The San Francisco call., 1897-02-11
CoRBETT HoMEBARD BOUND.
Speeches Make Him Tired, but He Talks
All the Hau

Speeches Make Him Ifrsd, bttt He Talks
All the Hay.
BOCA, CAL, Feb. 10.-Corbett is head
ing for San Fran cisco along with his
brother Harry. The CALL correspondent
met the champion In his sleeper at Wads.
worth, with his wife and burly sparring
partner. Jack McVey. He had been train
ing hard all along the road, and is as clean
as greyhound.
"Well, OLD fellow" he said, az have not
so very much TO say, except that I'm as
round as wire nail, and l never felt so
well or in better condition since I was
born. I've been training right along and
I'm longing for the 18th. Yes, I guess
from all can learn that will be at Car
son City and that l am to train at Shaws
Hot Springs.
"Oh, yes, heard what Fitz had to saw
about my fight with Mitchell being fake.
| Guess he must have got mixed up with
| that little affair he had with Hall. don't
pay much attention to those sideshow
| to notice any OF his eccentric utterances.
He can't keep from talking lot of fool
ishness, and / don't feel like interrupting
his pastirne; would your
"By the way, he saws he don't propose
| to let the fight go on until his physician
has examined me. Well, like that Now,
suppose his old sawpones looks me
over and says that 1 have bots,
spawn, ringbone and springhalt,
suppose then the fight must be stopped
because / am disqualified. No, no; that
doesn't go; but l will say that any time
Mr.. FitZsmmons wishes to examine me
he can do so. provided it is in the ring. If
the law Of Nevada says doctor why then
doctors go; but they can't be dragged in
by him. I'd advise him, however, to have
doctor on deck to look after him when
the fight is over; that's the time he will
need one.
"Still don't want it to be understood
that l think he's an easy mark; no. no;
he's hard man to wind up and clever.
L consider that he stands next to
me- as a ring-fghter, but of course
l think am No. 1. If am mistaken,
and he can convince me of my mistake
why. the sooner I find it out the better.
We have been leading up to this thing for
years, and the public want the question
settled-and / guess 1t will be settled in
Carson City, New, on the 18th.
Il will appear at the Chutes on Sunday
ana give two performances, and will leave
for Carson on Monday and arrive there
Tuesday. All l need now is three weeks
of outdoor work and hand ball exercise
to keep my muscles in good quick play.
Billy Delaney, Charles White ana JacK
McVey will be in my corner during the
fight. Billv Woods and Joe Eagan are
aboard and will get off at Reno. They
will help me train.
eve have great crowds at every station,
and they call for speeches, but l can't do
much at speech making. Speeches make
me tired. Somehow they require whole
lot of exertion when the crowd is in front,
and feel nervous when l am called on to
do the Demosthenes act; I'd about as
soon take licking as make speech"
That's right, Jack; open that small
bottle and have some put on the ice."
There was a halt at Reno. and a great
crowd was waiting. Nearly all
the State officers were there, hav-
ing come down In the evening to
inspect the public buildings at Reno.
Governor Sadler, State Treasurer Wester-
field and Controller La Grave were on the
Legislature. Harry Corbett wedged his
wav through the crowd and dragged the
Governor up the steps into Jim's car.
Jim shake hands with Governor Sad
her," said Harry.
Corbett was on his feet at once and gave
the Governor hearty handshake.
"Well, by JoyeW exclaimed the cham
pion. so you are the man who had The
sand to sign the prize-f billY I'm
devilish glad to meet such a man. Shake
again Lois of these Governors would
walk mile to see the mill, but hesitate to
sign the till, fearing to lose a few votes"
Here the crowd began to yell for
speech. and the champion stepped to the
platform and looked out over a sea of
hats. He tried several times and the
crowd kept yelling. Finally he said:
"Boys, Pm going TO be in the ring on