The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-22
WITHIN THE ROPED ARENA.
tORBE77'S sTOrK mas DECLINED SINCE
ms MEETING WITH JOE LANNOS.
Why did the Californian Make so Many
Misses S-sinuirnn ma Lynch's Bout the
Next Eest 1hing the Carpet-Tho
Com, ng New Orleans Eucouoters,

Next Best Thine tho Carpet-Tho
Coming New Orleans Encouoters.
What was tho matter with CorbettF Ia =
question that has been asked many time
since last Tuesday night. Tho boxer who has
50 often been described as the cieverest big
man In America made so many sip-ups In his
bout with Joe Innnon at Madison Square Gar
den that his warmcst admirers were compelled
TO exclaim: Alas! Why did not Jim hit Iannon
oftener with those swings that no let 60 so
fast and" powerfully Perhaps Joo would
answer that he got his head out OF tho way In
timc. But why did clcvcr Corbctt swing at all.
or. If hc would swing why did he fail 80 fire.
uucntly to touch! The boys will talk. and
james J. Corbctt has boon receiving a great
roasting at their hands since he attempted to
stop Joo Lannon in three rounds
The two fat mon that Corbctt went at before
Lnnnon appeared are not worth talking about.
But when IL came to lannon the question wes
different To put good man out In three
rounds is an enormous undertaking. aud Lam
non Is n good man. He not only took his led
icinc like one. but returned some bitters TINT
were OF the CALLING kind because thcy were TIN.
diluted. That Corbctt tried to send his man
down for good is not doubted among tho ex-
pericnccd. and that lie did not do 1t is known
to all. 1t is true that Jim had his antagonist
groggy before the three rounds were over. It 10
u possibility that he would have stopped Lam
men. let S wo o f, enoas 10
.rorbett's wi!dness was astonishing to those
who have held him to be u clean hitter, With
almost perfect aim. His fists won't by Lam
mons. head NO often that the, spectators plt
Some said That the punch on the stomach that
Iannon gpye hin in the sary Gnrt 9, ths sec
scarcely fair To say Of n man who has fought
Peter Jackson tor draw aftcra battle Of hours,
nsS In WHAT t was ea
only he surmscd. for Corbctt will say nothing
more Fl than that he went in to best Lannon.
On Thursday night next there will be ten
round bout that every lover nf tho boxing
and waiter Halligan Of Brooklyn viii BE- Tie
nw2 stfs viii 10
ovcrtops the S New t % by
reach Lynch is stockly built. and is moth:
nF Of %bs is he eq nhs E. ad d
nrt he will lind It difficult to place decisive
eomrarstivey sow but strong In one CHAR
hs%E Ss sssss yS s
sSTSas w ts ne
Jimmy Carroll. who is to act rs referee. IS fully
capable Of deciding who gains more Of them.
will stand q better show than in a. regular
fight. Both boys have strong supporters. and
%nnsy Pic as PSse
that Tgs ri tho Or
any other 1872 pound man. for 81 200.
Fitzsimmons and Maher form another topic
nSss csansss tho date Tse o hs has sn
Ne9dhpm Fh thg city on h
r nmbers @oa susain BOTH .sa
Olympic clubs at the wind.ur Of the Msrdi
Year. and If tho hope is ipihl!ed there Win -
Re eda qt sp sa"d iu SG ike Gus Tnsh
should put their money m; a on an , untried man:
t matsh VIII BE- Soss M:
y yin nS anS St lis e;Sss ff' hss ss
tako a punching. i may be that the Irish-
nna vim g down. MaSes sG Sa t G :
hackers think he is hc will give FItzsimmons
Tight no mssske F liz VII Hso put
r. 81, ;s1y Hs;S e Z
VIII wanft tn" o viii be retorted Yes. It sSens
s s1s tat will n rsaSP aaot aneh
x be- Nsss ia but Ike ;hs s RR Yt 10. hps
either. for the Maher man again, wsnts even
money. In . word nobody around here wants
irving in New Orleans the Maher delegation
from New York will find. however. that there
will be ample capital to cover all the money
they can produce.
Chicago and California are doing some think
ing over tho Ryan Needhnm contest. Ryan
has hackers with cash. who will stake II.
Needham is n not 80 well sI3BPpor;sd With soin
against and he should make good display;
right away; II Nsedham comes y, < out ahead; he
only shows that Ryan is the more ambitious
Jack McAnliire is stu talking . Of G1InG to
unfortunate. for Jack has furnished evidence
that h. is the best man OF his weight IN Amer
lea. III he would 30 over and fight Burge or
Carney there would be an internationa match
Of importancr. If he did go Brooklyn jimmy
be another international match: for Carroll u
very anxious to have 80 at Ted Pritchard;, II
that pair Of young men ever come together
there will be u flying OF feathers
A Battle Royal In Earnest.