The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-09
Standing of the Clubs
FITZ AND CORBETT.
Days Doings of the Two Famous Prize
Fighters at Carson City.

Days DOfngs oil the TWO fninous Irhe
Fighters at Carson City.
Carson, New, March 9.-From now Vn-
til he steps into the ring Bob Fitzsim-
mons will do no more wrestling and
very little, If any, boxing. Fitzsimmons
trains on methods as unconventional as
those upon which he fights, and he has
never made any pretense OF boxing while
IN preparation for his battles. He has,
since he has been at Cooks ranch. Zone
more boxing than any other time when
in training, but he has now cut this to
the minimum. Wrestling, he declares,
IL done violently, is apt to strain the
forearms, and as Fitzsimmons puts 1t,
II would not be able to lick teaspoon,
let alone big fellow like Corbett. if my
forearms should happen to be in bad
shape"
E.2simmons gave up his idea Of trot-
ting through the slush. and concluded
to do his work yesterday morning in
doors. He first tried his handball court
fol the best portion OF two hours, play
ing alternately with Stenzler and
Hickey, and making the games fast and
furious.
After the conclusion of his work on the
handball court, Fitzsimmons donned his
gloves and went at il with Hickey, and
| then he took on Roebcr for three rounds
| and Stenzer for as many more. The
| work was very fast, and at the.conclu-
| sion Fitzsimmons announced that he was
prepared to do little wrestling with
| Roeber. They tugged back and forth
across the gymnasium the larger part
of an hour. and then Fitzsimmons took
IL 4
for his dinner The appetite of the big
Australian Is something to wonder at,
and although he is very careful of what
ne eats he gets away with an enormous
amount of food in day.
Ftzsimmons went to the station to
meet his wife and boy, who arrived
about p. m.
The visitor who approached Corbett's
training quarters yesterday morning
would have been justified in thinking,
from hearing the noise that came to his
ears as he entered the yard at the
Springs. that herd of elephants were
doing a combination double scuffie in
the barn-like structure that had been
erected for a handball court. 1t was
only the Corbett brothers. Jim and Joe.
having engaged I'm a friendly game OF
at the game and was taking the most
desperate chances at the ball in order to
pile up his score. IL was by no means
warm I'm the place. and the visitor who
stood watching the game for more than
10 minutes was only too glad to hunt up
a stove. Corbett was wet with perspira-
tion, and played with the utmost vio-
lence. He seemed to be at all times
breathing easy. He kept at the handball
court for over an hour. and then White
called him to time. saying IL was on the
| program for him 10 box. AS usual JEFF
fries was the first, and Jim went at him
like a whirlwind. hitting him all over the
body and driving him all over the place
McVey, with his wrestling and pulling
and tugging. came next. and Edgren and
Woods brought up the rear. Then
everything began all over again, and
was gone through I'm much the same
manner as before, save that Corbett, in
stead OF going after Jeffries, kept that
gentleman coming after him. Again
and again Jeffries rushed and made
desperate efforts 10 land. but not once
could he reach the champion.