The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-03
TEE RING,
Corbett viii Retire From the Ring Rattle
Than Meet jackson Again,
SPALDING.

Than Meet Jackson Again,
Judging from Corbetts latest manifesto one
would conclude, without. even thinking, tina
Eastern James does not want to meet Peter
Jackson again. Corbett says that after his
fight with Bob Fitzsimmons he will retire from
the ring The American champion is not
asleep to the fact that if he should whip Fitz-
simmons the next man he would be called
upon to square before is Peter Jackson.
James has had an experience with the colored
gladiator which he has not forgotten by any
means, and rather than meet Jackson a second
time he has wisely concluded to retire from the
business.
When Jackson fought Corbett he was sick
man, and an hour before he entered the ring he
stated to the sporting editor of this paper that
he did not expect to win, but would never por-
nit his young opponent to whip him if he had
to remain q week in the ring. When asked
why he consented to fight Corbett in the
condition that he was, JAG Jackson an an
sides, if he had refused 10 go Gu the people
would say, without giving the matter a
thought, that the colored man had shown the
white feather, which would mean the next
thing to defeat.
Jackson's trainer and at that time confiden-
tial advisor Sam Fitzpatrick, said that Peter
was physically unable to deliver hard goods
or in other words, Jackson could not put any
steam in his blows. After @ few rounds had
been fought several members of the old Cali
fornia Club remarked that Jackson was not
noticeable in former fights he had engaged in.
1t was very evident that the colored man was
not in proper fettle, and no one knew his con-
dition better than Jim Corbett, who is now the
champion of this country.
Jackson has imbibed freely in the past few
years, and so has Corbett, but the latter should
not now draw the line, considering that he
Will have great advantages which the colored
man does not possess, and those are age and
experience.
A man with one eye can see, at q glance, Cor
frOr ha ri ftar
his fight with Fitzsimmons. Jim has lurking
suspicion that the colored game is hard one
that is, with Jackson in condition-and rather
than take Peter on again, he will turn his back
upon the prize-r1ng, and all those who have
supported him.
Corbett has taken to the platform, and is now
lecturing on physical culture in the East His
maiden effort was delivered at Nashville re-
Gently before medical students, and in the au-
dience were several hundred people, many of
whom were doctors and lawyers.
This is what Corbett said concerning his
method OF training, dieting AID exercise: al
think | can interest you somewhat on points of
my training and my ideas of physical culture.
1t may cause some OF you to laugh as follow
no rules In training, and some things do NAV
seem funny, In the first place don't believe
in man being too strong and training with
the single idea of strength. That think is
the greatest mistake in the world. have never
seen nor heard of a strong man in nv life who
was not shoulder-bound and muscle-bound
Take Sandow and go back and you will find
that none of them were all-around athletes
They might be strong and lift heavy weights,
but they could not protect themselves in Spar
ring. They are slow in all their movements and
awkward in handling themselves"
Referring to his methods he said:
"The usual way OF training insisted on is to