Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-09-15

lows body fairly shivered. When tho
round closed he was pitiable sight.
His wretched condition showed itself in
his face, which putfed and disc olored
under every blow.
He was receiving only what he had
administered to scores of men before
him, and there was scant pity in the
faces OF the frenzied mob that had
commenced to realize that a new
champion had arisen. Sullivan's rest
between the twentieth and twenty first
round did not help him, and, despite
McAuliffe's herculean efforts, Sui
livan was wabbling when he adj
vanced to the center. The first
sign OF a weak and groggy man Is a
trembling of the right leg, and Sullivan
seemed unable to straighten that mem
Der. Corbett was quick to note, and
he was at the champion like bull
He had no longer become even cautious,
and went right to mixing it up near
Sullivan's corner. He landed with the
left, throwing Sullivan off his guard,
and was on to him like demon. J.
He fairly rained blows on the help,
less champion, who threw up his hands
| in. pleading manner, but there was
no mercy for him. The fend incarnate
could not have been more infatuated
than was Corbett at that moment.
Corbett finally steadied himself and
swung his right with fearful force. 1t
landed on the mouth of the weakened
Vulcan, and he fell helpless and mani
mate mass in the river sand of the ring
The blood was gushing from his mouth
in a perfect stream and he must
have bled d quart during the next
minute. The brute courage which has
been part of the man during his career
asserted itself, and with the effort of
desperation he staggered to his feet.
but before Corbett could reach him he
fell back helpless. He was up again
only to fall in a tangled mass of bruised
flesh and fat-covered Drawn. Before
he could attempt to rise again the gong
sounded and the fight had gone down
to history.
Sullivan was carried to his corner in
sensible and slumbered in his chair for
a full minute while his seconds worked
with all kinds of restoratives to bring
him to. They succeeded finally, and
with wonderful vitality he walked to
the center of the ring and made his
speech. He said that he had entered
the ring once too often and was sorry,
but was glad that the championship re-
manned in America.
Never was heavyweight champions
ship won more easily. Sullivan did
hurt him during the entire fight. Cor
bett was fresh and strong when the
fight was over and did not show
mark. Sullivan had met his master.
science and skill had triumphed over
brute force. The new champion is
American bora, talented, aud clean
cut, and he cannot fail to become popu-
iac He will become the public idol
and fill more gracefully the place Sui
livan has soslong occupied.
At the finish men acted like the in
mites Of an insane asylum when the
building was on fire. They howled
like naniacs, smashing hats, tearing
each others coats and shirts and yell
ing until their voices gave completely
out. Then they rusbed to the street
and the nearest barroom.
Sullivan was found in his dressing.
room after the fight, surrounded by
crowd of his sympathizers. His face
was pulled and battered, but he was
not hurt much. When he went down
to rise no more it was the second time
in, Il Sc hot
down. Charley Mitchell once accom-.
plished the feat in Madison Square
garden, but no one else ever
did it. Sullivan's friends only expla,
nation of his defeat was that age and
dissipation had told on him. Sullivan
said so himself. When he was lie
back into his room at the club house he
fell into a chair, buried his swollen
face in his hands and sobbed like g.
baby. Charley Johnson, Phil Case,
and others stood about him. 1t was nc
use.
Whisky and women did this said
he, land ought to have quit this bust
ness long ago. If I had been Corbctt's
age | would have whipped him. Prp
done for, oh, my God. Pm done forever
It's all up with me, I'm ruined
Charley johnson said: mo you're
not, John; there is lots in you yet. I'll
back you for $4,000 against Charley
Mitchell or anyone else. Brace up
The grief-stricken man could not
brace. He moaned and cursed and
looked helples,ly at people about him.
They were as badly dazed as he and
II
James j. Corbett was born in San Francisco
Cal, September l, 1866. His father was froan
County Mayo, Ireland, and his mother from
Dublin Young Corbett was educated at Tie
Sacred Heart college, San Francisco, and when
he graduated Flood, the bonanza king, gave
him clerkship in the Nevada bank, where he
remained several years.
While Still clerking in the bank he joined tile
Olympic Athletic club and Won the amateur
heavyweight Championship. This infatuated
him with boxing, and he left the bank to be
| come q sparring instructor for the Olympic
club. While holding that position he
had his first professional contest with
Jack Burke, OF England, whom he fought to
draw in eight rounds. There was no referee
hut<the San Francisco public decided in favo,
of COrbett. Ccrbett then developed into a full
hedged professional and defeated all the locs::
heavy-wcights, among them Joe GhoynslIi
Whom he met and defeated three
| different times. Once, with bare knucklcs, il
barn belonging to Corbett's father: the
second time Oh the beach near the Cliff house
(these were four-roGnd events) and. finally,
| IN finish fight q barge in
San Francisco bay In this last meet.
ing Corbett broke bones in both his
hands in the third round, but con tinued to fight
and defeated his man in the twenty -seventb
| round Corbett next, in d six-round contest fol
points, bested kilrain for s., 500 purse. In the
| sparring tour Which followed he bested McCaf.
fiery in a four-r round contest in Brooklyn. His
last event of Importance was his meeting with
Peter Jackson, " h oh resulted in u draw otter