Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-04
GENTLEMAN JIM A FAVORITE
LOCAL SPORTING MEN WILLING TO
DET ON HIM Ar ALL ODDS.
Colonel jack Dem, who Knows
Both. says Fitsy WIN Fall beneath
the Champions sturdy pIsws, ana
All MS nIs WIN Follow suit.

The ultimatum OF the sturdy, gem
tlemsnly young American who halls
from the Pacific slope and Is willing
at all times and places to defend the
Stars and Stripes. the honor of his
nag. Richard X. Fox's diamond belt
and the championship Of the world. 80
far ag regards the manly art--or to
come TO the same end by the most
direct route. James j. Corbett has set
the sporting fraternity Wild Now, more
than ever. he Is their hero. their idol
and their pride. In their eyes he repre-
sents all that is noble In mankind and
IAN American after my own heart"
as one remarked to a reporter.
Wishing to know how the sporting
men Of Fort Worth, those who take
great interests in the combatants Of
the hstic arena. regarded the cham
pion's tocsin Of war, a Gazette re-
porter hunted up many OF them yes
terday afternoon and Is SIN on the
lookout for one who thinks Jimmie.
Old boy, doesn't mean what he says,
anu meaning what ne hugh NilllbN w
what he thinks 10 man they hurrah
for Corbett, say he Is the finest fighter
and the most elegant gentleman that
ever crawled under the ropes and that
the belt VIII be- worn by him Just as
long as that left hand holds its
matchless guurd and the right swings
sledge-hammer blows In rapid success
sion.
Colonel Jack Dean. one of the most
widely known sporting men in this
vicinity, one who watches every move
made by the sluggers and horses,
yachts and dogs, as well. was first
seen.
He is one OF Corbctrs old friends:
knew him in California; saw him the
first time he ever entered the ring i'm
a match Of any repute; knows Fit2-
simmons equally as we'll, and says
If flt2y ever goes In the ring against
him he Will mourn the fate that ever
gave him birth
Yes" he continued The can whip
Fltzslmmons Monday night. Jackson
Tuesday night ana any one OF the
smaller fry on each succeeding night
for month. However such course
VIII never be necessary, for when
Jacltson's and Fitasimmons' mouths are
mashed 30 that their everlasting blum
and swacEer cant be heard by the pub
He, the lesser lights Will back in their
corners and net one will be found who
thinks he can whip the champion. Cor
bett " the king OF the ring and the
sooner these would-be champions find
tt out the better for our peace OF
mind"
1iie coloners fnther, Captain Dean.
another wel-known sporting man. was
as emphatic IN his declaration that
Corbctt could HEX them all. as was his
SON He, too, knew James ]. in Frisco.
and says his heart beats as correctly
as his guard Is invulnerable and his
arms strong,
Jim Nichols and Tom Reilly ARE two
more faithful and unterrlhed believers
IN the yigQr OF Jimmle's right arm
They reiterated what the others had
said and say their money will 40 on
Corbctt and II they can't get opposl-
tlon by giving one odds they will give
another.
W, IL Ward and Jerry Deems are
two more OF the Frisco" boys sup
portera. Mr., Ward says II is nonsense
for lolta and the others to talk about
whipping Corbett and that he hopes
they VIII get dose that will forever
stop their eternal blum and gall.
And SO on through the whole list
all for Corhctt none for the others.
IL vote could be taken on the uues-
ton, Can Corhett whip the Held,
starting with one at frat and toward
the end taking them In blocks OF
threcf' nine-tcnths OF the sporting men
OF THIS city would cast an AYE" bal
lot. As stnted above, he Is the "ar-
ticle" with them and not even his own
bacherS are more snngulne OF success
crownlng his fists than are his friends
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