The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18

OF sporting men during the coming two
months. As he stood stripped to the buff
IN his gymnasium yesterday, he certain
/ " Jusuned, in physical appearance, the
encOmiums of his admirers. He is
deceptive in his physical appearance.
| very lew persons would look at him and
| imagine that in some of his dimensions
he Is larger than John L. Sullivan; but the
fact Is that his neck is two inches larger
than that of the late champion 1t is
generally conceded by good judges that
Corbett is the quickest big man who ever
entered a prize ring. This quality can
be readily seen when he is EXERCISING
with the punching bag and other GYM
nasuc appliances. There is a sincerity
and earnestness about him, even when
playing hand ball, which urges him on
to excel even when there is no stake in
sight. He is the exponent of what may
properly be called the new school of fight
ing. The history of the prize ring up to
the present decade has shown two styles
Of athletes, these styles finding their best
ideals in Sullivan and Corbett. The form
er eXempnhed the brutal knock-down-
and-drag-out principle, or the hammer
| and-tongs idea, where the stronger man
won; the latter exhibits the scientific
fighter, whose principle is to do all the
hitting himself and by his activity TO
avoid all punishment himself. In this re-
| spect Corbett is easily the superior of any
| able prejudice in the public mind against
Corbett because of his conservative ten
denotes, but the fact that he is generally
admired in the religious community of AS
bury Park, except by the extreme moral
lists. is an indication that he has at least
some claim to his gentlemanly cogno-
men. He owes his pugilistic distinction,
hrst, to sturdy heredity, both his
mother and father being athletic and to
| his own application to the rules of boxing
He has never fought two battles alike
He always goes into the ring fully ac-
| quainted with the tactics of his opponent
and is fortified with a plan of battle 20
meet his man. So that he may take no
| chances, he always assumes that the man
whom he faces is twice as good as he
has been reported to be-
Considered as a man of affairs, Corbett
is very fair type of the American bus
! mess man. He had very good education
sufficient, indeed. to fill a bank clerkship
under John Mackay. at $3.50 per year
His early associations taught him that the
man who has money is looked up to and
| admired, and Corbett has the very natural
| human desire TO be among men of infiu-
| snCe. Another reason for Corbett's lack
OF popularity in some quarters is that he
refuses to be pulled and hauled about by
| cheap pugilists. The relaxation of its
| deVotees has ever been after months of
| deprivation TO indulge in unbridled excess
| In this respect Corbett is one of the rare
| exceptions lie never stands up to a bar
and drinks until an ambulance is re-
| qNired to take him home Consequently
| he is almost always in superb physical
| condition. At the present time he has
very little unnecessary fat upon his body
| Il have been paying some attention re-
Gently said he. Ito the physiological eff
| fects of training 1t is very interesting to
note the effect of training upon the body
AS by sweating and exercise and massage
| all the fat is removed from the body
| there comes an elevation of spirit which
can be gained in no other fashion Men
| imagine they are enjoying a fine enthus-
| iasm when loaded to the guards with wine
| and whisky, but if they will live simply
| and eat hardy food, while taking plenty of
| exercise, there is nothing in the way of
| nervous sensation which can compare with
| the results achieved. Although l am in
| fairly good trim. for ordinary purposes
| now" he continued, there is lots of work
| before me. My appearance will be much
the same. but l win be very much SUI
perior in reality in physique"
Corbetts favorite form of exercise is
| walking. He thinks nothing of a jaunt
of ten miles. Another form of amuse-
ment which he INDUCES in is handball
| He bathes in the sea every day and keeps
| himself in good order by frequent rub
| bings and general athletic work. He is
not heavy eater, and like Fitzsimmons,
does not believe in the old system of de-
| privation. He eats whatever his appetite
| Graves.
Socially, Corbett is an affable and agree
able fellow. He is very fond of music, and
has fair uncultivated baritone voice,
| which he exercises occasionally. He is
very fond of romantic plays
Il shall, of course, adopt the kind of
fighting" he says. (which will in my
judgment give me the victory But [
|
hand-bills telling how L intend to do my
! work do not under estimate my man in
this instance. but at the same time he is
not heavyweight and, therefore, not
| in my class. He is twenty pounds lighter
| and properly belongs in the middle class
There would be no glory for me in whip
ping him. tried by every honorable
means to get out of meeting him, but once
| having agreed to fight, L shall, of course,
| go in to win. The advantage is all on my
| side. There never was a more unequal
! match in the history of the prize ring
l am nearly four years younger than Fitz-
| simmons, nearly three inches taller and
| twenty pounds heavier. / am certainly as
| quick, If not quicker than he is, and very
likely his equal in intelligence. Besides,
l am positive am his superior in strength.
| With all these advantages on my side it
| seems to me that my chances are very
good. AT any rate, l am not setting up
| nights worrying about the result"
There will be fistic carnival at Dali
las, Tex, during the week beginning Oct
81 instead of a single battle for the worlds
| championship. That carnival will be the
! greatest the world has ever seen.
First in point of general interest will
| be the contest for the heavyweight
championship between James j. Corbett
and Robert Fitzsimmons Next in impor-
lance will be the bout between Tommy
Ryan, of Chicago, and Mysterious" Bill
ly Smith, of Boston, for the welter-weight
| championship of the world. Neither of
these have ever succumbed to an adver-
sary. They have met four times and
neither has ever obtained decided advan-
tage over the other. They will now, for
the first time, battle to a finish, and the
victor will be the greatest pugilist of his
| weight breathing.
The third contest will be between Peter
| Maher and Steve ODonnell, whom many
shrewd judges pronounce the most scien-
tifc fighter Australia has ever sent to
the land of the Stars and Stripes.
A princely fortune will be spent to make
| the carnival an assured success 1t has
| been arranged to have il occur during
the week of the Texas State Fair which is
always held In Dallas. That fair is always