The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-19
HOW coRBErr-s FOLKS TOOK IT
Gloom Settles Down UPon the H4yes street
Livery stable.

Livery SNahit
san Francisco. March 1S.-There was
deep gloom al The Cor5ett house OF
Hayes street yesterday afternoon. Cen
tlenlan Jim. who is the son OF a livery
stable keeper, formerly lived with the
family over his fathers stable az SIS
Hayes street. That was before he Be
came famous.
Yesterday all his sisters and his cousins
and his aunts gathered az that home and
anxiously awaited news % the fight.
which came over a special wire from
Corbe.;'s pool room. A. first they were
hopeful and full OF xpectation-after-
ward no group OF mourneTs so mel3E-
choly as they.
In en- upper room were gathered Jim's
wife. mother and sisters. Mrs. Chas. King
Mrs. John Boyd. Mrs. Corbett. Miss Kate
Corbett. Mss Este Corbett and Jlm's
sister-in-law, Mrs. Harry Cor5ett. About
> O'Clock there was not one OF them who
had dry eyes. Their faces were so swoll-
en- that Mrs. Jim, who is pretty, was al
most unrecogniZab.e. Not only had their
athletic hero fallen. but the fortunes OF
the house OF Corbe;t as wei. for. 1t was
said. Cor6ett pere had put his little al
on his son. and 50 had lost even The Nv
cry stable which has afforded the family
snstenance for many years.
Ii was hard 10 see any member Of the
fan ily. They had never prepared for
this contingency, and the catastrophe fell
on them as from a clear sky. Il had
never occurred 10 them thai Jim could
lose
Mrs Jim Corbett, who has been taken
into the family circle and IS known as
Vera, said through a food OF tears: He
IL the same old Jim 10 iIne. Nothing can
change that" which proves that the fall
en- champion Is still The indicated con-
queror OF her heart. Mrs. Corbett did not
say what she thought OF Jim's promise.
She is on record as saying that she knew
jim would win, because ne had promised
her he would.
Jim's mother had loving explanations
10 shield her boy from any criticisms,
after a way that mothers have
IF Jim had trained longer il would
have been all right" she said. He
thought he was in fine condition. but he
had very hard man 20 fight, and /
think his theatrical life untitled him for
his work. While We felt badly over the
result. we are getting reconclcd TO It now
and are feeling better"
ONE EIGHTH OF 4 MILLION.
san Francisco, March 1S.-At con
servative estimate. $125. 600 was bet on
the three fights in the local pool rooms.
The money was Won by the small bet;ors.
The talent. as a rule. being on the wrong
side. The larger portion Of the money
wagered was placed at CorDetts pool
rooms.
Among the big winners was Major
Frank Mclaughlin. who IS said 20 have
cleared up something over $4,000 over
the victory OF Fitzsimmons. He has
been an ardent supporter OF the Cornish
man ever since he came to America and
has on several occasions furnished the
backing for the red-headed fighser.
The second biggest winner on the fight
is Ad0lph Spreckels. Il ia reported THAI
ne won over $1,000. Riley Grammar
made a good cleanup as he went 70 Car
son especially 70 back F1tzsimm0ns and
Hawkins. but Ed Purser. the horseman.
missed il by going 70 the fight. lie back
ed Corbeti. while his colt, Rey del Terra,
practically unoacked. won - The Oak
land track at 80 10 l.