The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-09
CORBETT AND CUPID.
The Only Girl / Love-" Wrote
Pompadour Jim.
Sample of the Champions Amatory Episto.
larry Correspondence With Mrs. Hattie
Clark of Minneapolis

champion prize-hghter of the world
Mrs. Clark has lived in q fat in West
Thirty eighth street, this city, for three
years. Her home is in Minneapolis MINI.
where she was the wife of H. M. Clark, q
well-knoun and wealthy member of the
board OF trade. Mr.. Clark about nine
months ago secured a divorce on the
grounds of desertion.
Mrs. Clark's connections are good. Her
uncle is Judge Peoples. q we'll known
magistrate OF Minneapolis. Her parents
are very wealthy, and she has always been
associated with the best people.
3 She is u woman of refinement. She IS
also very pretty woman, of the Lillian
Russell type. She is of ordinary stature,
plump with brown hair and eyes and per
| feet features.
She was seen at her West Thirty
eighth street fat yesterday by Journal
reporter.
~ would not give Mr.. Corbett's letters
out for publication" she said, ''if it was
not for the fact that he called me dis
reputable woman. have reason to regret
my association with him. but if there mas
been any cause for complaint it is on my
part and not his.
| "During my visit to Long Branch last
summer Corbett called daily at my cottage
much to my annoyance. | told him at that
| time that l did not want any association
with him because he was a prize fighter.
When he could not come himself he sent
Jim DAILY"
The letters Mrs. CLARK refers to are very
interesting. She has fifty or more other
| le tiers Of the same tenor. In addition there
are five telegrams, all dated Philadelphia,
which indicate that Corbett was the chaser
and not Mrs. Clark.
| A letter signed by William A. Brady is
as follows:
NEW YORK, March 20, 1892.
"MY DEAR MRS. CLARK trust you wi III
not consider it an impertinence on my part
in writing to you. but, as am q close OBJ
server, L can see that Jim Corbett cares
great deal for you. Now, as his
manager and friend, | want to ask
you 10 look out for his welfare in
every way you possibly can. He has a
contract on his hands that gives MIN the
chance of his life, and you can aid him in
many ways to win, and you cannot imagine
| what that would mean. Now wont you
please watch him and keep him out of
harms way, and probably you may be able
TO say next September, We'll, helped you
This letter take in the spirit 1t is written.
Jim can win and you can play no small part
in his success.
Don't speak to Jim of this letter; ne
may not like it, but his interests are at
stake, and will take this liberty. Yours
truly, WILLIAM A. BRADY"
Here are copies of the kilograms:
"PH1LADELPHIA, Pa. Feb 90, 1892.
"Mrs, H. NJ Clark, 256 West Thi-ty-eighth
street:
ARRIVE in New York this evening. Try
and meet me- If not, will come up to see
you. JIM"
"PH1LADELPH1A, Pa, March l, 1892.
Mrs. Hattie Clark, 25s West Thirty-eighth
street:
"You are dandy, am not surprised.
Come over IS soon as possible. Let me
know you can come. Sorry. You know
best, love. Quick. JIM"
"PH1LADELPG1A. March 2, 1892.
Mrs. Hattie Clark 25e West Thirty-eignth
street:
missed you awfully and was thinking
of you all the time. Hurry up and come
over here. Best love, JIM"
"PHnADELPHI4, March 4, 1892.
Mrs. Hattie Clark, 256 West Thirty-eighth
street:
"Come tomorrow sure. Don't disappoint
me. With love, JIMn
"PH1LADELPH1A. March 5, 1892.
Mrs Hattie Clark, 25s West Thirty eighth
street:
Come over today sure. and arrive here
before this afternoon. Answer.
Jim"
A letter signed "Big Jim," and dated the
Continental hotel, Philadelphia, March q
indicates how much of victim Corbett
has been.
Here it Is:
"Msrch 2. 1892.
"My Sweetheart: Well, dear, just got
up and feel like -. I did not drink any
thing at the ball, but 1 was walking and
standing around all night, so l feel tired
out. Oh, how l missed my love. l did not
enjoy myself at all. OF course you will
think l AN giving you the old time Jolly,
and laugh at me, but was thinking and
thinking of the only girl love, and that is
| you, sweetheart.
ri wish 1 was able to explain myself in a
letter; l am such rotten hand at writing
letters, but can make bluff at anything.
| know who / am writing to. You dom t
| care how badly write SIS long as you hear
from me. know that is the way [ feel
toward you. Well, cheer up and De merry.
! When are you coming over here and see
| your one-handed tighter! l saw q doctor
and he fixed my finger up, out L viii not be
able to use 1t for week or so, and l am
| boxing with one hand. only make bluff
with the sore one.
THAT fellow named - / met at the
French ball. He had your flowers. His
| girl was in our box all evening. She
asked me how you were, and when you
come over l want TO tell you something.
| Well, dear, [ Will have to close, and
know this letter is on the "bum," but
don't mind a little thing like that. Come
over as soon as possible and see your
"Big Indian for he loves you and wants
| to be with you. Good-by, with ali my love.
| Yours,
(Signed) ''BIe JIM"
| Mrs Clark has many other letters from
the lovesick champion which she does not
feel disposed to give out at this time.
During my whole acquaintance with
Corbett, J wrote him only two lesters,n
said Mrs. Clark, and these were in answer
| TO his aud on matters of trivial nature.n
Manager Brady's letter is probably
called forth by the fact that on July of
last year CorbeLt was drinking ut the Mon
mouth Park races. A mum per of Corbett's
friends came TO me and asked me why did
not take care OF him, and see that he did
not drink told them that / was not Cor
BELTS keeper and did not wish to have any
thing to do with him. They replied that
| Corbett got drunk because | refused TO
speak to him."
Mrs. Clark said that she has remained
quiet under the charge made by Corbett out
OF consideration for Mrs, Corbett She
also said that when Corbett was on the
road, and after his match with Sullivan, he
was in tho habit of sending her clippings
about himself, at the bottom of which he
would say, "Dnrling, love you.''
Mrs CorbetL said she frat met Corbett
in company with number of friends in
Chicago q year ago last August. Max
ill., 4 fe IL Ill