Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-02
SHE VISITED CORBETT.
A Prominent Society Belle of Pitts
burg Calls on the Fighter.
HER OPINION OF THE pUGILIsT.
He Said He Considered Himself Away Above
His Profession.
THE YOUNG LADY Is ENTHUSIASTIC

A prominent society lady of Pittsburg
visited Corbett at his training quarters at
Asbury Park recently and had quite con-
versation with the pugilist. DR.. E A.
Woods, of Ellsworth avenue, is a particu-
lar friend of the young lady, and in letter
recently received by him from her she re-
lates her experience with the noted fighter.
The young lady says: 81 went to see
Corbett the other morning before leaving
Asbury Park, and I passed with him the
pleasantest hour of my stay there. The
cottage at which he is stopping is delight
fully situated on Deal Lake, adjoining the
athletic grounds, but somewhat isolated
from other habitation. The rooms are large
and airy, with hardwood floors and rugs,
and the general impression conveyed to one
is of culture and comfort. We were on the
piazza at first, but after few moments Mr..
Corbett asked me into his private sanctum.
Pugilist With County Manners.
':After placing an easy chair for me,
which, by the by, he did in manner that
might be initiated by some society young
men to their advantage; seating himself in
his own particular chair at his desk, we
proceeded to talk. Of course the approach
ing fight was the topic.
'I frankly told him had not liked the
look of him when had seen him training
few days before, and that 1 thought him a
bit to thin-he smiled, and Just as frankly
acknowledged that he thought so himself
He now weighs 1872 pounds, dressed
Islands feet ~ inches), strips at
1873, and expects to fight at that,
but would like ten pounds more.
1 saw and felt his arms-they are more like
any other hard substance than flesh. There
can be no doubt about the quality of him,
the only question in my opinion is quantity.
IT he whips Sullivan it will be the triumph
of science over slugging, as it were. His is
in the fullest sense of the term the art of
self defense, his methods being the very
antithesis of Sullivan's, which consist
wholly in heavy sluggiDg. Corbett's tactics
are to defend himself and reserve his
strength in the beginning, then on the
homestretch he sluga Sullivan being prob
ably poor stayer, Corbett confidently ex-
poets to win.
Read His New Play,
"He read me the first act of his new play,
Gentleman Jack, all that was finished, but
gave me an outline of the rest He is only
called upon once during the entire play to
give an exhibition of his pugilistlc powers.
He told me that he liked the stage much
better than the ring-the latter is purely
business with him. He cares nothing for
the kind of glory that attaches to it, and
considers himself superior to and apart from
pugilists save in a purely business sense.
He is, tool believe MIN to be gentle
man in the best sense-certainly he is
genial, polite man. His is an unusually
frank, open countenance, with clear gray
eyes that look one steadily in the face. He
is graduate of a college in San Francisco,
and was clerk in bank there for six years.
He has been married several years, has no
children. His wife was absent, so did not
see her
"Some other visitors being announced, I
arose to go, wishing him success, and left
him after receiving a cordial shake of the
hand. The personality of the man is win
ming to the last degree-may he win is the
uppermost wish with me at present. And
may America come to be proud of James j.
Corbett as an American institution"