The sun., 1897-03-06
FITz HIT ON THE JAW.
ROEBER LANDS 4 HARD ONE, BUT
THE CHAMPION KEEPS RIG HT on
Corsctt, Too, Has . Lively bout with Hls
As.istsnts-Rits's severe Work Has Made
HIa Left Arm stin nnd pninfuI-Otherwiso
He N. I'm spiendid Couaition-The Detting

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80. -. go 80 s,.,n,,,,-o,s.r,,,.o
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OAhsoN' mach o'-N was n",u ,'in,.s ui,ins
against tne winu TINS morning. ou. ootn ~,
anu rithsiuinons wcro cary oh 'no ioau. ,,,o
air was iuh oi oniii' anu inc appoai"n.o VI wv
champion IN town uiu not a.'r",, ,no usuai ',l
efVwu' Dun "oh na,o io' up s .'''V " " ,.l'o-
worE,as there seems 10 DC a unanlmlty OF opinion
among the trainers that stalcncss would be sure
,o ,,io, ,h. soyoro ,rainin NJ tho nm a, ton va
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Corbctt has been resting Tor TWO uays' uoihs
little on the road and no boxing. This after
60, ~, ,o,, yrooa, ,o dor h,s rr,,hcr or,nor
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ana prepare ior siuggihg. jim IS con',nuu,iy
does With an easy grace that challenges sdmira.
,,on His houts with Jefrrcs. are interesting.
because OF the fact that Jcfirics while "a triflc
alo,v with his bands ia ouick and light of foot
md os,.n avoids .o,nc virious body blows Cor.
ana oiteh aVolus some VICIOUS pou! oio"s VI
bett is hot ginger in his work. and while he tells
both .Jeffries and Woods to bang away at him to
the limit OF their striking power ms taco telS OF
his cloverncss. There is not mark on IT.
Fitzsimmons. ON the other hand. shows signs
Of rough usage. This is the work Of ltocbcr, the
sturdy German wrestler, who is not at all clever
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i'ocDer says ms heau Is covered WIN Uu''io,9 as
n blows.
syen % ,h,Uss NJ nm nm NV scnSins in corIcr whenever or
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he gets chance. This afternoon after
,o, ,hrao',,,n,,,o ro,,nds H., ond pnhor bod n
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regular battle Rocbcr rushed and swung with
tho foro,i,y ~ ~, ,,,,r,. ,,,h,or mud In onc M
, " ". ','''..'.. S..,i 49,, S.,
the mlN-ups nc caught fltzSlininohs iuil anu Iar
on the Jaw. The centre of the blow was marked
BY "A red spot Just under the corner OF the mouth.
and all who saw II wondered why FitZsimmons
did not drop. He only shook his head and looked
a little more intcntly at the sturdy German.
Rocber expecting something in return, jumped
away with broad grin.
THAT was u Corkcr Roeber said FitZ. land
that 3 the way want you to 20 at me. There 10
no use In hnyin, "A mni, around that Is afraid 10
turn loo,s"
Then they went at II again. but II was noticed
that Bob was very careful not to yet kitten.
fish " again. lie sluggcd Rocbt- hard, and with
left hand inside counter or Jolt dazcd him.
When they pulled oil the gloves Roebcr was
asked IL he cnjoycd boxing. He rubbed his
rose" ear ruefully, and answered:
Pretty well; but when I'm boxing with Rob
there's nothing like 80 well as the call OF time
for the last round lie liz a fearful hitter
Two weeks ago FitL seemed TO think that
handbali playing was useless for a boxer in
bali now has found a place i'm his daily pro.
gramme. He and Hickey and Slelzner play
this diversion for he Is not light enough ON his
feet. After swinging il for ten minutes he
threw IL the bed anu SutN ne tlll not llke
that kind Of excrcisc Bob's arms, cspcciRlly
his leit. ON the bicep near tho elbow shows signs
OF the severe work hc has been engaged in
There is a dusky spot on IL half the size of a
woinan's hand Ills left wrist Is swollen and his
left elbow is stin and painful. Yesterday both
nrms vcr, so sore thai hc could not bear to have
them rubbed Otherwise no Is In supcrh con.
dition and lonks To- weigh nhout lG5 uo,inds III 5
waist moasurrment which was rs inches when
he arrived here. is now reduced 10 30 lie goes
about his work with IA Iolity that puts all his
helpers In good humor
y. q.
noon and thr local hand which went into prnc.
tice yrstcrdny fnr the event marched down 10
The sia,ion tn rc,,iye him The hu crowd al IN,
station was disappointed for the big fellow
failed TO show nm