The San Francisco call., 1897-03-05
Big Jim Calls in a Doctor
to Pass Upon His
Condition.
Declared by the Medical Man TO
Be as Sound as a God
Dollar.
FiiZsimmons Sore Over Reports That
He Has Been Induging in Too
Much Liquor.

CARSON, NEV., March 4.-Blg Jim Cor
bett professed 10 be considerably worked
up to-day over a story which has got
abroad TO the effect that part of his
training consists in doctoring himself for
serious aft ction of the liver.
After he had finished swearing to him
self and indui ing in his customary gesti-
culatlons Corbett sent courier into Car
son with instructions to hunt up the best
doctor in town and bring him at once to
Shaws Springs.
Now, if this doctor knows his busi-
ness" snapped Jim, ait won't take five
minutes 20 convince the world that l am
not an invalid. That story originated in
San Francisco and l believe it was con-
cocted for the purpose of affecting the
betting"
The messenger endeavored to get Dr.
J. W Fox, and several other prominent
physicians to attend Corbett but they
happened to be busy. He finally located
DR.. Guinan, whose ability is highly re-
spected in Carson, and that gentleman
readily consepted 20 make the trip to the
springs.
The greeting between the physician and
. the cham pion was made quite formal BY
the latter.
Doctor" said Corbett, ST want you to
make a thorough examination of me fro m
the crown of my head to the soles of my
feet and want you TO speak right out if
you find anything the matter with me, no
matter how trifing the affection may be.
Now promise me that you will not be a
bit backward about this matter for I not
T1lT- Mt n nv hI1t ba
whole world to know, and particularly my
friends"
DR.. Guinan promised and then those
present stepped back to watch the exam
ination. All was silence for at least twenty
minutes save for an occasional word from
The doctor commanding the big fellow to
initiate his lungs, or to do this and that.
Then the seance was over.
WELL" said Corbett with triumphant
smile, for be could read in the physicians
face the verdict.
You are all right; not thing the mat
ter with you" said DR.. Guinan.
You bet your life!" was Corbett's re-
joinder.
Subsequently the doctor made more
detailed report of his investigation for the
benefit OF the newspaper correspondents.
"Corbett is as sound as dollar" he
said. las matter of fact | never saw
man in more perfect condition physically
than be. All Of his organs are healthy.
Ills lungs are exceptionally good and as
for his liver it is in keeping with the rest
OF mis- system. Nobody need worry about
that mars health, and if that is the
greatest requisite for person going into
prize fight he is fit 10 give a irst-class
account of himself"
Corbett was very much pleased over the
way in which matters turned out Not.
as he explained to me, because of the doc
tors verdict, for he expected that, but be-
cause 1t would restore the confidence re-
posed in him by his friends and hackers
why, never had any proof that l had
liver, said the big fellow. much less
one that was diseased. l will say right
now and for keeps, that l have not been
doctorng for any kind of a complaint for
year | never had any sickness of any
consequence In my life. don't want to
be understood as getting excited over any
story that Is bruited about to the effect
that L am dying or physical wreck, for |
realize that on account of the public posi-
tlon am at present occupying, l must ex-
pect adverse criticism, as well as that
which is favora Bile. Neither do object to
stories of this character being published :;
but do insist upon being given an oppor-
tunlty to inform my friends a. to my real
condition, and that is why l sent into
town to-day for a doctor.
"Yo on see thousands upon thousands of
dollars have alreaoy been wagered on the
chances of my success in this contest and
thousands more will go up before the day
OF The fight. Now, the people putting up
this money are all friends and admirers of
mine who have taken my word for it that
am sound, am training faithfully and
intend TO win. l don't want them to
think that l have been deceiving them.
and this is the only reason why take the
troub to prove that L ave told the
truth"
Fitzsim mons, not TO be outdone by Cor
bett. Is also out with denial to-day.
Bob's bristles have risen over the reports
that he has been carousing the past few
evenings. He admits that he has pIaced
himself on the outside of few swigs of
whisky, but is up in arms over the story
that he was fit subject for the Kesiey in
stitute.
1t has always been Fitzsimmons' custom
when training for any of his contests to
treat himself to good horn of Australian
grog every night before retiring, and be
does not deny himself the pleasure of
slipping bit OF real old corn juice once in
while curing the day if he takes such
notion. He claims that it never in terfered
with his training, and Will have no bad
effects now.
II know how that story got out" said
FitZsimmors this afternoon. "a few
nights ago bought bottle of whisky to
take out 10 the ranch, and then went to
the telegraph Office to send message 10
my wife. While there 1 borrowed cork