Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1894-01-07
cORBETT IS 10 WIN
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VICIOUS WILL Be TIE fight
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Ian estaf a. Al sins f'u~in~-s, and
a. nor. q rsqusss- sssAying The role
~ Z critic.
I do 80 ssisetansiy. b~csns> I have
been per>tntcntky snl with all due ~
sp>ct "a : proiskxsoa which <e,rem
and In walsh eo~ns many WARM
friends--pneopssiouslS. perhaps, Inis-
represented, Nisrepresentsd not only
In nay opiatonr ooscsrniag my own
abilities In sn athIatis way. bat Also ~
gsrlins shoss II otherk
In pne breath l IN quoted ~ saying
that Ccrbett Defeated ne by huks Ia
our rnemornble battle q New orloans
. little over ; year aesA and In tho merit
Of asserting that my old-time rival.
Charles Mitchell. of England. Wa the
master Of ny suecessor 10 the worlds
championship
On my honor - man. ] never rave
exprc.sion ~ either sentiment Those
who know mc know that would never
plead the baby act met and defeated
al couers from all quarters Of the
glohss--Amcrica ireland. England and
Australia and elsewherc. for twelve
years
Like many . better man. perhaps.
did not know when had reached the
zenith Of my powers. made the same
mistake ~ my famous predecessor,
Yankee Sullivan" and many other
illustrious flstic heroes of the past.
Corbctt was younger. speedier and
more enduring than I. Competent
Judges say, too. that he was a bit clev-
ercr than your humble servant Nat
urally. met my Waterloo.
never said the harsh things at
tributed to me about Corbett: neither
did pass all the fstterihR cncomiums
accredited 20 me regarding Mitchell.
do not bear the slightest animosity
10 the youthful Californian for my
overthrow at the Crescent city. ! sim
ply fulfilled the Scriptural injunction
the pitcher that goes TO the well is
sure to be broken. Some kind friends
say that was not the John L. of old
that Corbett whipped. but rather the
remnant Of past greatness
But stand not ON that. ! was but
thirty-four years Of age. and, II was
not at my fittest and hest. the fault
was my own and that OF no other man.
So give Corbett all the credit for the
victory he fairly, honestly and man
fully won.
Mitchell Is strong, brainy, clever,
courageous fellows man utterly de.
void of fear.
He is but slightly over the middle
height, with extraordinary breadth OF
shoulder and IN Utility which. for one
Of his compact uRild, IA truly wonder.
full This in face. too. Of the Jolly life
he has been leading, ~ gay. almost, as
my own.
withaI. ne has the GOODNESS. the sub
tility. the cunning. the sangfroid. of q
Richelieu. He can endure punishment
humiliation. torture. md he knows
when to infict punishment, torture and
humiliation. tie knows when to re.
treat or advance.
lie can discern quickly when victory
Is Within his grasp, and he can per
ceive the danger of defeat from afai
and stave on utter annih!lstion.
Mind you, am not rhapsodixine
ABOUT Mltcne1.~ Am teiiinR y SOUND
unvarnished tale about the man.
have met him and know him.
Now VIII give you the Corbett side
of the story.
The Californian Il four inches taller
than the Englishman, has a CORES
ponding advantage In the way OF reach
and IL. II snythine. quicker and clev
erer. He Il strong. too. but not n,
strong rs the Briton.
A. out-hghting he can give Mitchell
car. and spades Like all extremely
clever men--Mace, Coburn. Dempsey
Donovan and McAulife-he Is corkel
ut in-hghtinx when II Is forced upor
him. That, was shown In his battle.
with Joe Choynski and Peter jackson