Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-08

ItHt TO feHpOuu 10 tlIles SulllNAn'r
left lead was very weak aud he seemed
anxious 10 walt His opponent was
with him, however, aud the champion
received left on the nose. sullivan
was trying for light, though hs made
little attempt 10 send IL homo. Sulli.
van was beaten down with heavy
rights and lefta, falling 10 the ground.
lie Attempted 10 rise aud fight, but
nature gave way and he fell and was
counted out, and Corbeit was pro.
claimed the champion Of America by
Referee Duffy.
The ovation Corbett received was
something tremendous aud he walked
around the ring kissing and hugging
hle friends.
Sullivan made speech In the centre
OF the ring, saying he was glad Ameri-
Gu had rot the championship, and that
no had fought once too often In the
ring.
AFTER THE FiGHT.
Corbett was seen Immediately after
he entered his dressing room by nn
Associated Press reporter. When he
came In two dozen or more men spfang
forward to shake his hand, but he
pushed them back, saying;
"Don,, get excited. | know / won
and 1 know you are all glad OF II, but
dom, try to claw nue. TO death. Look
al me; am not excited, and why
should you people be? Just get away
from me and give me little air."
lIe then lay on his cot and was
rubbed down before being weighed.
He tipped the scale at ia pounds,
showing that he only lot i've pounds
during the fight. In answer TO ques.
tions Corbeit said:
~ know what l could do. have
been pncticing for weeks 10 guard
again,i his particular style Of fighting
Nnd felt Just rs confident OF winning
az | did that was alive
Rob Filz.immons knocked at the
door and wanted 10 SEE C0rbett.
"Don't let him in," said the new
champion. 81 don't want 10 see him.
The big duiler would not come near
before the Eight, and / won't see him
now.D
Fitzslmmons afterwards peoked over
the top OF the door aud called To Cor
bett, but J lin told him to get dow II;
that he would have nothing 10 do
with him. The big Calliorn ian said
he did not feel the least tired aud had
worked ten timeB harder than that
every day that he had trained Tor the
fight.
am satisfied that I could have
whipped him very much sooner had
tried, and gone into Mitigating, but
was trlile chary. On several coca.
sions | was sorrly tempted 10 close
right In on him aud do him quick, but
my seconds kept at me TO be- cautious;
that | was doing we'll anu was having
all the best OF II, and that had better
nght u little shy OF bis right hnnd. !"
When Mike Donovan entered the
room, Corbstt eprang to his feet and
shook hands with him very cordially.
"Well, Mike, We hnvo got on top at
last. Mike, my boy, every word you
said about Sullivan was right. He
fought Just rs you enid he would fight,
and followed your advice and here
am the winner and the champion. 1
scarcely know how 10 thank you and
express my gratitude TO you"
oORBETT TALKS.
Billy Delaney, who really deserves
great credit for getting Corbott In his
present condition, as no other trainer
worked more faithfully with man
than he did with Cortett, In highly
elated over the victory. He said hu
not only considered Corbett the great.
est fighter In the world, but that Cor.
bett could take Peter Jackson In the
same ring that he had whipped Sulli.
van and whip the colored man aa easy
az he knocked out the big fellow. "This
mau, l tell you, Is a wonder. Why,
look az him; he mas not got scratch or
even rod mari, Of any description ON
him to show he has been lighting"
At this time "a messenger entered
his wife was on the Olher end OF the
wire anu wanted to talk TO him.
"Oh, can't go now" said stnlwart
Jim. "Just give her my love and toll
her | am all right, feeling well and
not hurt n Bit"
Turning 10 Mike Donovan he said.
~ could 80 cut aud do ten.mile run
without becoming tho least bit weary.
Thii fight was eiinply walk over aud
the soitest kind Of snapi The only
thing feel 10 little soreness In my
right hand from the last punch | gave
him. With that exception l would
never have known | had been fight
Ing"
Word was received from Charley
johnson, Sullivan's hacker, that he
was willing 10 hack Corbeit against
Peter Jackson or any other man In
the world for $50, 1000. Corbott snys he
IL on top now aud eau afford to rett
awhile and let the other fellows como
To him; that his day for begging at
other mems doors has gone by.
Corhett will leave Tor New York on
Friday morning on decorated train,
stopping over night at Birmingham,
Ala, aud Mt Atlanta, Ca, the follow.
ing night, and arriving In New York
on Monday afternoon In time for his
boxing entertainment at Madison
Square garden.
THE NEWS IN NEW YORK.
NEW YoRK, Sept. 1.-The news
that CoIbett had defeated the great
and only John Il. aud was the new
champion heavyweight OF the world
was received In this city with some.
thing like establishment. The Corbett
men wero In the minority and their
demeanor was in strange contrast with
the followers Of the Boston boy. The
great majority could not believe that
Suily had OF last met his match, and
friends fingered around the tlckois and
boards hoping there had been
u mlhtakc, but when II was definitely
known that COrbett was now the
champion tho enthusiasm knew no
bounds. The staunchest Sulliv van men