 the reports
hat reached Julian that nn ostempt
would be made 10 dope THtz and render
lin UNIT to enter tho ring on st. Fat
lexis day, AS a result the kitchen "
low considered sacred territory.
One OF the sensational incidents ut tho |
camp today was IA visit OF
Dislrct Attorney McGowsu. who. IN COM
amy with IA deputy sheriff. drove out 10 |
,ook's place and entered into a IA her |
leated argument with MARTIN Julian. The |
lastrct attorney informed Fitzsmmons |
that unless q ccnse wsis taken |
nj for the show which Is g.Ye'n afternoons |
complaint would be sworn out tomorrow |
morning, which would lead 10 the arrest |
ot only OF Fitzsiminons but of his train |
rs also. This trouble grew out OF tho |
oneral disapprobation of the citizens OF |
arson over an arrangement Julian made |
With the proprietor OF a livery stable pro- |
'Aiins for charge of 81 10 and from |
'ooks ranch.
The charge wac not deemed exorlltant, |
mt tne fact elat one customer was gwen |
ticket admitting HIM TO Fitlslmmoas' |
vmnasIum brought about this throat Of |
rrest. The district attorney Is inclined |