The herald., 1897-03-09


friendly game of handball. Jim was hav-
Ing hard luck at the game and was taking
the most desperate chances at the ball
in order to pile up his score. 1t was by
no means warm in the place, and the
visitor who stood watching the game for
more than few minutes was more than
glad to hunt stove. Corbett was wet
with perspiration, however, and although
he played with the utmost violence. he
seemed to be at all times breathing
easily. He kept at the handball court
for over an hour and then White called
him to time, saying that 1t was on the
program for him to box As usual.
Jeffries was the first to come out and
Jim went at him like whirlwind. hit
ting him all over the body and driving
him all over the place. McVey with his
wrestling and pushing and tugging, came
next, and Edgren and Woods brought
up the rear. Then everything began all
over again and was gone through in
much the same manner as before, save
that Corbett instead of going after jeff
ries kept that gentleman coming after
him. Again and again Jeffries rushed
and made desperate efforts to land, but
not once could he reach the champion
There can be no disputing that Corbett
is the finest judge Of distance when 1t
comes to boxing. of any man In the
ring, and it is difficult to see how any
man could ever have been his superior
Again and again he would move back
so slightly that 1t seemed as though
Jeffries must certainly land with effect,
but Corbett's face was always just out
of reach. Sometimes Jeffries' glove
would just Craze his face, sometimes
missing 1t by the fractional part of an
inch and then by one foot or three feet
He always missed 1t by just as much
as Corbett seemed to wish to have him.
Corbett Is grand master OF the art Of
getting away from a punch, and to keep
from being punched is to man in his
line of business the next best thing TO
punching the other fellow. 1t may not
be winner of fights, but 1t is toler-
ably sure preventive of losing them.
In the afternoon Corbett went through
the same program that he has carried out
for so many days, spending the time
after lunch in reading and answering
his letters and in the late afternoon going
through much the same line of work
as in the morning only in a more elabor-
ate fashion, beginning with the pulley
on which he works up the muscles OF his
arms and hands and winding up with
the sixteen rounds of boxing and wrest-
ling, all gone through without relaxa-
ton of any kind. The one new thing
in Carson City today was that 1t did
not snow. The clouds hung over the
mountains all day but they failed to
make any contribution to the miserable
condition of the country roads and the
streets in Carson City. AS it Is, 1t Is
almost impossible to get around when
off the sidewalks, and the roads be-
tween the town and the training camps
are nearly impossible. Fortunately 1t
requires but little time for the soil in
this country to dry, and IL there is no
more snow everything will be in good
condition by the time for the fight.
The cup which is to go to the win
ner of the big live bird shoot, and which
Is now held by Elliott, arrived today and
is now on exhibition in Stuart's office.
Today Corbett received in his mail
a banner from the students of Yale. in
scribed with the letters of that institu-
tion.
THE LAWS DELAY.
NEW YORK, March Sunless Dan
Stuart speedily makes new arrange
ments 1t is probable the photographs of
each blow in the Corbett-Fitzslmmons
fight will not be taken. as the machines
of the kinotenomascope company which
were to have gone to Carson are held
here to wait legal decision. This COM
pany has been sued by Edward Gregg,
and the machines are in the hands of
the sheriff. Permission to release them
without the customary three days for
examination OF tne Stcuflty DoHu was ut-
MED in the supreme court today, despite
the plea that prize-ighting greatness
was at stake.
LAVIGNE. MKEEVER.
PHILADELPHIA, March Skid La
vigne. the lightweight champion, had
decidedly interesting six-round go to-
night with Charley McKeever OF this
city. The latters height and weight over
Lavigne gave him decided advantage.
and he reached Lavigne hard and often
during the mill. Only in the fifth did
McKeever seem to be better, and then
he knocked McKeever down. He was
up in a moment and at it. The last
round also was McKeever's, as his op-
ponent missed all his swings. No de-
cision was rendered.
NEW YORK, March Skid McPart-
land of this city, who stood up for TWEEN
'ty rounds with Kid Lavigne, met Sam
Tompkins of Astoria tonight in the
American Sporting club and in the pres
ence of about $500 people administered
a sound thrashing to the Long Islander
who has always been very aggressive
boxer. Tomkins was unable to injure
Mcfarland at any stage of the game,
while the New Yorker sent his left with
telling effect on the face. ribs and wind
Tomkins was splitting blood after the
fourth round, and was very weak when
the unlucky thirteenth begun. MOZART
land sent in three very heavy left-hand
swings in the stomach, and each of
them floored Tomkins The third time
he went down Tomkins was unable to
get up, and his seconds had to help him
to his corner. His face and body were
very raw when he retired to his dress
ing room. while Mcfarland did not
show any marks whatever.
Billy Rochefort of Chicago defeated
Benny Lee in ten-round bout.
A LONDON GO.
LONDON, March SIN the fight to-
night between Whatley and Tom Will
liams. the latter was badly beaten and
completely knocked out in fourteen
rounds
THE PARSONS PLANS.
CHICAGO, March 8.-"Parson" Da-
vies arrived in Chicago today and left
tonight for Cripple Creek, where, on
Wednesday, Barry and Armstrong will
give a sparring exhibition. Thence the
party will go to Carson. Davies says
be Is ready to match any one of his
fighters, Choynski being the third, at
almost any kind of game.
Mitchell" he said. is out again to
fight Fitzsimmons or Corbett for $40, ,00O
will insure him an easier game sending
an unknown to the front and betting
him $4,000 to sS000."
rest as to challenging the winner at
Carson.
PENSACOLA, Fla, March s.-The fiji