The San Francisco call., 1905-02-25
BOXERS WORK
LIKE TROJANS
COrbett and Nelson Are Put
ting Forth Unusual Eff
forts in Their Training
WEIGHT is A PROBLEM
Despite the Most Favorable
Conditions 1t Comes Off
Both of the Men Slowly

Young Corbett and Battling Nelson
are working like Trojans at their re-
spective training camps in Marin
County for their battle, which takes
place at Woodward's Pavilion on the
2Sth inst.
Neither boxer has lert stone un-
turned during the long siege Of train
ing and both seem in the pink of con-
dition. Neither has as yet tipped the
beam at 130 pounds, the weight they
are required to make at s p. m. on the
night Of the battle. but both are con-
sidered within striking distance and
they expect to have no serious trouble
reaching the required mark.
AS usual large delegation Of sport
ing men visited Shannons villa yes
terday to watch Corbett box with Cans
and to get line on the little Denver
ties condition.
Corbett is immensely popular with
the sporting fraternity AM standing
room in the gymnasium was at a
premium. In the afternoon Corbett
spent more than an hour in the gym
nasium and worked like a Trojan.
He started his work by punching the
bag, but a fierce right swing knocked
the leather ball from the platform to
the other side of the room. He then
tackled the huge oakum bag which Al
Herford imported from Baltimore for
his benefit. The bag on former occa-
sions has been used by Cans and it is
wonder to- bring the perspiration. 1t
weighs more than a hundred pounds
and is five feet in height. Five min
utes' steady punching was allotted to
Corbett and he was ready to quit when
the time expired.
The jumping rope was then brought
into use and Corbett jumped exactly
thousand times. After doing his
other various stunts he donned the
mitts with Cans and four rounds of
furious boxing was INDUCED in.
The spectators We're immensely
pleased and for minute they thought
they were viewing real battle. A
dusky friend of Cans became greatly
excited and yelled Soak him, joe
After rundown Corbett weighed
1887 pounds.
Al Herford stripped to the waist
and helped Trainer Mcdonald rub his
protege.
In the morning the usual run of ten
miles over the hills was INDUCED in by
Corbett.
Battling Nelson spent a busy day at
his training camp at Metzner's Tavern
Larkspur. The big Dane" as usual
arose with the birds and took a long
tramp through Baltimore Canyon be-
fore breakfast.
At 1890 a. M, Bat, accompanied by
Manager Billy Nolan, Bill Benner and
Fred Landers, went on the road. The
morning was extremely warm and
Landers and Nolan soon became also
rams. Bat and Benner kept on, but the
latter in a few minutes also blew up.
Bat continued to Sausalito and re-
turned with the perspiration rolling
from him.
In the afternoon a large crowd was
on hand to see the Battler go through
his PAGES in the gymnasium. He work
ed more than an hour there and his
work convinced the spectators that he
could not be in better condition if he
were made to order.
! The bout with Fred Landers was
something fierce and the quickness dis
played by Nelson surprised his friends
Bat is rapidly becoming a finished
| boxer. He seems twice as fast as
when he fought Corbett before.
Nelson's weight was given out by
Manager Nolan as being 1876 pounds
yesterday morning. After his days
work he weighed 1873 pounds. He is ex-
pected to weigh 1341k pounds this
morning. If Nelson's trainers car
count on a net reduction in his weight
| Of one pound per day they are quite
| we'll satisfied