The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-25

PronunciamentO Of Principles On
That Score - Corbett Talks
About McCoyites Hiding Behind
Trees--GentIemanJ Jim COrnered
by the Hawthorne Club.
kid" McCoy's manly response to the
invitation of Jim COrbett to meet him
in George Considine's saloon, to talk
about a change of location for their
battle. has made the Hoosier lad many
friends in and out Of fighting circles.
Mccoy says he has no objection 10 Sa-
looms as places for those who seek
conviviality, but regards the thirst par
lurs as "A decidedly poor selection Tor
a business office Promoter Gray, Of
the Hawthorne Athletic club, who
was also asked to attend the COrbett
gathering at Considine's, says that
there will be no more conferences IN
which he is one of the interested par
tics. I'm a gin mill. Gray adds that
he was "bullyragged' on that occasion
10 his hearts content, and he wants
no more of it, Mr.. Gray is thorough
sport. makes a business Of fighting, but
has vet to learn the taste of either
whisky or wine.
AND CORBETT RAVED.
There was a characteristic scene i'll
Considine's when COrbett was inform
&C that Mccoy had declined to be pres
ent at the meeting. Such choice spirits
as Tom Sharkey, Tom O'ROurke and
the like had Just dropped in" and
were also disappointed, for they had
expected to be entertained by regular
knock-down and drag-out discussion
of the resDectiVe merits Of the prln~
i how 81 N-AE
Sharlley grOWled something about the
.'bloomin' blcke '-McC0y-being atl q,
and Corbett shouted that Mccoy and
GRAY were likely hiding somewhere
down near Manila or Santiago, Where
the trees were plentiful Coroett IS
said to have fairly raved, as ne goes
whenever he loses his temper, and TO
have applied all sorts or epllhels 10 the
absent Mccoy.
FIGHT PROSPECTS DUBIOUS.
While the Hawthorne Athletic club
asserts its ability to bring Corbett and
Mccoy together, there seems to be con-
siderable doubt as to the possibility OF
meeting place being found. Cows.
Mount Of Indiana, and Bushnell, OF
Ohio. are out in cards announcing that
they will. If 1t becomes necessary, call
out the militia to prevent hight pc
tween COrbett and Mccoy being pulled
off in the territory over which Ihey
nreside. Other boxers are permitted
TO get together in New York state, ana
II seems peculiar that so much OPP
position is aroused by the mention 81 - 0I
the name Of COrbett. There IS a pos
sihility that the big battle will be trans
fe1-red to one of the New YORK CUPS,
IN which event 1t may occur. Otherwise
The outlook is decidedly gloomy.
CORBETT rs CORNERED.
There is one thing certain, and that
e that Corbett must fight before the
hawthorne Athletic club II that or
oanization is able to bring off the
match anywhere. The articles Of agree
mont signed by Corbett and Mccoy
-,rova TO be Of the cant getaway i'll
want-to" sort, and Promoter Gray IS
making that fact so patent to Corbett
that he and his friends may read as
tbev run if they so desire. Mccoy Is
Ieening M q bold front, and says he
Is willing to go wherever the HaW-
thorne people elect, while CorDett al
mits that he is IN Tor IL, as ne 9meS
the club money for training expenses
the Hawthorne people having ad-
vanced the CALIFORNIAN something like
$4,000 for that purpose.
HOW BOXING rs KILLED.
There are two veterans Of the ring
business in st. Paul at present, and
the writer, who knew the famous pair
in the days. when one represented the
mighty John L. Sullivan, the other
Sames J. Corbett, induced them to dis
auss ring matters, though both were
adverse to saying anything about the
game which they now regard as practl-
Callv dead Sam Thall, who was for
years Billy Brady's confidential agent,
and Pete Kennedy, Sullivan's best man
in the prosperous days Of the big fell
low, are the parties referred to. They
are now directing the fortunes of "Yon
Yonson," and making money-more
they assert than they could hope to
acquire in the fighting attraction line.
Sam Thall put the case bluntly. He
said: Boxing IS a thing Of the past.
The boxers have killed the game that
was once the best money maker In the
world They are, as a rule, a lot Of
fakirs, who will go on and do a draw
for chance to get on another match.
They do not give the people credit for
ordinary intelligence, and that is where
they are fooled. No more ring work
for lne thank you. I am out Of 1t.
WON'T NAME A WINNER.
what do 1 think about the Corbett-
Mccoy fight? Well, I would not like
to say. 1t might not look we'll in print
In the first place I cannot bring myself
to believe that the men will ever get
together If they should-well, it ought
to prove great go. have not lost all
confidence in COrbett. I do not, how
ever, believe that he is the man he was
at one time. He cannot possibly be-
Certainly he like all the others, has
gone back Mccoy is the younger man
of the two, and that is a big card in his
favor. But I would not like to pick
him to beat Corbett. Jim was once
the greatest big boxer of them alI-not
fighter, mind yOu-boxer I said. But
Jim has done as they all do-he has
lived as he pleased and the fighter who
affronts nature must take the conse-
quences. My relations with Corbett
were always friendly I still so regard
them, and have not a word to say
against him"
ONLY ONE FIGHTER.
1--WE never had but one fighter" said
Pete Kennedy, land that one was, why
John L. Sullivan, of course. There are
others, who are fancy boxers, but in
the days when John was at his best
he could have taken the lot Of them.
one at a time, in a ten-foot room, and
made them all cry, Hold! enough!'
COrbett beat John, it is true. But that
was after the big fellow had gone the
way of the fast liver. Sullivan was