Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-18
THE WORLD OF SPORT,
Corbett to Exhibit Here Next
Week.
The San Jose Baseball Series opens
Today.
Various Sporting Events In the Hhs'
summary of Different kacfs
at Graveseud and Lou
isviIle.

Clever Jimmy Corbett will show at
the Pavilion Tuesday night, May Z4tn'
He will get great reception. Corpett
is gentleman at all times and under
all circumstances, and he has a hoet OF
friends all over the country. He was
born of Irish parentage in San fran
cisco, California, June IL, 1866. AT an
early age Corbett entered the amateur
boxing ranks, and from the beginning
defeated every man who had the neces-
sary sand to face him. Corbett won
every competition that he engaged in,
and held the championship in every
class from bantam weight to heavy
weight. After his seventeenth year ne
increased rapidly both in size and
weight, until when he was 21 years OF
age he was big enough to give Sullivan
"go" for honors. Corbett held the
heavyweight amateur championship or
California until he was compelled. In
order to get match, to turn proies-
sional. Corbett's experience in profes-
sional ranks is limited in comparison
to Sullivan, Slavin, Mitchell and
the other heavy weights. HIS
first real prize fight, winch
proved to be vicious and bloody affair
was with Joe Choynski, whom he de-
feated in twenty-one rounds. This bat
tie showed of what material Jim was
made, and he was Immediately hailed
throughout California as bidder tor the
championship. Not until his battle
with Jake Kilrain, the Baltimore heavy
weight, did he become known as great
fighter. Corbett met the good-natured
Jake in a six-round encounter in New
Orleans, and succeeded in getting the
decision. .Kilrain, however, claims that
the decision was not fair one, and
furthermore that he was in anything but
good condition. If the reports OF the
battle from New Orleans are correct,
Kilrain was beaten or his merit. The
reports even say that Kilrain was in
splendid fettle, but that Corbett's supe-
rior science Tapped over Jake's.
Corbett has several times endeav-
ored to get a match with Kill
rain, but without success. After
this contest, Corbett, who all along has
expressed desire to live in New York,
came east and was welcomed with open
arms. He was not long in New York
before he was matched to meet Domi-
nick McCaffrey in a four-round bout,
which occurred in the Palace rink,
Brooklyn. Corbett easily outpointed
McCaffrey. After this fight he was
matched to meet the big colored Austria
lian, Peter Jackson, before the Califor-
mia Athletic club of San Francisco.
After a vicious battle lasting about
rounds, the fight was declared
"no contest" by the referee, who could
not or would not pick winner. To
Corbett the decision practically meant
victory. In stature Corbett stands lit
tie over six feet, is beautifully
built; he is nervy, shifty fighter
and one of the most scientific men that
the American prize ring has ever hon.
ored. Corbett is now making tour of
the principal cities of the United States,
appearing for one night only under the
of Mr.. William A. Brady
of New York city. He will make trip
to San Francisco and return and be in
Atlantic City on June the sth, when he
will commence training for his great
fight on September 7th at the Olympic
club of New Orleans with Mr.. John L.
Sullivan for the championship of the
world and the greatest purse ever known
in boxing annals, $45 900 to the winner.