The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-31
LET THEM OFF AT BUFFALO
CORBETT AND MCCOY WILL NOT
HURT EACH OTHER

These Men Are Like Spanish
BattIeshtps, They Don't Hit to
Hurt-It's Money They're After
-Corbett Willing to Meet JEFF
fries, but No More of Sharkey.
Mayor Diehl, of Buffalo, threatens to
blockade that port against James j..
Corbett and kid" Mccoy. Some one
has deceived the mayor Of Buffalo. He
has been informed that Corbett and
Mccoy contemplate engaging in prize
fight in that city on or about Sept. 10.
Mayor Diehl says boxing is all right,
but he draws the line at prize fighting
and if there is an attempt to bring off
brutal encounter of that sort in Buff
falo, Well-there will be some people
who will regret having been let off at
that place. Mayor Diehl is borrowing
trouble. There is no more danger of a
fight-that is, a real fight-between
Corbett and Mccoy than there is that
Admiral Camara will sail across the
man'-Admiral Dewey. Mayor Diehl
may have fathomed the complex prob
lem of municipal government, but he
evidently knows as little about pugi-
lism as does a Spanish admiral of sea
fighting.
PHYSICAL CULTURISTS.
For the enlightenment of the execu-
tive officer of the good city of Buffalo
attention Is called to the fact that Cor
bett and Mccoy are not prize fighters
they are physical culturists." Cor
bett says that such men as Sharkey,
Maher-and even old Joe Goddard-are
rude fellows, and he will have nothing
to do with them. They are fighters.
Mccoy objects to the rule that per-
mits the other fellow to hit him while
they are boxing. So the mayor of Buff
falo need have no fear of these men
becoming involved in a fight should
they be permitted to meet in the ring
at Buffalo. Let them off at Buffalo
Mr.. Mayor. They won't fight.
GATHERING THE SHELLS.
There is a pretty little ditty about
gathering shells on the seashore. The
Bradys, the Considines and the Selbys
can gather shells that will discount
those accumulated at the seaside, and
they want but three of them, and an
opportunity, to gather in more Win
ter's firewood than could be accumu-
lated by country editor In eleven
years. The commonest fish in Western
waters are said to be "red horse" and
Suckers" Mayor Diehl can have the
"red horse" if he will let Corbett, Nc
Coy, Considine, Brady & Co. have what
are left.
MIGHT CAUSE TALK"
Homer selby, brother Of the other
Selby-Norman-w Is known in ring
costume as kid" Mccoy, has retired
from the mana cement Of the Haw-
thorne Athletic club, of Buffalo, before
which Corbett and Mccoy hope to pose
for veriscope pictures, on or about Sept
10, next Mr.. Selby announces that 1T
might cause ugly talk" were he to re-
main in charge of the club while
Corbett and his brother were posing
for pictures there. Wrong. also. Mr.
Selby. It has already caused all the
talk possible. There may be no ground
for the comment that has been made,
but poor old dog Tray, you know
wasn't such sort of a canine. His
downfall was chargeable to having
been found in bad company.
OFF TO BUFFALO.
The prospect Of a battle between
Corbett and Mccoy, at Buffalo, Is as
remote as a Spanish victory on land or
sea. Mayor Diehl has made up his
mind that the men intend to fight, and
he will permit nothing Of the kind
OF course he is wrong. These boxers
are far more anxious to get that veri-
scope going than to have each other
gone. Things have reached pretty
pass when two money-makers cannot
get together and scale a few fish. Ihere
is one ray of hope for the falthful.
Corbett and Mccoy might give bonds
to not hit each other during the fight"
Perhaps. with that proviso, Mayor
Diehl would let the picture-taking pro-
coed.
FABLE OF THE SAILORMAN.
Corbett has authorized Considine to
make a match with Jeffries, but not
with Sharkey. He has, in fact, told
Considine to ignore Sharkey. All Of
which leads up to a fable: Once upon
a time James j. Corbett and T. Shar-
kew, sailorman, "boxed'' four rounds
in San Francisco. T. Sharkey was &
rude fellow, and he hammered ]. Cor
bett until the man with a pompadour
tried to cry "peccavi," but, like the
Irishman who won from the negro. he
couldn't think of the word. Sharkey
picked Corbett up as though he were a
child, and shook him as a cat does a
mouse. To relieve the monotony OF