The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1895-03-08
Champion James. j. Corbstt.
AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW
WITH THE GREAT PUGILIST.
What He Says OF His Coming Fight
with Fitxntmmous

What He Says Of His Coming Fight
with Fitxsimmons.
From the st. Louis, Mo-, Chronicio.)
James j. Corbetts history as a ring
hero will reach the end of the chapter
wien his battle with Bob Fitzsimmons Is
won and lost, for as the world knows,
Corbelt is matched to fight Fitzsimmons
before the Florida Athletic Club within
a year, for S6l 200, the larg st amount in
stake and purse ever hung up on pas
sage.at-arms affair since pusilism was
promulgated in England 40 wears ago
The Sporting World, yes the entire
English speaking world knows Corbett's
brilliant record rs fighter without even
a resume of it here. Corbelt, attired in
a frock coat of the period, his eternal
plug hat--for he always wears a tile of
sllk-and shod in patent feathers, sat in
his apartments in the Southern Hotel at
st. Louis, The other day, and delivered
himself of few opinions regarding his
coming fight with Bob Fitzsimmons
~ am fully aware that Fitz will give
me perhaps the most scientific battle of
my career said the champions toa Chron-
icle man. He is an awkward shlfty fel
low and harder man 10 hit than the
average pugilist, who doesn't depend on
his awkwardness, He is hard hitter
and cool hapIa1 I Sr him Erh nnypn-
sey and posted myself ON his style. He
is my equal almost in height and reach,
though after carefully comparing his
method of boxing with mine, ! can't see
where he has any advantage over me. as
am younger, stronger and shiftier, hit
oftener and mix my blows more. Fitz-
simmons is foxy-he was cute enough to
feign grogginess in several of his battles,
thus throwing his opponents Off their
guard lie can't fool me by working the
groggy dodge. l will take no chances
with him. | think can whip him with
in fifteen rounds. After my fight with
Fitzsimmons l will devote my entire at
retire permanetly from the prize ring. ]
have $50, GOO invested in the spectacular
drama; 'The Cotton King" one Of the
biggest successes on the road, "The New
South" Bobby Gaylords new farce
comedy, after Dark" and my play,
"Gentleman jack" Ny partner in these
attractions is W. A. Brady, who is also
my manager. OF course shall continue
to act; am in love with the stage"
Corbett is now the picture of health,
weighing PA pounds, Prince Albert, plug
hat, patent feathers, diamond and ALL II
am bigger, better and stronger than ever
before" replied the champion when asked
about his health. "The rheumatic COM
plant that held me captive off and on
some time ago has left me completely and
know | am cured of it," ! contracted
rheumatism before training for my fight
with Peter Jackson" continued Corbett.
GLOW got it or where l got it is mys-
terry to me, but that had it is a fact that
| am not likely to forget very sool.. l
suffered a good deal with rheumatism
after that fight. Some days my arms,
wrists and fingers would be so stiff and
swollen that | cou d not use them at all.
My legs also panied me, but to less de-
gree. Then, again, all this would leave
without any apparent reason, and would
not be troubled again for weeks. OF
course, doctored for my complaint con-
tinuously, but the attacks seemed to come
every few weeks just The same A short
time after my fight with jackson | went
east and met aud defeated Dominick Nc
Caft'rey, though l was handicapped by
rheumatism in my right leg in my en-
counter with McCatlrey. These periodi-
cal attacks of rheumatism affected me I'M
til few weeks before | began training
for my fight with Mitchell. One day |
| sat in the Coleman House, New York,
reading newspaper. My eye CHANGED to
cross an advertisement of DR.. Williams
| Pink Pills for Pale People. had never
heard of them before, and as an expert
ment purchased box consumed TWO
boxes and was pleased with the results,
for the pains began to leave my arms aud
| legs. After taking four boxes, according
to directions, l found myself greatly i'm
proved. The improvement is permanent
l am sure, for l haven't been troubled
with rheumatism since. Before using
the pills the rheumatic attacks returned
every month OF SO, especially if l caught
cold. When l trained for my fight with
Mitchell in Florida l suffered from ma
laria and used the pills as a tonic with
splendid results. l found that D.. Will
liams Pink Pills were efficacious In build
ing up the system after malarial at
tack"
The above 1 attest as entirely correct.
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