The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-22
CANNOT BACK OUT.
Nothing in tho Report that Corbott
Will funk"
WILL SURELY. FIGHT SULLIVAN.
We're to Refuse Tic Would End
His rugilistic cascor'vcry Sudden.
ly.--lic Could Not Make Enough
Money Before the Date sot for tho
Battle to Erase tho Mark Of u Cow.
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CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 2l.-Therc APP
pears 10 be doubt in the minds OF tho
sporting public, aud John L. Sullivan,
in particular, that Jim Corbett is sin
core in his intentions 10 meet the cham
pion in tho Olympic club ring ncx. Sep.
TENDER, and 1t is said that tho $500
posted by him in New York last Tues
day is only an advertising dodge con-
coctcd by Corbctfs manager.
It remains to be seen whether there
Is any truth in these accusations or not,
but, at any rate, no man should DO con.
victed until he Is found guilty. Corbett
up to date, or rather since lie has coy
cred srllivan'R forfeit, has shown no in.
clination to funk out OF the fight, and,
rs for Corbctt advertising himself, Sui.
Ivan is probably deriving more benefit
through the match than Corbe.t. Sui
livan's admirers will, no doubt, say that
the big fellow does not need any adver-
Using, but that is all bosh, as there is no
professional man who is not compelled
to do more or less advertising to keep
himself before tho public, and Sullivan
Is no exception. Now what would Cor
bott gain II he should pay forfeit or fail
to meet Sullivan on the date set for the
battle? Some will say that. he can give
exhibitions. Tor the next fopr;months
and make 4 barrel OF money. Such
might be tho case II Corbett were a
stranger to the American public, but rs
llo has showed in almost every. city in
the union his drawing powers, to n
large extent, have been knocked in the
head, and the fact that he is matched
to fight the champion woul,l- not make
him as big drawing card as some PEG!
pie believe.
MOULD END coRDErr's CAREER.
II Corbett opened in any thcatcS in
Chicago, or any other city where he had
been seen in his sparring bout, and adj
vcrtiso himself as the only Lnau that
was not afraid to acccp: Sullivan's chal-
lenge the air would be full OF such re-
marks us these: "Ho fight Sullivan?
Why he won't be in it with tho big iel-
low" or "What is the use of going to
see that stiff box?' Hell never fight
Sullivan, he is only making bluff and
covered the champs money to got hold
OF little himself. but you bet he amt
getting any OF mine." etc. This is the
popular feeling, because the public
thinks Sullivan is invinciblc and every
body is afraid Of him. There is no
reason, though, why Corbett or anybody
else should be afraid to fight Sullivan.
lie is only human.
Surprising that Corbots has only COW
cred Sullivan's forfeit ior the purpose OF
advertising himself and should make a
few thousand dollars by SO doing, where
or how would he be benefited? Corbett
is surely looking more than few
months ahead, and should he back ont,
as great many now believe he will,
what would become OF him as a pugil-
list? lilo would DO dead. His reputa-
ton as fighter at present will not
stand investigation; his late fake knock
outs in Madison Square garden have
brought him into bad repute, and no.
body knows this better than Corbett
himself. Ii he stands away below par
in pusll!sm and in tho eyes OF the lovers
of that game to-day, where would he
stand ii he ilunbed out OF his match
with Sullivan?
Corbett's only chance to square him
self with the public is to fight Sullivan
whip MIN ii he can or make a game
fight. II he can accomplish the former,
which OF course is doubtful, he will be
king-pin among the pugs. Should he
do tho latter he will not be disgraced.
And this is Corbett's only and best
course. Corbett may not be a game man,
but it is not question OF death to fight
the big fellow, although great many
people not alono think so but actually
say SO, Every man that Sullivan has
ever whipped is alive to-day, unless
some OF the great number that he has
knocked out have died a natural death.
There is no question that the champion
is and has been tho greatest fighter that
ever lived, but there never was Il man
who made success of some certain
branch OF sport or business some other
one did not equal or beat, and it may be
tho same in Sulllivan's case. The ma
jority OF ring followers hop that Sulli.
van, after holding tho title OF champion
ofAInerica for over ten years, will retain
the title in the coming fight and then
retire. Vs.
CHANCES OF TIE MEN.
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