The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-07
MAKES THEM SWEAR
NO BEAUTY IN THE BEAUTIFUL
FOB PUGILISTIO PEOPLE.

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Prospects of ReIease-Fitz Runs to Town
Among the Mud Puddles But Won,
Any More-Handbali Ii the Next Bes.
Thing, SO at it They ao-Fifzs Versa
tiIIty-Corbstt Cusses the Luck-FiGht
News.
Carson, New, March S.-This place to-
DAY was one of mud, snow, cold, slop.
and slush and general unpleasantness
and discomfort. The streets were crowd
I'd from curb 10 surb with Shiny con-
rlomeration OF black snow and a trif1e
Of black mud, and the country roads are
L succession of puddles and sink holes
whose bottom is in the neighborhood OIL
China. The disagreeable change in the
weather was a great disappointment to
both OF the fighters. It meant practic-
ally no road work for several days, and
as both Corbett and Fitzsimmons have
been counting on this Of late as the best
method Of improving their wind, both
we're disgruntled at the gloomy outlook.
FITZ GOES OUT ANYWAY.
Fitzsimmons announced directly after
breakfast that, mud or no mud, snow or
no snow, he would take his usual run
10 town, and, accompanied by Dan
Hickey. he set out. They had not gone
Far before they concluded that running
was out of the question and that it
would take all of their energy to jump
from side to side OF the road to keep out
Of the puddles. They made. the trip TO
town in about thirty minutes over the
usual time After short stay in town
the two started on the return trip, max
ing it in just about the usual time. Fftz-
simmons made speciality OF jumping
over as many mud holes as possible and
his opportunity in that line were bound
less and he was in a decided perspra-
ton. He quickly stripped for his rub
down, and while Roeber sprayed his legs
with water, Hickey went at the upper
portion of the body with coarse towels.
While one covered the lower part of the
body with water the other rubbed his
neck, arms and chest into a glow. Then
followed rundown from neck to heels,
both Hickey and Roeber working on him
with great energy.
HANDBALL NEXT BEST.
Fitzsimmons took a short rest and
then announced that he proposed to fix
himself handball court in one end of mis-
gymnasium. AS he could not do as
much outdoor work as he would like, he
declared that handball was the next best
thing 10 work at, and that as the wealth
pr promised to remain very bad for a
time, consequently barring him from
running on the roads, he proposed 10
beat the little ball UP against the side OF
the house
at IS not much Of game in my opin-
ton,' he declared, but il is the best
thing to be done if can't run on the
l. I
think he continued, with look of
disgust toward the quagmire extending
past his house that is dignifled with the
name or road"
FITZ AS A MECHANIC.
Though Corbett should win over Fitz-
simmons III the ring-a contingency that
the red-headed Australian does not rec
DgniZe as among the things at all likely
to come to paSS-there is one thing in
which Fitzsimomns is far and away
ahead of Jim, and that is in the mechan-
icSf line. Fitzsimmons IS a good black
smith and he is a good carpenter. He
can get through more work in less time
than any two men he has with him and
can do more without any tools than any
carpenters can accomplish with the con-
terts OF hardware store He went to
work With d will ard in few minutes
hal pile of lumber brought into the
gymnasium, marked off and sawed.
Then, remarking to Steiner and Roeber,
Nov You fellows nail those boards up
against the wall he proceeded to boss
tae Job in the most energetic fashion.
AS \ NUSICIAN-NIT.
After dinner. Fitzsimmons went into |
the parlcr for half an hour. making |
ghaslly efforts to sing a song which he |
called kitty Dear" and which he as !
serted is a darn pretty thing, if it Is |
only sung little better"
In the intervals Of rest which he gave |
10 kitty Dear" he expatiated on his !
c.. ense cook, who, according to Fitz- |
simmons. is the best cook of China |
man that ever came down the pike and |
when tcomes to jelly cake and the likes |
Of that, there is no Chinaman on earth |
that can touch him" /
Coming down from Kitty Dear" and |
jelly cake 10 the serious business ahead |
Of him. Ei;ZsimmCns talked of the COM
ing fsh, in sober and modest way.
AS A PROPHET.
'I know" he said, what I have got
ahead Of ne. aid nobody knows better
than l that Corbett is very clever man
and a very strong man. l honestly be-
lieye him 20 be one Of the cleverest men
that ever entered the ring. but I am alb
solu;ely sIre of beating him. I know 1
can hit harder than he can, and know /
can stay with him when it comes to
speed and genera ship. 1 can beat him
70 a certainty. and just as sure as the
sun rises on March II I will be the win
ner OF the tight when the sun sets.
There's another thing, l am not going
to retire from the ring. no matter how
this thing comes out. / am in excellent
condition ard If 1 am not incapacitated
by some accident outside the ring, l pro-
pose. win or lose on March Il, 10 keep
on fighting / am good for several years
of no, work IN the business yet and as
long as am coed am going 10 keep
on fighting. There are lots Of fellows
WHO say I am getting along in years
and getting to- old 10 put up a strong
fight, and all that sort OF stuff. l am
JUS as good today as I ever was in all
the essentials IF fighting man, and in
speed and hitting power / am better
than ever"
AS AN ENFANT TERRIBLE.
Following his dinner for digestion,
started for the handban
court once more, amusing himself on the
way by climbing upon the woodshed
with a handful of snowballs, with which
he pcnpare3 the newspaper men who
came within range. He danced around
the roof of the shed in high glee greatly
TO the discomfort of Martin Julian, who
a grandmotherly fear that
would fall OF the shed and
break bone or two, ''or get hit in the
eye or something"
After the finishing OF the handball
court Fitzsimrons played few games.
just 10 see how the thing went. Al
though not such an expert at the game {
as Colbett, he showed himself no mean (
antagonist at the game He followed ]
I'D his handbal work with lively work