Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-16
SPORTS And SPORTS.
INTERESTING GOSSIP CONCERNING THE PUGL-
ISIS BASE BALL MN,
And 0Asrs Who Aspire to Win Fame and Money
81 Ias.r Powers In Athletic and SAillil
SpMS-Sons Gossip About
CJrbsa and Nshsr.

New YORK, March 1.-The Herald
to-day i'm It's sporting column says:
What right has young COrbett 20 be-
leve that he can best sullivan? He has
not had Oue-third so much experience
as the great BoSlOnian, nor has he near
~ so much weight or fame. But James
is cannv youth. he boxed with Su!ii-
van little more than year ago IN the
opera house In san Francisco. The
strong. young bank clerk was then
teaching men how 20 box In the O,ym-
Athletic Club. In some strange way 4
rumOr spread that COrbett was training
hard and that he intended 10 try 20 best
John L. Jack Barnett, Sullivan's man
ager, called on COrbett and asked him
If the rumOr was true.
..Whv. no." answered Jim. "Im not
training. I'm Sparring here with my
pupils every day, giving them lessons
as usual
"Weu, / didn't think you were mean
enough or foolish enough TO try game
like that" said Barnitt. you know IL
is a great honor for young fellow Ike
you 20 spar with John l.. sullivan.
Yes, aud it's nice thing for Suili-
van, TOO, replied the youth. HE gets
81. 500 and / get 5000 for our setto.
This was quite true. When the men
met Go the ring they made the pret'leSt
sort Of an exhibition
John haviu' his opinion ~ Jim.
y Jim lavlu ais opinion % John.
In their last rally John l.. ducked
couple OF times i'm his we'll known way,
and then started 20 send a smashing
r.ght ne Corbett'S head. James had been
warned OF this, and the result was that
John found the bank clerks fist thrust
agaius. his mouth when he was on the
Point OF making his usual rush.
Cline" yelled Jack Barnitt, and that
was the end Of the sct-tO. 10 was after
thisthat sullivan proclaimed that James
was q very decent young fellow, and
ever since that exhibition COrbOtt has
believed that he can best the big fel-
low. know that in all interviews with
persons who were likely 20 write the ut
terances COrbett has kept his belief a
profound secret, but be does believe,
nevertheless, that he can down the
champion.
Peter Naher may retrieve himself.
His offer Of $500 q week II think $50 a
week much nearer the TRUTH 20 give
sparr.ug exhibitions shows that people
are stul anxious 10 see him perform.
Here is letter Professor Mike D0nO-
van has received from New Orleans.
The writer is the son Of famous Pat
Kearick, the only man who ever gave
Donovan boxing lessons. He writes
"Slavin knocked out one Of Felix
Eauque.in's teeth with a slashing right
handler and gave New Orleans a chance
10 measure his punching ability, but the
universal opinion here is that Slavin has
no business with Sullivan, the real and
only champion.
when Maher knocked FitzsimmOns
down in the first round with right
hand smash i'm the ribs the Australian
was doubled up and almost out The
friendly bell saved his bacon. Jimmy
Carroll and Joe ChOynski worked over
Fitz increasingly during the one minutes
rest and brought him together again.
Fit had badly dis.Ocated his right
thumb in delivering the blow that
hoored Naher, but his mishaD was un-
known in the Irishman'S corner.
''Maher had an excellent chance to
cyclone things In the second round, ana
had he gone az Fitz in thunderbolt
fashion DE would have very likely got
the $4,000 end of the purse, but when
he failed 20 do this, Madden saw the
handwriting on the wall.
"let 10 be said, however, in justice 10
Naher, that Madden * Co. appeared 10
take very little interest in their man
no more than If he We're a beast being
prepared for the Slaughter-while Car
roll a Co. handled their man .Fitzsim-
mons like trained nurses, and kept his
spirits up as the battle progressed