, 1892-07-16
CORBETT LAUGHS.
He Does Not Think Sullivan Will
be Successful.
The Champion Is Again TackIIng
sEBOOze'' and Thinks He Will be
Able 10 DO Up COrbett Ina Twenty
Minutes.

Able 10 DO Up COrbett Ina Twenty
Minutes.
NEW York, July 16.-" Macon, y the noted
sporting writer, says of Sullivan; "Men
whose mental strength was far greater than
his physical power is have been wrecked by
devotion to the shrine of Bacchus. His
nature is almost purely animal, and he
find it almost impossible to make continu-
Gus resistance to his vicious tastes. If they
gray matter of his brain was of as good
quality as the Drawn in his limbs, he would
be other than he is, and probably inferior
as gladiator. A great as Spartaous in
physical prowess, he has very little of that
most famous gladiators better qualities
AS he was leaving the city of churches he
remarked that he was "going away for two
months to prepare for twenty minutes
work" have more than once commented
upon the epigramatic power Of Sullivan's
speech, but this specimen is not as happy
as many of his other efforts. 1t admits that
the fight will last twenty minutes. That
indicates that it will last into the sixth
round. Now, am no prophet, nor even
the son of one who was, and yet | am
strongly of the opinion that if Sulli-
van does not "do" COrbett up fright of
the reel, +" he will not do him at all. He
has never fought Queensbury fight that
lasted longer than seven rounds. That was
with DOmimck McCaffrey, and when they
were ended he was so tired that he was
compelled to decline McCaffrey's invitation
to go on and finish it. l admit that he was
far from being in good condition at that
time, but he was good deal younger than
he is noW AS matter of fact, this is the
first fight TO finish under Queensbury
rules that he has ever engaged in. His
friends say that in all his previous en-
counters he has had to fight quick, because
he undertook to stop his man in a few
rounds, and failing to do it was almost
equivalent to defeat. "NoW," they add
che won't have to be in a hurry. He can
take his time and watch his chance of get
ting IN his right" There may be a great
deal of truth in this, and nothing but the
fight itself will determine whether there is
or not. Heretofore Sullivan's forte has
been in great rushing power. No
man could resist the impact
of his massive frame as he went at him
like butting bull, but the instant he gave
way the big fellow would smash him on
the point of the jaw with his terrific right,
when the victory would be won. If he can
hurl himself against COrbett, beating down
his guard as he does so, be will serve him
as he has served many a bigger man, and
it will be ell over before twenty minutes.
But if he can't rush Jim effectually and
undertakes to beat him at long range, it's
dollars to doughnuts that Oorbett will
serve him as Peter Jackson served that
other rusher, Paddy Slavin.
"Corbett laughs when warned ofSulliVan's
rushing power, Oracularly replying: i
don't think he'll rush me any more sue
cessfully than the bull did who tried to
rush the locomotive off the track There
is no telling at this stage of the game who
is right, but either John or Jim is greatly
at fault, and who is right and who is
wrong cannot be told before the Ides of
September"