The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-09
THROUGH THEIR PAGES |sHE WILL NOT YIELD
The Fighters Keeping Up the Round Of
1ramping and Bag Punching.
flTz'S WIFE Ah0 BABY REACH CARSON
I.nnISy Fob Was III Fine Igunl0r and
Didn't Have the 7lcart 10 hit IL Is
Trniner Very IHard-Cosbcit In
Vicious Temper ana siUmnsl,cs
Things Gcnernily-A Cruel Fake.

carson, New, March S.-This was q
dismal day in Carson, within and with
out. Corbett and Fitzsimnlons went
through their regulation stormy day
programme With more or less grumblins
and nothing transpired to create much
excitement.
Fitzsimmons waded through the slusl,
Tor All hour or two before noon with q
gun over his shoulder, but found moth
ing TO shoot at. He rested for some time
after hearty dinner and did not an
pear anxious to work. His wife and
baby arrived this afternoon, and Bob
was restless all day in anticipation of
the happy meeting. Roeber, Hickey
ana Stenz!er had an easy tins of It this
afternoon. None Of them stopped many
DloWs, and the taps they did receive
were light and playfully landed.
WAITING FOR WIFE AND BABY. 3
me man before them was a father
1oyously awaiting the arrival OF his
FAMILY, and he did not seem to have the
heart to punish anybody.
Half an hour before the eastern train
was due, fitzsimmons put on his leg
gings and set out for Carson, paced by
ms great Dane, Garrun. Mrs. Fitzsim-
mons was greeted by u hearty smack
us she came down the steps, and Fit2
lhen trottcd home behind the carriage
containing his wife ana child and Mar
tin Julian. -s
CORBET'r IN UGLY TEMPER.
Corbett was not so raclfied. He lost
a close game of hand ball in the morine
and 1T seemed to nettle, him. He started
out for his afternoons work like a
hired man who had not been paid his
wages for six months. The punching
bag dill not hang To suit him and h,
thumped it SO hard that the stop valve
flew off and into the gutter, and The
rope snapped. None of.those who were
present at this display of Irritation
Went away with any doubt In their
minds as to inns hitting ability. When
the ball rebounded awkwardIy, he would
hook 1t with his left three or four times
IN rapid succession At terrific speed, and
II fitZsimmons ever catches one OF such
blows he may rs we'll cancel his the
africa engagements. After the bag
collapsed Jim cssayed to wipe out the
defeat or the morning ut hand ball.
He succeeded in making it three
straight on AL Hampton This put
him in better humor, and N1cVey's head
did not bump the wall with so much
violence during the wrestling bout
Which was next on the programme.
Jeffries Woods and Joe Corbctt con,ri-
buted four rounds OF amusement for the
champion but they were not SO hard
pressed as usual. Jim invited attack
and stood on the defensive most of the
time. He danced, side stepped. ducked
and lodged, all the while begging his
trainers 10 follow him up and land If
they could. They went after him, but
never scored 4 blow
FAXED THE CROWD.
a wag registered John L. Sullivan at
Reno hotel this morning. Word was
passed along, and a great crowd sool.
packed the hotel Office. y Texas friend
of Dan Stuart's. Kellar by name, who is
said TO resemble John l.. In appearance,
was singled out from among the knot Of
strangers who had arrived on the morn
ing train and photographed in q dozen
attitudes before the mistake was dis
covered.