The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-03-06
Frrz WAS EXAMINED ALSO.
Tho Doctor Says He II In Perfect
HhNhlcnl Condition..

Carson. New. March 5-Corbctt re.
srmcd activo training today after va
cation of two days, which he had taken
on account OF tho visit of his wife. who
returned to San Francisco Last night.
In the morning Corbett decided TO make
call at Empire, ten miles away. where
Young Corhe;t" ana Dan Hawkins are
III training. lie ana Al Hampton drove
10 Empire and after a short visit they
starred on the return trap. Hawkins toktng
the road with the buggy. coI'oett giving
nm instructions to in.N,Nc good time. Then
I'm I'm started across lhe country on ioot.
possibly mile ana 1t half, but this was
moro IMAM equal.gCd by The roughncss of
me travelling. Tho race ended In tie, the
Two meeting Just short distance from
ihe training quarters. Alter rub down.
torbstt ate dinner and rested until about
O'Clock, whom he started upon the work
OF me day, lia began by using the wrist
machine. which he twisted hack ana for
ward Tor fully ten minutes. lie thon
went at ne puneh'ng bag for an oven
furious. without no slightest intermis-
sion, For. the ilrst ten minutes he used
iStt bend hooks, at times throwing In
double succession OF jNb9 that came with
amazing speed Ills work In each regard
was wonderful and showed him to be pos
scssed Of all OF his old time swlftncss.
Ihen he wndei into the bag IN earnest.
using both hands with great rapidly. II
mo last five minutes OF the punching he
began TO breathe hard, but he was appar-
entity capable of going on az. the same
ratio for long time. When he finished
VITA the hgg Charley White threw bath
hop and skip corbclt LETT the shed for tho
handhn court. Hero he went sixteen
'hree-ninnto rounds four OF Thorn with
each OF -four men, without intcrmlss;on.
fries. and tiicn took iisl Green Tor an
other fast round, ani then came MeVey
with whom he wrestled and tugged biuk
forth all his strength, but Corbott damned
him UP aealns, the wall again AMI again.
l. w9s soo1, hAra work and Msvey's
Whe a III m rns EEn nsnon Mfas cps es
painting aud perssgIrlng,, had reeilred 2 tho
an V'E sauimo"x in His p pS' 1 "rm nor
cnino an for his turn coFbeit went at
Inn hard and about all the wind Woods
had left at .llo end of The round WAS lock-
ca up In hts pneumatic h,adp,ccc ana
chest protector -Four times this pro
sramme was gone '9rongn and then Joe
and faust and Jim went at his younger
brother in a faehlon thar AT times prom
| iBed TO create a vacant chair In me house
out Tor two games OF handhall and cor
bette work FOR the day was concluded.
Hts color has greatly improved since he
| hogan to do outdoor work and his pallor
has In q large measure departed.
| Bob I'lizsimnlons this morning secured
| an addition 10 his force Of tratners lie
way to town from hs training quarters.
| After going about a milo Fatzsimmoinl
overlook a colorcd man leading h'Rd
| hog. Hickey who was making tho pace.
| ca,ne up white Fits mmons was oNchang
Ding remarks with the colorei man. ana
| the horse took n violent dshke TO the
hog. He began TO dance all over the roan
end thc hog hoitrd away IN the hlka
| brush. The negro and tNtzsmmons wehl
after him In hot pursuit. Tho former shvi
IA
| and forth through the brush the nor
| eprlnted, with ilini mmons close at his
10 wdthin a foot OF the hos ana thought
the tme had come for n touchdown. lie
| made u spring, lanuinS hqW,ieiy on mo
| n9rker's back, and bore him TO the gronnd.
Then came the real tusslS. tho hog max
| ing fraptl, efforis TO escape, while niz-
sinmons tried to keep him down. the
two rolled over and oyer, me hog louny
congng exhausted IN all things save his
soi,raiing npparntus, wiilc tfi2s.mmons,
with a triumphant grin and hos br"A,h
| oofrfng thoit and quick. held him fnsi. In
a fcw minutes tho owner OF the hog ar
rived on the scene aud accused Fttzsiin-
mons OF trying to steal the animal. ~
an evidence OF good faith Fhtzsdnmons
surrendered tho hog and contfnied toward
town. while The crBtwhile drovcr went on
| his way rejoicing.
training with giIy smith at Genoa today.
| Al snfeh OF New York. the noted hacker
OF puRii s,s. ~ on i,fs way 10 cai,s,i. ""..s
a big amount OF money 70 back Flaherty
| II Is also said he will favor Cofbett on
wagcrs on the big fight
Wtzs.mmons shortened his usual out
| door run today, covering but six tnies.
| Ho put In the regular amount OF bag
punching and wrestling with his trainers
nine rounds In all. lie then punched ne
lag for ten fast ro,iads and closed the
| day with e good rubdown,
| Fitzsimmons was examined this arer.
noon by Or. Gu.nan. who yesterday went
| rnrr orbrti Dr. Gunhn stated thet
| F'itssimmons was IN perfect condition ana
that he was In as good shape an possible;
! ''Bch Corbett and Fhzsinmons are IN
| most excellent condition." he declared al.
Ter he had concluded his examirnton OF
| Inc latter ~ am not In the hnat or OK
anhning Fighters and am not the mar. TO
i say whether they are In what IL calico
| lighting condition. They are, howWcr IN
! as good shape as II ~ possible for two
| human ANNALS 10 be-"
A snow storm which set In at O'Clock
| fomght bids fair to nut an end to outdoor
| x.,nrL for both mon for some DAVIS.