The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-04-29
He WILL MEET SULLIVAN,
corb.tt Gives the Helsna People an
Exhibition or His Sparring
Qualities.
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IA an Adjunct Ike Hayes. OF Hel-
ena, Runs Up Against
Jim DAILY.
And quits In Very mad shape After
And Quits In Very Had shape After
staying just Two Minutes
and Ten Seconds.

Jim Corbett, the man who runs mp
against John L. Sullivan, At New Orleans
on Sept. 2, and who has confidence enough
in himself to take chances against the big fell
low, gave the Helena people an opportunity
last night to see his styls Of work. stripped
for u fight Corbett does not look like he
would prove a formidable opponent for
Sullivan. But the same comparison might
have been made before the Corbstt-Ja ckson
fight. and still the Australian worked his
best for over sixty rounds. and the most no
could do was to secure . draw. Corbett
himself believes he has a even show with
Sullivan, and confidence goes q great way.
II don't see why I shouldn't have = good
chance" says Corbett. sNons of the men
that sullivan has whipped ever madsaa big
fight" Corbett's money. and that Of Sui
livan, has rome to New Orleans.
and there is no chance for a
failure to get the men together. Speaking
of the coming Jackson-Slayin fight, Corbett
says the latter will have to whip the colored
man inside Of ten rounds. or not all. If
the men last over ten rounds, it will very
likely be Jackson's fight. Corbett himself
goes into training on June 10 at Asbury
Park, New Jersey. He weighs now 100
pounds stripped and will fight at that
weight. In appearance Corbett might be
called a handsome man. He has regular
features and 4 face which expresses g great
deal Of character. In the costume Of every
day life he would be taken for the leading
man in i theatrical combination rather
than . prize fighter. His conversation, too,
is considerably above the average OF the
ring. There is a total absence OF the many
expressions which belong ess e~ntially to the
men who slug for a living, with the single
exception of the you see" that tails
off his sentences. He made q
favorable impression upon all who met
him, and whether or not he takes tbs big
S45. 900 purse at New Orleans, he will hsye
the satisfaction Of making the biggest fight
of his life up to then, for the biggest stake
in the history OF the ring. 4.*
As to the exhibition at the opera house
house, those who went there not only saw
the possible future champion but they saw
Ike Hayes, the colored heavyweight, hlther-
to iuvinoible in the state OF Montana, lower
his colors for the first time. He did II to
Jim Daily. the sparring companion CT Cor
bett. There were some minor set-tos. one
between tho Crowsll brothers and another
between Harry johnson and Jim Wesley,
which served to amuse while it tired the
audience. Then Jim DAILY was announced
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man stopped on to the stage with a conf
dent srnlle . d his broad, good-natured
face. Manager Brady acted as ref
cree and gave the signal to be-
gin work. They began. DAILY first
led for Hayes wind and landed. Hayes
DAILY repeated his first effort. A few SEQ
onds later DAILY sent in a left handler on
HAYES mouth. The colored man smiled
and swallowed what blood followed the
withdrawal of the glove. Ihen the fun be-
gan in earnest: DAILY lead again ard Hayes
DAILY started in SO hit a mark. That ma K
was Hayes mouth. He hit it every time LIE
tried, Hayes stopped smiling, but tie
blows kept coming just the same. First
il was the left hand that landed. Then it
landed again. Then it was both together.
it seemed as though DAILY had two dozen
boxing gloves on two dozen fists, and they
were being operated by a Ratling gun at
tachment. They came SO fast and thick
that Hayes was powerless to even make a
show of defense, mnch less a fight of ~retalia-
ton. When he had enough, and he had enough
when the blood vas stoealning from his
mouth. he ran behind the side scenery.
There was ne rope to stop him. Neither
was there any rope to stop DAILY, who pur-
sued the fleeing Hayes and pounded him
from one wing around into another, and
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enough. Hayes gives up in two minutes
. and ten seconds announced the referee,
who was also timekeeper. Hayes and the
oolored friends who accompanied him were
very much inclined to think that somebody
. had put up a job on somebody else, and
talked fight for quite a while after the
Montan. champion lac been declared the
loser. 5
The go between Corbett and Daily was
S the last thing on the programme. It was
three rounds and very lively. Though
a DAILY was much the smaller man apparentl,
4 he kept Corbett at his work stuff GENTLY &c
= show what kind Of a fighter Sullivan will
= have to meet. There were some rapid inter
:, changes during the three rounds and some
heavy blows lauded-principally. i. may be
said, by Corbett. The exhibition hhowsi
that Corbett is a very active man on hi
feet, quick as a flash at ducking and dodR
8 ing and rapid at a counter. just to show
that he could do it he gave Daily and uppel
cut at the close which nearly vinded tn,
man. 1t was a good exhibition but nigh
have lasted longer.