Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-16

boast OF having had eT1free into athletic
clubs here where other men in his pro-
fession have never shown their noses.
This may be readily accounted for. The
San Franciscan is Chesterfield. he is
bright, well posted on current topics
and as a rdconteur classes with Tom
Ochiltree and Maurice Barrymore. Sun
day night he sat In the parlor Of the
SO AS" and for two hours kept Digby
Bell, DeWolf Hopper, Tony Pastor,
Frank Lane, NJ. B. Leavitt, George
Love, E. J. Henley and dozen other
convivial spirits In q constant roar.
Most Of bis stories are bran new and he
has one or two for which marsh !"
Wilder would pay q big price.
Corbett differs from most boxers In
one respect. He never talks 'shop"
unless directly questioned on the sub
ject. had some difficulty in getting
him to talk about his tiff with John
Lawrence Sullivan just before the lat
ter sailed for Australia. Sullivan and
Corbett boxed in dress suits before a
crowded house in Frisco. The set-to
was roundly roasted. They were appar-
emily on the best of terms, but the next
day Sullivan, who had previously heaped
praises on the head Of the young Cali
fornian, took an unexpected tack and
criticised him cruelty. Among other
things Sullivan declared that he could
whip Corbett sin punch" and that
there were several other heayy-weights
we'll able to rtop him in four or five
rounds. In reference to this attack
Corbett said to me:
81 did not believe that the big fellow
ever said these things until friend Of
mine who overheard the roasting vouch-
ed for 1t. was considerable surprised.
for we had been on the very best OF
terms before that time. The day Sulli-
van sailed l left Frisco to join Thatch-
er's Ministries. 1t was therefore impos-
sible for me to see him off. / wrote a
note expressing hope that he would
have pleasant trip. l sent this with
box of the best cigars l could buy.
You can imagine my surprise when l
read In the newspapers the next day
what John L. said about me. Not
withstanding his unjustifed denuncia-
ton, am still on earth and hope to
stay for some time. While have great
respect for Sullivan on account OF his
record, I have no hesitancy in say
ing that he is considered good old
"has BEEN" The night he boxed he
weighed 265 pounds. He was remark
ably active, however, and surprised
everybody In the house. How he can
ever expect to get himself down to
fighting weight again, however, can
not imagine. He is taking on flesh
every day, and every pound he gains re-
duces his inclination to train, II he has
any. dare say he has cleared $4,000
since he became an actor. Think OF
making all that money In less than a
year! OF this fortune he has saved
nothing. he throws money away. In
his palmiest days he was never so reck-
less as he is now. 1t is indeed too bad
that such magnificent specimen OF a
physically perfect man as he was should
ruin himself as he Is doing"
what do you think of Slavin?"
81 was rather disappointed In him. l
saw Kllrain fight Godfrey. He hit the
black fellow when and where he liked,
yet his blows did not appear to have the
slightest effect. After the fortieth
round 1t was anybody's fight. They
were both tired, and ii was sure thing
that the man who fell first would lose,
for neither of them would have gotten
up in ten seconds. That was enough to
convince anybody that Jake would not
be In it with such cyclonic fellow as
Slavin. In Frisco they were betting
that the Australian would win in six
rounds. From what read of the con-
test l am satisfied that Slavin is not
what he is cracked up to be. In the
third round he had Jake at his mercy,
but he could not end the affair in the
next six rounds, although he tried hard
enough. Iwould like to get match
with him, but the man / am after Is
Mitchell. He doesn't think that can
fight. Well, perhaps he is right, but
II we ever meet in the squared circle
will guarantee that he changes his opin-
ion In short order"