The record-union., 1892-08-31
This SETTLES IT.
Interviews Which Determine the Merits
of Sullivan and Corbett.
Sage Remarks From the Leaders of
Public Opinion on the Com
ing Fight.


ennial vacation-to interview prominent
citizens as TO their opinions Of the out
come of the great event.
HON. PAT SPAIN,
Who has not been before Judge Cravens
now for several months, was inclined to
be reticent when first seen by the re-
porter, but when assured that his opin-
ion would not be used to change the pres
ent odds in the pools, consented to talk.
ut do be moy proivate idee," he said,
thoughtfully, that Soolivan will win
with wan poonch. -Oi loikes tother
young mon, fer th' rason that he come av
1oine auld Irish shtock, an his father
wus a good mon befoore him. But there
lis no mon in the woruld wot can foight
Soolivan. Arrah, he's the bye! Oh only
hopes that he do be merciful an let tn
young mon live, but OPm Altered he
moight terget am shtove th' young mons
face in.o
BRADY LIKES CoRBETT.
Handsome Brady, chaplain at the
City Prison, astonished his cohorts by
declaring himself to be in favor of Cor
bett. 'They can't tell me-" he said,
that man what drinks high-toned
booze, like John l.. has been used to, ken
go in an fite like young feller ken what
hasn't boozed much. Eff a man wants To
ruinin' he's constitution. Firnstance.
goes out fer time. has it. But Pm
good fer another the next night. Why?
because l drinks good straight stuff like
steam beer and China gin, with nails and
screws in 'em Eff Sullivan had dieled
hisself on that kind of stuff, instead of on
champagney an the other tony booZes, L
would say right Oft that he'd lick Corbett.
But nixey He can't do it. The young
feller will dance all around him like
magic lantern show, an John will see
snakes an quit. Sure"
A LITTLE MIXED.
DIR. Lafayette Blucher Morrison was
he echoed, in surprise. "Why, any kid
in the street ken tell you that. Pm sur
priSed at you.'
'But wanted to get your opinion for
publication" explained the reporter.
''Oh, well, all right, them" said the
doctor. You ken put me down as sayin'
emphatically-don't forget to put in that
word, now-that Benny won't be in it.
His hat won't work this -"
Benny! Who do you mean?"
II 1epeat that his giandpapa's hat
won't work this time. Cleveland will
just walk in and -''
AN OLD SPORTS OPINION.
The reporter saw "Dr" Curtis, the
''genial janitor'' of the City Hall, across
doctor out.
The janitor is with the sports. and is
more than confident that Sullivan will
have a walk-over. 'W-w-w-why, the
ch-ch- h-champeen will knock the s-s-stuff-
ing right out of th-th-th-this f-f-foolish
young man in double qui-qui-ouick
time," quoth the doctor, filling up his
meerschaum, and preparing to deliver an
extended sermon. "M-m-m-my friend"
he continued, never bet against
ch-ch-champeen. They are winners-all
OF 'em. That's h-h-how they get to be
ch-ch-champeens.
sullivan can hit quicker than I can
say J-J-J-Jack R-R-R-Robinson, and
that's p-p-pretty quick, so you can s-s-see
Tor yourself wwwhat'u become OF the
young man f-f-f-from Hayes Valley
MICHAEL ANGELO FISHER,
The ex-ball-tosser, gave his opinion
briefly. Here's how it'll be-" he said. |
Sullivan will let Corbett get three balls |
and two strikes. Then he'll do some |!
work. He'll just shoot over beautiful |
in-curve, Corbett will bite at it, and the |
umpire will shout you're OUT"
WHY HE FANCIEs CoRBETr.
Tom Jooney, the drayman-.Put me I
down for Corbett. Why, worked with |
Sullivan's father thirty years ago, and
bett viii win."
GUSTAVE BRowNSUGAR,
AT present confined pretty closely to pub |
lie duty, being one of the scene-shilters |
In the chaln-gang, says Sullivan is as |
good a man or better than he ever was.
He's bad man." said Gus, land has a |
Inst on him like mule. If Sullivan ever |
gets in on Jim with a fair lick, Jirn's sys- I
tenn will be entirely shaken up"
CAUTIOUSLY EXPRESSED.
Deacon Jackson, the well-known and |
popular colored special police officer, |
thought Sullivan was very rude kind |
of a jaw-smasher to deal with. Mr.. Jack |
son didn't want anything to do with him |
nohow, and thought Corbett might make |
money easier by following some light |
kind of work.
'Of cose," said Mr.. Jackson, ''if Cor |
bett should happen to bit his man on the |
jiguliar, or under the chin, or come back |
at him with both feet and catch him uu- I
der the belt he might make it mighty |
miscellaneous for him. There aint no
sure thing bout it nohow. Still it's /
mighty reckuless bisnis-mighty recku-
less"
DEPENDS ON CIRCUMSTANCES.
"Jim," the well-known ianitor at Ru- |
benstein's barber-shop, had heard a great
deal OF pugillstlc talk among the patrons |
of the place. He said:
20, l not much talkee fight talk. Sul- |
hvlan alice same hoss-allee same house
fall down. Me no sabe Corblett. Him |
maybe so pletty good fight, maybe NOT
muchee. By-em-by Sullivan hittee him
thinkee so his face tloo muchee sore
alice bloke, heap blood come out
- no bettee. Maybe Corblett get um
hatchet, lazor-gun, alice same Sacla-
mento high -bindah, l thlnkee he makee
pletty good flight. He no makee alice
same. Two men maybe so die, belly |
good, belly good. I no losee money on |
diam fool fight"
PIUTE OPINIONS.
A reporter was sent out to the hon
fields to interview some of the Piute war |
riors who are bossing the sauaws at
their work. He found Man -Not-Afraid- |
of-His- Mahala sitting in the shade of n
hop vine and pelting his squaw with |
clods to encourage her in her work. When
asked what he thought of the big fight. /
he said:
'Who want fight? Piute no more
fight; heap like catch UNI saw |
wood, play poker. No sabe Suryan-
Corbit. Him pick hop? White man?
Ugh! White man dom know how
fte. Him put football on hand. Long
time ago Piute fight white man Pyr'mid |
Lake; white man not in it. Winnemuc'
good fighter-heap dead now. 1 find |
one buck him fight Sullivan Corbit: |
him fight hind tlee with life. How
much give for him kill Sullivan? How
much see me lick Mahala?''
JOHNSON SIDES,
The astute Piute Chief, was found in q /
neighboring hop-field making dicker |
with the proprietor for the employment
of a gang of sagebrush sons. Sides has
seen considerable of the world, and talks |
pretty fair English. He was asked on |
which man he proposed to bet in the /
coming fight.
"Oh, dunno" he replied. 81 see by |