The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-19

Carson. New, Feb. N--SSTer2l t1cul--cs
were received here today concerning the
condition o. Corbe,t's hand. which vas al
legged 10 have been bitten by dog yeSts--
day This caused considerable me-T.aasEt
among Corbett's friends II seems thar
the story was the work OF imaginative re-
porters who find genuine news very scarce.
TIE facts were tha- when Corbett went
out 70 Shsw's Springs yesterday, he was
playing with his deg. Lsdd.c. small
Scotch collie, and was bouncing a rubber
the -nausuvres the dog caught Corbest's
hand instead OF the ball. bat he did *
playfully and II did not even break TIE
skin
When the champion arose tbs morning
he was sure that before the day was over
he would be in his quarters az shav's
Springs. but early this morning Il began 20
snow again and continued nearly al day
The storm has prevented the carpenters
from finishing Jill's hs15-ball court and 50
he VIII not go out and settled down 10 out
door training for several days Yet. In the
meantime he puts in the day playing pool
and boxing IN The opera house With Billy
Woods and his brother Joe. besides taxing
a turn az wrestling with Jack McVey. He
takes them Gli in turn Tor an hour. AMI
when they get ured he seems as fresh a.
ever.
GEORGE SILER'S RULES.
George Siler. who e 10 referee the match
arrived here today and expressed himself
con corning the reports thar ne was trying
TO get Up q set OF rules 20 suit himself
He said:
There is simply nothing n that All
want is that il De understood before the
men enter The ring whether or not they are
TO Be allowed 10 strike with The free arm
IN breakavsy after a cl.Rch-
II viii suggest that they be allowed 70
strike for the simple reason that one or the
other is pretty liable % 10 so any way.
whatever they may agree upon before they
enter the ring. So sag II would be better
20 have this matter al understood before
the contest comes Of but as Ear Sc an
concerned. I do not care what they agree
upon, so as Il : an agreement"
STUART AND THE ARENA
Dan Stuart has been IN ssclusion for
two or three days and tonight : was learn
ed that las. evening he was overcome with
q severe attack of illness. which has nov,
however, been conquered. and the fisht pro-
:noter VII again be on duty in a few days
The plan for the arena. which Is % hold
somewhere In the neighborhOod OF SG0o0
people, were accepted They were drawn
by ]. J. Doaohue of San Francisco and
viii be given 20 the public tomorrow Work
VIII NOT start on the building for several
days. owing TO the recent storms.
TRAIN SERVICE.
Train Dispatcher Ard-ry and General
Passenger Agent D. A Bender OF the True
kee and Virginia railroad returned from
San Francisco this morning. where they
have been 10 make arrangements with the
Southern Pacific 10 regulate trains coming
in Here on the day OF the fight. Il has
been arranged that excursion trains viii
simply be switched on 10 the Truc6ee and
Virginia line Immediately upon their srr!v-
al IN Reno and VIII come right through
Sidetrack accommodations here are ample
and trains viii be laid out - they are 20
leave a code % signals VII be agreed
upon. and every passenger VIII be made
acquainted with the signal % his tram. 50
that when he hears Il or sees II. as the
case may De. he VIII know TIE train viii
leave in half n hour. ani VIII have plenty
OF time 20 get aboard. This system. K =
believed. Will avoid al confusion an1 there
viii be no mistakes. Trains WI Be allow
ed 20 clear every half-hOur ard extra pre-
cautions have been taken 20 obvate TIE
possibility OF an accident, ss every train
VIII be IN charge Of a man well acquainted
with the road. sri a number % new tels-
graph stations VII be established along The
road az the bottom OF each grade or Other
places where anything could occur 70 delay /.
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