The evening world., 1894-03-13
SPORT|MG NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Corbett Talks About Himself and
His Affair with jackson.
A Pittsburg Writer Comments on
New York's Chances.

New York's Chances.
What do I think OF Jackson's meas
urements?" said Jim Corbett last night.
WELL to tell you the truth. haven't
read what they are vet. jackson stripped
bigger than 1 am. hear He and l are
built on different plans. My development
does not show up big. I am developed
underneath. I'll show you" Here the
champion gave some idea OF what he
meant by drawing his fists up under his
arm-pits his shoulders and chest ex-
panding like a balloon. He seemed TO
have suddenly grown several sizes. 1t
was apparently muscle-not imitation
that caused the increase.
II expect TO be heavier wher fight
jackson than I have yet been In the
ring said Corbett. IL shall probably
| weigh over l90 pounds. When | met
jackson before / only weighed 1863 /
weighed l1S when I fought Sulli-
van. and lSS In my fight with Mitchell,
so, you se,. l have been putting on
weight each time. AS to the compara-
tive height of Jackson and me, | am
under the impression that he is IA little
taller. Corbett expects to sail for Eng
land about April 7. his father and mother
Jack" COMPANY viii open at he'iea the Drury
Lane Theatre. London. 1t is very i'm
probable now that the fight will take
place In June, as. according to agree
ment, the men must walt three months
after signing articles
A Pittsburg baseball writer, who Is not
afillcted with the jealousy which seems to
be troubling some OF the other Western
get winning team this year, has this
to say OF the New Yorks:
They mean business this season, and
trouble, with Wards men. The expendl-
Vaa Fl @ Tarre fSq q0ahi and N MeaRRn RdTennss hss
not @ been S,Hs done fG for snSnthing and the Giants
will find what he has been looking for
for years-a man who can handle his
swift delivery handily. The team was
Milligan could stop Rusie. but he
couldn't throw. while other better throw.
Ing catchers couldn't stand in front of
the Hoos!er boys awful speed"
,
are much interested in the coming con-
test between Frank Craig and Frei Nor
r!s, known respectively as the HARLEM,
part of this week. Craig and Morris
have met twice with honors even, and 1t
Is expected that the question as to who
is the better man will be positively set
tied this time Warren Lewis has charge
OF the tickets for the contest
Sport and Play. an English cycling
paper, says: "Messrs: NJ. F. Dirnberger.
J. p. Bliss and f. C. Bald, three we'll
known American riders, are packing their
trunks preparatory to coming to England.
understand they are coming as anna
teurs. and II this is the case must most
censed by the n. G. Z. Fair play comes
before hospitality. and anything more cal
culated to bring the N. c. u. into dis
repute than to allow Americans privileges
not granted our countrymen l cannot
Imagine
The latest out-of-town entry to the
4. 4. u; boxing championships at the
Reilly, of the Michigan A, A., of De-
| troit. Reilly Is lightweight, and is
said to be sey man. The The
its best 125-pound boxer.
A Denver despatch says: "The Quinn
Maher rMarshall boxing combination ar
rived yesterday from San Francisco.
Quinn says he will be in New York
shall against the winner of the Griffo-
Dixon fight for any reasonable amount"
Ike Weir says he will surely win his
coming contest with Grifo, as he has
the long end of the purse-sl. .5O0-will
| Just purchase.
Charley, White left for, Boston last
night with. Mike Harris, who fights Jack
Green at the Crib Club tonight
Princetonians have in Zeigler a man
who they think is a worthy successor
to Ottley and Borcherlng for the mile
walk intercollegiate championship.
There have been over 200 men In train
Ing this year for the Harvard yard, athletic ,,ic
work will fall on men who were not bet
ter than second or third last year.
Jim Corbett intends, making his wife a
present of house In New York City
his wife had selected oN house In West
/ End avenue, but at the last moment the
price was raised $500 and the deal didn't
go through.
The London Sportsman says 1t has
been all but settled that Corbett and
Jackson, will meet at the National Sport
| Ing Club.
| The project OF the Yale University
! Tennis Association for securing proper
& 'ounds has apparently been abandoned
| Election Fight in Biddeford.
CBy Associated Press.)
| BIDDEFoRD. Me-. March l3.-ThIs city went
Republican by 200 majority yesterday. and eI-
| citoment about the polling places reached fever
heat when Marshal Charles u. Harmon and