The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-09
AFTER TIE BATTLE.
Champion Corbett Shows Up in
Fine Form.
SULLIVAN IN VERY SAD SHAPE.
Rumcr That the stakeholder win Be Sued
for the sullivan End of the stskes-
Gossip Concerning The Fight.

=. New ORLEANS, Sept. Sat the con-
illusion of the fight last night Corbett and
party left the Olympic club in the midst of
q perfect ovation and were driven to the
uptown gymnasium, where an enthusiastic
crowd OF club men aud guests. numbering
P.000, gathered. Corbett made modest
speech in response to the ovation. he
Eaid he had started his career in the South
ern Athletic club when scarcely known.
and now that ne had risen to the top Of the
ladder, he feels profoundly grateful for the
courtesy and attention showered upon him
By the club.
At the conclusion the new champion was
surrounded by crowd who shook his hand
until sore. He was then carried off TO his
rooms, where he found kilograms awaiting
him from all parts of the country. Cham
payne corks then began to pop and
many a health was drunk to the new
luninary. Corbeit himself declined to
drink, saying that ne did not want to be
like olher pugilists; that milk was good
enough for him. At | O'CLOCK the new
champion was permitted 10 reiire and
dream of the honors which had been show
ered~npon him.
The Sullivan party remained late at the
club, but the crowd hung at the doors un-
took carriage and went TO the hofel.
The sporting fraternity who had not
been caught with their money on Sullivan,
generally reioiced that the deposed cham
pion had been whipped.
Parson Davies has announced that he
will issue in 8 day or two formal chal-
lenge TO
coRBErT TO FIGHT PETER JACKSON.
Sullivan was still sleeping at 1890 this
morning. When an Associated Press cor
respondent was admitted to his apartment
his face was SO swollen that his skin was
drawn tightly, as was shown when the
light fell on it. His lips were disigured
and distorted, giving the face q hideously
fantastic appearance. His nose. though.
was not broken but terribly bruised, being
rnt from the bridge down at the center and
On the left side. The man OF extreme con-
fdence yesterday was today beaten down
aud dishgured, an evidence that new gods
had sprung up in pugllism.
johnson and Wakely, the Sullivan back
ers, had not yet determined what their
course would be. Corbett will Join the
travelling troupe with which he has been
exhibiting himself here and will at to-
nights performance be handed the Olym-
pic clubs check for SIS. 900, The benefit TO
New YORK. Corbett has offered 1000 for
box.
COrDett this morning was eXuberantly
merry, receiving much attention from the
members Of the athletic clubs OF the city
kilograms continue tc pour in on him from
MI parts OF the world.
SULLIVAN Is SEEN
Between II and II O'Clock Sullivan was
reused and taken TO the gymnastio club,
where he was given Turkish bath and a
rubbing. The entire party viii leave the
city or the home journey at s 80 this even
ms.
and packing, Sullivan remaining indoors
and chatting with such friends as could
see him. Corbett awoke feeling refreshed
and in fine spirits, and ate q splendid
breakfast.
Corbett's trainers wanted him to drink
something, but he did not care 10 40 so.
and said be would con tinue to be abstemin-
Gus. It shows the man in him. His rest
last night was most refreshing, and he
awoke this morning feeling as happy SIS o
lark.
When he got up q splendid breakfast
was awaiting him and he sat down and
relished it. During the morning with Big
Billy Delaney he walked over to the South
ern Athletic club and was overwhelmed
with congratulations by his friends. 1t was
hard TO break away from them but he
finally did so and thsn he sat down to re-
member relatives and friends dear. and
wrote LISTERS TO his parents giving the re-
port of the battle of his life To the re-
porter he said be said he was not surprised
at the result because he knew when he
went into the ring that the big fellow was
not his equal in skill or endurance.
he was ready, however, to accord Sulli.
van due credit for his fair contest and
manly bearing. sullivan, he said. was q
wonderful hitter aud every inch fighter,
but whet be lacked was ability to use his
hands ana avoid a cleverer man.