The record-union., 1892-09-09
EXPRESSIONS OF OPINION.
What Various Sporting Men Think O
the Fight.

w nat various sporting Men Think OF
the Fight.
New ORLEANS, Sept. S.-The following
comments were made on the result of the
fight by leading sporting men:
George DiXon-Corbett made monkey
of Sullivan, just as [ thought he would.
My wishes were with Corbett and my
money went on him.
Tom O'ROurke-Corbett won as l pre-
dicted, and a clear head prevailed over
brute force and viciousness and carried
the day.
Jack Havlin, who has spent lifetime
in the ring, could not tell how it hap
pened. II was on Sullivan" he ex-
planned, sand 1 have not recovered from
my surprise. What licked the big fellow?
Why, the other man was too clever.
That is all there is to it,
Little johnnie Griffin seemed to be
pleased with the result. "The profession
viii be elevated by Corbett's victory" he
remarked, Il am glad he won."
Parson Davies-As l said before I
thought it would be short fight or very
long one and that Corbett was to win. 1t
was a good fight.
Police Captain Barrett think as
every one else. There is no chance for a
variety of opinions. The battle was all
one way.
Goddard had special interest in the
tight. he wants a chance himself at the
victor, and did not seem beforehand to
be particular who. Il want to fight Cor
bett myself for $4,000 a side. | have nv
money here and am ready to put it up
now. Yes; it was an interesting battle.
but 1T turned out as / expected, because
Sullivan is played out"
Billy Madden pocketed big roll that
ne had won on Corbett. II don't see how
anyone could have expected a different
result" he said. ''Sullivan's day has
gone. As he said, he went up one
time too often.' Everybody knows that
he has lived too fast. No physique could
stand the clip. Corbett is the greatest
man Sullivan ever met"
Walter Campbell, the light-weight-
Corbett is one OF the greatest men | ever
saw. l thought he was clever, but be-
ieved he lacked judgment. l was agree
ably disappointed. Sullivan used bad
judgment from start to finish. Whenever
he hit with his left he fell short. When
he hit with his right he generally missed
Corbett, who is world heater, and the
best l ever saw.
Alf Kennedy-Corbett's activity car
ried the day over Sullivan's age. SuIIi-
van Is back member. He was too old to
night. In fact, none of these men have
any license to go in the ring when they
are past 80 against clever Young man
with speed and endurance. Corbett is
VIC CiSNSlSSI O1S LldH Llab ever St9DDeU
into ring.
PRESS COMMENTS.
NEW YORK, Sept. S.-The Tribune saws.
Corbett now assumes the championship
among the professional thumpers of the
globe. Sullivan will sink into COMPARE
tive obscurity, while Corbett will be flat
tered and followed to a sickening extent.
1t is to be hoped that, however badly his
head may be turned by his discreditable
eminence, he will not prove himself to
be so insufferable a combination of doIt.
Ounce and bully as Sullivan has been.
The Times says: Nobody can possibly
dispute that Sullivan was beaten on his
merits and because he met his master.
Thus far Corbett has not exhibited him
self as an offensive person. If he should
become as offensive as sullivan, it is to
be hoped that some boy may rise up who
is in turn capable of teaching him his
place III nature as Sullivan has been
taught by him. In the meanwhile the
reinforcement of mean and cowardIv
bully, the idol of the bar-rooms, is a pnh
lie good that is fit subject for public con-
graduation.
The World says: The unexpected defeat
of Sullivan by Corbett was received with
undisguised satisfaction by majority of
the people who took an interest in the af-
fair, but who had no money on it. The
victory appears TO have been one of su-
perlor youth, science, agility and brains.