Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-12-28
DUR CHAMPION JAMES j. C0RBETl
An Interesting Interview with the Great
American PugiIist.
What He Says of His Coming Fight with
Fitzsimmons.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Chronicle: James j. Cor
belts history as a ring hero will reach the
end OF the chapter when his battle with
Bob Fitzsimmons is won and lost, for as
fight Fitzsimmons before the Florida
Athletic Club within a year, for 1851, 900,
the largest amount in stake and purse ever
hung up on a passage lat affair since
pugilism was promulgated in England 10
years ago. The sporting world, yes, the
belts brilliant record as a fighter without
even a resume of it here. C0rbett, attired
in a frOck coat of the period, his eternal
plug hat-f0r he always wears q tile
of silk-and shOd in patent feathers, sat in
his apartments in the Southern hotel at
self Of a few opinions regarding his coming
fight with Bob Fitzsimmons.
II am fully aware thai Fitz will give me
perhaps the most scientific battle OF my
career" said the champion to a Chronicle
man. Gle is an awkward. shifty fellow
and a harder mar to hit than the average
i pugllist: who doesn't depend on his aWk-
headed. l saw him fight Dempsey and
posted myself on his style. He is my equal
almost in height and reach, though after
comparing his method Of boxing with mine
/ can't see where he has any advantage
over me, as l am younger, stronger. shiftier,
1 OlUClC1 Ok1lNl lila H. DoWo oAo T.
simmons is foxy-he was cute enough to
feign grogginess in several of his battles,
thus throwing his opponents Off their
guard. He can't fool me by working the
groggy dodge. l will take no chances with
him. l think 1 can whip him within
fifteen rounds. After my fight with Fitz-
simmons | will devote my entire attention
to my theatrical enterprises and retire per
manently from the prize ring. l have $780,
900 invested in the spectacular drama,
@The Cotton King" one of the biggest sue
cesses on the road, "The New South"
Bobby Gaylor's new farce comedy, AFTER
Dark" and my play, Gentleman jack
My partner in these attractions is W. A.
Brady, who is also my manager. or course
l shall continue to act; l am in love with
the stage"
Corbett is now the picture Of health,
weighing ga pounds, Prince Albert, plug
hat, patent feathers, diamond and all. IL
before,'' replied the champion when asked
about his health. s.The rheumatic com
plant that held me captive off and on some
time ago has eft me completely, n l
know / am cured of it,. | contracted rheu-
matism before training for my fight with
! got it or where | got it is a mystery to
me, but that l had it is a fact that | am not
likely to forget very soon. l suffered a
good deal with rheumatism after that fight.
Some days my arms, wrists and fingers
would be so stiff and swollen that l could
not use them at all. My legs also panied
me, but to a less degree. Then. again, all
this would leave without any apparent rea-
son, and 1 would not be troubled again for
weeks. OF course, l dOctored for my COM
plant continuously, but the attacks seemed
to come every few weeks just the same. A
short time after my fight with Jackson l
went east and met and defeated DOminick
Mccartney, though 1 was handicapped by
rheumatism in my right leg in my en-
counter with Mccartney. These periodical
attacks OF rheumatism affected me until a
Few weeks before l began training for my
igbt with Mitchell. One day / sat in the
coleman House, New York, reading news
aper. My eye CHANGED cross an adver-
sement of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Vie People. | had never heard Of them
fore, and as an experiment purchased a
x. 1consumed two boxes and was pleased
til the results, for the pains began to leave
arms and legs. After taking four boxes,
Ording to directions, | found myself
atty improved. The improvements per-
nent / am sure, for | haven't been trou-
| with rheumatism since. Before using
pills the rheumatic attacks returned
y month or so, especially if I caught
. When I trained for my fight with
hell in Florida | suffered from malaria
used the pills as a tonic, with splendid
Its. l found that DR.. Williams Pink
were efficaciOus in building up the
IN after a malarial attack"
Q above I attest as entirely correct.
Signed, JAS. j. CORBETT.