Evening star., 1897-03-17
THE TWO PUGILISTS
Careers of the Men WI Met at
Carson.
RULES GOVERNING THE CONTEST
P zes That Have Animated Fight
ers in the Past.
THE ARENA DESCRIBED

Francisco, Cal, September IS, 1866, of Irish
parents. When boy he was employed in
the Nevada Bank, and later held clerk
ship in the same institution. His first in
structon III boxing was received from Wal
ter Watkins of the Olympic Athletic Club.
In 1854 he made his first appearance in d
professional way, his opponent being David
Eiseman. whom the Californian disposed of
easily in two rounds. He then defeated
Duncan Mcdonald of Butte, Mont. in four
rounds. At the Olympic Club Corpett de-
feated Joseph Choynski in one round and,
later. on barge in the Sacramento river.
in hard-fousht battle of twenty-seven
rounds. he knocked him out a second time,
breaking his own hand in the encounter.
Jack Dempsey backed Choynski in this
tight. This latter victory by Corbett had
been preceded by the knocking out of
Michael Brennan, the Porte Costa Giant"
and with an eight-round bout with Jack
Burke.
Corbett was then only nineteen years old
but he went on from triumph to triumph
defeating among others Prof VIM Miller
in six rounds. Corbett was then a boxing
teacher at the Olympic Club of San Fran
cisco.
The four-round draw fought by Corbett
and Sailor Tom sharkey on the oath of last
June in San Francisco. was the last con-
test in which Corbett took part.
Corbetts principal battles follow:
1886, lost to Billy Welch, four rounds, San
1885, Billy Welch, one knockout, San
Francisco.
1887. draw with Jack Burke, eight rounds,
San Francisco
1883. draw with Frank Glover, three
rounds, San Francisco.
1889, Joe Choynski. four rounds, police
interfered. Fairfax, Cal.
1889, knocked out Choynski, twenty-seven
rounds, Benecia Cal.
1889. won from Choynski. four rounds.
San Francisco.
1889. draw with Dave Campbell, ten
rounds, Portland Ore.
1880. won from Jake Kirain. six rounds,
New Orleans.
1890. exhibition with Mike Donovan, three
rounds, New York Athletic Club.
1890. won from Dominick McCaffrey, four
rounds, Brooklyn.
1891. draw with Peter Jackson, sixty-one
rounds, San Francisco.
1891. exhibition with John L. Sullivan,
four rounds, San Francisco.
1891. exhibition with Jim Hall, four
1891. won from Ed. Kinney, four rounds,
Milwaukee.
1892. won from Bill spillings, one round,
New York
1892. won from Bob Caffrey, four rounds,
New York.
1892 (September p. knocked out John L.
Sullivan, twenty-one rounds, New Orleans.
1891 January 25). knocked out Charles
Mitchell three rounds, Jacksonville.
1894. knocked out Bob Courtney, six
rounds, Orange, n. Y.
1895, draw with Thomas sharkey, four
rounds. San Francisco.
1896, exhibition with Jim McVey, Broad
way Athletic Club
How He Became "a PugiIist.
II was forced into it," said Corbett 81
cid not want to go into the ring, but 1 was
talked into it by my friends. After 1 left
school l was employed in the Bank of Ne
vada. and at sixteen 1 became member
of the Olympic Athletic Club of San Fran
cisco. The banking hours gave me time to
go to the gymnasium when work was
finished for the day. 1 never did anything
at heavyweight lifting or trying to build
big muscles. l used to play at anything
| light or quick. After awhile / began to
take boxing lessons from Professor Watson
who is still the ins tructor at the Olympic
Club He liked my work and made me his
pet pupil.
Soon my friends in the club began to
| talk about my boxing. They were very
partial to me, and said I was a wonder
thought they We're flattering me a good
deal, but at the same time / believed |
| could hold my own with almost anybody of
my size. In the meantime my old friend
Joe Choynski had become a professional
rugilist Joe and I had gone to school to-
gether and We had fought each other again
and again after school without any science
but with good deal of ginger. | don't re-
member how we We're brought together in
the ring, but there was good deal of talk
among our friends, and at last the old
grudGe was revived and we were matched
to fight for small stake and l won.
That little affair ended my banking ex-
perience The directors of the Olympic
Athletic Club made the boxing instruc-
tor. L combined this with the insurance
business and between my salary as teacher
and my insurance commission | made a nice
income for a youngster. l was still under