The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-26
AN EASY MARK
The Fight Discussed by the Cham
piOn of the World.
Corbett Says He Had No Fears of the
Outcome of His Battle with the
Englishman Yesterday.
HE ANTICIPATED FOULING
But Never Gave Mitchell a Chance
to Play Any of His Tricks.
He Will Make a Short Tour, Then Resi-
Awhile and Get Ready for His
Contest with Jackson.
MITCHELL HAS HAD ENOUGH
He Announces that He Will Not
Enter the Ring Again.
Views of John l.. Sullivan, Peter Jack
son, 'Parson" Davies, Referee
Kelly and Others.
SCENES BEFORE THE BATTLE
Charges Of Bad Faith on the Part
of the Duval Club.
Tickets Sold All the Way from 81 10 S35s
Apiece-Spectators Soaked with
Rain-Incidents.
Views of John L. Sullivan, Peter jack
son, ''Parson" Davies, Referee
Kelly and Others.
SCENES BEFORE THE BATTLE
Charges of Bad Faith on the Part
of the Duval Club.
Tickets Sold All the Way from 81 10 $3.50
Apiece-SpectatOrs Soaked with
Rain-Incidents.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. 2.-James
J. Corbett, now for the first time in his
life though the title has been before ap-
piled to him, champion heavyweight IsIgil-
list Of the world, was seen by a reporter I'M
his dressing room Immediately after the
fight
What do / think of it?'' he said well.
1 think of ii now as i did before the fight
/ never harbored any doubts to the re-
suit of the fight Poor Billy Brady, there's
bless his little soul, has been doing all the
worrying. He trained for the thing in a
mental way, more than / did 20 condition
myself, and I'll bet right now that his
nerves have undergone a test tenfold more
than mine. L always sized ths
man up for just what he has
been credited for possessing, that<
which he lacked most-science and strength.
ran in on few of his leads in the first
round just to see what, IL anything, he
had up his sleeve. I found IL empty. Z
never entered ring in my life. and hops
never again TO do so, with more OF murder
in my heart than had this afternoon when
1 got into the same ring with Mitchell.
had two separate and distinct battles to
win. Some time since Mitchell applied 10
me name which should scorn 10 hurl as
the vilest of wretches This was one reason
why / refused TO shake hands with him.
The handshake would have been the action
of a hypocrite. / despised the man for the
foul name he used. and my heart revolted
at the idea of taking such a man by the
hand. even though II is the custom. / no.
titled the referee not 90 call upon me to
grasp his hand else should decline 20 do
so publicly / am glad that this was spared
me.
''In cutting down Mitchell I'm the drst ana
second rounds / won the persJnal issue.
In knocking him out in the third round (
won the purse and retired Mitchelfs aspira-
tions for the championship. / am proud of
both accomplishments. and with the person.
al vindication and the financial gain am
content to rest on my oars until next june
when hope to demonstrate 10 people who
think to the contrary that I have pusch
or two left over from this battle for jack
SON"
what do you think OF Mitchell's game
ness?'' was asked
''I cannot understand where IL comes in
You get a man in the ring stripped for n
fight, and the fact that he stands up ana
makes a show CT defending himself does
not carry with IL any evidence al game
ness. Anybody will fight back Who has any
spirit and ii is the nature Of a cur 20 snap
and snarl resentfully If he is attacked"
. You feared his fouling?'
81 did not fear IL as much as | antici-
pated it. Why. he had no more chance 10
foul me than you had on the far side of
the barbed wire fence which kept you OUT
of the ring. At the clinches at short
range. where he did his spikins, back
heeIing and roughing with Sullivan.
found him the easiest 10 handle. He never
got chance to use his upper cuts 10 ths
foul line, nor any Of the other blows WITH
which he acquired fame When he came
in and closed me, l 50 pinioned his
arms and held him as TO make IL absolute
ly impossible for him 10 land"
What viii your plans for the future
be-" was asked.
II shall finish up a short tour which
Brady has arranged, fatten UP a little
and then get ready for Jackson"
How about a challenge issued by Ed
Smith this afternoon
Corbe;t laughed. that was all.