The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-17
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when she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
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sand dollars for the fght, they, know
ing that a battle cannot take place
in the United States, will prod an
EnglisS club into giving a tidy sum
like twenty-five thousand dollars or
thirty thousand dollars for the fight.
I venture to predict too, that they will
get it and fight across the water. 1t
will be six months before they do bat
tie. and as Corbett is going over to Eng
land to play this week, he will be fully
acclimated when he and Jackson do
step over the'ropes-, Slick team that,
Corbett and Isradyl
No, / am satisfied that Cerbettjis not
one whit afraid of Jackson. He is sim
ply over-exercising the prerogative
which champions of late years have
been accorded, viz, the settlement of
date and time'fer fighting and the
amount of stakes to Ese fought for.
Some people mYrht'notl call it just. but
the press, and public allow a certain
degree of latitudesto champion. Any
disposition on his part, however, to
shirk or indefinitely postpone battle
is sure to be quickly resented by tho
public, and will detrstct greatly from
the stars money making powers either
at home or abroad. Corsett.and Brady
know this full we'll and will: not pursue
the game to dangerous extreme.
/ thoroughly believe that Corbett is
fully impressedwith1he conviction that
he can conquer any man in the fight
ing business to-day. He will enter the
ring to face Jackson with all the con-
fidence born of ssHDess. He is not the
inexperienced, hesitatsng, raw-boned
youngster whom THE Australian met
four years ago, butt powerful, we'll
developed, self-reli ant man, chock full
of cunning and experience. He knows
that Jackson Will be hard game, but
still he feels positive ta1 At he can whip
him.
What are the chance Of fair play,
and which will turn upai winner
The arst question is es silly answered.
I'm not much stuck on .Englishmen or
English methods, but 4 believe that
both men will receive fair play. They
will in ali likelihood, II they battle in
London, fight at the National or Or.
mande clubs, and the b,ei,t men of Eng
land belong to these organizations.
Among them are Lord B eresford, chief
of the admiralty; Lord Lonsdale, the
Marquis of Queensbury. eccentsic but
good fellow; Sir John Ashley, young
Joe Chamberlain, son of thefunionist
leader; Thomas Power OConnor and
Arthur Magnus. They will tolerate
no such disgracefuf &ctionsI as pre-
vailed at Bruges, Belgium, when Frank
P. Slavin, of Australia. whipped Jem
Smith. the English ,ehanpioa, and was
cheated out of victory ;. and beaten by
the mob in addition. Yes, am salts.
fed that both men wila gettfair play.
Who will win? That s,a poser, for
luck sometimes runs in fighting aa
well rs ia faro. Barring accident
think Corbett ought to win. Here ara
my reasons for so thinking. First
other things being as nearly equal a
may be, height, weight and strength.
the Californian has the better Of the
big black in point Of age and naturally
possesses moro vitality aud endurance.
He is but twenty-seven and Jackson
thirty-two. Five years at this'time OF
life makes . tremendous difference in
eny kind of athletic game, and most
especially that of pugilism. Then
again he is shiftier on his feet and q
little quicker and cleverer with his
hands than the Australian. At duck
ing-a dangerous practice unless you
are an artist in the business-he is
away ahead of Jackson. These quail
ities will, I think, more than offset any
advantage which the dark skinned
boxer may have in the way of reach
Then, too, Corbet& has been lucky
enough to escape without receiving
much punishment in any of his fights,
while jackson has been terribly pun
meled twice. once when he met Bill
Farnham in Australia and was
whipped and again more recently when
he fought Frank P. Slavin in
London. and, although the victor, was
the more injured man. On that occa-
sion he received vicious body punch
which disturbed the functions of his
liver and caused nose bleeds for
months after. He was put under the
care Of q specialist. and is, I believe,
all right now. In a prolonged or
brui.ing contest, however, that liver
may 60 back on him.
do not believe that the winner, be
he corbett or jackson. will have an
easy time of it. Far from it. The
battle. in my opinion. win be hard.
scientific one from start to finish and
of about twenty to thirty rounds dura-
ton. Jackson knows full well that
the younger man can outstay him and
will endeavor to force the pace. Cor
bett will meet him when compelled to
do SO, but will not, in my opinion,
mix it" "a he did with Mitchell at the
Ego in" He will play general" and
endeavor to win without serious in
! jury to himself. When his antagonist
| is weak or winded ne will mix it. :"
then and not before. jackson may
! fool him at that. However, 1 think
! not, and as an American hope not.
Yours truly,
IL II u