The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-09-08
SULLIvAN'S MANAGER.
What Duncan B. Harrison Said About the
Fight

Fight
The San Francisco Examiner few days
since contained the following:
To the Editor OF the Examiner:
SIR:-l have in every way refraine
except to those whom have considered my
personal friends, from expressing an opin-
ion as TO the outcome of the prospective
contest, yet l have been misouoted more
than once. l will endeavor now, to place
myself right before the public and give my
unbiased opinion, if it is worth anything.
In the first place. 1 honestly and firmly be-
lieve that James Corbett Will win, and that
on the eighth day of September he will be
hailed champion of the world.'
base my opinion both on generalities
and facts. In the first place, James Cor
bett is much younger man than Sullivan.
Sullivan is "a, Corbett is 25 years OLD, the
age which every judge Of fighters comedies
to be the age of prime manhood and physi-
cal development. Compared with Sullivan,
Corbett has never dissipated. Corbett Is
taller, longer in the reach and shiftier IN
every way. Heis much more scientific and
has improved as boxer and fighter. and,
in fact, originated more new tricks in
fighting than any OF the fighters.
No better demonstration of these facts is
required than the exhibition he gave with
hilrain in New Orleans, which l had the
good fortune to witness. ana in which he
simply made monkey OF Kilrain, and
later on his contest with Jackson, the re-
suit OF which is known to every one.
COURAGE AND EXPERIENCE.
He is brave. That his worst enemy will
concede, and Of late he has had much ex-
perience, which of course he has benefited
by. This experience Will stand him in good
stead in his coming contest.
He has had only to build up, not to train
down. He has only had to tighten up the
marvellous, physique which nature has
given him, not detract from it. True he
has not had as much ring experience as
Sullivan. but he has a great advantage over
Sullivan. one that the public should not
overlook, and that Is, he has not had to
trsin down and tear his system to pieces
by the severity Of training to the extent
that Sullivan has
= Sullivan, on the other hand, has dissi-
pated to fearful extent l do not know of
any one who has gone to.the awfulextremes
that be has INDUCED in. Why. from nv
own experience, covering two years an d
three months. / tell the truth when l state
that he scarcely ever drew sober breath.
l have frequently seen him drunk for five
Il
the challenges for him-and | wrote every
line OF his end OF the controversy that was
conducted between him and Mitchell
Slavin and Corbett-he lust finished q five
weeks spree, aud the acceptance of the
challenge by Corbett was the only thing
that braced hin up for a period. He was
taken TO his training quarters helplessIv
drunk under the impression that he was
going TO the races.
suLLIvAN's WEIGHT.
On the conclusion of our season on the
fourth day of last June he weighed 26l
pounds. 1t is stated that he now weighs
2Os pounds. difference of fifty three
pounds. OF course that amount of reduc-
ton can't help but weaken any man. He
hiss been trained by q handball player.
Ccrbett by professional trainer; quite
difference you will find.
Rememb Der all the weight taken off Suli
van comes from him Internally. not ex
ternally. Are those Internal organs
strengthened then by such depletion? |
think not. Another fact remains that
certainly has not improved Sulliyan's
chances. He has been on two big sprees
since be commenced training, one of them
lasting week.
1t is claimed Corbett cannot stand Sulli-
vans rushes. Mark my words. If Sullivan
rushes C0rDett to any extent Mr.. Corbett
wall nave MIN AZ MIS- mercy and jab him at
will 1t is also stated that Corbett cannot
punish. / know TO the contrary No man
has improved more in this respect than
Corbett, and again mark my words. he will
surprise you all by his execution in this re-
spect
Sullivan has never had as good man IA
Corbett against him and has never been
punished Let us see how ne viii take
little punching.
Heretofore Sullivan has had his own mar
ticular mob with him to help him win
with the exception Of the Mitchell fight IN
Chansilly, France, where Phillips. his
hacker, paid $500 over to Pony Moore.
Blakelock and Mitchell to have the fight
called draw, when Sullivan was as pood
as whipped. There will be no partisan in
reference in New Orleans, Fair play will
predominant and the best man viii win. II
will be contest of brains and science
C0rbetI possesses both. while Sullivan il
bankrupt in eacn particular. Brute force
win go down before skill. brain aud nerve,
and you will see repetition Of the Jack
son-Slavin contest. with Corbett In the
place Of jackson.
Speaking OF jackson, | might say that
know he can whip Sullivan. Sullivan has
tacitIy. admitted it. he agreed with the
California club TO tight him and contracted
to do so for $4,000 purse. Two nights
afterward he saw jackson 5ox In the Music
Hail in Boston and the next day he de-
manded $4,000 for the purse, using his
now famous expression, $4,000 for