The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-03
BAD TICKETS SOLD
SHREWD RASCALS DO LARGE BUS
MESS ON BOGUS TICKETS.
Visiting Strangers Victimized Out of
Hard Cash by SwindiefS Who Put
Forged CorSett Tickets on the
Market-Councii TO Pass an Ortii-
nance Against speculation.

"Gentleman" Jim Corhetr, the pugilis.
tic champion of tue world. appeared Mt the
Crawford Grand last night in ''GenLleman
Jack" The event was great one aud the
audiences was immense. There Was des-
perate struggle at the front entrance TO
the opera house and two poiict men had all
they could do to keep back he crowd and
line them up SO that they could gain ad-
mission with SUM degree OF regularity.
Many sports, anxious TO see the champion
of the world, felt very sore when told that
their tickets were 10 good aud they were
drawn back from the door Win cold eX-
pulsive LOOK from the ticket takers and
the policemen. During the past few days,
by some SPECIES Of jugglery GU the part OF
spectators, there WAS scarcely a ticket
left on sale at the box flee, aud many OF
them were selling at 10J per cent premium
IN the streets and places OF resort. Strang-
ers in the city yesrerday-men from sur
rounding towns-weTe compelled 10
buy from anybody and every body
who offered tickets for sale.
Some daring sneaks. anticipating
a rush, caused to be printed a lot OF flake"
tickets, put them Oh sale II few hours pre-
hot cakes. When these tickets were pre-
seuted they ascertainet! that they We're bo-
gus and 1t was too late then 10 run down
the parties VINO sold them on the ST reels.
The result OF this SPECIES OF swiudiing Was
that strangers kicked hard and curSri the
town, the opera house. the show aud ev-
erybody else. The show, however, had
nothing to do with the swIndle aud IL Is
doubtful whether any other responsibie
parties had. II was probably the work
of some tin horn gam bier.
There was another great roar made on
programs, which sold for five cents each.
The ushers claimed that the programs
were exha ut. d early III The evening. but
many people wanted to know where the
programs came frcm that were On sale.
There has been screw loose somewhere
in connection with this show aud while no
blame is attached To Mr.. Corbett or his
company. nevertheless the reputation
of his company Will suftar by II.
There has been an agitation started
with reference to all this which will probs-
bly, result in city ordinance putting
License tax on the sale of theater tickets
and providing penalty for the violation
of the same.
Mr.. Corbett and his company arrived
from Topeka on the ) o'clock train, which
was met at the DEPOT by An immense
throug OF people. Mr.. Corbett, Steve U Dom
nell aud others OF his party We're driven
10 the Carey hotel, the carriage beng
followed by frantic mob embracing every
Class from the ragged urchin I'd the USUAL
ly s-date CT IL II who went temporarily
insane at tue sight of the worlds hstic
champion. Mr. Corbett forced his way
gently through tine crowd Into the hotel
and actually wrote his own name In the
register, point in his favor, for this Is
not II custom in the arts Ocracy of theatre
Cal stars. Steve ODoDnell followed
suit and WAS very pleasant till
Charlie Carey assigned him room
1l3. The gentleman from the kangaroo
country Is suprcstitiouS and would have
nothing TO do with anything with a thir
teen to it and had to be given another
room. During the evening in the hotel
Mr.. Cor bett admitt ed no Que but an EAGLE
reporter, ., Manager Bowen aud Jonnny
Malon the barber VINO WAS assigned the
duty OF making James pretty before the
eyes of the ltdies.
Later in the evening a reporter for the
EAGLE spent nearly an hour with the
CHAMPION IN his dressing 70 IN Il want
you to stay here till the show opens" said
the genial jim, 'aud while am dressing
myself we'el CAB Little, but l don't
want you To puff me aav. l don't Ike
mucl fitttery aDou: myself, it is not right.
and HE public don't like it eli her" The
champion Ia. III truth, Very mo lest aud
very gentle aud Gentleman jim" is no
missioner. He speaks elegant English
language, shows culture aud refinement
aud never for a moment INDUCES in elf her
slang oil profanity. There is not sug-
gesiion OF toughness about aim aud no.
body Can say ANYTHING of sim but that he
Is file-in fact an elrgant-teliow.
He talks but ittle of fighting or about
fighters, aud would sooner, apparently.
talk about politics than pugIli-m. His
fOndest theme Il, however, acting. He
4 4 IL l.
of the big cities during the Campaign anu
both gen tlemeu met socially IN The botel
psrlor after the speech and play were oyer.
4 well-kuown politician who Was IN the
party SAID: You aie now the two fore
most Americans" Yes" said Jim, "bnt
i'll very diff=reut lin--. MIR. Mckinley
meets MS auLagonIs with br in, whlle |
inset mine with Drawn" This remark
pleased Mckinley and bpth MIN and Cor
betG became last friends Corbett ha,
quite good deal of tue eiements of a sue
cessful politician. He makes himself very
friendly aud ourteous and 8 absolutely
free from that haugEtiueSs CHARACTERISTIC
of champions. He is vary well bred
fellow aud his manners made successful
apology for pugiiism Stripped, NJ. Coz
belt Is fine specimen of physical man
hood. His SKIN Is while rs snow, uis
limbs are ar. symmetrical ms those OF a
marble statue. and as he tresus about has
dressing room his very movements are III
terestiug. He requires but little making
no for the show, a, ire Is handsome enough
as he leaves the hutel TO go upon ne stage.
Tue play was very good one In every
respect which WA pleasing surprise 10
the audience many of whom believed thai
II Was "A Corbett eXbi bition aud not a le-il-
innate tneai rlcal engagement The three
round boxing match scene at Its couciu-
sion was very realistic.