The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-02
CORBETT'S WORK.
He Realizes That He Will Have
Hard Fight.
Says It Will Be Hardest in His
Career.
IN GOOD CONDITION.
The Champion Says He Never
Felt Better.
Is Not in Favor Of Sullivan for
Referee.
n GOOD CONDITION.

WAsHINGTON, Oct. 2.-"N obody knows
any better than myself" said Champion
Corbett last night. ''that when 1 meet
Fitzsimmons in Texas l am going to
have the hardest fight of my career Con-
sequently l have been taking coed care
of myself, despite the reports to the con
rrary, and my condition today is such as
10 justify the confidence reposed in me
By my hackers. 1t was a surprise to my
self how little fatigue | felt after my
performance at Madison Square Garden
Monday evening, and if there were any
doubts of my staying qualities they must
have been set at rest by that exhibition.
"As matter of fact | never was in my
life in better physical condition than l
an at present. To save my life, l can
not understand why such misreports are
made, as are daily appearing in the news
papers, to the effect that / am fat and
careless about my training. | recognize
fully the magnitude OF, the task before
me, and l am governing myself accord
ingly
People are talking about the dispar-
Ity of weight between Fitzs mmons and
myself, but when we strip in the ring
Dallas or elsewhere, l will look like a
boy along side ny opponent He is big
ger across the chest than I am but my
flesh Is more evenly distributed over my
body. When we put up our hands it is
more than likely Fitzsirnmons will weigh
about 165 than an ounce under that fig :
ure, and that makes a pretty good heavy
weight fighter.
"Iom Sayers fought his best at 154
pounds, and nobody ever questioned his
ability as 4 sparrer or for generalship in
the ring, whether his opponent was Il
heavy weight or not.
HThera is Ooinr IN he craat deal of
hard work to put US both in fighting
trim before the last of this month, but
( have no fears as to the outcome, for
shall do my utmost to settle the question
of supremacy for once and for ali. There
has been some agitation of the name OF
John L Sullivan for referee of the
battle, but | do net see how he
could accept such position.
If he could stand by and see the man
win who with blow had taken fame
and fortune from him, ali l can say is he
is different from any human being | ever
heard of
SIT would be unjust to John l. Sulli.
van to put him in such a place, and no
! friend or we'll wisher of his will be will
( ing 10 force him into it. If by any
( chance or fuke l should lose the fight
with Fitzsimmons and Sullivan should
be there it would be never ending talk
about paving off old scores, and for my
part l don't think Sullivan wants to be
thus situated.
Why there should be SO much misre o.
resentation in regard to myself and my
condition, is beyond comprehension.
Take the Philadelphia affair for in
stance. 1t was made to appear that Fitz-
simmons and myself were engaged in d
row in the bar-room, when as a matter OF
fact, we were in the office of the hotel
Fitzsimmons was little the worse for
liquor. or the squabble would never have
occurred, although his friends have tried
to put the burden of beginning hostili-
ties upon my shoulders