The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-09
News From Camp Indicates That
He is Overtrained.
DOING TOO MUCH WORK
Rubin on the Other Hand
Thought to Be in Shape.
COrbett Trains Akron Giant and
Hopes He Will Win.
Betting Odds Will Slightly
Favor Lanky Bob.

New York Aug. 9.-While it may not
be bad enough to affect his chances in
mis- Friday night battle with Gus Rub
lin, the conqueror of Sharkey, the
friends of Bob Fitzsimmons are more
or less concerned over his apparent
overturned condition 1t is indisput-
able that Fftz is drawn very fine and
his color is not by any means the rug
ged, tanned one that would be expect
ed of a man doing plenty of work at
the seashore Fitz declares that he
feels in good condition and his friends.
who think he has a big margin over
Rubin, still figure that he will win
from the Akron giant" but there Is no
doubt that the Cornishman is not in the
tip-top of condition
The damaged hand that caused two
postponements of the fight with Rubin
is now in working order again, and
although there is still a perceptlble
swelling, it is strong enough for pat
tie and this gives no concern IN the
camp. But it apepars that Fits very
anxiety to get into the best or shape
has led him to do too much hard work
He is doing his training every day TO an
audience of paid admissions, and
Fitz Is as usual. very conscientious to
2 give everyone his moneys worth.
Thus he has been taking on Arm
strong, Thorne. Dawson ana pig knipe'
the amateur heavyweight champion.
and at odd times others with the gloves
and doing a great deal Of wrestling
with Thorne and Armstrong. The lat
ter is the giant negro who was Shar-
keys sparring partner.
He is a very powerful man and
throws Fitz at wrestling Fttz hghts
hard against having his shoulders put
TO the mat, and then in turn tries to
throw Thorne who is stubborn an
fagpnist In this way Fftz has been
doing more work than would be reck-
oned necessary for a man who has no
.srtah r., talr Off matine6S
fill up Bergen Beach is filled with ru-
mors that he is badly overturned
Ruhlin's system of training is not as
severe as his opponents In fact, the
Akron man confines himself to light
road work and an occasional lew
rounds with his sparring partner Run
manager, does not believe in much box
ing while training. He claims a man
doesn't have to learn to hight during
his preliminary work. He is supposed
TO be able to do that before a club VIII
match him. His main IDEA IS 60
strengthen his wind. That he declares
is all that is necessary
James ]. Corbett has formed a part
rership with Gus Rubin to whip one
freckled gentleman known to the pugll-
4stic world as Bob Fitzsimmons. Inc
partnership is limited, for Cofbett Will
be only a second to the large gentleman
from Ohio in the ring at Madison Square
Garden but the ex-pompadour Will nave
much to say about the way the business
in hand is to be conducted. Corbett
shares largely the glory Ruhlin won IN
defeating Sharkey, and it was the clever
coaching and training of the ex-cham-
pion that moved Rubin up a notch. Cor
-bett knows Fitzsimmons like a book ana
he has been training Rubin. After such
an intimate knowledge of both men he
can give wonderfully good advice IN the
ring, and the fact that he is to be In the
Akron mans corner is having weight
with the betting men,
The weeks of training Rubin has put
in have melted as they only can. He is
stronger than ever, more clever and,
while not given to boasting, looks to I'M
dsh Fitzsimmons in less than ten rounds.
His muscles are not punched like those
of a weight-lifter. but are plant and
supple. His skin is Of that ruddy hue
which shows that his physical condition
could hardly be improved upon.
Fitzsimmons, on the other hand, will
continue his hard work up to the day of
the tight. He is in good enough shape
now to enter the ring, but does not want
TO take any chances Of going back. Box
ing. wrestling and punching the bag VIII
constitute part of his daily routine OF
work until Friday morning, when he will
only do light run through the coun-
try.
Fftzsimmons claims to have many sur
prises which he intends to spring on
Rubin. Although the lanky Cornish
man viii not divulge just what methods
he expects to use when he faces the
young Akronite, it can be said that the
tactics used by Jeffries in his recent
fights will play an important part in the
ex-champiOn'S repertoTy. For several
weeks Fitzsimmons has been trying def
fries crouching style in his bouts with
Bob Armstrong, and he has met with
such success in his delivery under the
circumstances, that he believes Rubin
will be an easy victim when they come
together.
Fitzsimmons is not pronounced fav-
orite and there is hardly a chance that
he will have the long odds. There are
Things that initiate
simmons in this matter The first is
that he fell from his high estate as
champion when he fell before Jeffries
and the other is that Ruhlin's recent
victory over Sharkey has put his stock
up beyond reason, perhaps 1t should
be remembered that Fitzsimmons de-
feated the sailor much more easily than
Ruhlin did, and also that Ruhlin's career
as a successful man had its beginning
at comparatively recent date.
Aside from all camp rumors there is
no doubt that the trend OF opinion
among sports is moving toward Rubin
every day and it is more than likely
that his friends will ask no worse than
even money when the men come to-
gether in the garden on Friday night.
The demand for seats has already be-
gun and all indications point to the big
gest crowd that ever attended a fight
indoors in this or any. other country.
And while Fits condition is the SUBJ
5ect of much comment at Bergen Beach
the manner in which Rubin is training
at Bath Beach is the topic of more or
less discussion on Gravesend bay It is
said that Rubin has not had ON the
gloves for a fortnight and that his man
ager, Billy Madden has explained this
by saying that he does not believe a
fighter should do too much boxing in
draining. 1t appears from all accounts
that Rubin is doing none at all and a
story has got out that his hands are in
such tender shape that he is afraid of
breaking them on the eve OF the most