The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-08
CORBET'l
CHAMPION
Mighty Sullivan Has
Met His Master.
A FURIOUS FIGHT.
JOnn L. i5uiiIyan Knocked Out in
the 21st Round.
FORCED TO YIELD UP HIS LAURELs
Dandy Jim from California Displays More
Cleverness I han Was Ever Seen in a
Ring-1he tormer Champion Bows
to the lnevitable-Notes on
the Fight.
A FURIOUS FIGHT.
John L. oui;Ivan Knocked Out in
the 21st Round.
FORCED TO YIELD UP HIS LAURELs

New ORLEANS, Sept. THE laurels
have slipped. John L. Sullivan has had
some new sensations. and so has James
Corbett. One has been knocked off the
pedestal OF the pugilistic cnampionshipaud
the other has climbed into his place.
The California heavyweight, Corbett,
has knocked out Champion John L. Sulli-
van and won besides some $50. 600 ana now
1T appears to the spectators, if the truth
were told, that COrbett won easily. The
impression left by the rapid fight on the
spectators is that Sullivan was at no mo-
ment in the reach Of success.
Corbett, the winner, at the moment of
his victory, was keen, quick and alert in
every round, and was unmarked oy bruise
or blood. His face was aglow with steady
interest. His face wore half smile, and
he was ready to attack his foe with a
ferocious force had that foe been able to
rise. These were the conditions of the
victory.
Sullivan was
REEKING WITH BLOOD,
smashed, bruised and nearly blind IL not
quite densely SO. These were the evidences
Of defeat. and it was when these had been es-
tablished that the lsurels were shifted and
a new man had been born INTO champion
ship.
Why was Sullivan dethroned!
He had himself contributed to the causes
of his downfall. Had his life had no ex-
cesses Sullivan would have been able to
struggle more effectively to retain his
prestige. He Is not relatively so good a
man at "a as hundreds of other men at that
age. His face is furrowed, not alone by
years, but by the methods of his living.
His ponderous body bore the trace not
alone Of time, but of easy living. His con-
dition was not comparable with that of his
foe. II could not be- There was a show
ing of age and wide freedom which could
not be trained away without it impaired the
man.
Sullivan has been over-confdent He
had been contemptuous of the nsedful
measures for his perfect condition.
he WAS SULLIVAN,
and Sullivan could not lose in battle. Cor
bett has learned him otherwise, ana how?
Starting with eight years less of life's in
eritable wear, he had reserved his powers,
perfected the methods Of their use, chang
ing his heart meanwhile, confident that he
would become the captain Of his kind. He
had capital of Drawn and muscle on which
TO build up fortune of victory and repu-
tation. 1t nay not be cerelessly said that
Corbett, at 20 years of age, is better man
than Sullivan was at that age; but assum-
ing that they we're equally good men at
equal ages. the analyzer of this victory
comes back 10 the fact that while some men
OF "a may Fhip Some men at 26, the elder
man being She victor, must not have added
his own methods of deplstion 10 these
which the silent years so surely employ.
Sullivan came forward tonight in the
glare Of twenty electric lights, his senses
fed by the shouts OF those who will flout
him now.
The majority believed in MIN; why
should not the champion believe in him
self While they yelled with worshipping
plaudits, he sat down in his corner and
with easy interest scanned the powerful
fellow opposite.
Somehow there is homage in The eager
attention the trainers bestow upon their
champIoa, and tonight, while Sullivan en-
joyed this. his heavy form sagged down as
he sat waiting the prelminaldes. Those
who scanned him saw
WELLS OF FLESH on HIS ABDOMEN
rolling far over the edge Of his firmly
drawn belt 1t should not have been
obesity, for the man tonight should have
been in the prime of his years. 1t was
the d,stension that surely follows wine
suppers and hot dinners of rich food. Who
shall says
While citing thus under the eyes of hun
dreds whose scrutiny was sharpened DIV
their money on the results, Sullivan was
in turn studying his foe. And what did
he seei In she opposite corner, out of
which ali the sictors ~ Olympic club have
gone to victory. there sat
BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN OF HUMAN FLESH
and bone. Sullivan saw a smiling and con-
fdent fscs. He saw neck that had poise
aud strength. He saw q chest deep
enough TO hold q bellows. He saw
pair of Drowned shoulders on which were
PILED MUSCLES tina: crept and gifted be-
meath the skin. He beheld, outsrretched
upon this ropes, while his trainers did their
service, pair vi arms as long as those of a
windmill, buncted with drivi ng muscles.
with the blood and nerve of youth The
champion beheld q foe whose abdomen was
clean cut and round in its lines. There
was no siipose to clog his lungs or burden
the freedom of hs action. Like a racnr was
Corbett- trim, solid, balanced rhysic-
ally nj every point, unless, indeed.
his lonE legs seemed trifs light
for his Muscular shoulders and body. But
those whe doubted the power OF the 1.-the
under lis BIS cosld not know how like steel
they had been tempered TO bend without
bresking lader atress and tension. Doubt