Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-28


to put up long fight, and If the battle
should simmer down to test of endur-
ance the Chicagoan stands the better
chance to win, as he is younger and
stronger than his opponent. Reports
from the training quarters say that both
men are in fine condition. The only
drawback to Needham's physical condi-
tion is his hand, which, however, he
expects to be strong enough to pull him
through long battle. They are both
clever men, and from a scientific stand
point the welter-weight contest will be
more interesting than the one between
Maher and Fitzsimmons.
CoRBETT TAKES A DROP.
Jim Corbett has at last had his ambi-
tion-that of knocking out couple Of
men-gratified. But oh, at what cost !
Generally when a pugilist puts few
men asleep in short order his reputa-
tion goes up, but the means that Cor
bett used to accomplish this purpose
have sent his down like the fall of a
piledriver. Why is it thus? Because
he engaged two of the biggest stiffs he
could get, and at that he did not stop
them. Jim, however, takes the credit,
which by right belongs to Police Cap
tain Reilly, who stopped both pugilists
by ordering them out of the ring. Cor
bett also gobbled up the big end of the
gate money, which also belonged to Cap
tain Reilly, for, as heretofore mentioned,
stopping two men in less than three
rounds each. If Captain Reilly wishes
to give Jim Corbett the credit
and all the money for what he
himself accomplished it is his
own business, and nobody can blame
Corbett for accepting it. Corbett is a
gentleman, forsooth, and as such will
no doubt give credit to whom credit is
due, and it is hoped that hereafter when
ever he speaks about the great feat he
accomplished at Madison Square garden
February Is, 1892, he will say: "Me and
Captain Reilly stopped two men and
bested another in three three-minutes
rounds EACH"
HAVE A MIGHTY "PULL."
There must be a ''nigger in the wood
pile" somewhere in the neighborhood
of the Mulberry-street police headquar-
ters in New York, or else Muldoon,
Corbett & Co. have big pull. When
Corbett and Mitchell were matched to
spar six rounds for scientific points only,
and with big gloves, Inspector Murray
called halt, and under no consideration
would he permit the affair to go on. He
suddenly came to the conclusion that
boxing, or rather slugging, at the garden
could not and would not be tolerated.
And only five days after the sparring
match between Corbett and Mitchell was
to have taken place he gives permit
for the Californian to attempt to knock
out three men in one night.
"There is one thing about the show
that struck me as being funny" said Joe
Lannon the next day. Before got on
the stage Inspector Williams told me
I'd be spinched' if tried to knock Cor
bett out. Muldoon said the same thing.
/ asked why he did not announce that,
and he replied that it was not essential,
and I'm pretty sure he didn't tell Cor;
bett that"
If Lannon was given to understand
that he was not to knock Corbett out it
is but right TO presume that Spillings OF
Caffery, or Coffey, or whatever his name
may be, were told that they would be
'pinched' if they did not lie down at the
first opportunity.
mo other man than Jim Corbett," ("
says New York paper, "could have
given so wretched a show and been
dealt with as he was. This is because
Corbett is quiet, we'll behaved, intelli-
gent and pleasant fellow to meet.
Sullivan would have been roasted
from ''soup to coffee" had he given a
like show. Mitchell would have been
scorched, and Slavin and Maher would
be drummed out of town. People would
never forgive them. But with Jim it is
different.
A man can be both a gentleman and
a pug ilist, but if he is only the former
he should not be permitted to gull the
public in the guise of the latter.