The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-09-08
AFTER THE BATTLE.
New Champion Carries Himself With

New Champion Carries Himself With
Becoming Dignity-Thanks Donovan.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. -Corbett was seen i'm
mediately after he entered his dressing room
by an Associated Press reporter. When
he came in two dozen or more men
sprang forward to shake hands, but he pushed
them back, saying: "Dont get excited. l
know won and / know you are all glad, but
don't try to claw me to death. Look at me. am
not excited, and why should you people be :?
Just get away from me-" He then lay on
his cot and was rubbed down before being
weighed. He tipped tho scales mt Ia pounds,
showing a loss of five pounds during the fight.
In answer to a question Corbett said. 81 knew
what / could do. / had been practcng for
weeks to guard against his particular style OF
fighting, and ielt just rs confident OF winning
as did that was alive
Bob Fitzsimmens Knocked at the door and
wanted to see Corbelt Don't let MIN in, )" said
the new champion. AZ don't want to see him.
The big duifer would not come near me before
the fight. and won't see him now"
Fitzsimmons afterward pecked over the top
of tho door and called to Corbett, but Jim told
him to get down; that he would have nothing
to do with him.
The big Californian said he did not feel bit
tired and had worked ten times harder
than that every day he trained. Il
am satisfied l could have whipped
him very much sooner had ] mixed
aud gone into hard in-ighting. but was trifie
leary. On several occasions l was sorely
tempted to close right in on him and do him
quick. but my seconds kept at me
to be cautious: hat I was doing we'll,
and having all the best of it, and that better
fight little shy OF his right hand"
When Mike Donovan entered the room Corbett
sprang to his feet and shook hands with him
very cordially, saying: "Welt, Mike. we
got on top at last. Mike, my boy,
every word you said about Sullivan was
right He fought just as you said he would,
and followed your advice, and here am, the
winner and the champion. l scarcely know
how to thank you and express my gratitude to
you"
Billy Delauey, who really deserves q great
deal of credit for getting Corbett in his present
condition, as no trainer ever worked moro
faithfully with man than he did with
COrbett is highly elated over the victory. He
eaid he not only considered Corbett the greatest
fighter in the world, but that Corbett could
take Peter Jackson i'll the same ring he whipped
Sullivan in and whip the colored man as
easy as he knocked out the big fellow. "This
man, tell yoI, is a wonder. Why. look at
him. He has not got scratch or even q red
mark of any description on him to show he has
been fighting"
At this time messenger entered the room
and informed Corbett that his wife was on the
him. "Oh, can't go now said Jim. "Just
give her my love and tell her l am all right,
feeling well and not hurt Bit"
Turning to Mike Donovan he said: 81 could 60
out and Go ten-miie run without becoming the
least bit weary. This fight was simply a
walkover, and the softest kind of a sna .. The
only thing feel is little soreness in the right
hand from the last punch gave him. With
that exception would never have known had
been fighting"
Word was received from Charley Johnson,
Sullivan's hacker, that he is willing to back
Coroett against Peter Jackson or any man in
the world for $4,000 Corbett says he
is on top now and can afford to rest and
let the other fellows come to him, that his day
for begging at other mems doors has gone
by. Corbett will leave for New York Oh
Friday morning decorated train,
stopping over night at Birmingham, Ala,
and Atlanta on the following night, and a-riy-
ing il New York on Monday afternoon in time
for the boxing entertainment at Madison Square
Garden.