The evening world., 1892-02-17
JIM c0RBETT'S BIC CIRCUS.
Muldoon Was Ringmaster, Cafrey
and Spillings the Clowns.
Many Disappointed by the Califor-
MANS WorlS-SportinG News.

Jomcs i. CJrbett. the California pupilist.
made big mistake at Madison square Gar.
den last NIGHT Ills bout with kllrain and
his subsequent battle with Peter jackson had
caused the rank and file to regard him with
Great favor He bad been looked upon as the
" coming man and spoken OF as flt success
sor IN ,Johu l.. sullivan. His srfable manner
attracted many people to him. and he had be.
come quite popular in the East. His work
last night, however. was n sore disappoint.
mcnt TO 10000 spectators. and one OF them
voiced the sentiments OF a majority OF his
fellows BIZ saving: " Corbett will never draw
another crowd as b,r os this" The enter.
tain,ncnt was n circus, AMI Wrestler Null
doom acted as rinymastcr.
Two mcn incapable OF making any defense
were led into the ring { o face Corbett, much as
lambs are led to slaughter They were there
to be nut out, and evidently wanted to have
the ling over as soon as possible. one good
uunch apiece settled them. Against these
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hit" vi p'VU aho"eu up Will ho "'o ohii's
on his feet and graceful In his leads. He was
not called upon to do any countering. He
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"ec'i'cu cross oet"eeh Auolis anu hercuieS
and played with his victims. But against
the third man. Iannou who has some scieu, -
and who is ,b,e IN stand cousIderobI.
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punishment, Corbctt made very poor show
Ing. Ills gracefulness and strength did not
.,o,d an, n, sroh u,ro,s, co,,r,., ana ho las,
his head and swung his arms in painfully
unscientinc way When Launon landed on
him win onnarcnt e,sn tho svmnothv NJ tho
mob went out to the Boston boy who had
been John l.. sulivan's punching bag, and
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nine OUT ol every zen Vi inc spectators re-
luctantiy confessed 10 hiinselt that Corbett
had been overratcd.
,n,u,ost n,',,,, ,,or,o,, Ia, ,,o,o, s,,o,r
MN i'9' "iih' WI oe'' ~" heNci sho"h
New YORK audience wnat he could 10, but he
had been SO much talked and written about
,,'a, ~, ~, ,,. ,,,,,,,,. ne,
'i'a' "'i i''e'' vi 'h' man, "'' were ahAio"'
to see him in n ring. The big Garden was
crowded with Incn willing To be cnthusrd
a., ,,,s,,, ,,a,a,,,,,,,,ai,, ,ou ,,n
anu lhoh' hielaPho' i,"''s' w iaii u""h anu
worship their hero. They had not required Of
him ha, he should nut three good men COM
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pi''e's ''' !" ''o "'4"'. h''' wa Ncl-''h-
posed taSk,and hey hardly expected him to do
three good men, an advertised. When two OF
! he three were di covered TO lie men OF nrit her
svmnathy TO his last opponrnI' ,orbril's
| mistake is rooted IN The fact that he inI,led
and disappointrd the rhousonds OF rconl.
I
game
Snlilings and Cafrrcy may be- good men
from a moral St andpolnJ, but In rugili ,m and
| D,lpllistic purlancc they rank aS "duhs y
| hny third rate boxer could heat n dozen such
men in A night. Spi,llnys was the first man
| the Californian tackled He was our OF con-
dition ana was drupprd in n hrnp pv a ran on
| the inw-he.Icd as one or the Sprctat ors re-.
| marked. cant Reilly. out OF rrsnrct 1, TN,
Feelings of the crowd, sent smiling, on the
stage
| CAREY was the next mark. lie was no
child. lie was touched On hi, lace and went
to his knees. lie scrambled through the
ropes 10 the noor ana vas done.
| Then Joe Lannon came up This was Cor
bct's CHANCE TO square himself with the
crowd. lie should have knocked Lannon
| true he would have beaten Innnen I'm time,
Il his exhibition last night was on the level,
and II he did the best he could. IN IN there /.
! rated or course he labored under many dis.
advantag but he knew the game he had ia
play. There is no doubt about his being n
hrsii OF them n hard tussle IN tini.h hight
In, aside iroIllthe financial end OF the SHOW
Msi niuht he h E,sed his OpportInity
t,on OF The 4. 4. l.. may.look at The present
siuto OF affairs in that ORGANIZATION win nm.
| CONCERN put in reality thrr. is cause Tor nm.
e,siness SeyrroI clubs have afro ,dy rr,irnd
from tho Inion. and rumnr mas n that a, her.
Viii Follow. Tnc lido, or rrsi~nations shnuiG
/ ba sIrmmrl. and Ihr only wny 10 do If Il
ront on Inc cnus,, OF Ihe trouble.
IN" DISSATISFACTION hereaGouts does not
ropolltan Association. ana the diversity OF In.
tcrcstS Is the chief cause. The Board oI Man
ayers VIII soon consider plans Tor putting
d" birds ~ n FaLhcr In nucks together aat
then there Will be less friction and more gIOL
work done.
Th, Columbia Athletic ,rb hos made an
rliratiou To- SCcrelary SULLIVAN. OF lhr i. 4
r. ;o hold n carnival Of sDOrts ON ahIr Dny
A. {. The Columbius hope TO get 1t, as the =
|. A. G. is no longer a member Of the Union.
Grass, ountry AssCcintion' saws. MANY q
mo rross-cuuntry clpiains nave already com
nli.d with The law 1, srndinr 10 hrn'iuunr
irrs tho names OF the men from whom lbri
! troms ~ iii hc chosen to cn,unrI. in the cham
MON, ,LIns, The majority have not. The In,
ever received by Inr Associations Thcs
, chaml lnhShlns VIII Undoubtedly Ic one ol IN