Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-22
+. :& ) SLUGGERS At WORK.
COrbett Dedicated the New Hand
Ball Court.
Fitzsimmons will Have Similar
Court Put Up at Cooks Ranch.
A National Bird Shoot to be an
Auxiliary Attraction Of the Big
Fight-Other Sporting Matters.

CARSON, New. February H.-Sunday
was a busy day with Jim Corbett. The
bright weather and warm sun brought out
hundreds of people in sleighs, on foot ana
even on bicycles. with Shaw's Hot Springs
the objective point. Corbett summed him
self on the front porch most of The after
noon and smilingly doffed his cap to the
salutations of the many visitors.
Jim and his brother Joe dedicated the
new hand ball court at nine o'clock with
a CLOSE GAME.
The champion then donned the gloves
with Billy Woods. Woods wore a ma k 10
TO protect his jaw and neck Cor3ett
went at him in lively style. punching him
hard. and but for the protection afforded
by the mask any of the blows was sutli-
cient TO put the man out.
After nearly two hours hard work Cor
bett showed very little sign OF fatigue
QUIET DAY FOR FITZ.
Fitzsimmons passed the day very quietly.
He took q run through the snow to-day,
returning to the Hotel Arlington. and
passed the afternoon playing billiards. lie
went 10 his quarters later on, but did no
work, as his paraphernalia has not yet
arrived. FitzsimmOns will have hand
ball court built in the pavilion at Cook 5
Ranch and will go in for COrbetts hvorite
game Fitzsimmons looks well -, says
he is in the best of shape.
Dan Stuart is suffering from stomach
trouble with a slight fever, and no visitors
were allowed to see him to-day.
A NATIONAL BIRD SHOOT
in conjunction with the Corbett-Fitzsim-
mons carnival IS now assured. To-day
word was received from Elliott, the pres
ent holder of the championship trophy.
that he would defend both the trophy and
the championship. The shoot will begin
March 18th and continue two days. Traps
will be placed inside the race track enclos-
ure alongside of the arena. Stuart offers
a purse Of $1,000 as an addition TO the en-
trance money. Elliott will have the best
marksmen in the country as competitors.
THE METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
New York, February 21.-The fol-
lowing weights for the Metropolitan
handicap are announced:
The Metropolitan handicap for
three year-olds and upward. Purse
$4,000. The Withers mile. at the
spring meeting of the West Chester
Racing Association: Requittal, 12l;
Handspring, 1876; Hastings, 124; Ben
Brush, 122; Belmar, 121; Halma, l2O;
Gotham. 120 First Mate, 119; Shakes
Walter 115; Ben Eder, 112; Free Ad-
vice, 10; Roundsman, 1OS; Semper
Ego. 1O7: Brandywine, 1O6; Merry
Prince. 104; Hanwell, 102; The Friar
1O1; Algol. 100; Rendo, 1GO; George II.
Ketcham, 100; Voter, 80; Scottish
Chieftain, 81; Counsellor Howe, Bas-
tian. Casseopit, 95; Salvation, 81; Loch
| Ness, 80.
TO TAKE PROCEEDINGS.
Toronto. Ont. February 21.-The po-
lice authorities say they will take pro-
ceedings against the Toronto Rowing
Club under whose auspices the fight
between Jack Hanley, of Philadelphia,
and Frank Gerard, of Chicago, took
place last night.
THE GREAT CHESS PLAYER DEAD.
London. February ga dispatch to
the Daily Mail from Paris says that
! DIR. Steinitz is dead at Moscow.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Berlin, dated February II, says the
Lokal Anzieger says that DR.. Steinltz,
the famous chess player, is suffering
from a mental disorder and has been
placed in the Morisoff private hospital
at Moscow.
VIM. Steinitz was born at Prague
Bohemia, on May IA, 1886. lie cary
attained fame as a chess player. by
his defeat of the late Prof. Andersen,
in 1866. he first won the match cham
pionship of the world. Since then he
has won and lost it several times. Last
month at Moscow Steinitz was defeated
bv Lasker. who won the championship.