The evening world., 1894-03-13
SPORTING NEWS AND G0sslP.
Corbett Talks About Himself and
His Affair with jackson.
A Pittsburg Writer Comments on
New york's Chances.

What do I think OF Jackson's meas
urements?" said Jim Corbett last night.
well. to tell you the truth, I haven't
read what they are yet. jackson stripped
bigger than I am. I hear. He and I are
built on different plans. NV development
does not show up big. / 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-
pandlng like a balloon. He seemed to
have suddenly grown several sizes. 1t
was apparently muscle-not inhation-
that caused the increase.
II expect to be heavier wher I nght
Jackson than I nave yet been in the
ring" said Corbett. II shall probably
weigh over 1870 pounds. When / met
jackson before / only weighed 1853. I
weighed 1s when I fought Sulli-
van. and 1888 in my fight with Mitchell,
so, you se,. 1 have been putting on
weight each time. As to the compare
tive height Of jackson and me, 1 am
under the impression that he is a little
talier., Corbett expects to sail for Eng
land about April 2. his father and mother
accompanying him. The "Gentleman
Jack" Company viii open at the Drury
probable now that the fight viii take
place In June, as. according to agree
ment, the men must walt three months
after signing articles.
A Plttsburg baseball writer, who Is not
be troubling some OF the other Western
critics because New York is trying to
get a winning team this year., has this
to say OF the New Yorks:
both P%ittsburg and Boston are in for
ture q 1000 old dollars to purchase
n wan be asi done for aa 5ssS,n and ana Ms sSs g.. has has
will give a hard fight. IN Farrell, Rusie
will ind what he has been looking for
for yesrS-a man who can handle his
handicapped by this greatly last year.
Milligan could stop Rusie, but he
couldn't throw. while other better throw:
Ing Satehers couldn't stand in front of
Puglllstic lovers In and about this city
are much interested In the coming con-
test between Frank Craig and Fred Nor
ris; Known respectively as the "harlem,
part of this week. Craig and Morris
have met twice with honors even. and It
Is expected that the question as to who
+ the better man will be positively set,
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
l understand they are coming as anna
teurs. and II this is the case, must most
strongly protest against their being IL
S sensea h by ths II; G and J; an ya1E PLAY more Se% csi.
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
A. A. U. boxing championships at the
Garden, March 10 and p, is Michael ].
Reilly. Of the Michigan A; A., Of De
said to be a likely man. The Pittsburg
A. G. sends the entry of John McGrew,
Its best l25-pound boxer.
A Denver despatch says: THE Quinn
Maher-Marshall boxing combination ar
quinn says he will be in New York
Saturday to offer to match Jerry Mar
shall against the winner of the Critic
DlSon HBnt Ior any reasonable amount.
Ike Weir says he will surely win his
coming contest with Critic, as he has
his eye on a bread-winn.ng horse which
the long end of the purse-N, 500-wiu
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 n worthy successor
to Ottley and Borcherling for the mile
walk intercollegiate championship.
There have been over 200 men in train
Ing this year for the Harvard athletic
team. 1t is thought the brunt OF the
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 q house in New York City
before he goes abroad. The pugllist and
his wife had selected ol n 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 II 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
g 'ounds has apparently been abandoned.