Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-08
FcrOclous sncoun'er Between Tue
Two Great PugilIsts OF the
World.
eiTtApLE SIGHT IN THE
aRuNA.
SULLIVAN BEATEN.
m. championship Of the world Won
by sorbctt.

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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1.-The laufels
have shifted. John L.sullivsn has had
some new sensations; 40 has James
rofbett. One has been knocked OIL
mo pedestal OF rugilisiic champion
min and the other climbed Into his
/. lace.
The California heavyweight Cor.
belt. has knocked out the champion,
John l.. sullivan, and won, besides,
ome $4,000. II seems as N Corbctt
Won easily. The impression left Ia
that Sullivan was ri no moment In
,jsht OF success. At the finish what
we're tho conditions OF the men? Cor.
belt, the winner, ut the moment OF
victory, was keen, quick, alert and I'M
marked by bruise or blood. His face
vas aglow with steady interest. His
isce wore n half smile and hc wns
ready to attack hls Toe with ferociouB
iotoo had his foe been able 10
rise. This was the condition OF the
victor.
Sullivan was reeking with blood,
smashed and bruised. rheso were the
evidences OF defeat, and II was when
these had been established that the
hufols shifted and new man was
born into the championship.
Why was Sullivansdethpned? He
hal himself contributed 10 the causes
Of his downfall. Had his life had no
excess Sullivan would nave been able
losirugglo more effectively TO retain
hlt prestige. He IL relatively not 40
good man Mt "a "a hundrcus Of other
men at that age. His face 10 furrowed
not alone by years but also by the
methods OF his living. His ponderous
body bears the traces not alone Of time
batOf easy living. His condition was
not comparable with that Of his foe, II
could not be. There was n circum.
stance OF age and wide freedom which
could not be trained away without i'm.
pairing the man.
sullivan, too, was oveT.oon fident.
He had been contemptuous OK neeilul
measures for his perfect condition. He
was Sullivan, md Sullivan could not
l0se In battle. Corbett has taught him
otherwise and how? Starting with
eight years less OF life's inevitable
wear, no had conserved his powers,
perfected his methods OF their use,
Meanwhile, confident that no
would become captain OF his
kind. He has n capital OF Drawn
and muscle on which 10 build up q
fortune OF victory and reputation. II
may not be carelvsely said that Cor.
lett, al twenty-six years OF age, Ii n
better man than Sullivan was at that
age. But assuming they were as
,qually good men at equal ages the
aualyzer OF his victory comes back 10
The TACT that while some men OF thirty.
four may whip come men at twenty
six, the elder man being victor must
hot have added his own methods OF
teplemont 10 those which silent yeafs
70 surely employ.
Sullivan came forward tonight into
The glare OF twenty electric lights, his
tensesied tythesbouts ofthose " no will
nouthim now. Tue majority believed IN
him, why should they noi2 the cham.
piou believed IN himself. Whllo they
yelled with worshipplng plaudits, he
at down in his corner and with easy
Interest scanned the powerful fellow
oppOslte. Somehow there IL homage
10 The eager attention trainers beslOw
upon their champion aud tonight
while Sullivan enjoyed this, his heavy
ofm sagged down as he sat waiting
NE pfeliminaries. Those who scanned
MN saw welte vi flesh on hts abdomen
hled far over the edge Of HE firmly
dawn belt. IL should not have been
lee obesity OF age, for the man tonight
should have been In tho primo OF his
ytars. Was II the distension surely
Believing wine suppers and hot din.
hen OF rich food? Who shall shy?
While sitting thus under the eyes OF
hundreds whose scrutiny was sharpen.
siby their money ON the result. Sui.
Ivan was in turn studying his Zoe.
AUD what die lie sceg In the opposite
soIner out OF which all victors In
me olympic Club have gone to VIC.
.ofy, there sat beautiful specimen OF
human flesh uni bone. sullivan saw
he smiling and confident lace, He
hw neck that had poiso and
Mength. He saw a Ghost deem enough
Nhold bello, He saw "A palr Of
Iowned shoulein where piled muscles
!eiepl and glideL beneath The akin: no
Nleli outstretched upon the ropes,
while tho trainers did their service, a
Iam OF arms, long M there Of a wind.
NH punched with driving musclag,
sl'h the blood nnd nerve OF youth,
me champion beheld foe whose MI.
somen was clean cut, round in IT,
aa.s. There was no Rilposs 10 clog
ns mnga or burden the freedom of his
Tim, solid, balanced physicaiiy al