The sun., 1897-03-02
A BELT TO THE WINNER.
WAyT TO GIvE A $1,000 TROPHY TO
FI7zsIMMONS OR CORBETT.


CARsos, March 1.-Corbctt and Fitzsmmons
are still going along in their groove Of hard
work. and both Of them seem to be enjoying the
training. The Californian, departing q little
from the tenets of preparation for a fight. In.
dulges In . cigar now and again after his meals,
but Fitrsimmons neither indulges nor feels tho
want Of anything OF the kind. One OF tho
most peculiar things about the preliminaries for
tho big contest is tho noticeable wavering on
tho part Of trainers Of both men concerning tho
exact style Of work suited to their physical
makeup.
Every day the guides and philosophers OF the
fighters evolve some new scheme Of exercise for
them to adopt. No one seems to know enough
about their charges to map out an absolute
programme OF routine work, but every day
change Of some kind Is made II will be an.
nounced, for instance, that Corbctt's trainers
have decided that he must do bis handball work
before his boxing and then follow with wrestling
Tho noxt day an order will be issued entirely
reversing things While this sort OF variation
may vary the monotony OF life for the pugilists
II docs not seem to he the best way to get them
into condition.
Corbett worked with Woods, JefYries. his
brother Joe. san Francisco amateur, and Con
Ncyey to-day. They al boxed with him. with
the exception Of HcVcy, who had n wrestling
bout with the ex-ohampion extending for over
twenty minutes Ills sp"rr'hs WIN oous WIS
an interesting feature.
The stocky Denver fighter. with his head In.
cased In his pneumatic rubber protector, stood
UP against his principal for II thrce.minute
round. during which Jim went through all tho
blows he was able TO land, both at short and
long range He paid particular attention TO
h,,,,,a q, brooto,ynys and caueh, wo,ds
has. halo
strength ia certainly Increasing. His blows fail
heavier. and he seems to get the necessary
forearm punch TO his hits that makes them
effective. His leg work is slow, however, but
h,s saaa a,,,,,;,, a. ,,nod ,i,,, h.a ~. Lnaa,,
possessed by few fighters Of escaping long
blow by quick head movement without strain.
ing the whole body or overbaiancing himself In
the attempt TO get away from punishment
Fftzsimmons did no work this morning. but
spoht soo" P"t VI the 'orchooh NJ tnc Sta'e
Penitcntiary. about half mile from his quar-
tors. whore he took bath in the natural warm
the punching bag for fifteen threeminutc
80. -, paah,,. II,,L.r .n, S,..,a -.
u.es eeen 10 hoeoer MICKEY, anu sIenk'er' VINO
did their best to land on him with the gloves
but were unable to touch him. Fitz 4, I'm the
,,,,L ~, ,,ondI,i,n ,h,,,,,h . IIt,I h.a,ia. ,,,,,
PINK OF condition. tnough niue heavier than
Than ever and the little bullet head nearly loses
,,.oi, hs,,ysen ,h.n, ,,hen hs dra,rs h,. raor
nSoi oet"ee" lhelh "heh ho uI""s MS neck
down in front OF adversary. He was little
lighter on his trainers to-day. not Furnishing
them as severely az usual. - n,.
,immons becomes n liifie unnieasant when /,
gets TO be a common thing The trainers OF both
men are ali in a hard way. nursing sore laws
black ewes. and painfully tender ribs '""''
h.senblymnnp % Timotbv nemnseS will ,,,ro
a%es bill in the ksss,assfs 9 cot asking
O; having a gorgeous belt OF silver with diamond
studdinr to be presented TO the winner Of The
ths eeretary of State deiver bct on ,ns b
isih Of March along with a certiacatc AMI i" aW
the trophy. II is intended to have on the belt a
r"t,rodnciion of The offciai seal of Sexade onS "
fac simils q e Gov, sedlers signature to and APP
o hs SS sad es a wn
SwS OF %.s hs bout
straight s. let's ] we're oIehs,nssd after about ave
with clip ea SS right Ssr
s, ssp & SGTSs ss ss He wh his
him With crash against the sas e the build
pulled himself together lust in time to sllp away
from JefYres as he iattsr came I'm in again AWAY
court nSS esswed ~ tbrn h,o m 1ns OF Inc
WAS on the alert He dn"ked The binyy sna
ouick as fash shot his right ont for N crnS a,,s,
connter The hio~ camgbt faffries ansh ~, 'ho
law and he sant 70 6Is Enaes Tha vn Yn,,no ,o
fellow recovered in about three minutes and con.
fessed that he had been In a trance Them tbar
went nj ii again with !Jeffries more saraSs theg
eyer He hustled Corbett around tbe rips rntii ,,
ths latter for self nrotection lar Az hn thut
landed nm Jefries's chin and seni him re.iins
AWAY, ' e''''s
EiiIsimuons's cold saen,a IN hay. ,o,, h,,,
entireIv with the anproaeh of warnsr ,rco,hnr hr
He Gems cheerful and confident and ear heartiiv
OF everything that is placed before him. Jmlinn
has decided ihst from now TO The time Of tha
fght none OF the party at Cook a shall drint
anything but mineral water. Eight dozen cases cases
another consienment Ia on the road The Ssa."av "a
Hsas OF Dozen nations was stpeneth. .ned ny ',,n INK
When iitssi,nmons goes 70 work In .,rnes, n,
his faVorite pastims HE strength OF nj, sioWs ss
seems to Jerk the steel legs from the aoorino op
the nayilIon He rayr they can nnt III. hracoa
there II thew wnnt 10 hut In 9ay or braces @
will knock them ont o{ shane too ~ Nv" n'
There ia a rumor in the AIR that tho Io,i.,.
ture will have ten days' extra session witb ths
IDEA OF INDUCING in legislation which ~ carr;.1
It Is the intention TO make Nevada gen
men, Wnerc tney can naV6 all kinda OF