The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-04
in SPORTING CIRCLES.
Jim Corbett, tho California Heavy
weight, Arrives In the City.
At THE METRoPoLE TONIGHT.
hob Eitssimmens wm He Here Friday
Nisht-Barahsm or for the Meeting
1T Albsny-Jsck Ashton TO Train Sui
livsn-Currsnt sporting COSBY.

"Pompadour Jim" Corbett, the hand
some Californian Of she Pacific coast who
10 matched to fight TO John L. Sullivan
for . 10000 stake and q $4,000 purse, the
largest amount ever fought Tor, jumped
on the 10 O'Clock train from New York
hast night He was accompanied by his
sparring partner Jimmy DALEY. the Phils-
delphia heavyweight and his manage
William II. Brady. Corbett and Daley
arc to box at the Mstropole club tonight.
and it II safe TO af1rm that there Will be q
good sized crowd Of Providepce's repre-
sentative sporting men there to SEQ him
A more genial trio Of men in the pugi-
listic businsss / nevsr met In appear
ance and action Corbett b anything but .
fighter. He has q handsome face with no
glass ear, broken O or SCARED face
which are the characteristtc marks OF
men IN his businssss A. AZ his manager :
prominent nose has mover bean broken In
any Of his flghts IL a. pretty good argu-
ment In favor ofhis c3evornoSs. The nose
il the frst point Q man goes for q the
fact that nobody has ever yet reached IT
with sufficient fore 70 break It show: that
After his arrival last night he was given
q sort Of informal reception at tho Met
ropols and subsequently, We showed him
the sights" Of the town a. best we could
on Sunday night. To-day he was also
looking the city over and was very favor
He IL pr entertaining companion and
unlike most men In his business has moth
ing to saya about himself unless pressed to
It and then he says ~ little as possible.
Regarding his coming fight with Sullivan
he intimated that he big fellow" would
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fifteen rounds. Sullivan he regards as
the greatest fighter that ever lived, but he
thinks he has not tho endurance he once
possessed and that his own chance of win
ming will come after John has tired him.
self out.
His exhibition tonight will give the
local fraternity q chance to see how he
performs in the ring and NAV change the
minds of q few who think that Sullivan
will have a ''cinch." In addition TO the
bout with DALEY there IL q possibility
that Jim Dolan may DO put against him
The ten-round 90 between Eddie Burke
worth tseeing and the four-round set-tos
will all be good.
The regatta Committee of the Intercol-
legiate rowing Association that
this years regatta win be held on Cayuga
lake, near Ithaca.
Bob Fitzsimmons, tie lanky Antipo-
dean, and one Of the most famous men In
the pugilistic business in the world to-
day will be here on Friday night, when
he will spar at the Metropole Club. There
will also be q ten round Ego" between
Jimmy Hurst of Boston and some welter-
weight. John "A. Sullivan has been asked
to 60 against him and will probably give
his answer before midnight.
Walter Durham, manager Of the Prov
idence Baseball Club, IL on his way to
Albany to-day where the meeting Of the
Eastern league Is to be held tomorrow.
At this meeting the schedule will be ap-
proved and other matters of Importance
to the league.
Jack Ashton, the local heavyweight,
who was John l. Sullivan's sparring part
ner on his European and Australian trip,
will train O l.. Sullivan for his fight
with Corbett. Jim Daley will oficiate in
the same capacity for Corbett. Before
coming to Providence yesterday Corbett
sent q, 200 to the Olympic Club in New
Orleans to guarantee his appearance in
the ring on Sept. 2. +. w. A.