The evening times., 1895-10-02
SCRAPPY jim TALKS FIGHT
Admits That Lanky Bob Is the
Best Man He Ever Met.
Ciln III piOn Looks aud Feels Well and
Has No HeSitancy In Assuring
Admirers Tint He VIII Win.

by any demonstration of sorrow-
The Corbett party, which consisted Of
the champion, Mrs Corbett, brother Joe
and N aDager Billy Brady, arrived at 3: 30
in the afternoon. and took quarters at the
Raleigh. They spent only few minutes
there, and then proceeded 10 the bail
park, where Jim was advertised 10 play
bail. After the game was over the quar-
tctte again repaired To the Raleigh. ln
the evening they speut an hour at a the-
alter, and at To-: 40 took their departure
for the South.
A Times reporter had a talk 10 Cor
betl in his rooms iii the hotel. When inter
rogated as TO what he thought about his
chances with the dist iDguished Australian
FOUNDER he assumed an air of absolute con
fidencc. He thought he would down his
man. He said:
.'Wili win" he said. 'Well, You can bet
your life on it, and he leaned back In his
chair and stretched out hIs a rms with an
expression that said Just give me Il Chance
at Mr.. Fitz."
MS next remark dssipatcd any idea.
however. that he thought he had an easy
thing OF il i'll his coming battle.
Il don't want you To Think tnat do not
appreciate the fact that have lard Job
cut out Tor me. titzsinmons is easily
the best man that | have ever met and
am taxing my thinking cap all The time
for some new tricks OF the trade tiiat can
spring on him when we meet in the ring.
Now this knee OF mine. he said, us ne
laid his hand on the member that ne huigcd
up when he took II croppcr OF OF his wheel
al AsDury Park. has given me a great deal
OF trouble. Not but what think IL will
be perfectly well when go into the ring at
Daiias, but when you hurt your kneccap
il takes a long time Ia heal IL up.
Il would rather break an arm anytime
than have anything serious happen to my
knees. Every time you touch your loot
TO the ground ii helps 10 strain IL and when
YOU think the whole thing is well the
iirst thing you kDow You give 1t twist
that starts II Off again
with that one exception, however,
am in good condition and feeling in the
finest kind of shape. In fact. was
never in better shape III my life ihan
am at this moment. aud If luck sticks by
me i will have no excuse III the world 10
offer if by any chance things should not
come my way when meet Fitz." ..
DO | think the ight will come ofi. r.;
possihiIity of GOV Culberson succeeding in
preventing the battle taking place.
no.ig w1y a1 1sTIany N nss, aS rzsims s a%rs AS
/ am that am sitting here tins moment.
There is bare chance that u may noy
take place in Dallas, 6ui III case It
! places where il could be pulled off sue
lly.
we could go down into Mexico or fight
in the Indian Territory. am going to fight
FitzSimmons, If ! have To get HIM IN a
4 by room and take chance at him
there. II l cannot fight before some recog-
iIiZed club for Il purse, then i VIII Iight
for the side bets alone.
''FitZ has made cracks 4 me about my
being afraid to meet HIM. and am deter
be my last fight. | know that this is an
old stock expression peculiar 10 the pusil-
istiC fraternity, but In my case 1t goes.
II do not like the business, and only went
into il for what there was in it. have
| succeeded in making money in 1t. and if
win this fight Will have enough TO last
me the rest Of my life.
II will still stay in the show business,
however and Immediately after l meet
Fltz will go out on the road with new
play. have made most OF my money in the
show business, and as there is lots more
Of it waiting around to be picked up |
might Just as wen have it as anyone else "
held out his hand, II don't like 10 rush
you boys off, but my wife is waiting 10
go to the theater- and you know we cannot
disappoint the ladies, II we want TO nave
clasp of the hand he ca led his brother
Joe and bowed his visitors ont
Corb.tt left after the second act. and
after stopping at his hotel for moment
drove to the depot. where he took the
1O:4O train for Atlanta.
The combination Will make stop of
week in AtlaEta, where they Will show
nightly. From there they viii go to Dal-
las, where Corbett will train for the com
ing fight. He viii thus have ouiy three
weeks i'll which to put in some hard work.
Next on the Eureka programme is the
bout between Billy Woods and George
Godfrey. Woods has been working with
Paddy German for the past two weeks. and
is already in good physical trim, but he
will go into the country this week to put
on the finishing touches. Hr VIII probably
be helped in his WORK by Ted Alexander.
Hite Peckham. having gotten through
u-it nf TRIMMING MCMILLAN
for the German meeting. is now out of a
lob and sa VS. he is ready 10 meet any of
the 140-pounders that the Eureka or any
other club may see fit to match him against.
Peckham has been working steadily OF
late fitting others for bouts, and is him
self in such shape that he could Ike ona go
in short order.
Kid Mccoy was among the spectators who
witnessed the German and Mcmillan bout.
and expressed a wish to match with either
one of them. Neither Billy nor Paddy was
in the humor to take ON another contract
Immediately. but Fred Morris, who also
was at the ring, promptly Informed Nc
Coy that he would be glad 10 accommodate
him. Mccoy, however, declined to meet
Morris on the ground that he would not
fight black man. 1t is probably lucky
thing for Mccoy that Morris is black.
Ted AleXander's protegc. Jerry Marshall,
has gone to Texas with Peter Maher.
John Quinn. of Pittsburg. who is Maher's
hacker, will furnish a right stiff bet for
Jerry If any of The 122-pounders think they
can beat him. Quinn will shortly have an
all-natiOn fighting combination if he keeps
on. He now has Maher. the Irish cham
pion, and Jerry Marshall, the negro, and.
ii is said, may shortly become the man.
ager of the Englishman, Arthur Valentine
1t was rumored around the city yester-
day that Tim Hurst is to be referee of the
big fight at Dallas, if it comes Off. 1t is
dollars to dimes that Tim doesn't referee
that mill. FitZsimmons is dead against
Tim, and it is quite likely the rCsi-headed
man will have considerable to say On the
referee question when the time comes that
one is needed.
Now that he is back in Baltimore, Kid
Mccoy says he will agree to stop either Nc
MILAN or German in fifteen rounds By tbs
way, dispatch from Columbus, Ohio. says
Ed Blake, the welter weight, of that city,
lis anxious to hear from Mccoy. Blake is
willing to furnish a satisfactory fight or do
ANYTHING else within reason To get on 4 fight
with Mccoy" Blake, who is one of the best
men of his pounds in the West, has time and
again tried to get on match with Mccoy,
but for some cause the Kid has been steering
clear of him with marked regularity.
In his speech at Madison Square Garden
on Monday night COrbett said: II am going
to Texas to train for my fight with Fitzsim
mons," which leads n New York expert to
remark: "Corbett certainly needs training.
He has had none. He is not in condition.
He is big and fat. Great layers of flesh are
on his sides and on his back. There is no
play tn his muscles. II he hopes to be in con-
dition by October 81 he will have to work
harder within the next few weeks than he
ever did in his life before.