Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-01-22
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thOrltleS as Bat MaSterSOn the great sports
man of Denver; Parson Davies, the hacker
of Peter jackson, and Colonel Bill Hard
ing feel equally certain that the Briton will
win the golden prize.
Among the great masses of the people
who go to make up the sporting world
doubt and uncertainty exist as to which
of the rival gladiators will prove the better
man. This is due to the fact that both are
practically unknown quantities, as neither
has yet succumbed to defeat. Corbett' s
unknown quantity is his willingness or
ability to endure punishment; Mitchell's,
as to what constitutes the limitations of
his physical powers. The Englishman has
met all kinds of opponents from giants tC
pygmies and has never got worse than a
draw. The bigger the chaps he would face
the better he would show to advantage.
That was because he was quicker and
swifter than they and could get out of
harms way. Big men, with few excep-
tions, are slow, and good, clever fellow of
middle size can easily elude their advances.
How anybody can question Corbett's
willingness to take punishment-in other
words, his gameness-is more than l can
understand. know him to be game to his
hearts core and want to dissipate right
here and now the idea prevalent in many
quarters that there is ''streak of the yell
low" in his composition. l say this unre-
servedly, for 1 know whereof 1 speak. /
was Joe Choynski's second on the occasion
of his memorable battle with Corbett in
California few years ago. That battle
lasted 81 rounds and was the hardest the
champion ever fought. Early in the fight
Jim broke his right arm, but kept on I'M
flinchingly, although he suffered eXcruciat-
ing pain. BY the cleverest possible maneu-
vering he kept Choynski at bay with mis-
long left and avoided punishment.
About the eighteenth round | told Joe
to go in at Jim and try to discourage him
by fast and furious fighting and thus
quickly end the battle. Well, Joe rushed
at Jim like a human hurricane. lie raned
a shower of vicious blows upon Jim's head.
face and body. Jim, by reason of his dis
abled right, could not ward half of them
off, and he received fearful pommeling.
He never benched. He took his punish
ment like a Spartan. He kept his head as
we'll as his heart and was cool throughout
The fast work soon tired Joe, and then Jim
displayed his generalship as well as his
gameness, and he came back at Joe. His
muscles seemed made of steel, and he
seemed to be as tireless as a steam engine.
He kept jabbing and jabbing at Joe's nose,
eyes and mouth, and he never let up until
he gave his fellow townsman his quietus.
NOW tS W Clo DttCllS. IL may Do IL
one or II short one, according to the tactics
employed by the men. Ny belief is that it
will be fairly long one, more so than the
Corbett-Sullivan fight, because Mitchell
will be in much finer fettle than the big
Fellow" He will be able to endure far
greater strain.
1t is hard to outline another mans plan
of action, but think Mitchell's will be to
try to get under Corbett's guard and pun
ish him about the body. He is so much
shorter than Corbett that he knows it will
be an extremely difficult task to reach his
face at outfighting. He need not rush and
do the leading to accomplish this, as many
people think, but simply await Corbett's
lead and counter on the body. l think
that Mitchell expects and is willing to re-
ceive lots of punishment about the head Sc
as to get in a few rib roasters on inns body.
He believes, l am told, that Jim cannot hit
him hard enough to knock him out.
Corbett, l believe, will be prepared for
every move Mitchell may make. When he
leads at the Briton's head, he will take care,
too, to protect his body. Besides, he is rs