The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-12
"POMPADOUR" JIM
Corbett Will Not Fight Maher
for the Present.
HE WANTS TO MEET MITCHELL
There Is More Money in It-Billy Madden
Makes Some Sighting Remarks
about the Californian.
Especial to THE HERA1D-Examiner Dispatch


New YORK. Dec. 11.-"Ponpadour' jim
Corbett rode down town on the "L' road
to-day with 81, 900 check in his pocket.
His intention was to post it and align
articles with Peter Maher for glove con-
test. He read Billy Maddens statement
to-day. Corbett
DID NOT PUT UP THE MONEY.
He met several friends and after consult
ing with them for half an hour decided to
drop the Maher matter for a time. His
idea is to devote his entire attention for
the next two weeks to Charles Mitchell.
Corbett and his friends think that there
would be more money in a match with the
cunning Englishman than with Maher.
Corbett figures 1t out this way: Mitchell
mas been doing lots of talking since he re-
turned home last June. he stated that he
would fight me for es much money as l
could raise. Now intend to make him
hight or ackn owledge himself buffer or
my ability TO beat Mitchell | am confident.
He has better reputation than Maber
Mitchell fought Sullivan to a stand still,
and that battle in itself made name for
him. Ever since that time he has been
PARADING ROUND AS A BOXING CHAMPION
without doing any work in the ring. l can't
see how Mitchell can evade a match with
me after the blowing he has been doing
His idea in coming to this country is to give
exhibitions. If he crawls out Of this match
L don't see how his tour through the
country can be successful. have a forfeit
Of $1,000 posted, which Mitchell will have
to cover or acknowledge he will not fight.
Long before Madden's man was ever heard
T eb cd itoh alI ,,,J
put up forfeit. This is matter of record.
Now do not desire to criticise the Irish
champion. He is good enough man in his
way, but he doesn't begin to have such q
reputation as Mitchell. l can make a
match with Maher at any time, but l do
not believe l will ever have as good q
chance at Mitchell again"
CAN GET A BIGGER PURSE WITH MITCHELL
than l could with Mahsr and anyone can
readily see how much bigger feather 1t
would be In my cap to best the former.
believe l can beat Maher, and should
Mitchell decline to make match with me-
| shall be quite ready TO put up $500 for
Dublin to cover. l will then show him
whether am pantomime boxer Or not.
Corbett called at the Illustrated Nears
office during the day and had a talk with
Arthur Lumley about his plan. The boxer
exhibited the "a, 600 check he carried. He
might have cashed 1t at thousand places
for 1t bore Phil Dryers signature Mr..
Dwyer has been one of Corbetts most en-
thusiastic admirers since he saw the bout
between the Californian and Jake Kilrain
in New Orleans. He was reported to have
said tonight that he would bet $4,000 on
CoRBETT AGAINST EITHER MITCHELL OR
MAHER.
Billy G. Madden smiled when he heard
that Corbett had decided to drop Maher
and try for Mitchell. Il am pretty well
satisfied Corbett did not care to make a
match with my man." said the Irish cham
pion's manager. "Of course he Is not
| looking for money; what he wants is
glory. A little matter Of 800 purse or
perhaps more and stake of $40, 600 is not
an inducement to Corbett. I'd like to
know how he can expect to fare better
even in these days of big purses. Corbett
| appears to think Maher has no reputation.
He is entitled to his opinion, of course, but
for that matter,
WHERE DID coRBETT GET HIS REPUTATION
He defeated Choyinski; 80 did Joe God,
dard on two occasions. Tom Lees had
Goddard beaten, but the bout was de,
clared draw. Jack Fallon whipped Lees,
and Peter Maher punished the latter liz
less than two rounds. Corbett caugh,
Kilrain out of condition and outpointed
him, He did not defeat McAffrey, tbs
athlste. He bested a man who was nc
more fit to enter q ring than he was to fly
Corbett claims he was strong ut the wind
up OF his go with Jackson and that he ran
up to his dressing room while the Aus.
tralian had to be carried. Little credit Il
him.
WHY DIDN'T HE FINISH THE BLACK
Here is one point would like to make
Who did Corbett ever hurt? Kilrain was
uniniured; MoAffrey hadn't scratch, ant
Jackson from all accounts has fully re
covered from the effects of his try will
the Californian. Now, then, let's see wha
Maher has done. He punched Lamber
out in fifty seconds whipped Jim DAILY IL
two minutes; beat Fallon; Bubbles Davis
and Tom Lynch in short order, all knocl
outs mind you. None of these mel
are champions to be sure, but they wer
the best one could get. We barred no
body. Which of the heavy-weights ha
ever whipped these men in the same length
Of times Corbett knows perfectly that
MITCHELL WILL NOT FIGHT EXCEPT UNDE1
LoNDo. RULES,
Corbett doesn't like that style and n
match will be made.
"Poor Meher will fight either Mitchell
or Corbett under London or Queensberry
rules, SO q match of some kind will surel
be made. have one proposition to maxi
Corbett. Maher Is to spar at Madison
Square gardens next Thursday night
have offered Lannon Godfrey and kilrair
who are the only heavy-weights near here
$500 If they outpoint the Irish champion.
will make special inducements to Pomps
dour Jim, if he viii spar four rounds wit
Maher at the gardens. l will give him tw
weeks salary. Should he outpoint Maize,
] will give him half of the net receipts
Republican Senate Caucus Committee.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE Republica