Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-31
CHAMPION JIM CORBBTI
In Training for the Fight With
Charley Mitchell.

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Most men at twentY-one years OF age
would consider a situation To a 0ani
ike the Nevada, OF San Francisco, VIII
81, 600 a year and a chance TO rise, toe
good a thing 10 let slip. James JOSEPH
Corbett probably was not an exception
until be met and fell il love with Miss
Ollie Lake, plump young lady VIII
blond hair, rosy cheeks and dazzling
blue eyes And had not Jim's parent;
interposed strenuous objections 20 bis
marrying the young woman, 10 might
have fallen 90 some other pugilistic &C.
lebrity TO knock Mr.. John Lawrence
Sulivan's fighting reputation iT'n- a
cooked hat.
Corbett was headstroR9 lfe reckoned
on having a pretty fair idea OF what
was best for MIN, and one line day,
casting 2sde all thoughts Of his parents
hes and his position Ia the bank, the
Young athlete who was destined TO con-
oper sullivan led Miss Lake TO the
altar and started on his honeymoon
with what he considered bright pros
meets and sos in his pockets. He and
Mrs. Cor0ett had a splendid time uatH
the fact that travelling cost money
began TO prey heavily on the mind OF
the bridegroom. They found them
selves in a strange city sadly in need
Of funds, but still having prospects.
1t would not have been difficult
matter for Corbett to have wired 10
Rome OF mis- friends TO send money
enough TO liQuidste his hotel Oil and
defray his expenses home. But this
idea was not 70 his liking. Jim wanted
70 show his relatives that he could get
along in the world without assistance.
Many schemes for making money sug-
0ested themselves 10 him. Trying
for another bank position, study
Eng for the stage, taking a
fYer 81 the newspaper business, and
wen writing poetry, were among them.
Il happened that he had during his
leisnre hours while &c home, become
,uite proficient in boxing, and when g
lhance TO replenish his depleted ex-
shaQuer by trying On'a local boxer pre-
tented itself, COrbett lost no time
n accepting 10. OF course. he
rithheld his name, but the show
lng he made attracted attention, aud
ae returned 70 San Francisco to find
lhs whole town talking about him.
= BIS name was dropped from the Olym-
pic Club roll, but within few hours
ACorbett was appointed boxing instrue-
sor OF the New York Athletic Club Of
n the Pacific slope az So, 500 year. On
several occasions he put on the gloves
With Joe Choynski, 3 popular local
boxer, and eventually they met In 8
y finish fight, which was the hardest. as
well as the first, professional fight ia
which Corbett has figured as q princi-
pal.
The sporting world was electrified
when Jim WallOped Jake Kilrain, and
his easy victory over D0minick
McCaHrey also surprised the tai
ent. When be stood of for
sixty odd rounds that wonderful
gladiator Peter jackson, shreWd fol-
lowers OF pugilism picked him out as
coming man, and on top OF it all, when
he lowered John l.. Sulilvan's cOlOrS
with the odds at 4 70 1 against him 10
the pool rooms az New Orleans, he
turned the sporting world t0psy turvy.'
So much for COrbetts rise IN pugiliSm.
Charley Mitchell may be the easiest
mark COrbett has run against in a In
ish battle. but then again, as the Irish
NphIlosopher said, be may not be.
Whatever bis private opinion Of the
English champion is, COroett has set
about preparing for the battle as he
never did for q fight before.
JIG is Just two weeks since he took
possession OF his beautiful training
louarters az Mayport, q suburb Of jack
kouville, and, although he vas cOnsid-
rably annoyed by cold at FIRST, it did
Is require more than q couple OF days
q delightful climate with plenty Of
IA work 10 relieve him Of this.
Corbett is q great worker. Some fight
are opposed 20 work, but Jim's
Diners are only afraid that be will do
much Of it. He is an early riser,
d, even before his sponge bath, he
a iifteen-minute interview With
III OF hve-pound dumb-bells. Half an
Bur after breakfast he str0llls
onz the beach for five
ilos or more, returning to his
mnasium at brisk gait Then comes
first .ruc-dOwn. Light dumbbeli
rercise, wrist and back machiue prac-
ce and some 0ag punching follow.
nner is served sc noon. aud for a
nole AZ hours after tits over Corbstt
uses himself pitch'7g hal1 dollars ct
ihe sand De'Rasy, Me-