Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-23
Behind Closed Doors and
Barred Windows.
Annual Meeting Of Ohio Poultry
Association.
With the Akron BowIers--locaI
Sporting News.

In describing Corbetts training at
Lakewood correspondent OF the
World writes:
HE is comfortably qunrtered in a
small modern cottage not far from
the Lakewood hotel. 1t is practicable
among the pines, and has pleasant
southern exposure, and, with a house
keeper to look after his comfort, his
lines are pleasantly cast.
His training quarters are mile
and a half outside the village, at Jack
Emerson's little farm, where Corbetts
training associates are boarded. In
the rear Of the small cottage barn
affords II snug room, "A feet square
perhaps, which has been fitted up
for training purposes. II is the same
room which Dixon used, and the floor
is covered with padded canvas, while
the are punching bags, clubs, dumb
bells and all necessary apparatus.
Gus Rubin is Corbetts sparrlng
partner, and came down with him a
week ago. They have worked togeth-
er daily ever since, and while there
Is no rule of secrecy as to what they
do, there is in every days program 80
to 40 minutes of work between the
two which no one else Is allowed to
witness. A second sparling assistant
came today in the person of Stock
ings Conroy, OF Troy, man who has
been picked more because of bulk and
strength than because Of his science
or skill. Evidently he was. built to
stand heap of punishment, and per-
fectly understands that Whatever
comes is all In the days work.
The distance from Corbett's cottage
to his training quarters is n strong
two miles, which gives him, first and
last, eight miles of walking daily be-
sides his daily expeditions, which thus
far vary in distance, but average to
make II daily total of n dozen miles.
Speaking of his daily program, Cor
bett said:
II break away from the rule of
nearly all the boys, who do their walk
in the morning and their punching in
the afternoon. A man who walks 10
to IL miles and then comes up against
the bag or his sparring mate is tired
He may not feel tired, but he isn't
new, and IL the work doesn't 60 just
right he may lose heart and think
perhaps he isn't as good MS he was the
day before. Now, l get my break
fast out of the way ut 1880; l walk
right out to my place and put OH the
mits, feel fresh and fancy, and can
hit up the game for nll there Is In me.
My courage keeps coming, and | en-
joy every bit of 1t. can walk any
old time, and while I don't slight the
Importance of the walk, prefer it
later In the day"
He was asked MS to his sparing
hours, and replied: Come and see
me about 10 o'clock for safety, for I
don't want you to he disappointed.
The fact is, l do bit of work with
Rubin every morning which no one
can sec, and we change the hours
about, but 10 o'clock is always good.
/ figure that the man who whips JEFF |
fries will do 1t by brain more than
Drawn. He's got to do II whole lot |
of figuring. know Jeffries and al
his ways. He's big, husky lad, and
his blow weighs II ton. But have
my plan, and I'm not giving 1t away,
so Rubin and | have Il strictly prl-
yate show every day
CoRBE'rT AN EASY MARK.
New York, Jan %. -(Spl.) Champ.
ion james J. Jeffrles will cease giving
on tho road this week and
will go to Allenhurst, n. j., to prepare
for his coming battle with Jnmes ].
While this match is general
ly pooh poohed by sporting men be-
cause Of the belief that Corbett had
not chance there are others who feel
that the man who conquered John l..
Sullivan may get into condition once
more so as to get an opportunity to
Jeffries through sheer clever
ness. The champions say that after
he has met Corbett he intends TO
take long rest.
II am anxious TO meet Corbett," lie
saiu today, for have score TO set
tie. Al Carson City | was his boxing
partner when he was getting ready