Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-08
AFTER the BATTLE.
The New Champion Hardly Knows
Has Been Fighting.

The New Champion Hardly Knows He
Has Been Fighting.
OLYMPIC CLUB, NEW ORLEANS, Sept. g.
Corbett was seen Immediately after he
retired to his dressing room by an Asso-
in dozen or more sprang forward
to shake his hand, but he
pushed them back saying: ssDon't
get 60 excited. l know l won. and l
know you are all glad of it, but don't try
to claw me to death. Look at me! /
am not excited, and why should you
yeople be-? Just get away from me, and
let me get little air."
down before being weighed. He tipped
the scale at liza pounds, showing that he
lost only pounds during the fight. In
II knew what l could do. I have
been practicing for weeks to guard
against his particular style of fighting,
and felt just as confident of winning as
did that was alive"
JIM sNUBs FITzsIMMoNs.
Bob Fitzsimmons knocked at the door
and demanded to see Corbett. "Don't
let him in" said the new champion, 81
don't want to see him. The big duffer
would not come near me before the
tight, and don't want to see him now"
Fitzsimmons afterward peeped over
the top of the door, and called to Cor
betts but Jim told him to get down !;
that he would have nothing to do with
him.
AN EASY JOB.
The big Californian said he did not
feel the least bit tired and had worked
ten times harder than that every day he
trained for the fight. II am satisfied
l could have whipped him very much
sooner had mixed and gone into hard
in-fghting, but l was trifle leary. On
several occasionsI was sorely tempted
to close right in ON him, and do him
quick, but my seconds kept at me to be
cautious; that was doing we'll, and
having all the best of it, and that / had
better fight little shy of his right.
JIM AND MIKE.
When Mike Donovan entered the room
Corbett sprang to his feet and shook
hands with him very cordially. "Well,
Mike, we got on to Pat at last. Mike,
my boy, every word you said
about Sullivan was right. He
fought just as you said he
would fight, and 1 followed your ad-
vice, and here am. l am the winner
and the champion. scarcely know how
to thank you and express my gratitude
to you."
DELANEY TALKS.
Billy Delaney, who really deserves
great credit for getting Corbett in such
magnificent condition, as no trainer
ever worked more faithfully than
he did with Corbett, is highly
elated over the victory. He said
he not only considered Corbett
the greatest fighter in the world, but
that Cor bett could take Peter jackson in
the same ring he whipped Sullivan in,
and would whip the colored man as
easily as he knocked out the big fellow.
'sThis man, l tell you, is q wonder.
When look at him hc has not cot a
scratch or even red mark of any dee-
cription on him to show he has been
fighting"
At this time messenger entered the
room and informed Corbett that his wife
was on the other end of the wire and
wanted to talk to him. "Oh, can't 20
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give her my love and tell her that l am
all right. feeling well and not bit hurt. !"
SOFT SNAP.
Turning to Mike Donovan, he said !:
81 could go out and do ten-mile run
without becoming the least bit weary.
This fight was simply walk-over, and
the softest kind of snap. The only
thing I feel is little soreness in nay
right hand from the last punch l gave
him. With that exception l would
never know I had been fighting"
Word was received from Charley john
son, Sullivan's backer, that he was will
ing to put Corbett against Peter Jackson,
or any man in the world. for SIC, 900.
Corbett says he is on top, and can afford
to rest while, 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 Fri
day morning on decorated train, stop