Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-17
VIEWS OF OUR PUGS
WIN They Divide the Purse II
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ARTHUR 7. LUnIfrs OPINION
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6ntlia I refer % ths fras>ruisy nos a.
, whole. snd except shoss with lntsili-
Hasr snough - look beneath the sur
bz<ss and tank To- sh<ns>lye2 The
mo~t rrnsrkzbis exsz<nce Of RuIIiblli-
q u % - found In The now fzmos.. os.
- he more frank. lnfzmoas. Mitcheli-
Or months have had ths Engfksh and
<n<rss.a sporting public By tbs care
o1d have been throwing Ia the co.,
a. s1ch . finished manner thai some
81 shsfr snemse. and d<fr.etors. even.
o.inlk thsy mean % be on the level
Ia The history Of the prize ring no
80 ss,ch f<kirs have been brought 10
xisw. By system Of buneo1nb>. dew
Gi>h In IL Ingenuity and remarkable
Or m surprises. these two men have
p4esd themselves In . position 10 be
s-lked about IN every country where
Ale word pagiIisna i known This
fset alone weald stamp them ~ Ia
arr. Honest men d. not run into
Prtnt a. the slightest provccAtion- II
sh.sy have an idea in mind they do not
r1n - q newspaper and blow IL inso
sls ear n friendly reporter. The
old-ti1ns nyEters didn't pursue thi.
eourne. Did Heen4n and S4yrcs attitu-
dintze a. Corbett and Mitchell arr stti-
ssirnnizings When these two war
rIors ~ tho ring met aud agreed 10
4 M there were no pyroteehnics. no
display Of one thous4nd-dollar bills
with strings attachsd). and no bun
eombe. The articles were quickly ar
RANGED aud a quickly signed Heenan
I'D Sayres appreciated the fact that
each WAS battling for the championship
o. hts respective country. and his dig
MY alone Wa sufficient Columns Of
nswspap~r talk could not add 10 the
honor In their eyes
f-rts The difference Here are two
pisrsiista. ose Mitchell. man who has
dolie comparatively little 70 warrant
rernt.tion. and Corbett. . fighter. who.
sln 90 his defeat Of Sullivan. has been
h,nn2n hippoerome And where does
llhchslfs reputation a. pugilist como
ln, he should be known a. the man
NJ strswsL" lie n not highlands cham
ZOO. Peter Jackson holds this honor.
te las never whipped . first-elass man.
n.d bis ehicf claim - distinction n his
6rss< xith Sullivan
corbsts shows up In better light He
hss fought and whipped = number OF
ss-eer msn. and up 10 the time he met
oaiifvsn he bad some reputation and
,- frf~nd~L How much rrputation and
k.prrnany trends has DO now7 l viii
no& answer this question l viii leave
1. - ths Judgment Of my rcsders Bus
"a Corbetf seen fis 90 be on the level
=. eouid have BEEN the most popular
e.~np<un TIN country has ever seen
Here {. oos experiences had with
1-fn which VIII Indicate his character.
A Mite over . year and . half ago 10
go proposed 90 match Mitchell and
Copcrst Arr sfx rounds In the Madison
Ecrr~vc gsrsfcn- When Corb-tt came
80 Ne called on me and said he
kr<hsd ms 80 % hts sdv.scr. Tie would
- xu5t>d By me. be said. In All thtngA
\ fw Ay~ At-r he called again aud
w.rr.ed me " 70 - tho Clipper Office
st<h htn and arrange for . finish
r ms bes~esn him and Mitchell con-
Dsute,i. and suggested that we take .
RIB. Corbett agreed. and sddsd.
s.Oh. ye< Let IA have . cab. Arthur.
= nis> one. Juu know"
Before agreeing - 90 70 the Clipper
pee WITH hfra II was arranged that
.. sshould meet Mitchell on his own
crou AZ; that there shoai9 be no FOLLY
3-x. aud that only business should be
4 svursrd We arrived - the Clipper
o'ncs ~he-e Mitchell wa awaiting us.
1,naxine my surprise =. he way Mitch
81 ard Cs,rbctt greeted each other. n
u.,rss ,be unsserxtood that thee two
ns~a -rrc supposed - Be az daggers
tras~u. ar-l that thsrr wa NJ love lost
ketNrsn thrfn
Corbett started rs toTiy az follows:
ny dear Mr. Mitchell. I'm very glad
e. see zoo I have heard ron are very
n<iuful bouer. aud . thorough good
glow Il , an honor. my boy. 81
r-net you. AMI I hope we wfil see more
% eseh other. and mere ssfk IN ssrn-
lar vein.
ft<~aa then Mitcheu's turn ~ Jolly.
api BE- b~Ran this wsy:
"Lhsrsiiy expeoted - r-es suoh .
r-utleren- Why. Mr coreett. while
i hsve always heard ron we're . nice
f,ilo~ pm have exceeded my IDEAS.
rr-i~rsssnt. 80. yo~ sr~ . great puxf
1sA Believe ne. rn~ boy. this II one
a. he greatest moments 81 MP life.
en,l wiu always remember The ecoar
efon
And th~u Mltchsil snd corhess teli
I'm saoh others necl<s and v~ps for JOY
> the u,ee'sing.
tsr-at Iehossphsss Shades q John
!. suiii~aaf And hhe@- t~o m>n ma
y, a. s~s a match on tfe level
I 49, sisxa-.ed. and told Covsest -.
~ud left BIN - coptinne his iollyfn9
IL er<isies wers sisu~d fur . SIR
.>nrd a. for ste gate money. and bal
fse men met they woai1 have iollied
ese vuhltr ard srot ehe mon-y. Thls
ktof insfrx~rsty wss ncs enough -
eur,f-tefy syur NJ. hcw--~r. I said
g. uys~ff -Psrhsps I an mistaken
racrc nsv ~ s.srse rpst IN thee two
n-n. sfser AL III ~~rve tuaxnens-
Ard then esrus ths Suiiivsn erhs.
a. - iatf.s's fefest No~. aid.
z .rAett wal have . chsnc> - shs~
= a,.eif az ther~ - r>si IN him 10
Ill eorne oak u Alere = fake. hs
~ a s.c~a
Hardly hai ~ -on ~ fghs thsn -
tersln - tarssw his srf~rAs NfAe u-sn-
s<nn. -~hss provided nsariy s.eea - the
98eoo stake nsoneT. was me arst
n ~eyraa hs,l been Ms frt-ud ard al
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