The morning call., 1892-08-28
READY FOR BATTLE.
Sullivan and COrbett Have Rested From
Their Training.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-The work of prep
aration is virtually finished by Corbett and
Sullivan, and now each aims and hopes to
go Into the ring on the night of the 7th of
September in as good fettle as he is al
present
Sullivan was first to quit training. He
quit hard work on Tuesday, in order to give
his badly blistered feet an opportunity to
heal. As a matter of fact the bad coadItio
Of his feet has given his friends some con.
cern. but he feels sure they will be all right
If they are not they are apt to trouble him q
good deal if the encounter with Corbett
should be a protracted one
The diagnosis of each mans case was
given to-day by Charles johnson and Pro-
fessor Nike Donovan, the particularly
close friends OF Sullivan and Corcett, re-
Spectively.
john said Philosopher johnson, SIS
now ready to fight for a kingdom. He
IS down TO 208 pounds, and never
felt better or stronger in his life.
The slight lameness caused by the
fellow IS spry as cat and as strong as a
lion. OF course he feels perfectly conf
dent of winning, and that in short
order. He does not mean to waste
ever, should the Californian attempt to
adopt Charley MitchelPs tactics. If Cor
bett stands up and fights the battle will be
of short duration, but if he attempts to run
John will be found equal 10 the emergency.
and will stay all night if necessary to whip
his man."
The opinion of that accomplished ring
general and fighter. Professor Mike Dono-
van, of the New York Athletic Club, is
equally interesting. Barring accidents" I"
said the veteran. "Jim will win the
great fight of the century at New Or
leans on September Z. He is In prime con-
dition-as strong as tiger and as quick
and energetic as cat. Certain it
Is he does not expect an easy thing,
although he is confident of victory. On the
contrary he anticipates a fierce and most
determined struggle, and quite natur-
ally. for he knows he will face the
greatest fighter the world has yet
seen however. he is buoyant, confident and
chock full of courage. l am not at liberty
to state Jim's plan of battle" continued
can rest assured-Jim won't sprint like
Mitchell. OF course he wont stand like
fool aud get punched, or engage in the
rough and tumble style of fighting, but he
will hit and get away cleverly. All Sulli-
vans savage rushes Will be skillfully met
and win or lose the big fellow will know he
has been in some fight"
Sullivan's admirers cannot see how he
can be defeated. They boldly announce in
fact, that he has a vertabe cake walk and
x
They argue that Sullivan has trained as he
never did before. He is stronger, too, than
ever, and as much of a human hurricane as
when he moved down Ryan, Mitchell
Slade, Herald. Wilson and Kilran. No
living man, they declare, can stand his
rushes, and the same fate awaits Corbett as
befel the other ambitious aspirants for
championship hOnors.
The friends of Corbett predict wholly
different outcome of the great battle. They
have no hesitation in saying that Sullivan
is up against 1t this time for the fair
The champion, they claim, has never met
man of Corbett's caliber before in
his life. In skill. strength and quick
ness he Is perfect marvel. In
addition to these qualities of the fighter,
'Pompadour Jim" has natural advantages
over Sullivan in the way of height and
reach. He Is three inches taller, and the
length of his arms is extraordinary.
His hitting powers are but slightly
inferior to those of Sullivan. and
out of harms way. Naturally he
has by far the greater endurance.
and the ten years of youth in his
favor cannot but aid him in the case of a
protracted struggle, So reason the parti-
sans of both sides. Conservative
sportsmen who are familiar with the
performances of both boxers are of
the opinion that neither has a mortgage
upon the purse aud stakes. They believe
that the battle VIII be hard, scientific one
from start to finish, and that it will last for
something like an hour.