Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-08
Record NJ Corbett.

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james John Corbett was born in San
Francisco September /. 1866; lie was edu-
Gated at the Sacred Heart College. of that
city. and when graduated Flood, the Bo-
nanza King, secured him O clerkship in the
Nevada Bank. While holding this position
he won the amateur heavyweight cham
pionship of California in 1884. He became
so infatuated with boxing that he threw
up his clerkship, became boxinR-instructorr
Of the Olympic Athletic Club. and drifted
into fighting as O business. his profes-
sonal record up to this evening:
Defeated Dave Eiseman; two rounds.
Defeated James Daily: four rounds.
Defeated Duncan Mcdonald, of Butte.
Mon.
Drew with Jack Burke. the -" irish lad"
at San Francisco; eight rounds.
Defeated Joe Choynski at San Francisco;
four rounds.
giant: three rounds.
Defeated Captain James DAILY; two
rounds.
Defeated Frank Smith, of Salt Lake; {;
three rounds.
Defeated George Atkinson; two rounds.
Defeated Frank Glover two rounds.
Defeated Joe Choynski on barge on the
Sacramento river twenty-seyen rounds.
Bested Joe McAulIiIe III point contest; {;
four rounds.
Defeated John Donaldson at San Fran
cisco.
Defeated Professor William Miller, OF
Australia three rounds.
Defeated Martin c. Buffalo") Costello ;
three rounds.
Defeated Dave Campbell, at Portland.
Ore.
Defeated Jake Kilraln at New Orleans
February II, 1880: six rounds.
nofao4o1 DorpiuiCk Mpf,afiraV at SOuth
BROOKLYN April "A, 1890; four rounds.
Drew with Peter jackson at San Fran
cisco MAY q, 1891 sixty-one rounds.
Has successfully met all comers on his
tour throughout the country.
Defeated William Spillings, Bob Coffee,
and Joe Launon in one night at Madison
Square Garden.
Record of Sullivan.
John L. Sullivan was born in Bos-
ton October 10, 1853. He is feet 10l1
inches tall. He began sparring In 1873 but
previously figured as a fairly good base
ball player. Here is concise history OF
his fstic performances prior to the one OF
tonight.
Defeated Joe Goss, Music Hall, Boston !;
four rounds 1879.
Defeated George Rookie at Boston, one
round 1879.
Defeated Professor John Donaldson at
Cincinnati; three rounds; 1880.
Defeated Professor John Donaldson,
same CITY. December 20, 1880; ten rounds.
Defeated Steve Taylor, Harry Hills,
New York, March 81, 1881. in three-round
bout.
Defeated John Flood on oarge in the
Hudson river, May Is, 1881; eight rounds ;
purse of $500.
Defeated Paddy Ryan at Mississippi City,
Miss. February z, 1882. for $4,000 side and
the championship of America; London
rules governed the fight; nine rounds;
eleven minutes.
Defeated Jimmy Elliott. July 4, 1882, in
a four-round bout for the gate receipts.
Drew with Tug" Wilson, of England,
in four rounds, MadisOn-Square Garden,
July II, 1882. Sullivan forfeited the net
receipts TO Wilson for failing TO knock him
out in four rounds.
Boxed Charley Mitchell at Madison
Square Garden M9rch H. 1858. me bout
was stopped by the police. Mitchell
knocked Sullivan down in the second
round-something no other man ever did.
Defeated Herbert Sade. the Maori !;
Madison-Square Garden April 7, 1888 !;
three rounds.
Started on a tour of the country in Sep
tember. 1888. Sullivan defeated before
returning TO New York dozens of men who
tried for the 800 which he offered TO any
BODY WHO COulu sthy 4ouI iOuHuS WIN
him.
Defeated Professor John Laffan, Madi-
son-Square Garden, November 10, 1884;
three rounds.
Defeated Alf. Greenfield, Madison
Square Garden, November IS, 1884; two
rounds.
Defeated Alf. Greenfield at Boston Janu-
ary u. 1885; four rounds.
Defeated Jack Burke. the Irish Lac" ,"
at Chicago January 10, 1855; five rounds.
Defeated Dominick McCaffrey at Cincln-
natl August 25, 1885; SIX rounds.
Defeated Frank Herald at Allegheny
City, Pa, September l8, 1886; two rounds.
Defeated Paddy Ryan at San Francisco
November 13, 1856; three rounds.
Drew with Patsey Cardiff at Minneapo-
lis, January 1s, 1897. Sullivan broke his
arm in this bout.
Drew with Charley Mitchell, near Chan
tilly. France, March 10. 1888; thirty-nine
rounds g hours II minutesl. London rules
governed this contest. The stakes were
$4,000.
Defeated Jake Kilrain at Richburg,
Miss, July s. 1889: seyenty-fve rounds.
London rules governed this contest. The
stakes were $50, 900.