Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-09-04
horrid, cruell'

MRS. JANE
And Mrs. James Corbett, the famou
pugilist's wife, gave her head decided
shake as she concluded. There was NJ
attempt at affectation and 1t was evi
dent that she was sincere in her utter
ances of dislike against her husband
profession.
She Is an interesting young woman
this pretty wife OF brawny Jim Corbett
aud as pretty as she is interesting. 1
pronounced blonde, looking not de-!
older than the twenty-three years SD,
confesses to, with wealth OF yellow
golden hair piled artistically on queen
ly little head, largo gray-blue eyes
shaded by long, dark lashes, fair Gem
plexion, and figure whose contour Ia
perfection, it seemed pretty hard TO
imagine her prize-fghter's wife as she
sat in the cosy psrlor in light-olue
bodice, with natty polka-dot tie. plain
navy.blue skirt and tiny russell shoes
setting of the comelinesS Of the young
lady.
Corbett's marriage was rather roman
tic, In fact included what might be
called an elopement. When the now
famous fighter was one OF San Fran
cisco's amateur athletics he met his
wife, q Miss Ollie Lake. Mr.. Lake,
Olie's father. was widower, who had
come to San Francisco from Amsterdam,
n. Y, in 1869, when the girl was still a
baby in her mothers arms. Miss Lake
was studying for school-teacher's posi-
tion in the State Normal School when
young Jim met her. An affection
sprang up between the young folks,
but Corbett's parents would not sane
tIon an engagement, tho Lakes being
Congregationalist while the Corbetts
were stanch Roman Catholics.
The swecthearts were perforce
obliged to wait. In 1856 Jim travelled
to Salt Lake City to fight Duncan Nc
Donald. There Miss Lake joined him
and Justice of the Peace made them
one. A second ceremony was performed
when the happy pair returned to San
Francisco. Mrs. Corbett embracing the
Roman Catholic faith TO conciliate her
parents-in-law. A school teachers GER
tificate to the State Normal School
awaited Miss Ollie Lake In San Fran
cisco while she was being married In Salt
Lake City.
Mrs. Corbett went TO Paris some
months ago, only returning to New
York on July /. She has been stopping
at the Coleman house, with occasional
visits TO her husband at Asbury Park.
A reporter saw Mrs. Corbett at the Cole
man house Yesterday. She was at first
~ hn H1h m
reporters query "Do you Ike pugil-
ism?" brought out the exclamation at
the head Of this column. and thereafter
she answered the questions without any
OF her former reservation.
"Would you have preferred your hus-
band TO have remained as boxing In
structor Of the Olympic Club?" was the
next query.
ION. much better, indeed. There,
you see, he had things quite steady.
We knew Just how much was coming In
each month and how much was going
out. OF course, he makes much more
money now, but he spends more too.
You must spend lot, you know, when
running around Ike Mr.. Corbett has TO.
Those were quiet, happy days we spent
In San Francisco. although people said
very cruel things about ME at the time,
and even now they say that | led him
into the pugilistic business. But IL Is
all a lie and SANDER. / was much OPP
posed TO 1t all, ana after we returned
from Salt Lake tried hard TO dissuaoe
him from going into IL. The best proof
of what / say Is the fact that for year
after we got back he was clerk In the
Anglo Nevada Assurance Company"
"How did your husband get into pro-
fesslonal fghtlng?"
"Well, he just driited into Il; that's
the proper word, be drifted into II. OF
course money matters had also lot 20
do with it. You see, be Is born
fighter. IL was born 10 him just as q
man Is porn a poet or anything else.
His ambition was always as an amateur
TO beat every other amateur. As long
as he remained an amateur / ola not
mind. In fact, I rather liked IT. think
eli men should be athletics. We women
love 10 see strong, handsome men, and
nv husband Is both OF these. | didn't
want him TO meet Joe Choynski. but &c
had already been given the Instructor
ship Of the Olympic Club and that had
made him professional. Then, after
he fought Choynski, be was fairy
launched on his career. tired hard TO
dIssuade him al the start, out soon saw
IL was useless, and then there Is a grsat
deal of money 10 be made in II, and so
II has gone on. Yes. Indeed, be siEnply
driftec into IL"
How do you regard his coming fight
with John L. Sullivan"
s-Oh, be will win; there IS no doubt
about that. be always wins / think
so, of course, because | an bis wife and
also because-weli"-
Mrs. Corbsts hesitated. She seemed
70 be at loss
.Why do you think he win via, Iesv-