The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-21
coRpErr,s OPPONENT AunNs UP ~
NEVADA IN PINK OF CON-
sa c~'-.-.n DITION. am ..-,.s
NO TIME TO Foa AWAY.
JULIAN WAITING 10 STAKE BOB
OUT TO HIS FRAMING
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CORBETT ALSO MAKES MOVE.
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Both Men Now Located and Ready
to Begin Hard Work without
Further Delay.

Further Delay.
CARSON, New, Feb. 20-Robert Fitz-
simmons arrived from the East TODAY.
He was accompanied by Ernest Roeber
champion Graeco-Roman wrestler of
the world; Dan Hickey, Australian
champion heavyweight, and Frank
Fairchild, heavyweight. He was met
at the train by Martin Julian, his man.
ager, who came down from Carson
last night. The party left at once on
the local for Cooks ranch, two miles
from Carson, the place. selected for
Fitzsimmons' training quarters. Julian
started a pillow and snow brush this
morning and will clear the snow off for
a mile and half of track for Fitz-
simmons to take exercise on. Fitzsim-
mons looks in the pink of condition.
Fitzsimmons was met at the train by
half of the population of Carson, an
Xious to get a glimpse at the man who
has the courage to meet Jim Corbett,
for the latter by his affable manner.
since he has been in Carson, has won
over the public sentiment to himself to
great extent. Fitzsimmons quickly
pushed his way through the crowd and
was soon taken away by his team it
being Julian's idea to establish him in
his training quarters at once, and work
with him will commence tomorrow.
Corbett, as usual, this morning went
over to the opera house and put in fif-
ty-tWo minutes sparringi and wrestling
with his training staff and gave them
the hardest game since his arrival. He
pushed them all hot and seemd to be
in the very best of humor. McVey.
the wrestler, is i'll and is not doing as
hard work as he otherwise would. This
afternoon Corbett went out to his
training quarters at Shaw's Springs
The contract was let for the lumber
that is to be used for the erection Of
the pavilion where the big match will
take place this afternoon; and the car
penters will commence work on it next
week. Stuart has eXacted a promise
from the contractor that the building
shall be completed before three weeks
have elapsed, and men will be put on
in such numbers that there will be no
difficulty in carrying out his request.
An order was received from Red
lands, Cal. this morning for a block
Of fifty seats and this was the largest
OF the day, although there were many
other smaller ones
CORBETT IN FAVOR.
Fitzsimmons expressed himself to
an admiring crowd about him while
he was waiting for his team to the
effect that they would see him do Cor
bett up in good style.rand the I'M
sympathizinga youngsters yelled rats"
FftZsimmons has not made the i'm
preston on Carson as has Corbett. and
sentiment here is certainly with the
Californian, who has made friends here
during his enforced idleness in this
city, The continuance of the storm
has kept the carpenters from finishing
Corbett's handbal court, but he will
as he expressed it, make up for lost
time in short ORDER when the sun
again smiles.
Newspaper headquarters are be-
ing established all over the city and
their enormous signs across the streets
can be seen for miles. Tonight the
weather cleared. about five inches Of
snow on the ground had fallen and no
prospect of any more coming With
three days of sun it will all be gone.
George Siler, who is here and who Is
sending news dispatches to Chicago
paper wires: Woods is being severe
ly punished in his practice goes with
Corbett. To such straits has he come
that Corbett will send to New York
for new pneumatic combination re-
Gently invented in the shape Of a mask
to fit the face, and which is intended
to tone the force of the blows and
make them glance off with COMPARE
lively little chance for ! harm to the
receiving end of the battery. A pneu-
matte chest protector, too,will be press
ed into the humane enterprise. Cor
bett figures that, with his trainers
thus equipped, he can licut loose to
his hearts content Corbett showed
his wonderful knack Of Judging dis
tances yesterday by repeatedly throw
ing his head within striking range of
Woods right, tempting the latter to
| let that member drive out, but not
once did it find lodgrnefft
woods tried and tried. again. but that
| pompadour was always. out of harms
way, and at junctures when it looked
as though evasion was out Of the ques-
ton. but it was not. Woods would let
| drive. Corbett would avoid the blow.
| and then step in quick enough to cross
Woods with his right, planting what.
untempered. would look like a sure
knockout. Although Jim he'd in the
! force of his blows ON Woods, there still
| remained enough Of the power Of pro-
pulsion behind them to repeatedly
| stagger his man. In his roughing bout
with McVey, Corbett forced his 300
pound trainer all over the stage of the
| opera house, bringing him up against
| the rocks and oaks of a. rural scene
| often enough to wreck this triumph
| of the scenic artists handiwork."
BETTER LEG WORK.
Three things that are becoming
| noticeable about Corbett's training are
| the improvement in his leg work. and
| the attention he is paying to break
| away hits and clinch blows, particular
| ly the open glove shove in the face
| at close quarters. He seems to be able
| to jump from any spot and at an angle
| and land in position to defend himself
| from a blow. This leg Strength. too,
| is enabling him to throw his body for
ward at a very wide angle, which.
| while it gives him an additional reach,
| allows him to come back from his OPP
| ponents punches without moving his
feet from their original position. Cor
| bett said last night: - ~
81 feel that I am in excellent shape,
and am glad that my work is not suf-
| fering through the change of air and
locality. will be glad to get out, to
| the springs tomorrow! OF course the
| place is a bit rough not quite an As
bury park, but great deal better than
1 could have expected here, and 1t will
| suit me well. The only point about
| it is that T will he Ah1& TO get into