Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-12-04
BOXERS GOSSIP.
JIM CORBETT FINDS IT VERY EASY TO OBEY
his FATHER,
Except When &c Tells Him Not to Fight Mitchell
he Clouds His Championship Title, However,
by Expressing Willingness to Fight One
Challenger and PrOcrasinaing
With Peter Jackson.

NEW YORK, December 2.-The hale
and hearty father OF Champion Jim Cor
bett has paid visit to New York, and,
like the good parent that he is, he very
naturally gave his athletic son very
good advice. He doesn't want Jim TO
engage in any more boxing contests,
and jim, like dutiful son, seems very
ready to follow his advice, except In one
instance. 81 must fight Charley Mitch
ell, father" he is reputed to have said.
~ must fight him, for he insulted
mother" That's noble sentiment,
and it shows what noble character
Jim possesses. II l mistake not, the
Scriptures advise man TO be slow In
anger. Jim has evidently pondered
well over this text, else would he have
instantly smitten to the floor Charley
Mitchell, the asperser Of his moth
er's character, the instant he
made his false accusation against
her in Harry Miners BowerY bsrroom.
l deprecate such quarrels and barroom
brawls as much as any man living, but
if ever a man had an excuse for engag-
ing in one of them 1t was Jim COrbett
on the occasion thus recalled. Though
he was "too much of gentleman" to
engage In such quarrel, he has not
forgotten the insult, however, and will
even disobey his fathers wishes to wipe
it out If he ever meets Mitchell in a
twenty-four foot ring under articles of
agreement perfectly satisfactory to the
aforesaid Charleston he will not box
unless the agreement does suit him.
I see that last week Corbett made
still another exception to perfect COM
pliance with his fathers wishes. This
exception is John l.. Sullivan. He has
heard that "the Big Fellow" has, on
divers and sundry occasions since their
meeting in New Orleans last fall, ex-
pressed the belief that he could do 1.-THE
POM adOur Dude" il he ever fought him
again. These expressions Of john L.
opinion have reached Jim's ears, and
evidently they have annoyed him, even
more than the knowledge that Sullivan
defeated is even more attractive as
theatrical star than Corbett is as cham
pion [for It is notorious fact that up
to date the "ex-champion" has played
to more money than he has,, and he
now says that if John L. wants another
meeting he will give himirst preference
even over Mitchell, the man who insult
ed his maternal parent so grossly. Now,
there is no dispu:lng jim Corbett's
courage, and yet be seems to possess an
unusual amount of that better part of
valor called discretion. II Peter Jack
son but hints that he would like to have
another meeting with him, even In the
dim future, he at once falls back on his
theatrical and Worlds Fair engage
ments aud he cannot for the life Of him
see his way to giving the big black
date to meet him face to face in the
squared circle. Methinks such conduct
eVinces a greater amount or respect for
the physical prowess OF the dusky Au-
stralian than should be entertained by
a champion of America" There is
too much method in this madness. 1t
reminds me of the methods Of that
stored Hibernian who sat by the bed
of his dying wife. He was the proprie-
tor of little grocery store, and his de-
parting helpmate kept most Of It's ac-
counts in her head.
Denny, darling" said the wife
family.
"what is it, acusbIaP" eagerly asked
her spouse.
PATSY BrannIgan owes az sixteen
dollars an tin cents on last months &C
count. See that yez collect that" was
the reply.
"Glory be to God she's sensible to
the last" was the pious ejaculation of
Denny, as he made memorandum In
his notebook Of Brannigans indebted
ness. For ten minutes the dying
woman kept silent, and then even faint
err than before she called, 'Oh, Denny,
dsrlin', almost forget we owe Denny
Dillon hundred dollars for goods. See
that it's paid.
"Och! Tare and ages! There she
goes ravin' again" exclaimed Denny, as
he rammed his note book back into his
pocket with never a hint of his indebt-
edness to Dillon init.
Let either Mr.. Mitchell or Sullivan
talk fight in their sleep or in their cups,
and Instantly Coroett replies, '0h, you
want scrap, dOyou? Very good. I'll
drop all my engagements TO accommo-
date. just putup forfeit and see how
quickly I'll coyer it." But let Peter
jackson infinite that he would like TO
play of that drawn game in California
and at once Corbett produces his date
book aud says Ia substance: Cant
YOU see for Yourself that Pm engaged
constantly for the next eighteen
months9 I'm too busy making money
to think Of obliging you" and Peter
goes away though he does mutter
complaint against the fate that will not
give him acertain date, even two years
ahead though it be.
Now, wkile l firmly believe that If
jim Corbe,t can ever again get himself
in as good condition as he was when he
faced JOhh L. Sullivan that he can de-
feat Jacp IN. am also Of the opinion
that jim fould manIully say: Peter,
I recoa that next to myself you are
the G st heavyweight pugilist in
the ye am willing to fight Mitch
al, feel sure that / can whip
cir know that q victory over
make me immensely popu-
Sullivan has no real
e-entering the ring
'lli- khs