Evening star., 1897-03-09
TRAINING AT CARSON
How the Pugiists Are Putting in
Their Time.
FIFZ PROCESSES GREAT CONFIDENCE
Corbett Doing Light Work and
Playing Hand Bail.
Is STILL THE FAVORITE

CARSON, New, March 9.--Fitzsimmons
put in as much time during early morning
yesterday playing with his dog as he did
working. but along toward noon concluded
that little leg work would be the thing for
him and began sprinting up and down me
yard for short time and then started out
Oh the read for run. He made fast time
considering the awful condition the roads
are in and was at home to do a little light
work in the gymnasium before dinner
Mrs Fitzsimmons reported to her nus
band that there were many people in the
east who sided with Corbett and she ques-
tiored whether she should have done any
betting.
Il am going to win the fight said Fitz-
simmons. You can judge from that wheth-
er you should have done any betting. If l
should lose, however, don't ask me to pay
your bets. because il 1 don't win shall
have a few troubles of my own.
Il don't care much about how the betting
goes anyhow continued Fitzsmmons. Il
have generally been on the short end and
ii don't worry me a bit. They said Hall
was going to lick me and that Creedon was
going TO do the same thing. Well, you
know how they did it. tell you right now
that Corbett is going to do it just the way
they did ii, and no other way.
Corbett put in the time in the morning
doing light work and playing hand ball.
Yesterday morning Charley White declared
Jim would do road work during the day.
but the trainer changed his mind and Jim
did his sprinting around the hand ball
court.
George Green. Young Corbett' who took
a plunge into Carson river Sunday, is still
suffering with cold as the result of the
bath He declares. however. that it is no.
sufficiently serious to keep him out of con-
dition.
the ownership of which Corbett and Fitz-
rimmons are preparing themselves to con-
test, AL Smith. purseholder and stake de-
pository for the big fight. has arrived at
San Francisco. He left New York about a
week ago. spent day in Salt Lake and
came straight through to San Francisco to
see his old friend Ed Fay of the Grand
Hotel last night and to see the races.
In addition to the s15.UO for which Cor
bett and Fitzsimmons will fight. Smith has
with him certified checks amounting to
s13WO He has $4,000 put up by Corbett
and FitZsinImons as side bet, 5000 each.
and S25,O from each contestant, which will
be forfeited in case of their failure to ap-
pear in the ring. Smith said that he did
not care to express any opinion about the
bght. on which he had lot and did not in
tend to bet dollar. He will remain in San
Francisco until Friday when he comes to
Carson.
New York, he says. will send large con-
tingent to the fight but a far greater num-
The weather is pleasant today but on
account of The mud travelling is very dis
agreeable. The curious visitor who calls
at the camp Of Fitzsimmons does so gen.
orally at the price of a suit of clothes
The road to Corbetts camp is somewhat
better but in any other part of the world
would not be classed a road at ALL
The feeling in favor Of Corba.t is grow
ing stronger He has been fayorte at all
times, but as the number of sporting men
mere increase his stock goes UP according
ly- One reason for this is that the cham
pion trains in systematic manner which
all visitors can comprehend.
F1tZsimmons, on the other hand trains
as his somewhat erratic fancy seems to
dictate. and although 1t cannot be denied
his methods result in putting him into the
best possible condition, the majority of the
people who go to see him do not approve
MS methods. because there seems to be
little of practical system and routine. which
is so evident in Corbett's work Fitzsim-
mons Is law unto himself in training as
well as in methods of fighting and many
men are betting against him because they
do not think that such ways as his can put
a man in as good condition as is necessary
for success in the ring.
AL Smith, the stakeholder is in San
Francisco 1t is said he will be in Carson
in a few days
Dan Stuart Is still i'll, and unable to leave
the house yet. He did manage to get out
OF doors yesterday for a short time. bnt
oid not make an attempt to make a trim to
his office. 1t will be several days before he
is able IN y,,c;