The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-22

do the greater force Of my blows should
tell i'll my favor eventually am not CON
sidcring tho element of chance here OF
course il lucky blow may settle the fate of
either man ut any stage of the game.
Another point j wish To impress upon
some critical friends Of minc-it is not an
unusual thing by any means for the light
CT man to whip his heavier adversary. Tho
history of listiana proves that. Tom Suyers,
Jcm Maco md Joe Coburn, when at the
fittcst and best, were really only middle
wcights,antl yet they defeated the biggest
ana strongest men of England and Amer
ic;i-mcn who weighed anywhere from 90
TO 40 pounds moro than they Jack Ran
dali of England the orr ginal "Nonparcil {"
and gallant Jack Dempsey, his American
prototype, whipped men who tipped tho
beam at anything from 10 to 30 pounds
more than they. If ] am defeated by Cor
bctt, l will make no excuse for my over
throw OH the score Of weight.
GLOW long will the fight last?" many
Interested people ask me. Tint l can't
tell. 1t won't lc very long if can holp
it. will try t.. make it short, sharp and
decisive. Corhc:S, see, is quoted as say
ing that hcwill take his time in tlisposing
of me, that he wants to make "nicc,
clean, artistic job of it, and ho predicts
that he will win in 20 rounds or there
about. Well, j have the assurance to
think the boot will he on the other foot
and hope to capture first money in less
than half that time. i will either win or
be whipped in M energetic manner. OF
course l can tell exactly how will fight
no man can-until / get in tho ring
circumstances frequently alter q fellows
plan of action. Whatever way tho contest
goes predict it will be II rcdhot bout and
well worth seeing.
Indeed, all of the events scheduled ut tho
carnival promise to he decidedly interest
ing Peter Mahcr and Steve O'Donncll,
who battle on the day following the CON
test between Corhctt and myScf-viZ,
NOV will, feel assured, put up a flno
fight. Tommy Ryan and Mysterious Billy
Smith are certain to wage Il fierce and al
most even battle on the ensuing day. Nov
=. Tho boys have met four times now
without signal advantage TO either man.
They are the best two wcltcrwcights in
the world with the possible exception of
Joe Wnlcott the "Black Hercules" Both
of these teams fight for purses of So, 900
ana side wavcrS OF 5000 more Should
Jack McAuliifc face Kid I.avignc at the
carnival ii would be for purse of $4,000
ana "A side bet equally largo. When one
considers these anounts-S30, 900 all told
III conjunction with the sum COrbCtt
ana battle for-$il 600 purse and SEQ
900 side Stal;cS-thc magnitude of the en-
tcrpriSo Dan Stuart ana the Florida Ath-
lctic club have undertaken can be readily
appreciated. IL will be Il nstic feast which
Will live in history and which no man
with car fare in his pocket and IL drop OF
sporting blood III his veins should miss
That the carnival will he Il success, both
from monetary and sporting standpoint,
have not tho slightest doubt. Public in
tcrcst is already aroused to II high pitch all
through tho United States, AMI at the big
nmphit heater of the Florida Athletic club
confidently expect To SEQ the largest and
most representative body of sport loving
men that has ever been gathered together.
With the success of Dan Stuart $ enterprise
boxing will receive IN impetus that will
once more make il wha, it WAS in tho old
Grccian days-thc sport Of kings.