The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-09
FEELS JOLLY AGAIN
FIIz OAPERS ABOUT HIS QUARTERS
IN HIGH GLEE

SO Handbau Engrosses the Attention of
the PugiIists, at Which Game Corbett
Plays to Win and Fitz Plays Horse Mrs.
Fitz and the Baby Arrive-Both Fight
ers Wish 1T Were the Seventeenth This
Minute-Kine;oscopesin Trouble-Fisht
Gossip-sporting Notes.
Carson City, New, March s.-From now
until he steps into the ring Bob Fitzsim-
mons will DO no more wrestling and very
little, if any, boxing. He declared himself
to this effect at the conclusion of his morn
Ing's work. Fitzsimmons trains on methods
as unconventional as those upon which he
fights. and he has never adopted any pre-
tence of boxing while in preparation for his
battles. He has, since he has been at Cook S
ranch, done more boxing than any other
time when in training, but he has now cut
this to the minimum. Wrestling, he de-
c,ares, il done violently is apt to strain
the forearms, and, as Fitzsimmons himself
gut It, II would not be able to lick a tea
spoon, let alone big fellow like Corbett
If my forearm should Mapped to be in bad
shape"
FITZ AT HANDBALL.
Early this morning Fitzsimmons declared
that he would do a little road work, as the
mud was frozen and the going was not SO
bad, but as soon as the sun got fairly over
The mountain tops it created mud in the
roads at the rate of an inch a minute, AMI
Fitzsimmons gave up his idea OF trotting
through the slush and concluded to do his
mornings work within doors. He first tried
his handball court for the better portion OF
Two hours, playing alternately with Stelz-
her and Hickey and making the games
fast and furious. Fitzsimmons is a long
distance IN the rear of Corbett as a player
Of handball, but he mana ed TO get as
much exercise out of il as the latter de-
rves from his more pretentious game
When Corbett plays handball he goes at 1t
In the same deadly earnest manner as he
enters into everything else and it goes
against his grain to lose game. He wants
to be at the top all the time, and he viii
make the most desperate efforts to beat
II he at any time is falling behind in his
score F'itzsimmons, on the. other hand,
regards handball as mild sort of diversion,
and he does more fooling around the court
than actual playing. 1t is common freak
of his to make a rush for the bail. and,
stopping midway. indulge IN a wild wrestle
with anybody who happens at the moment
to be within reach of his long arms.
BOB PUTS HIS GLOVES on.
After the conclusion of his work in the
handbaI court, Fitzsimmons donned ms
gloves and went at it with Hickey as an
antagonist, and he then took on Roeber for
three rounds and Steiner for as many
more. The work was very fast and at the
concmiusion FitZsimmons announced tnat
he was prepared to do a little wrestling
with Ernest Roeber. They tugged PACK
and forth across the gymnasium for the
larger part of an hour. and then Fitzsm-
mons took his rundown and sat down to
wais for his dinner The appetite of the
big Australian is something to wonder at.
and although he is very careful in what he
eats. he gets away with an enormous
amount of provender in day, when Ii Is
considered that he has presumably but one
stomach.
BOB AND HIS BIG DOG.
After dinner, Fitzsimmons went into tie
ward. where he proceeded to play with the
Jog which he admires so much, and when
everybody else, without exception. would
delight in seeing turned into sausage meat
Steiner was in a big swing, swinging back
and forth when Fitzsimmons and the dog
came into the yard, and Fitzsimmons with
yell of delight called the dogs attention
10 the fact that Steiner was using the
swing. The dog seems to consider his mis-
sion on earth TO keep people out of that
swing. and he made a rush for Steiner
snd before the latter could get his legs into
the air. the dog had him. His teeth came
together with vicious snap, catching Stelz
ner's ankle There was a mix up of dog,
wildly flying feet and profane language and
when Steiner managed to free himself
from the big brute. he was sadly in need
Of new pair of trousers. Fitzsimmons
seemed to regard the episode as a huge joke
ard he capered around the yard shouting
with laughter. He then took his turn at
aggravating the dog until the latter was
fairly savage. Then he would grab the
dog by the throat and throw him to the
ground with a force sufficient to break
every bone in the canine carcass.
MRS FTTZ AND THE BABY.
After allowing his dinner to settle, Fit,-
simmons declared that he thought he would
80 some road work, and in n short time
Rceber and Steiner set forth for a run
over the roads in the direction OF Carson
city. Fitzsimmons was looking for his
Kife and Martin Julian, the latter having
gone TO Reno last night TO meet Mrs. Fitz-
simmons. The train was due at $40 and
ten minutes before the time of its arrival.
titzsimmons was on the platform. He
Mas Very anxious and nervous and when
he station agent announced that train was
- minutes late, FitZsimmons set of for
run through the streets. returning min
utes before the arrival of the train and
pacing nervously up and down the plat
form. Mrs. Fitzs.mmons has been some
what longer coming than was expected and
her husband was fearful that she would
rot arrive today. At times he would saw
She Will not come" and al others he Of
fered 10 bet SetlZner S that she would be
o, the train. As the train rolled up TO the
station Fitzsimmons spied Martin Julian
standing on the platform and yelled out
There is Martin. She has come this time
ana he was right, for in another minute
Mrs. Fitzsimmons was in front OF him.
tltzsimmons kissed her and made grab
Tor MS baby boy
After bestow!ng few fatherly attentions
on the infant he put Mrs. Fftzsimmons and
the nurse n the carriage and started them
for Cooks ranch. Then he started on foot.
gong across the country instead of taking
the road, on account Of the mud Upon
his reaching the ranch, FItzs:mmous put in
an hour with the bag. whereupon his days
work was done. He complained considerab-
~ OF his arms hurting him TODAY and sad
they were sore as result OF his wrestling.
DOESN'T NEED TO WORK.
''I am going 10 do no more Of that work
he declared Il do not need il anyway.
and there is no necessity OF keepins a. r.
when 1 may get my arms out OF condition
No sir. 1 am through with the wrestling
and 1 am going 10 DO precious little boxing
after this Il is a waste OF time An
want is 10 keep my muscles pliable and
keep my wind good and IL possible make