Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-12

lips of the athlete as he looked. He re-
piled: ~
could doubt %bte about xs sn PIE nS ht ssa hut
Let any man take SUCH training as 1 am
taking. and will engage that it will round
him out and make him well If he has no
organic disease. 1t will cure some diseases.
1t will drive away liver complaints and
stomach troubles. 1t Wfli put his kidneys
into good working order. and nervousness
and sleeplessness VIII fly from him. I
cisco. One of his lungs was slightly af-
fected. He was losing weight, and the
doctors did not seem to be able to do any,
thing for him. have taken him in charge
u well man of him. OF course 1 do this on
the ground of friendship. 1 would not do
1t for pay" -Fs
Corbett and Fitzsimmons.
The conversation here turred to the pro-
posed fight, and I asked:
Mr. Corbett, l wonder how a man feels
in great fight like that you are pre-
pairing for, with nation hanging on
to his every blow, when lie knows that a
lew minutes stand to make or lose him
thousands. How is it? Are you not
afraid?'
II can't answer that question" replied
MI. Curbett. II would not, of course. saw
tfat 1 was ever afraid. 1t would not be
wise for me to answer that way, and if you
afraid. But 1t is serious situation, that
of great prize fight. A man can never
tell how he is going to come out until it is
ended. He may know, or think he knows
he may feel that he can beat his opponent
but he cannot be certain until the fight
is over. Now, / feel that 1 can whip FitZ-
simmons. Fitzsimmons feels that he can
beat me, and he. doubt not. is just as
confident as 1 am. l can only say if he
can beat me he is welcome to it, l think
he will have enough to do, and if he sue
oe1ds he will earn his money, / can tell
you
What kind of a man is Fitzsimmons?"
Il believe he Is better man than any
have yet fought. He is by all odds the
the United States today. He has longer
reach and more science than had Sulli-
van, i<irain or Mitchell and he is full of
nerve. l don't believe in undertaking your
enemies, bat l feel that can beat him."
He VIII Held Himself In Check.
II should think, Mr.. Corbett, it would
take lots of nerve to so through a fight
like this. One must get mad. Can you
hold yourself in check at such times?'
Yes, / think can. You know they say
did not at the Mitchell fight. They said
lost my head. 1t was not true, but even
if it was, if the losing of my head will en-
able me to knock out Fits. mmons as
quickly 1 did Charley Mitchell, I will
be satisfied to lose it."
man some time in such fight?"
No" replied Mr.. Corbett. Such a
thing is not possible. We fight with gloves,
and you could hardly kill a man that way
If you tried
1t Does Hurt.
But you get battered and bruised" said
l. Moses are often broken and the flesh
of prize fighters face is sometimes re-
duced to jelly. Does not the physical
-
"Yes, of course it does" replied Corbett
probably to blows he had received in the
past. 1T hurts at the time, and it lasts
often good while after the fight. but you
never thilk of pain at such times. You
have only one idea, and that Is to beat
your opponent. GE
He Will Never Fight Again.
who do you expect will next challenge
you for the championship. Mr.. Corbet:,"
said L; 'if you beat Fitzsimmons, whom
will you fight neXt?"
Il will never fight again under any cir
cumstances.' was the emphatic reply.
This is my last fight. l don't like it, and
| won't do it. 1t looks very easy as you
sit here on the porch and talk about fight
Ing. but zeal lighting Is no fun. You see
how have to train. Today my feet We're
SO sore l could hardly stand. but the train
ing had to go on. Then, you have no idea
of the abuse and the SANDER that are
Showered upon the man who is called the
champion of the world. tell you l am
tired of It. This prize fighting is no soft
snap. 1t IS true thefe IS money in it. but
1t is worth all it costs"
From the Bank to the Prize Ring.
How did you ccme to get into it? Where
did you get your first taste for boXing?''
Il have always had it, replied Corbett
LAS boy l was cock of the walk wher-
ever l went ] boxed at school, and after 1
left and went Into business 1 kept up my
boxing. belonged to a boxing club and
gave lessons at the time l was a bank
clerk and 1t was my boxing that got me
out of the bank and made me strike out for
myself"
How much were you getting as bank
Clcrk?" i asked.
MY salary was $1,000 a year when 1
stopped" replied Corbetr. Il started in at
S25 month and had risen to s1UO month
But what is 500? 1t Is hardly more than
enough to buy decent suit of clothes, to
say nothing of keeping family on it. Still,
SlOO month was pretty good for a bank
clerk, and it seemed to me that was des-
tined to he clerk all my life if l stayed.
1t was this that made me break away and
strike out for myself"
But you could have done better after
while lad you remained with the bank.
could you not?' l asked. Have you never
wished that you had done so. and let fight
ing alone?"
NO, never" was Corbetts reply. III l
lad kept on at the bank. would probably
not be getting more than 500 a month to-
day. There are lots of smarter men than l
am working for less than that in every city
of the Union. You can buy acres of them
They will work on and on, growing less val
liable as they grow older, and by and by
they will be dropped Now, l don't want to
be merely a cog in the wheels of any mans
machinery. / believe most men can do bet
ter If they start out for themselves. One
reeds only little horse sense. There are
more bright men working as clerks than as
employers. What the others need is to break
away and strike out"
Money I'm Prize Fighting.
'You have made a great deal of money
since you left the bank, have you not?"
"Yes. 1 have" replied Corbett. Il made
an amount equal to thirty years of my
bank salary, or $1,000, out Of the Sullivan
fight. l made good thing out of Mitchell,
and l hope to do well out of Fitzsimm ons
My stage work has paid me better than
my lighting, though, of course, it has been
based upon my record as a fighter. After
this fight is over l expect 10 devote myself
to the stage. l have always had ambitions
to be an actor, and / believe 1 am a sue
cess as such. / have several new plays in
view. which are being prepared for me-
You are different man from most
fighters, Mr.. .Corbett. You seem to under
stand how to save and invest your money"