Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-27
But ONE MORE FIGHT.
CORBETT MAKES A SOLEMN
PROMISE.


The father of the pugiistic champion
of America is n man deep IN the
iifties, with u pntrinrchnl mcin, slow,
deliberate enuncintion, geuteel bearing
and unnlterably opposed TO prizctght-
ing. He speaks elegant English, is
fluent uOnyersatiOnulist and n man with
very pronounced likes and dlslikes. The
most forceful Of the latter is his position
on iistic matters.
at is the province of the brute to fight
to step into ring wilfully trained into
condition to beat and whip his fellow
man. My boy Is above and beyond
this. He is gentleman, was brought
up In manner and method soaring miles
above this My mission Fast has been
accomplished, and | return home TO his
mother with tidings that will make her
heart glad. | went TO the East in or
der TO obtain from our boy promise
never 10 fight again, and | return home
''Then Corbett has promised never
again 10 enter the ringE the reporter
quered.
He has returned the old gentleman,
warmly. aud as he made the promise
exacted only one proyiso.'
What YVES thatf'
THAT we make one exception"
THAT wnsT
"Tnat we consent to his meeting Char
les Mitchell. insisted, and at first
would consent TO nothing but an I'M
fessionnl fighter; how they all found their
calling | reasoned and talked of the
infamy that attached itself to the pro-
fesionnl fighter: how they all found their
Level In n drnnkard's grave, and how
decent people stunned and ostraclsed
them. He listened to my talk ohedi-
emily, and then told his story of the
insult he had been subjected to at Miners
theatre on the Bowery IN New York,
how he had born up under the stigma
of the affront. And then, as be clenclcd
his teeth firmly, he said
Father, | want 10 hc Ohedicnt, and
this right arm Of mine ! would Willingly
sncrifre to satisfy the most remote or
| obscure within Of mother You must,
however get hrr approval of the match
/ intend 10 force that foreign blackguard
| into. | will snlemnly promise 10 ignore
| Jackson. Goddard, and all the rest and
| will assuredy never again sign articles
| Ia fight if Won will get her consent to
| The Mitchell match don't think he
| viii meet NO, but | want to feel that
| ran 20 ahead aud show this hraggart up
| IN his true light, | must and VIII hght
| Mitchell. and after gel ihr9uEn Win
| him | will forever fursake the ring.
II thought the matter over, aud soon
| found myself thoroughly In touch with
| lanes, and us go; on the train said:
Jim. YOU 70 out and whip Mitchell. or
Gle threw his arms around my neck.
| kissed me. and as the tram pHileu out
OF the depot ! heard his lnsty voice shout
"i .only Mitchell, pa: only Mitchell
| when does he calculate to meet Alitch-
| ellf'' was asked.
Not before Septcmber-this You eau
rely upon. You can Nate mar there y
| M more danger Of my boy breaking his
contract with Mr.. Brady, and fprsaking
,oliI cngngcnlcnt by meeting Mitchell
AZ New Orleans during Mnr'ii Grhs
w,eck than there Is Of his violating the
,o,y that ! take home Ia his mother
,enonnriug. eondilionally. his retircmcnt
era,r ihe prizp ring He will not iisht be-
forr September. and he viii not light
| then unless hc Inns his opponent IhaIirs
| Mitchell. and. ycriously. ! thinh mat
hav ~ niue can whip the man who
RAISED his hand against rs old a man ns
! Snlyapp. who was 80 shockingly assaulted
~ Mitchell IN London recently.
i.Iames." continued the Old gentleman
ais being llonized all over The continent;
and he is. really, being mate in1 n,,, ~
nm pronI nf the homage pall my son,
cannot belp but think that this is
,,.nsf,,lIy fnisapplied. ] do not cxAggergte
IN Thing one Whit when shy that this
comes from the better class OF people pe"-
ple Who stand well In the society oi tue
rities In which they reside.
Won arc perfectly satisfied, then, TIM,
,h.re l. no chance Tor O contest between
your son aud Peier Jackson
"perfcctly.
..Ilat he Will withstand an oaer Of,
ssy $50 600 for contest With nan
H. feeis confident of defeatngf
II know" said the father Of the cism'
III "thni / carry promise from hll
10 lis mother moi 70 do 80. and ! Nill
staEc ms al that this promise VIII ~
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