The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-02-18
Fitz Wants to Be Sure That He
is i'm Condition.
SOME BETS ON THE FIGHT
Corbett's Trainer Tells How the
Champion Is Getting Himself Into
Trim for the Great Set-.o-H His
Strength and Vitality Shown Prin-
cipally in His Gymnasium Work.

Il read today a statement OF physical
condition of Corbett made 10y one Dr. A.
p o'Bnen, whom L do not know. 1t is
true that have asked for an examination
| of Mr. Corbett at the hands OF a physician,
but / will not recognize an examination
made today for a contest that is to come
off month hence. My reasons for this are
! solely due to the fact that want TO be
sure that when l hit Corbett he will be
physically sound and able to recover from
the blow. For when do hit him expect
! to hit him very hard, and il Will be well
| for both of us that he be in good condition.
/ This attitude is purely for the best interests
| of Corbett, as he Will realize when he
wakes up.
''CorDett saws also, in a statement 10
the Journal, that only Robert FitzsiInmons
ca n convince him that | am better man
than he. Permit NE to state that he will
Toe convinced OIL the 18th of March harder
| than he was ever convinced before. My
work today was most satisfactory, and The
increased development between my lower
ribs alongthe stomach is exceedingly graft
| fying to me. / have nothing TO ask OF the
public. but they can judge from my past
performances as to what | can do IN the
future"
Among the bets made here recently are
| the following:
Joe vendie-S1, COO even, with prominent
| business merchant, that FitZsimm oas VIII
win. Al. Smith-$1,000 10 SEQ, with
Tojed physician, that Corbctt will win.
Dave Pulsif.r-S35O TO S5CC, with Barney
MichaeIs, that the fight VIII last ten
lolnds Teddy Foley, for Shipsey-Sey-
eral bets at SEQ 10 500 and $40 10 500
that Corbett will win Billy Edwards
Offers S3C0 that the fight wont last SIX
lolnds Abe Daniels-Will wager $500 TO
81. coo that Cortett viii win in twelve
rounds or fewer.
The World prints dispatch from Charles
White, Corbctt's trainer, III Which says:
James j Corbett in his trimming, be-
ginning today, works on the following
| system: He gets up at $50 a. IN. After
| leaving his bed he stretches his legs to
their full length, stands in an upright po-
sition. with tees together, and expands
his chest a dozen times, TO throw off the
gases that have collected in his stomach
during the night Then he goes through
series Of calisthenic movements, bending
ground with his hands, to increase circula-
ton in the lower regions Of his Lody.
He gargleSa cup of hot water in his mouth
and throat, and follows it by drinking a
cup OF hot water to aid digestion and give
tone TO the stomach. After this he takes
a light sponge bath, is rubbed dry with
rough towels and dresses himself. He
strolls and loi;ers about for half an hour
reads the papers and answers his letters
until breakfast time.
,Break faSt consists of oatmeal withCream.
steak or chops. eggs, boiled or fried, as he
fancies. toast and coffee. He eats as much
as he pleases. bot always leaves the table
witch a slight desire for more. Rest for helf
an hour follows, giving time for breakfast
to digest Then he starts out with one OF
his trainers or a rOadinan for the first
actual work of the day. They walk slowly
for a mile, increasing the pace in the sec
ond mile and breaking into dog trot at
the third mile. When four or five miles
have been covered he sends his companion
some / so yards in advance. At a signal
Corbett dashes off at top speed and rapidly
oyertakes his leader This is done to help
his wind and increase his staying powers.
good stiff walk varied by occasional
sprints The last two miles are covered at
fast log. Two hundred yards from home
Corbett starts sprinting, and keeps it up
until he is in the rubbing room. The entire
distance covered is from seven to ten miles.
"Curbett is then stripped, rubbeddry with
Turkish towels and takes shower bath.
This is followed by good, thorough hand
rubbing and massage treatment, with
witch hazel as the rubbing preparation.
He dresses, walks about, plays billiards,
and pool, or anuses himself in some way
until the dinner bell rings His dinner con-
slsts of soup, roast beef, mutton or lamb,
and vegetables, such as baked potatoes,
stewed tomatoes, peas, celery, etc. Gus
tard or ice cream is provided as the dessert.
Jim, IL he desires il, has bottle OF ale or
beer with this meal. After dinner he rests
for an hour or an hour and a half, lounging
about in the house or open air, or playing
billiards, as he faDcies. At o clock he
enters the gymnasium, when the heavy
work of the day begins.
Here Corbett shows the inexhaustible
strength and vitality he possesses. He
goes through two and a half hours Of hard
n.
his muscles are called into play. BE
punches the ball for ten three minute
rounds, with half minute rest between
each Then he works with two-pound
dumbbells for twenty minutes, and fol-
lows with ten minutes work on the wrist
and finger machine. Without resting he
takes on McVey, Woods, and brother Joe,
or some one else, and boxes four or six fast
rounds with each After thirty or forty
minutes of the hardest, most exhauSting
kind OF work all are ready to quit, with
the exception of Jim, who is as fresh as a
daisy and wants more.
1.-The boxing is followed by fifteen minutes
of wrestling with McVey and others. Then
the handban court is invaded. Handball
is Corbett's favorite game. lie delights
in it, and plays very clever game from
an expert S ONT of view The game is one
of the chief features of Corbett's training.
1t brings every muscle into action, trains
the eyes to be quick and accurate. and is
especially beneficial in bringing out fast
foot work After a game with single
opponent Corbett is warmed up, and invites
several of his friends and trainers into
the court. They play together in oppo-
sition to Jim, their object being to keep
him on the go 10y placing the ball in different
places. The game continues until the
trainers are tired out. Then Corbett is
rubbed dry and gets course of hand mas
sage, special rubbing preparation being
used The rubbing is done slowly, and
takes half or three-quarters of an hour.
He dresses and strolls along the road, plays
pool or billiards, or plays mild game of
ball with his brother until supper time.
ccunnar oonsirts of chons or steaks