Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-15

Dark" He was followed all about town
to-day, wherever he went, by an immense
mob of men and boys who applauded him
and broke out into frequent "lIurrah for
JIM He visited the Southern Athletic
Club in the morning, where he thanked
the members for the kindness they had
show him. He also took advantage of the
big tank of the club to enjoy the luxury of
bath. From the club house he went to
the newspaper offices where he shook
hands all around and thanked every one.
Corbett shows but few marks of the
fight. A black spot about as big as u dime
near his left eye marks where sullivan got
In one of his few face blows Corbett's
right hand is very much swollen and he is
unable to use it at all.
coRBETT spRArNED his WRIST.
81 got it in the last round - he said.
"and | think the last blow struck,
was determined to knock sullivan out
then and used all my force. My right
landed too hard and have sPraincd it. /
came very near knocking sullivan ont III
the eighth round. He was groggy, and
went in to finish him and had forced him
TO the ropes when the bell saved him If
l had had a minute longer could have
finished him then He had recovered by
the next round and ! determined 70 wait a
little longer for better opportunity.
don't think Sullivan was himself after the
second round and the smash on the nose
gave him. He was decidedly weak. lie
wanted to rest his arms all the time, but
would not let him and made him keep
them up. He hit me most on the back Of
the shoulder; some OF his blows were
strange ones, and could not understand
them. It looked to me as though he was
more or less da2ed.n
EASIER TITAN PETER JACKSON.
what do you think Of him as com.
pared with Jackson was asked
jackson gave me a harder fight. lie
kept me busy all the time. There is no
rest when he Is in the ring. you don't
have breathing spell II is all fight from
beginning to end.
81 naturally have weakness for New
Orleans. have been sngularly fortunate
here. got % the very first rjing IN the
pugilistic ladder here whra Ue,tcd XII.
rain and | have now reached the Top Of
the ladder. ! shall always remember New
Orleans pleasantly for Tins reason and be-
cause of the kindness have received here,
but shall probably not return for long
time.
WON'T FIGHT FOR 4 YEAR,
u am not going 10 give prize lighting a
thought for lull year. ! want IL make
some money now, and like the drama /
remember one of Won gentlemen tcllinr.r
he continued, turning to reporter, "tRat
was cut out for the stage, | am going to
try 1t in my new play. am satisfied IL
will be a success. | am the hero III
1t, and have some acting and some
talking to do. There is scene in it,
apngilist in his training quarters. am
going to reproduce the scene exactly n
it was at the Olympic Club last night
even to details, ] have some excellen,
offers; and believe that ! can do well at
the business, and it will give me rest
which need and which want.
FLOODED WITH BIO OFFERS.
Corbett was III receipt of several HUNDRED
kilograms, congratulating him on his sue
cess, from most Of the supporting ma
and pugilists in the country, and not a feV
theatrical men Offering him engagements
Among the offers were one Of g., 800 for ,
weeks engagement at Chicago, $1,000 from
Nixon and Zimmerman for d week en
gagement at the Academy of Music, philu
delphiai 5000 for week al BROOKLYN
$500 at Boston; $1,000 at New York
5000 at Baltimore $1,000 in California
$1,000 at Providence; 81 900 at New Havcr
and Hartford and similar offers from
Rochester Buffalo, Albany and pittSburg
lie was also offered 5000 to stand for
statue at Chicago, He was also Offered )
DER cent Of all profits to allow the usr o
A's name for saloon at the entrance o
'he Worlds Fair at Chicago, he to take n
isks, and similar offer came from
saloon on Broadway, New York.
A BENEPIT FOR SULLIVAN.
Corbetts unseliishness is shown in hi
offer to give sullivan benefit on the III
lie will give It in any city the ux-chan
pion designates, preferably the MadisO
square Garden, New York, the gross r.
celpts to 60 to sullivan. Besides th
Corbett will give him 5000 for box. It
not yet known whether Sullivan will AZ
cept Corbetts offer, His friends sav TN
he VIII not accept, as he does not need Ill
money.
AT EASY FIGHT FOR C0RBETr
Delaney, Corbetts second said tht
Corbett could have finished Suliyu
sooner, but he persuaded him not to do
q he did moi want him to take an
sSAnces.
II tell You, there was no more chance
John L.. sullivan winning that fight tina
there is of my being President Of Ii
United states, said Delaney. 1T ~
only due to my efforts that the bat,
lasted as long as it did Jim could ha
mixed with the BustOnian any time Alt
the first round and the result w0Ila ha,
been Sullivans defeat ! had hand wo,
to keep HIM from il, as he was filled vii
q desire to show the people what lie con
do. He was so strongly in favor Of II
move that ~ one time between he rouu
was compelled to stop tanning and arg
the point with him. preferred to til
no chances, and my eXpostulAtiOus ID
fruit ultimately.
WONT FIGHT JACKSON AGAGS.
"All this talk Of Sullivan not being
condition is mere bosh You can say III
i am in a position to announce that 4,
bett will not meet jackson again. lie
averSe to meeting a negro un prinrip
and besides all Of his friends in the son
do not want him TO again face the bl!
man. As for Charley Mitchell rhallem.
Corbett Will pay no attention 10 it nor "
he consider any others that may be ma,
He has engagements to I'LL and will Il
talk about fighting until these are Cd
celed"
Corbett himself said nothing about /
Jackson matter. but he spoke out plain
as to Charlie MITCHELL He expressed /
opinion that Mitchell's offer Wa mert
for the purpose Of advertising himself,
BOB FtTHsrNMONs SILENT.
Bob Eltzsimmuns, champion midd
weight, was an interested witness If Z
fight and very much impressed BY 9,
belts fighting. Previous 10 the fighl Il
had proclaimed himself in several plac
and particularly in the newspaper 1tlie
that il Corbett won, which lie believed i
possible, lie being strong hacker uf ,u
van he NitzsiInmpuSj would chaiieu
him. lie does NOT seem as much diSpus
to do this now and SAYS that all tain i,b,
challenging Corbett was Jimmie Carol
work.
SULLJC1N IN TINE NJ UPS.