The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-10
THE BIG Fight,


CARSON, New. March O.-Fltzslm-
,.,ns nut in us much time during early
corning playing with his boy as he did
,,rting, but along toward noon con-
anaed that a little leg work would be
me thing for him and began sprlntIng
Nm ami down the yard for a short time
and then started out ON the road for u
MN He made fast time. considering
the awful condition in which tie roads
are and was at home to do little light
work In, the gymnasium before dinner.
Mrs. EltEslmmons reported to her
husband that there were many people
IN the east who were with Cdrbett, and
he questioned whether she should have
done betting, II am going to win the
srht." said FltEsimmons You can
mdse from that whether you should
have done any betting. II should
lose, however. don't ask me to pay your
bets. because Il l don't win shall have
,sw troubles OF my own"
II don't care much about how the
bstting goes. anyhow" continued Eitz-
simmons. Il have been generally on
The short end and It don't worry me n
BIZ. They said Han was going TO lick
me and that CreedoR was going 10 do
the same thing Well, YOU know how
they did Il, tell you rtSht now that
Cofbett is going TO do 1t Just the way
they did II aEd no othe: way"
Corbett put in the time this morning
doing light work and playing hand-ball.
Yesterday morning Charley White de-
clarcd Jim would do road worr to-day,
but when to-day came thG trainer
changed his mind and JIM did his
sprnduS around the hand-haii court.
George Grcon young CorbettJ. who
took plunsS into the Carson river
sunday. is still suffering with n cold,
the result Ot his bath. He declares.
however. that II Is not sufficiently Sc
r.ous to keep him out OK condition.
The weather Is pleasant to-day, but
sn account Of the mid travelling is very
dlsagrceahlc The curious Svisltor who
calls at the camp OF FitZsimmon5 does
50 GENERALLY at the price af SUIT Of
clothes The roar 10 Corbetts camp Is
somewhat better. hut in any other part
Il the world would not be classcd as u
guad at all.
The feeling in favor of.&I1rbett is
growing stronger. He has been the Ia
yorite at all times, but rs the number
o! sporting mon here increase, ms stock
goes up accordingly, One reason for
this Is thar the champion trains In a
systematic manner, which all visitors
can comprehend.
FltzsImmons. on the 6rhUr hand.
trains us his somewhat errntlc fancy
seems 10 dictate. and although II can
not be denied his methods E"Snlt In put
ting him Into the best re skele condi-
ton. the majority OF the rfoPle who go
to see him do not approve his methods
because there seems 10 be little OF prac.
teal system and routine which Is so
EVIDENT in Corbetts work. TitzsimmonE
IS law unto himself In tTginlnE. a.
well rs IN methods o. fighting. and
many men are betting agains. him be-
cause they do not think that such ways
as his can put man In a@3Pod con1I-
ton as Is necessary for ShIEsS IN the
rns.,
From tlls time on Until me day nf the
fight ilar COrbett VIII lessen the work
he has been going thT0uEh-a prepara-
lion gor TIE contest Whef he does
work IL viii be rs heavy as anything ne
has E0nc through up TO the present
lllae. nut he will take II easy On one day
art harder on the toiloE5H9 day, lie
will alternate the work IL Gls manner
untn he has finished hiE training. TINS
c0ugse las bror decided upon by train
rF Charley White, who - ! DIT Ieartu'
thas keeping At the work Hnl nj one
klrd OF wari. too steadily VIII tend 20
make Corbc.. tire Of work. or rather
lite OF tbs constant repSethI OF the
same wUrS every day
Fitzsinimans pat In a sllGht day IN
honor OF the coming OF his wife and did
less WORK than usual. In Tact, from
this time FiIZslTimonS Will do much
.-ss hard work than he hAA5tgecn doing
His heavy work is over akIt.Ehe VIII DO
nothing but exercise 10 keep himself IN
condition and keep up his VIM.
Dan Stuart was on the Stre1t couple
o! hours this morning and declarea him
self improving although he rs still very
pa1c- The arenu Is practically finished
and tO-dh. men We're goin, S1hTouSn II
with pals Of black. mnrkWS ou- the
seats by which IN meant org man VIII
be expected to settle himseif on eiGh-
teen inches OF undreJscd .bt5Aber. The
flooring is all In and nothing remaini to
he Bu ia place with the exception OF
the press seats 1t Is belIeyed the en-
tlrc STRUCTURE will DE finished by the
end OF this week. ~.
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