The morning times., 1895-10-02

Champion James j. Cor5ett was here
yesterday and Tie was the center of attrac-
iion, not alone Tor the small stree, urchin
who logged his footsteps whenever lie
set foot outside of the hotel, but for every
man in town who has Il streak OF sporting
blood IN his body.
Corbc,t WAS billed To play a game OF
bail with a couple of local teams, who
also INCLUDED many of The Senators in
their makeup. The game came off al
National PARK, and large crowd turned
| out to see the man who Is to shortly tie
| fcnd the championship title OF the country.
He reached here on the $3.50 train from
! New York, and WAS met at the depot hy
a large delegation of sporting men OF Tins
| city The party was made up OF his
manager, Mr.. brady and wife, his brother,
| Joe Corpcu, billy Deiany, John McNay,
| John Donaldson, Steve o'Donncll, aud Jim
Daly. Mrs. Corbett also accompanied
| her husband
The party left New York on the o o'clock
! train Corbctt showed i'll that city last
night ut the Madison Square Girden,
| wnerc he nut up Il great exhibit ion The
show was rather unique. The Tighter
went through days training III The
building, ana in tue evening gave a
| sparrIng exhibition, i'll which many or
| tue prominent pugilistS participated
RUSHED 10 THE GAME.
Immediately on the arrival OF the party
| in this city they were driven 10 the RaiciSn
| Hotel Corictt oid not have lime 10
stop long. however, as the bail Eaiile was
| called "a, 1: 80 O'Clock. The big ichJw
paj up a good game i'll tie ficIu, bui Is
| not a very stroug man AT the bat. lie
could locate IL ban aai right When lie had
TO get unGcr IT, but COMO Aot make con-
1 ncctious with the stick.
Cor0elt is one OF tie i'icasanicSt fellows
i'll The. worio To meet. He seems 10 al
WAYS lie i'll Il good hunior and has never
once been known to refuse an interview,
as many of the big 'scrappers' do. Most
OF the puginsts get the enlarged head
in the worst KIND of way us soon as they
get any where near the Top.
When seen at the hotel Est nigh. The
big fellow did not have much time TO
taik as he was going to the National
Theatcr with NJ r.. Corl,ett to see Little
Christopher
He was in lounging costume, having on
n white sweater VITA wide collar, and
pair Of old trousers that might have done
service during the war.
AS he sat back in his chair and talked
about the coming fightand.what heeXpetted
to do with FItZsimmons, he looked the very
picture of health. The sweater set or
his splendid figure To good advantage and
the muscles on his arms stood out IN great
knots The man vino Circulated the reports
that he was a wreck should have had
glimpse of him as lie sat there.
or course the first question asked Jim"
and the one that he has nred at his head
a hundred times u day was DO you expect
to win?'
HE is USED TO IT.
It's foolish question, and jim always
smiles when it comes, but he has become
used TO it by this time, and simply replied,
We'll, certainly would not take a chance
of having my head knocked off and losing
nay good coin if didn't
'.Will | WIN" he said. We'll, you can bet
your life on it, and he leaned back in his
chair and stretched ont his arms with an
expression that said Just give me Il chance
at Mr.. FitZ."
His next remarE diSs:patcd any idea,
however. that he thought he had an easy
thing OF il in his coming battle.
Il don't want you to tnink that do not
appreciate the fact that nave hurd JOB
cut out Tor me. EitZsimmons is easily
the best man that | have ever met and l
am taxing my thinking cap all the time
for some new tricks of tue trade that can
spring on him when we meet in the ring"
"Now this knee of mine" he said, as he
laid his hand on the member that he bunged
up when he took a cropper oIf OF MS wheel
at Asbury Park, has given me great deal
of trouble. Not but what think il will
be perfectly well when go into the ring at
Dallas, but when you hurt your kneecap
it takes a long time to heal it up.
II would rather break an arm anytime
than have anything serious happen to my
knees. Every time You touch your foot
to the ground it helps to strain it and when
you think the whole thing is well the
first thing you know you give it twist
that starts it off again."
with that one exception. however, /
dIu III EObu
finest kind of shape. In fact, l was
never in better shape in MY life than j
am at this moment, aud If luck sticks by
me viii have no excuse in the. world TO
offer if by any chance things should not
come my way when ! meet FitZ."
''Do think the fight VIII come OFF,"
he said i'll reply 10 a query rs TO the
preventing the battle taking place.
POSITIVE THEY'LL MEET.
why certainly / DO. am just as
positive that 1 will meet Fitzsimnions as
l am that / am sitting here this moment.
take place in Dallas, but In case if
should not there are plenty of other
places where it could be pulled off sue
ccssfully.
I'VE could go down into Mexico or fight
IN the Indian Territory. am going to fight
Fitzsimmons, ir ! have to get him in
4 by room and take a chance at him
there. If l cannot fight before some recog-
nized club for. purse, then L viii fight
for the side bets alone.
'Fitz has made cracks at me about my
being afraid to meet him, and | am deter
mined to fight him. This will positively
be my last fight. L know that this is an
old stock expression peculiar to the pugil-
istic fraternity. but in my case it goes.
Il do not like the business, and only went
into il for what there, was in it. j have
succeeded in making money In 1t. and if
win this fight l Will have enough to last
me the rest of my life.
Il will still stay in the show business,
however, and Immediately after l meet
Fitz will go out on the road with a new
play. Ihave 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
.'Weil,'' said Corbett, as he rose and
held out his hand, II don't like to rush
you boys off, but my wife is waiting to
go to the fheater, and you know we cannot
disappoint the ladies, if We want to have
peace in the house. and with parting
clasp of the hand he called his brother
Joe and bowed his visitors out.
Corbett left after the second act, and
after stopping at his hotel for a moment
drove TO the depot, where he took the
10:40 train for Atlanta.
The combination Will make a stop OF
a week in Atlanta, where they will show
nightly. From there they will go to Dal-
las, where Corbett will train for the COM
ing fight. He will thus have only three
weeks in which TO put in some hard work.
Baseball Notes.
Those who did not attend the reproduction
nF Ia nin a.-t tho tn- ut