St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-13

ing, to be taken to New York by Mr..
Brady, his manager, to deposit as a por-
tion OF the stakes for match in Deem
Der with either the Englishman OF the
colored champion.
Mr.. CoIbett WAS seen in his dressing
room last evening by reporter of the
GLOBE. to whom he talked On the sub
ject OF the championship of the world
and his prospects for holding 1t for some
time 10 come. He was engaged in pre-
pairing to go on the stage at the time OF
the interview, and his conversation was
frequently interrupted by the nccessi-
ties OF toilet manipulation,
'There is always so much talk about
my Willingness 70 fight either Mitchell
or Jackson, he said, as he dabbed rab-
bits foot into the rouge box and then
tenderly careSsed his face with 1t.
"They seem anxious to give Mitchell
all of the best Of it. | sometimes think
that the greater number OF the sporting
editors of tie American papers must be
Englishmep, from the manner III which
they smooth over his shortcomings.
Now, 1t is only five months since L
fought with Sullivan, but they are
shouting all the time for me to get on
another fight at once. How many times
and atwhat intervals have the men who
wish to fight me been into the ring?
Mitchell las not fought any one since
he fought Sullivan, and that is about
seben years ago. Sullivan himself
Fought Only Three TiInes
in longer period than that. But at
the same time they do not want to give
me rest at all. L must have three
months to train for any fight L make. |
am willing to make any kind OF fight
that can. lie arranged with those who
dispute the championship with me. l
am anXiuns to act entirely in a square
way with them. but look at the manner
in which they have treated me. Mitchell
is credited with being very foxy III
dividGal, and whenever he serves a
trick on some one he is credited with
doing cute thing. III tell you
the trick he served me i'll New
York. He made loud talk around
the city that he would fight me, but that
/ wouldn't make a match with him. He
made a bluff at me one evening on the
BoWerY, and agreed TO fight him. But
then lie would not even stand by what
he had said. lie would not fight to a
finish, but wanted to fight for six rounds
only. | even aCceded to this, and we
drew up the papers for the contest, hut
he then showed that he did not mean
business by backing out inside OF day.
He bearded a street car, rode down
town, and the next day sailed for Eng
. L.. tn, Htrl,f in Hkrfll OAf
all of the satisfaction he wants out Of
me. would rather tightwith him than
with
Amy Man I'll tie EVOTIi.''
Mr.. Corbett looked retlectively in the
fully lining the edges Of his eyes with
cosmetic so that they would look well
from the front, he continued:
MI. Brady and my trainer will leave
tomorrow for New York city, where
they will 20 20 have a meeting with the
Englishman and his hacker. Tomorrow
morning 1 am going to write out d check
Tor The sum Of $1,000, which viii be
my representation OF the stakes. And |
will say that they can get all
of the money they can win
from ne. Mr.. Brady and myself
will put up $4,000 between us if they
will cover it. l mean business, and am
prepared 10 show that | do by putting
up NY own money. The reason that
write cut MY own check for the money
is 50 that the people will not have the
chance to say that ain betting against
myself, like Sheedy has been saying.
what 40 ] thti,k is his reason? Why,
he is one Of the Sullivan soreheads. Ii
honestly makes me tired, to use slang
expression, when / read in the papers
what they have to say about the reason
l whipped Sullivan. One day some one
says That Sullivan was drngged, the
next day s0me one says lie had drums
himself 20 death and was not titto fight
and others say that lie was sick.
whipped him. did not? Didn't | Offer
to fight him ahain? | would fight hin
again if he wishes to before | wouC
light either of the others. If he wishes
to fight j will give him the preference
over any Of the others. will also make
more concessions TO him than ! woulC