Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-08-07

should have been matched. We al
know Sullivan can't stay in the ring
much longer, and then jim would have
been the legitimate successor
This Is true, for Phil
Casey Is quoted as saying that
Sullivan is likely 10 weigh three hun
bred pounds year from to-ds7. Sui
Ivan went out Of his way to couple
Corbett's name with Slavln's and Mitch
ell's. Perhaps he thought jim wouldn't
accept. There ne made great mistake.
Corbett told me that he never would
have challenged Sullivan. '1 recog-
nized the Yaiue TO him Of the title OF
champion" and l would have waited
until he resigned IT," said he. HE and
are OF the same stock. Ny parents
were born in Ireland; 80 were his. My
father Is @ Connty Mayo man, and my
mother is from the city Of Dublin. Ny
father had relatives who lived IN New
Orleans, and when be came
to America be lived 10 the
Crescent City for quito o
while. Perhaps that 's why / have
such liking for the quaint old town.
Ny uncle and aunt are inferred there
6nt have relatives living there yet,
When my father caught the gOtd fever
he went to San Francisco, where he
met and married my mother They
have ten children, all alive; so you see
have right to claim that they are
the real old Irish stock. When I was
in California couple OF years ago |
met Ooybets's father and TWO Of his
brothers, and I know that they arc OF
the right sorA Old man Corbett, IL I
may call him so--for, II It wasn't for
his beard, no looks youog enough 70 be
the elder brother OF his puEilistlc soh
keeps a large livery stable IN San
Francisco, rhd be Is one OF the solldest
and best respected Of the
lrish-Americars Of The city by
the Golden Gate. Jtm's fond
ness for puFllism Is q source Of worry
and trouble TO his father; but when
Jim was tainted with cowsrdice In de-
cHnins to meet Peter Jackson, and
told that Ii was his prowesS and nos the
color OF hts skin that prevented him
from fighting him, old man Corbatt re-
piled: at shall never be said that a
black man crowed cock Of the walk
over white man; and that white man
an IrishmanN son, II l can help 10, and
he gave jim hts blessing and consont 10
meet Jackson. He vss reluctaut to
hava Jim meet Sullivan for similar pa
trlotlc grounds, but when Sullivan
coupled Jim's name with Siavin's and
Mitchell's he sgEin Waived bis objec-
Il - "a G., Nan OPlos - -
the 7th Of Septem Der, and ! oeSpeak for
him q hearty welcome from the Nssn-
hearted sons OF ord ireland WAC dwell
ia that friendly city.
New York has just he'd It's Wsrurast
week or record, and tho hot wave has
extended over 10 the point Of Long Iel-
and aud Shinuocock Bay aud It and
the mosquitoes hsvo plagued Sullivan 3
good deal. Sullivan now weighs 220
pounds and am 81 the opinion thas
be and Casey ara going to have aood
deal Of trouble IN getting the other ten
pounds % without weakening him.
SuMy says ha voUid not trsin
again for BOO, 900, and l believe
be means IT, 1t is terrible thing
for n nan, with tho tendency 10 mako
flesh that be has, 10 endure the strain
Of training, and he will be lucky indeed
II no gets through without having hts
stSmiun impaired. Hesnghile COroett,
too, has beun bothered by the hest, but
not at all as Sullivan has Jim does not
have to diet himself, except against In
iurlous food, and be is SIS big and ss
strong as & skinned horse snd 90 lively
as kitten. he weighs about ts6 pounds
now in hts bnff and 30 viii fight at
trne over 100. he is not at oil boast
full, but he feels as confident rs though
victory had already pcrCbed ON his
brov. hAcOE EtCUBMICK.