The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-23

MANY passes We're made Joe brought his
| left hand against Jim's elbow while
reaching for a body blow and retired dis
| abled This completed the champion's
morning work.
IIe lad boxed and wrestled for fifty
| FIVE minutes without a seconds rest, and
| his dropping pompadour and perspira-
| toned moistened face were the only signs
of the fray. His breathing was not in
| the slightest disturbed.
That settles the question of altitude"
| said one of the favored who watched Jim
through his work. Jim could fight all
| day in this vicinity if such a thing was
necessary"
| In an interview Corbett said:
| In training for fight have regu-
| larry laid out system, and each of my
assistants mas special part and IS Sc
lected for a particular purpose. When
Jefferies arrives here I will have four
men 10 work with. l take Woods first
because he is a willing fellow and does
not care how hard 1 punch him. Ny
bout with him might be termed my slug
! ging exercise He never flinches, he
never gets ratified, and is under ;nstruc-
| tons to punch me as hard and as often
as he can. I therefore derive double
benefit, for I accustom myself to hitting
| hard and TO avoiding blows which 1
| know viii hurt me if they land. Then I
| take McVey and wreStle with him. He
is ever so much heavier than l am, and
the worl, of twisting him around and
pushing him away is good for me, as it
stands 10 reason that l need have no fear
OF being worsted in the clinches when
tackle a man who is lighter than Nc
Vey. Jack understands that it is his
place to rough me and to lean against
me, so as to make me exert myself in
freeing myself from him.
IL also put on the gloves with Nc
Vey. Now, he is not exactly lightning
striker, but he sends in a pile-driver
blow I ward them off with my fore
arm, and as a consequence I am seasoned
from the wrist to the elbow. When I
catch blow on either arm 1t hurts the
other fellow more than it hurts me.
Plight here 1 want to tell you how 1t
was 1 came to think of this seasoning
process When l fought Jackson | stu
died to avoid that heart punch of his.
I, is a great punch, and it is well worth
avoiding.
I'm my training I formulated a plan 20
hit Jackson's stomach whenever I felt
sure that his right was coming. 1t work.
ed well and served as an effectual stop
to Jackson's punches, but while my left
was crossing the line of fire, Jackson's
glove connected repeatedly with my left
forearm. OF course, it was better 10
have it there than under the heart, but it
famed my arm. Ever since that time
whenever I train 1 go in for the arm
seasoning that L mentioned just now,
and 1 have an idea that If a mule kicked
me on the forearm he would not have
any the best of it,
SLEIGHING IS GOOD.
Carson, New. Feb. 22.-Sunday was
busy day with Jim Corbett The bright
weather and warming sun brought out
hundreds of people in sleighS, on foot and
even on bicycles, with Shaw's Hot
Springs the objective point Sleighs
loaded with ladies drove UP to the cham
pion's quarters, and with ''hurrah for
Corbett" were off again. Corbett sun
ned himself on the front porch most of
the afternoon, and smilingly DOTTED his
cap to the solutions of many visitors.
Jim and his brother Joe dedicated the
new handball court at O'Clock with
close game the champion INDUCING Joe
with the lead until the latter had only a
point 10 make, when, despite Joe's ef-
forts TO win the first game in the new
court, Jim ran it out. They continued to
play steadily over an hour when the
champion doomed the gloves with Billy
Woods. Woods wore 'mask" invented
by a Chicago man 10 protect his jaw
and neck. Corbett went at Woods in live
" style. Seeing an opening he landed his
RICH on Woods jaw which sent the big
Scotcbman staggering against the wall
The blow made Woods groggy, but he
came back for more. Corbett punched
him hard, and but for the protection af-
forded by the mask, any of the blows
was sufficient TO put the man out. After
nearly two hours hard work, Corbett
showed very little signs of fatigue. He
rested and received visitors and allowed |
himself to be snapped" by various ko-
oaks, until O'Clock, when he took a |
turn at the wrist machine. then an
hours fast handbaH with Brother Joe" |
and another half hour with Woods. He |
declared Shaws springs TO be a great |
place for work. His work today dem |
onstrated to all who saw it his splendid |
Fitzsimmons passed the day very |
quietly. He took a run through the |
snow today, returning 10 the Hotel Ar |
Ington, and passed the afternoon playing !
billiards TO room full OF spectators. He |
went TO his quarters later on, but did not !
work. as his paraphernalia has not yet !
arrived. F'itZsimmons has changed his /
mind about handbal and now declares |
that he will have a court in the pavilion |
at Cooks ranch an dwil go in for Cor |
belts favorite game.
Fitzsirnmons looks well and says he Is |
in the best of shape.
His baggage was all sent out this az /
ternoon and he will begin active work |
in the morning.
Dan Stuart was inaccessible today. |
He is suffering with stomach ailment, |
with slight fever and no visitors are ell |
lowed to see him. Regarding the SUI. /
brought in New York by Joe Vendg. |
Mr.. Wheelock makes the following state
ment:
ct am greatly surprised at Vendig's
case He had no cause whatever for the
suit l have audited all the accounts AMI
made all settlements with Vendig in the
partnership with Stuart. Stuart advanc-
ed most of the funds and carried Ven-
dig through. When matters We're finally
settled up at Ell Paso February 3. Ven
dig could not make good his part in cash
and gave his note for the balance. paya-
bic in June. When June. came he was
Still unable to pay. and has not 'advanc-
ad' one cent either 10 Stuart or myself.