The times., 1897-03-19
CORBETT Is HEARTBROKEN
Billy Brady Willing to Bet His All
for Return Match.
The CalifOrnian's Manager Cries
Like a Child and Commands
Much Sympathy.

Carson City, March 1s.-Corbett has gone
TO his fathers home in san Francisco a
heartbroken man.
''Only bloody punch In the stomach, y
lie sdid as he lay on his cot after the battle
| in terrible pain and gasping for breath
Il was too sure and let victory get away
| from me-
If ever man deserved pity for the loss
of anything that man is Billy Brady, who
| has clunS TO the fallen chanpiona1 ali through
his career.
When Brady was seen at Stuart's head
| quarters he was crying like child. He
| could scarccl Y talk Between his sobs, hn W.
| ever, he would say:
Jim can lick Bob. I'm sure he can lick
| him. 1t was lucky blow that la nded, and
| I'll bet all possess in the world that Jim
can defeat him. ! own house in New York
worth S35, 900; have 81 900 in the bank
here at Carson City, and l have some prop
crty at Asbury Park worth 81 1000, and
will bet it all that Jim can defeat Bob
Fit2simmons
Something told me when my wife died
two months ago that one misfortune would
follow the other. | know it"
Then Brady broke down again. He leaned
on the counter aud sobbed. He would not be
comfOrted. Friends surrounded him, but he
did not seem To know they were there.
Il shall never get over it, he said, and
then he left the room with his handkerchief
to his eyes and wandered about the streets
perfectly obliviOus to the surroundings.
Even his most bitter enemies symDathiZed
with him.
lon % sJA P~r
vengeance satisfied in the exutation Of
the FitZsimmons party, for they cannot
help thinking that the awful punch was
complete revenge for the insult put upon
their hero i'll Green's Hotel, in Philadelphia
two years ago, when COrbett spat in
Fitz's face.
Corbett's friends are inclined to put the
blame for what they consider his careless
ness and poor generalship upon his seconds
and trainers, but there are no sadder men
in creation today than these latter.
II am amazed" said Charley White
words cannot express my disappointment.
Corbett was perfectly trained. He was
winning UP to the time he received the
Knockout blow Jim had nobody to blame
for his defeat but himself. II He outpointed
and outgeneralled "Fitz'' at all stages of
the flgnt prJOr to bfe lelJ hanu blow IN the
body which lost him the fight, and had he
only been as careful in the fourteenth rouHd
as he was in the early part OF the fight
he would surely have won.
II pleaded with him not TO force, but he
said: Charley, have got cinch That
fellow cannot hurt me-
II called attention to the fact that
'Fitz' was very dangerous and told him
to keep away for awhile. ! made this ap-
peal because knew he was losing strength
and [ wanted him to keep clear of danger
until he had fully recovered He was so
sure of victory, however, that he refused
to hcarken to my caution and became
careless and received a blow which, had
he been careful, he could easily have
avoided.
''This, however, does not in the least
detractfromthe Australian svictory- 'Fitz'
won fairly and squarely and scored we'll
earned victory. l still believe, however,
that Corbett can beat him."