Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-28
PREPARED FOR THE FRAY.
Sullivan and Corbett Finish
Training.
Both Men in. the Very Pink of
Condition.
John L. Troubled Somewhat With
Sore Feet.
The Fighting Abilities of the Two Big
Fellows Diagnosed by Their
Trainers-Both SAN
guine of Victory.
By the Associated Press.l

BY the Associated Press.l
NEW York. Arg. 27.-The work of
preparation is virtually finished by Cor
bett and Sullivan, and now each aims
and hopes to 60 into the ring on the
night OF the 9TH of September in as
good fettle as he is at present. Sullivan
was the first to quit training. He quit
hard work on Tuesday, in order to
give his badly blistered feet an op-
portunity to heal. AS matter of fact,
the bad condition of his feet has given
his friends some concern, but he feels
sure they will be all right. II they are
not, they are apt to trouble him good
deal if the encounter with sCorbett
should be protracted one.
The admirers of Sullivan cannot see
how he can be defeated. They boldly
announce, in fact, that he has verita-
BILE cake-walk, and that the battle is all
over but the shouting. They argue that
Sullivan has trained as he never did
before. He is stronger, too, than
ever, and as much a human hurricane
as when he moved down Ryan, Mitchell,
Slade, Herald, Wilson and Kilrain. No
living man, they declare, can stand his
rusbes, and the same fate awaits Cor
bett as befell the other ambitious aspir-
ants for championship honors.
The friends of Corbett predict a
wholly different outcome of the great
battle. They have no hesitation in cay
ing Sullivan is ''up against it this time
for fair" The champion, they claim,
has never met man Of Corbett'H cali
bre before in his life. In skill,
strength and quickness, he is
perfect marvel. In addition to these
qualities OF q fighter, "Pompadour Jim"
has natural advantage over Sullivan
in the way of height and reach. He
is three inches taller, and the
length of hie arms is extraor-
dinary. His hitting powers are but
slightly inferior to those of Sullivan,
and his nimbleness is cure to keep him
out of harms way. Naturally he has
by far greater endurance, and the ten
years. youth in his favor, cannot but aid
him in case Of q protracted struggle.
So reason the partizans of both sides.
Conservative sportsmen, who are famiI-
lar with the performances of boxers, are
of the opinion that neither has mort
gage upon the purse and stakes. They
believe that the battle will be hard,
acientifc one, from start to finish, and
that 1t will last for something like an
hour.
A diagnosis of each mans case was
given today by Charles John
SON and Prof. Mike Donovan,
advisers Of Sullivan and Corbett, re-
spectively. "John," said Philosopher
johnson, ''is 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 blis-
ter on his heel, is now gone, and the big
fellow was spry as cat and as strong as
lion. Of course, he feels perfectly
confident of winning, and that in short
order. He does not mean to waste
his strength chasing Corbett, however,
should the Californian attempt to adopt
Charley Mitchel's tactics. If Corbett
stands up and fights. the battle will be
of short duration, but If he attempts to
run, John will be found equal to the
emergency, and will stay all night, if
necessary, to whip his man."
The opinion of an accomplished ring
general and fighter, Prof. Mike Dono-
van, of the New York Athletic club, is
equally interesting. Barring acci-
dents,' said the veteran, "Jim
will win the great fight of
the century, at New Orleans, Septem-
Der 7th. He is in prime condition,
strong as tiger, quick and energetic as
cat. Certain it is he does not expect
an easy thing, although confident of
victory. On the contrary, he anticipates
fierce and most determined struggle,
and quite naturally, for he knows be
will face the greatest fighter the world
has yet seen. However. he is buoyant,
confident and chock full OF courage"
81 am not at liberty to state what is
Jim's plan of BATTLE" continued Dono-
van, "but one thing you can rest assured,
Jim won't sprint like Mitchell. OF
course, he won't stand like
a. fool and get punched, or
engage in rough and tumble style of
fighting, but he will hit and get away
cleverly. All Sullivan's severe rushes
will be ekillfully met, and, win or lose,
the big fellow will know he has been in
some fight"