The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-26
CHAMPION JAS. ]. CORBETF.
AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW WITH
THE GREAT PUGILIST.
What He Says of His Coming Fight
with FftzsimmOns.

CFrom the st. Louis, Mo-, Chronicle)
James ]. Corbett's history as a ring
hero will reach the end OF the chapter
when his battle with Bob Fi,zsimmOns is
won and lost, for as the world knows
/ Corbett is matched to fight Fltzsimmons
before the Florida Athletic Club within a
year, for SCI 900, the largest amount in
stake and purse ever hung up on a
passage-at-arnlS affair since pugilism was
promulgated in England 10 years ago.
The Sporting World, yes the entire En-
glish-speak1ng world, knows COrbetts
brilliant record as a fighter without even
resume OF IL here. COrbett, attlred IN
a frock coat of the period, his eternal plug
h5t-for he always wears a tile Of silk
and shod in patent feathers, sat In his
apartments in the Southern Hotel at St
Louis, the other day, and delivered HIM
self of a few opinion regarding his COM
ing fight with Bob F'itZsimmOns.
4 am fully aware that FitZ will give me
perhaps the most scientific battle Of my
career" said the champion 20 a Chronicle
man. lie is an awkward, shifty fellow
and q harder man TO hit that the average
pugilist. who doesn't depend on his awk-
wardness He is a hard hitter and cool
headed. I saw him fight Dempsey and
posted myself on his style. He is my
equal almost in hight and reach, though
after carefully comparing bis method Of
boxing with mine. l can't see where he has
any advantage over me, as I am younger,
stronger and slliftier. hit oftaner and mix
my blows more. Fitzsimmols is foxy
he was cute enough 10 felgn grOgginess in
several Of his battles, thus throwing his
opponents off their guards EIe can't fool
me by working the groggy dodge. I viii
take no chances with him. 1 think I can
whip him within fifteen rounds. After my
fight with Fitzsimmons 1 viii devOte my
entire attention 10 my theatrical enter
prlSes and retire permanently from the
prize ring | have 100000 invested in the
spectacular drama: The Cotton King
one OF the biggest successes on the road
The New South Bobby GaylOr's new
farce comedy. After Dark and my
play, Gentleman Jack Ny partner In
these attractions is W. A. Brady, who Is
also my manager. OF course / shall con-
cnue To act; 1 am in love with the stage"
C1rb=tt IS now the picture Of health,
weighing PA pounds, Prince Albert. plug
hat. patent feathers. diamond and all. II
am bigger. better and stronger than ever
before" replied the champion when asked
about his health. 1.-The rheumatic CON-
plant that held me captive off and on
some time ago has left me completely and
/ know 1 am cured Of il" Il contracted
rheumatism before training for my fight
with Peter Jackson" continued Corbett.
How / got IT or where 1 got ii is
mystery TO me, but that / had il is fact
that I am not likely TO forget very soon.
1 suffered a good deal wi. rheumatism
Ter lldL uEuN. Cllllt uaNS lily dIILSi
wrists and fingers would be so stiff and
swollen that ] could not use them at all.
My legs also pained me, but 10 less de-
gree. Then, again. all this would leave
without any apparent reason, and I would
not be troubled again for weeks. OF
course, I doctored for my complaint con-
tinuOusly, but the attacks seemed to come
every few weeks just the same. A short
time after my fight with Jackson I went
East and met and defeated Dominick Nc
Caffrey, though 1 was handicapped by
rheumatism in my right leg in my en-
counter with McCaffrey. These periodical
attacks of rheumatism affected me until a
few weeks before 1 began training for my
fight with Mitchell One day / sat in the
Coleman House, New York, reading a
newspaper. My eye CHANGED to Cross an
advertisement Of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. / had never heard of
them before. and as an experiment pur-
chased a box. consumed two boxes and
was pleased with the results, for the pains
began TO leave my arms and legs. After
taking four boxes, according to directions,
1 found myself greatly improved The i'm.
provement is permanent L am sure, for
haven't been troubled with rheumatism
since Before using the pills the rheu-
matte attacks returned every month or so.
especially if I caught cold. When I
trained for my fight with Mitchell in
Florida I suffered from malaria and used
the pills as a tonic. with splendid results.
| found that DR.. Williams Pink Pills were
efficacious in building UP the system after
a malarial attack"
The above 1 attest as entirely correct.
Signed, JAS. J. CORBETT.