St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-26
WHAT JINI THINKS.
Interview With tho Champion
Heavyweight Of the World.

heavyweight Of the World.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Jan. 25.-James
j. Corbett. now for the first time in his
life. though the title has been before
applied to him. champion heavyweight
pugiliSt of the world. was seen by
representative of The Associated Press
in his dressing room immediately after
the fight.
What do think OF it?" he replied
to the reporter.
well. l think of it now as | did be-
fore The fight. l never harbored any
doubts as To the result OF the fight.
Poor Billy Brady. there. bless his little
soul, has been doing all the worrying.
lie trained for The thing in mental
way more than | did to condition my
self. ana P!l bet, right now. that his
nerves have undergone teE-fuld more
than mine. l always sized the man
up for just what he has been
credited for possessing, which lie
lacked most, science and strength. l
ran in Oh a lew of his leads. in the first
round, just 10 see what, If anything. he
had up his sleeve. found it empty. L
never entered ring in my life, and l
hope never again 10 do ST.. with more OF
muder III ny heart than | had this
afternoon when l got into the same
ring With Mitchell. l had two separate
ana distinct battles to win. Some time
since Mitchell applied to me name
which should scorn to hurl at
THE VILEST OF WRETCHES.
This was one reason why refused TO
shake hands with him. The handslake
woald nave leen The action OF hypu-
critic. l uaSpseu the man for tie foul
name he used. and my heart revolted at
The idea OF taking such man by the
hand, even though 1t is the custom. l
notified The referee not to call upon me
TO grasp his hand, else | should decline
To do so publicly. | am glad that
this was spared me. In cut
ting down Mitchell in the first
ami second ROUNDS, won the personal
ISSUE. In knocking him out in the third
rou d. | won the prize ana retired
Mltchell'S aspirations sor the champion
snip. am proud of both accomplish
mehts. and, with the personal vindica-
ion ana The financial gain. l am content
10 rest OH my oars until next June,
when L nope to demonstrate 10 people
who think 10 the contrary that have a
punch or two left over from this battle
fer Jackson"
wv hat do you think of Mitchell's
gameneSS?' was asked.
II cannot understand where it comes
III. You get man in the ring stripped
for tight, and the facl that he stands
up and uuakes show of defending him
self does not carry with il any
EVIDENCE OF GAMENESS.
Anybody will fight back who has
any spirit, and it is the nature of cur
TO snap and Snarl reSentfully if he is at
tackled"
You feared his foulng?'
II did not fear il as much as | antici-
pateu it. Why. he had no more chance
10 foul me than you had ON the FAR side
OF the barbed wire fencing which kept
you out of the ring. The clinches at
SHORT range, where he did his spik-
ing, back-heelng and Ioughing with
Sullivan, l found him the easiest to
handle. He never got 4 chance to use
his upper cuts to Il foul line, nor any
OF the other blows with which he ac-
CURED fame. When he came in and
closed on me so pinioned his aims and
held him as to make it absolutely i'm
possible for him to land"
What will your plans for the future
be?" WAS asked.
Il shall finish up short tour which
Brady has arranged, fatten UP Il bit and
get ready for Jackson"
"How about the challenge indirectly
issued by Ed Smith this afternoon?"
Coroett laughed-that was all.