The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-08

6t bowery theat ter, where he cndvx ed
with Christian meekHess and torbear-
ance the vilest OF insults only to resent
them two years later, when the Eng
hshman was older, smaller and weaker
in every way, Corbett larger, cleverer,
stronger, and weighty bag Of gold
hanging on the stake-pole as an ia
centfve to the Californian TO keep his
heart and spur him on to hollow vic-
tory.
Speaking honestly and manfuIiy and
| yet without prejudice, do not believe
| that Cerbett possesses in the slightest
degree tho courage which always
characterized champions from the days
of Tom Cribb down to those of John
L. Sullivan. BE is what that prince of
sportsmen and brightest Of wits. Pat
| Sheedy, calls ''sure thing" gambler.
He never wanted a hard game In bis
life. He never wanted any part of
Paddy Slavin any more than Peter
Maher, and even refused 70 meet me at
the Mardi Gras ffstivs, al New Or
leans for big purse a few years ago
when I weighed twenty-five pounds
lighter than he. then offered to
meet Paddy Slavin. Charley Mitchell
or Ted Pritchard, Of England, at that
festival, but could not make match
with any of them.
Corbett culls his opponents as q
florist does his flowers. He jumped at
the chance to 60 against John L. Sui
tivan when the latter had been broken
down with sickness and social Excess
ses, but skiilfully avoideda battle with
sturdy Paddy Slavin when the big
Australian was at his fttest and best.
He took on Charley Mitchell, middle
weight, FIVE inches shorter, thirty-fve
potnds lighter and six years older
than himself. and lodged Peter jack
SON, who possesses all the advantages
he does save youth. This, too, after
jackson had first call and really q
promise from Corbett after them
famous mo contest" in California.
In that battle, let me here remark,
Jackson had sprained leg, ind the
present champion" was really con-
tending against a one-legged man.
Yet he stood on the defensive through
out and kept running away all the
time from the crippled fighter before
him. jackson has striven manfully
ever since TO settle that. affair, but
Corbett always avoided such an issue
Even now he is apparently trying to
dodge fight with Peter He insists
that he won't do battle In England,
but That Jackson must meet him in
America, where he (Corbett, won the
championship. If he a6heres to this
resolution the public can readily per-
ceive which is the man who sees tho
red light Jackson won't fight south
of Mason's and Dixon's line on account
of the prejudice existing against his
color In that territory, and NO north
ern club can pull OF championship
battle Neither will the people of the
sister republic, Mexico, where there is
no law against boxing or even prize
fighting, give any kind of purse for
such contest. They are too wretched-
~ poor to pay for such luxuries. The
fight must take place In England, If it
takes place at all. where the influen- |
tlal people. lords and lawmakers, are |
patrons of the manly art Jackson is |
not only willing, but anxious to fight |
over there, and Corbett must, if he |
means to fight. Probably he does, and |
is only talking about battling in Amer
lea to stir up the clubs ever there into
giving good purse for himself and
jackson to contend for. He likely
thinks that he can whip jackson now,
too, "a Peter is six or seven years old.
er than he, has led a pretty CAV life,
and become seasoned" Tor stale)
since last they met, at least friends
OF Corbett have stated thi. trnch for
him.
Ii hs enbertains this belief 1 think
he will find himself woefully mistaken.
jackson II pretty nearly Is good as he
ever was, and if the fight is not too
prolonged viii, / think, win, as he is
fully as quick and clever as Ccrbett,
besides being q harder hitter, stronger
and da Ey epiaien) a gamer man.
SHOULD the 6sht last forty, fifty or
sixty rounds, n their last meeting did,
Corbett's youth would likely turn the
tide of victory in his favor. Peters
legs land especially that injured one)
would give oat, and he would be at
Corsett's mercy.
Il Corbett defeats Jackson I will. a.
already stated, challenge him immedi-
ately for the worlds championship and
make him fight. In reply to his part
Ing shot at me just before sailing for
England as to why cid rot fight Dan
CreedC,n or Joe ChoynsIxi before tackling
him l Will say 1 will battle either
five Thousand. ten thousand or twenty
thousand dollars side. or any other
man Corbett can pick out That, too.
will do before ne faces jackson. so
that II win, as feel assured [ will.
can go at once for him
That is more than Corbett would
dare do. He met Joe ChoYnski once
when both were boys. and Corhett two
or three years the elder Of the twain.
Coreett won IN twenty-seven fierce
rounds That was the only hard game
Corbett ever had in his life. and he
could never be induced to take any
more of it Joe has greatly improved
since that, and would ieopa-dize his
chances of Heaven to get another &c
1t CoTbett, but the latter viii never
give him the opportunity. He tried to
get on another battle innumerable
tines with Corbett, bu. the latter in.
'ariably declined all overture..
He can't do that with me, II he
whips jackson he must meet me for .
he worlds championship. He will I
lave TO be either fighter or takir. I
de can't be both.