The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-18
him and ra.ser.c .s0u. hira as he sank.

him and gathered aeout Eta - 10 s114s
exhausted. into chair.
Il cant realize IL. boys." the defeated
champion said. IT don't know how. e
happened. I had him almost gut ana !
could have whipped him K bad fcncweo
/ * I'D, but I wanted 10 show him how
rhorouraiy could BEST him Oh. u can
only get az hirn again he must e 40
solutsly must give me another c12ne&
can waip him next time.
There was q moments silence. when
suddenly Jim leaned forward against His
brother Harry and burst into tears
al can't believe IT," he soboed- Il can't
believe IL Harry. How can X De. olo
man. that l am defeafedF
The scene seemed TOO much for the Ut
tie crowd Of heart-eroken friends SiAy
Weeds shrank iaro the dark corner, ana
With his cap over his face endeaFored 20
stife his sobs- White and McVey chok-
frgIy attempted TO soothe their exhausted
chief and Billy Delaney, with wet eyes.
vigorously famed the Amos, fainting
man In a vain attempt 20 conceal his emo
ttcn- Harry Corcett gTurly ordered ev-
cry botv TO brace up" and Joe Corbeu
sank 20 his knees beside bis defeated
brother and passing his arm around MS
neck. said softly:
'-Irs all right, Jim IT'S al right. Ev-
eryhocy knows IL was a chance blow, and
that you are the best man yet It's ali
right. old boy. We al know you can beat
him. Jim"
Corbett's face was as pale as death. and
drawn Into ugly lines by the physical and
mental agony he was undergoing. He
little looked the man who had whipped
Sullivan as he lay back In his chair. his
hand pressed below his heart, where thu
blow that ruined him had gone home
How my heart hurts me-" be ex:
claimed time and again thought
would die when I went down. did not
reaAze that / was being counted out. l
only knew that my side was hurting me.
The pain was awful. AWFUL That Is the
only place l feel any trouble now. right
below thu heart. / q 5n't know how badly
! am hurt. IL may kill me yet. and what >
the difference If IL doss2 No. IL won {
either. ne suddenly added, with The bait
tie light coming back 10 MS eyes. Il Will
get another crack at that fellow yet I'll
make him fight me again"
There was hardly mark upon his body
II show how the champion had lost. There
were spots Of blood upon his arms and
breast, but It was the blood Of the victor.
not his own.
Anybody can see that Jim is the ciev-
erer man. said Charley White He
simply lost on one or those chance blows
which are always q posslollity, He can
WHIP Fltzslmmons. and know 1t
II advised him 10 night : seneralship
hight, keeping away from kltzsimgaons,
but he was 50 confident he could whip
F1tz that he would mix up. Even up 70
the round he went down in he was conf
dent He is much the bette man. The
/ chance blow did H."
/ Delaney and The other trainers express
( ed similar opinions. Meantime. the work
+ over Corbett was having is effect. for
/ within half an hour ne grew strong
/ enough to dress and leave the arena. he
( was driven direct 10 the train and with
| his party soon started on his trip 20 San
/ Fra ncisco.
Corbett at HIS Old Home.
/ SAN FRANCISCO. March I7-Pompa-
/ dour Jim Corbett, vanquished. but hope
| ful OF having another chance at the Cor
/ nishman arrived IN this city at $50 to-
| night after a flying journey from the
| scene of his defeat. He left the prizefight
/ city at 2.33 .. m, and came right through
! without stop He was met al the ferry
| by a large crowd OF people. As he stepped
4 from the gangplank II was noticed that
/ he was detected and seemed moody and
morose. The only outward sign that he
had been in q fight. however. was the
! swollen condition OF his left cheek and
! temple.
He did not say much OF his defeat, ex-
cept that IL was a chance blow which
| deprived him Of the championship, and
( that he had Fitz gong when the terrible
| blow was struck. Vie wanted IL positively
! stated that he was conscious at all times.
and that the intense pain caused by the
! blow drove everything else out Of his
/ mind He says that he will force Fitz-
simmons TO fight again. and intimated
/ that he would follow the champion from
town to town TO bring about another
/ battle.
Jim was very anxious to know how the
news OF his defeat was received in this
/ city, and seemed pleased when he heard
that the majority OF the people were sorry
/ for him.
| II will get another chance some day."
| said he, and then / will win