The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10

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M Corbett went TO CrOlTs Gar
v v dens. in Alameda. one Of
prettiest little towns on the
coast just across the bay from san
Francisco, and j went back 70 Harbin
Springs again I Ike the springs Tor a
training camp. There IS q good hotel
run by my old friend. Jim Hayes and
his sons, with cottages around 10. The
place is several miles from the nearest
town. and Is reached BY stage II s ~
the bottom OF canyon with mountains
All around. You can Z walk hundred
yards on lezel ground at Harbin- and I
always Ike hilly country for road work
The hunting IS pretty good
had Bob E1tzsimnJons with me nov
as a sparring partner. A lot Of friends
OF mine came up and stayed at the
hotel and watched my work every day
II was a sort OF a family party. When
] was training al the Springs for the
night with Firzsimmons. ali the ladies
and children at the hotel used 10 come
down 70 the gymnasium and see u box
we were all good natured ab.H- IT.
laughing when ne were hit hard 7 hey
used 10 go away and say why II ere
isn't anything bad about fighting. It's
JUST game Tor big boys
it was the same time Fitz used 10
Tear INTO me and WalOD away as
hard as ne could and as long as his wind
Reid out, and we'd both Joke and kid
each other while we were lighting
Bob went away and got married He
came back and brought Mrs Fitzsim-
mons You ought 10 have seen Bob
after that Instead Of putting on any
old suit or black tights and a black
sweater when we were work. z to-
gether he came out IN pink tights Ike
"a circus turl bier, with q fancy II bDou
belt and white channels shoes and
DdDy stockings He'd have HIS hair
All brushed back from his ears. and
was as pink and pretty as a picture.
But BOP p as anxious 20 show how he
could fight Whenever we nut on the
gloves It was All had and heavy work
as long as ne lasted was getting
~ IS a feet that I weighed rs pounds
when re7 ched the springs, and had a
lot Of weight 10 take or
An Amateur Surgeon.
I had an accident early IN my train
ing that came near spelling the fight
One OF the boys caught a young bear
back in the hills. and they kept him
chained up Just below the hotel near
the road That bear cub grew so fast
that IN no time he was a husky speci-
men. Fftz used TO call 81 his bear, and
whenever we missed Bob around the
camp we could find him sitting on a
log feeding the bear Jumps % sugar
The bear took a great SHINE 20 Fftz-
simmons. and Bob gTinned all over
and told everybody what an animal
tanner le was
We had a bull pup that was <Iways
jealous Of the bear one day 7 heard a
rumpus and ran out IN time TO save the
dog from being CheWed ID The bear
was having all the best Of a scrap. AZ
ter pulling the dog sway began boxing
with the bear just FOR fun He stood on
his hind legs and slapped at me and 7
Cuffed his ears 7 guess he was SAN in
a lighting humor. or else I must have
hit MIN little TOO hard. for he era bb@d
nay wrist ana put MS Teeth through II
7 kicked him 10 make him let 20, and
IKE a fash he had me By the calf BY
the time I could tear loose he had
chewed holes in my leg that I could
put my fingers into
! had a pretty sore leg. F1tz wanted
to sew IL up He got a big needle and
some string and I Jet him get 70 work
L was so funny ] had 20 lie back in
nv chair and laugh NY hide was so
thick and tough that Bob couldn't IA ,
the needle through e. At last he took
a small sharp knife blade and cut holes
Tor the needle and sevved the bites I'D