The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-28
CORBETT HASAKEW BLOW.
IT rs SORT or 4 cross BETwEEN \
HOOK AND AN UPPERCUT.
Rsrere. sner says ne wni Isror- the rrinct-
pal. Ia the mtg pIEht what VIII 90 WIN
Not ne aIiow~d-The Dates Tor the other
Two contests sot settled upon-Jim's Mascot

Rsrere. siier says ne wni Isrerps the rrfnci-
pal. 10 the Bir prght what VIII 90 viii
Not ne siov~d-The Dates for the other
Two contests Not settled upon-Sim's Mascot
CARSON, Feb. 27.-Corbctt says he has invented
anew blow. II appears 10 he a sort Of cross be-
tween n hook and an uppercut. The cx-cham-
pion holds his fist close to his hip and waits for
his opponent TO drop his right arm n little below
its usual resting place when in position for box.
ing. The moment the opening IL offered his glove
hies upward and across. the arm being slightly
orpoleG. - in tho case when y hook r. intended.
The blow IL in direct line for the other mans
chin. and is essentially a Knockout blow. Cor
hett says 1t does not necessarily have to be de-
iivered with great force in order TO DO effective.
as 1t is tn, jar that deprives the opponent tenn
por lily Of his senses. lie nearly put Billy
WOODS nut twice with the blow yesterday despite
the latter's mask.
Referee Siler WAS asked yesterday what he
thought OF tho rules regarding hitting and
olihches. lie replied:
my sole intention Ia TO hive the fight decided
in the fairest manner possible. I desire that
there shall be no question In tho public mind a.
10 what constitutes q foul IN my Judgment. and
Il is no more than Just to make such q doclars-
ton. The question Of advantage to the lighters
in knowing beforehand what shall or shall not
Dt bliONtuh iu " W ~ uitPuAN = " $780,
to ono or the other. Each will be equally In
formed and each will receive as much benefit a.
the other.
This IL to be a battle Of akin with the gloves.
o. understand It, and ! shall not countenanco
any unfair roushins. I want TO see. and every
body interested does. too. . clever. scientific
fight, not q fizEle or q nasco. Nor do i want to
come In for condemnation from At least one-half
OF those who follow pugilism because Of q mis-
under standing"
The people who have sized up Green think he
is not In the best Of condition, and that he will
have n hard battle when he falls up against
Mysterious" Billy Smith. Hawkins Is regard
ed as being In better shape, but then. the town IL
90 full Of persons who seem TO mako q special
business Of sizing up fighters that very little at
tention is paid TO what they say.
All sorts Of reports crop up. originating from
nowhere in particular, regarding the way the
big fight has been fixed, but no ono with ordi-
nary sense places the slightest stock In them.
Corbett. II he fails, losos everything. and his
prestige is gone forever. Fitz has everything to
gaiu. and. II he loses, no Is still the undisputcd
champion Of the middleweight class. OF the de-
termination OF each man to win there can DO no
que lion. Runors placed in circulation TO innu.
enco betting arc all discounted by the sporting
fraternity, who are In a position TO know that
the fg.t promises 10 be the most hotiy contested
one IN the annals OF the ring.
Julian has somewhat recovered from the inst
shock Of his mothers death, and the kindly eI-
Iressions OF sympathy from the Corbett camp
has beeh received in the same kindly spirit that
prompted them.
II Is said that Stuart Inns decided to leave the
dates for the Green-Smith and F1aherty. Hawkins
contests open for the present. II 10 rumored
that they will take place on March Is. but the
Texan reserves the right to send tho men Into
the ring on any date from March 10 to 10 In.
elusive.
William A. Brady. James J. Corbett's manager. |
who arrived here yesterday. brought with him a
mascot for Corbctt. 1t Is an old and decrcpit
dog. n cross between a pointer and a bull dog.
which responds to the name OF Ned. He was
with the Californian during his training for tho
fight with Sullivan and Mitchell.
CLEVELAND. Feb. 27.-John Donaldson yester-
day receive a letter from Corbett urging him |
70 hasten TO Shaw's Springs to take charge of
his preparations for the big fight. In response
to the request Donaldson will start for Neyada |
Monday. To a reporter this evening Donaldson
said:
Il do not fancy tho job. People figure this |
way and that way on Jim's chances, but nobody
seems to take note OF the number OF big, HUSKY.
and more or less scioncod trainers he woars out
when preparing for fight. 1t 10 not because he !
abuses, his muscular superiority over them or
plugs them, but because he 10 30 fast IL takes the |
life out OF a trainer even when he is not hit at
Al. 1 see nothing TO stand In Corbett's way to
the purse and stake money"