The morning call., 1892-09-06
hits FROM THE SHOULDER
An Old Timer Gives His Ideas
Of the Big Fighters.
SULLIVAN'S POWERFUL TAPS
The Olympic Club Will Have Special Wire.
siddons Is Not Locked Uuon as Be-
ing Very Dangerous

have been classed as the best men among
the fstc representatives of the light
weight class, the interest attached to last
nights battle was not very great.
Although large crowds gathered around
the poolrooms and saloons where bulletins
of the fight were kept, the sole topic of con-
versation related to the coming fight be-
tween Sullivan and Corbett.
The latter. notwithstanding that this Is
his native town. was considered as being a
positive loser.
"Why, this man Corbett cannot whip one
side Of Sullivan" said Jim Orndorff, "Un-
less the latter has an attack of cholera
while in the ring, and even then 1t Is doubt
full If CorDett could whip him."
An od-timer - man who had seen
Heenan. Sayers, Sullivan, Corbett and
Jcakson, Dempsey and many other celebri-
ties OF the prize-riDg do battle-gave reasons
why Sullivan should defeat Corbett.
the old fellow. who is now moving along
to his eightieth winter, after enjoying the
sweets Of many summers of borrowed life,
said TO representative of The CALL in
the presence Of number of interested
sporting men:
John Sullivan will not be compelled to
hand over his title of champion of the
world on Wednesday evening, because the
man who will oppose him Is not physically
capable of wrestling that honor from him.
Now, mark you, | do not underrate
Corbett bit. l have seen him fight
ChOynski and Jackson. and he is one of the
cevereSt and tricky fighters in the busi-
ness.
"Corbett is good general; in fact he
displays superior judgment and knows to
nicely how to avoid punishment or how to
give 1t.
I'm short, think Corbett can whip any
of b L. -, I1,.
race. but he can't win any fight in short
order where dash and power are the
prime requisites.
IL know Sullivan we'll / have seen him
in action, and he is perfect Hercules.
you will probably read from the dis
patches bringing the accounts of the fight
of COrbett landing on Sullivan and the lat
ter not noticing the blows.
sullivan can stand as heavy punishment
without filnching as Burge, The Iron
man. and how can C0rbett hurt him with
jabs.
Il look upon Corbett, though clever man
that he Is, as being only tantalizer for
"The big fellow will not run after COrbett
or charge at him. he will simply walk
after him and the first time Corbett gets hit
1t matters not where. you can just rest
assured that il there Is a weak spot In the
Californian it will show itself
you must remember that Sullivan, with
his hands covered with fve-ounce gloves,
can administer 80 per cent harder and
more Furnishing blow than he could with his
barred fists
1T would not surprise me at all to hear of
COrbett being sent through the ropes and
out of the ring the first heavy blow that he
receives from the big fellow. and IL he comes
again TO the scratch yOn can rest assured
that Corbett is game fellow.
Sullivan should win easily and II Cor
bett does not continue going TO the floor too
often when pressed by the big fellow, ex-
pect to hear the result Of the fight inside of
four rounds with Sullivan a winner.
''Corbett is too light hitter to punish
Sullivan, and In my candid opinion | can't
see how he can stand up for any length Of
time before the sledgehammer blows he is
bound to get from the champion"
The election of officers of the Olympic
Club will take place on Wednesday evening.
The club has made arrangements for spe-
cial wire TO the gymnasium. which will
convey the news OF the fight by rounds to
the members.
There were about 200 people at the Pa
vilon last evening to hear the reports of
the McAuliffe and Myers fight as they
came by direct wire TO the building This
evening the reports by rounds of the Dixon
and Skelly fight will also be read aloud by
the master OF ceremonies or officially an
nouneed, and on Wednesday evening a
the public full and graphic description of
the championship battle between Sullivan
and Corbett.
The Pacific Athletic Club has leased the
Orpheum Theater for Wednesday evening
specially for reproduction of the Sullivan
and Corbett fight on very novel plan.
Joe King, who will represent Corbett,
and Billy Smith, who will represent Sulli-
van, have been practicing for several days
so as to give the large gathering of pleasure
seekers first-class imitation of the fighters
by hits and stops as the news is received
from the seat Of war. In case Corbett re-
ceiyes the expected knockout that 80 many
thousand people look for, King says that he
will fall In manner that will surprise all
present lie has made this point special
study because be thinks 1t cannot be
avoided.
The pool selling last evening in the local
poorooms on the two fights vet to take
Dixon against Skelly, and SO to So 80 on
Sullivan against COrbett. A large number
of combination pools ''bursted" OH the re-
suit of last evenings fight. The majority
OF the combinations read Sullivan, Myers
and Dixon. There was considerable Skelly
money invested in the pools last night at
the prevailing odds
Siddons, who arrived on Sunday from the
East, was present at meeting of the board
of directors OF the California Club last even
ing.
He is matched to fight Solly Smith.
Billy Dacey has accompanied Siddons to
this coast and judging from the appearance
of the latter the fighter is such another man
as his trainer. He did not impress the
critics as being lad who will stand much