The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-30
The COMING FIGHT.
The Heavy Weights Appear Be-
fore an Admiring Public.
CoRBETT MAY BE BEAsURPRIsEPARTY

DuiiiVan Shows Himself at Clermon
Avenue Rink and Makes a Speech
! Corbett Gives an Exhibition oi
Training at Madison Square Gar
den in New York.
New YoRK, Aug. 3O.-John L. Sulli
van left Canoe Place Inn, L. l., where
he has been in training ever since Jul,
q, at o'clock yesterday afternoon. H.
was accompanied by Phil Casey, Biih
Morgan, Jack Ashton, Billy Pond, hi
valet, and two personal friends. Mr.
Joseph Lennon, his brother-in-law. and
james j. Maloney, of San Frandisco
There was an animated scene at the
Bayhead station, nearly 500 persons
gathering there to see the big fellows
departure. A hearty cheer arose as the
train rolled out of the depot. At all
the stations along the route crowds had
gathered to see Sullivan, At Patocho-
gue and Babylon he came out on the
platform and bowed to large audiences.
Similar scenes were enacted at Jamaica
and East New York. Shortly before Q
o'clock the party arrived at Phil Caseys
place on Degraw street, Brooklyn, where
Sullivan remains the guest of Mr.. Casey
until Thursday, when lie will leave for
New Orleans in the Wagner palace car
Traveller.
In the evening the s'big fellow" was
driven in cab to the Clermont Avenue
rink and there showed himself. There
was tremendous halloo when Sullivan
appeared upon the stage. When he
finally got a chance to speak he said, 81
am much obliged to all of you for your
reception. know that YOU all think /
am going to defeat Corbett, but | am
told Corbett is very clever man. If
you haven't absolute faith in me don't
bet on Inc; Corbett may be a surprise
party"
Then came cheers for John L. Sulli-
van and cries Of mo, no, there is only
one John L." Sullivan smiled at this,
and answered in his gruif voice that he
was John L., then and always, and the
man who whipped him would have to
do so on his merits. There We're more
cheers at this. Asa matter of fact, the
horse rang with applause from the first
moment that Sullivan put i'll an appear
ance. AT last sullivan was called upon
very decidedly for speech. John l..
replied by saying that he was not in
the talking business just then, but he
might be later" "a loser" says John,
"always has lot to say" and the crowd
yelled back: Then, John, you'll be a
deaf and dumb man."
Sullivan Rather FIcshy.
There appeared to be good deal of
hesh on Sullivan as he sat in his corner,
his eyes, however. were bright and
flashing and his face was hardened and
tanned He perspires very freely. Jack
Ashton met MIN in three rounds. Sui
livan displayed the agility of cat. He
wore confident, hardened air and went
at Ashton very hard, tapping him at
short intervals twice with the left and
once with the right, and, although he
only touched his companion on the neck
and shoulders, he had him very tired at
the end of the first round.
Madison Square Garden was fairly
filled yesterday when Jim gorbett pre-
sented himself to give public exhibi-
tion of the methods of training he has
pursued for his fight with Champion
John l.. Sullivan. Mrs. Corbett and
quite number of ladies were in the au-
dience. Corbett lost no time in getting
to work, and displayed his biceps to adj
vantage with the lifting machine, the
ANHitaS LihNiiiiIG bIlC HIiSl lHHtllH6,
for all Of which he was loudly applauded.
a hand ball court had been erected at
the east end of the hall, and about 3: 80
O'Clock Corbett entered thu lists with
John Lawler, the champion of Ireland.
The contest excited much interest and
terminated in favor OF Lawler, the score
being announced as 81 TO ID.
A three cornered game of pitch and
tess was. INDUCED in with u pound
ball, Corbett receiving the ball in turn
from Billy Turner, his trainer, and Jim
DAILY, his sparring partner.
Corbett had a wrestling match with
John MeVey, Of Philadelphia, in which
he displayed much skill, his strength
and dexterity drawing forth loud APP
planse.
AT the performance in the evening he
spared bout of three rounds with
james McYey and three rounds with
James DAILY, his sparring partner aud
his assistant trainer His bout with
Daily was very spirited and the dexiter-
ity with which he administered his
blows and his agility in avoiding pun
received hearty apnlnuse