Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-01


he saws his ribs are all sound. Tho only
injury is TO his left hand, which is swollen,
but that is small matter and Will soon be
all right.
How about your fight with Peter jack
SON." was the question put to hlm,
WILL FIGHT JACKSON.
ooh, YOU know | am ready to fight any
body in the world when have time 10
allow myself to gain flesh again, because
if were to remain in training would be
stale and not i'll good condition, The ilSht
with Jackson will take place in June, and
l have long time ahead OF me before
beginning training for that event.
Il will possibly begin to train six weeks
before that fight comes Off and you can
bet | will do the best ! can to come out
differently from what / did in my other
fight with jackson, and don't think |
will be the vanquishcd party either.
81 will meet Jackson at any place that
can he agreed upon, but, of course, that
will have to be decided by the club that
hangs up the largest purse"
FiTzsIMMoNs' HUFF.
Corbett characterizes Fftzsimmons' de-
clurntion that he would like to meet him
tCorbett) in a limited round contest or Il
| fight to i finish AS bluff pure and sim
pie. Further he said, "Bob is not in
my class, being middle-weight but, as
have said before, am willing to meet any
body who can get the necessary backing
and provided good purse is offered for
| the meet
ESCORTED TO THE TRAIN.
At 1926 the party took special train
| for New York, where Corbett is billed to
appear tonight at Madison Square Garden.
| On Monday he is to open in Boston. When
Corbett left the dining-room for his train,
he was escorted by police guard rs the
demonstration was SO great and the crowd
had increased to such an extent that he
could not otherwise have gotten through
without difficulty.
CoRBETT IN WILMINGTON.
Corbett and his party passed through
this city via the p, w. Il B. Il. K. Saturda,
noon. They journeyed by special tram
consisting Of combination car and fou
Pullman cars which was run as thesecont
section of the limited express, The trail
was thronged with sporting men who wer
returning from Florida 1t arrived her
at 1851 o'clock and remained ut the rail
road station six or seven minutes. Bt
tween 1000 and 800 people were assem-
bled there. Some Of them had assemble
before IL o'clock.
could LICK ANY MAN IN THE CROWD
The champion occupied seat abol
midway the vestibuled sleeping cur Sian
the second car from the locomotive. H
sat close to window on the north side {
the train. When the train stopped I'll
crowd began to cheer and surged towarC
the car in which Corbett was seated. SOM
body yelled speech" Gorbett smiet
put his head out of the window and SAT-
"Eoys, Pm too hoarse to talk but II sa
| can lick any man i'll the crowd" IT
| IA lorya 10, ,a1 aud OH y,
betC bowed.
WILL FIGHT JACKSON AND THEN RETIRE.
, A representative Of The GAZETTE e
tered the car the instant the train can
to IL standstill. Turning around Curhu
pleasantly greeted the newspaper ma
shook hands with him and in reply to !
inquiry as to whether or not he won
fight jackson. said: IN tight tho darkt
! and then retire." He added that but 4
2 the unpleasantness produced by slig
/. cold lie wonld be feeling well.
Z BOYS or MEMS SHOULDERS.
/ The crowd renewed its clamoring al
4 Corbett again faced it, Young nj
clambered up to the car window and DO
mounted on mems shoulders put for
> their hands to grasp the hand of /
: champion. Some men who saw the nc
gatherer i'll the car also entered and VIC
cordially greeted. People chung to tho G
window Until after the train was
: motion.
! coRBETT LOOKS THINNER.
1t was generally remarked that Corb,
looked much thinner than he did the Ii
% time he was seen in this city.
i POSSIBLE ACCIDENT AvERTED.
Y When the train started tire rod, viii
: had become disl0dged, was seen draggi
}. oil the track Immediately in front Of
/ wheel of the car in which Corbett "
n riding. The discovery was made by S
mailman McFuddeu, who hurriodly S
q nuled the train to stop and had the +
IS adjusted. Had il not been for his watt
IS fulness an accident might have befall
l. the train.
81 DEMPSEY AND COMPANION GOT LEFT
lle Jack Dempsey, who was one of Corbet
le seconds, lett the train when the party v
10 breakfasting in Washington, and when
returned to the railroad station lie asc
tanned that Corbett had departed. He /
"a company, however, because another of
is party raised the train. Dempsey +,
n graphed to Wilmington for Corbettto "
IL for him in Philadelphia. If he had
sent the message the train would not hi
stopped here. Dempsey and his &C
panion passed through town at | 81 o clio