The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-29
CORBETTS LATEST MOVE
EASTERN SPORTING MEN
DON'T THINK MUCH OF IT
MEN

They Say the Once ChamDion Ia In
consfstent--He Spurned McCoy's
Challenge at First, and Then Aft
er Seeing Rubin Last Twenty
Rounds the Californian Thought
He Would Like the KIDS Game.
The action Of Jim Corbett in leaping
into the ring at Syracuse and demand
ing battle with Kid Mccoy is re-
garded as most inconsistent in the East.
The opinion there is that Corbett con-
cluded he could handle Mccoy before
making the move that he did. The
New York Sun sizes up the matter as
follows:
When Mccoy challenged both Corbett and
iI rs some time ago, and posted S., 600
10 Dind match, he was ignored by both fight
ers VINO SAID he was not in their class Cor
Dett was particularly emphatic in stating that
ne dld not care to have anything to do with
mccoy, Maher, Jeffries or any other heavy
weight but that his sole ambition was to en-
gage In another encounter with Champion
fltzsimmons. Corbett became SO eager to
meet the Cornishman that he made an offer of
$ "! ,ooo in cash, which could be pocketed by
Fltz II the latter should be able to stay ten
rounds, and then proposed to wager an add-
tional $4,000 that he could put Bob to sleep
II the hight continued after the tenth round to
nnlsh. Brady, while at Rochester on March
u! IL. was quoted as saying that he would give
S2o,000 in cash to Fitzsimmons If the latter
would merely consent to fight Jim again.
=, botn Corbett and Brady were so persistent
IN repeating these offers and so constantly
charged Fitz with cowardice because he did
not Immediately snap at them that the cham
Plon lew days ago concluded that $685. 900 was
pretty neat sum to be allowed to go beg
g1ng. go Fitz suddenly came out of retire
ment and declared that if Corbett and Brady
would put up bonus to make good their
oHers, ne would gladly enter the ring with
the 'Pompadour" again. He also expressed a
willingness to take on Mccoy, in view of a
reported offer by the Kid of a $1O, 900 bonus for
contest. FitZ lost no time too in hunting
up the Corbett people,. but the latter showed
little or no disposition to come to the scratch,
barring torrent of newspaper talk Corbett
then surprised the sporting public by saying
that he had decided not to give cent to Fitz-
simmons, but would force the latter to fight
him by other methods. In a word, Corbett
proved that his statements about $25 600 for
were mere bluffs. and by so doing he con-
WINGED many ring followers that his desire to
meet Fitz again was not sincere.
Corbett's "other methods" appear to be
challenges hurled at Mccoy and Jeffries.
Maher, Sharkey, Goddard and Choynski, all of
whom profess desire to tackle Jim, and have
been waved aside by the ex-champion for the
reason that in his estimation they are back
numbers. Mccoy or Jeffries, therefore,
must be Corbett's next opponent, although
Fitzsimmons stands ready to meet his old
Rubin Mccoy contest, Corbett said Rubin
would win, as the Kid was not in the heavy
weight class The moment the decision was
announced Jim climbed into the ring and told
the Kid that he must fight him at once Nc
Coy, whose offer to Corbett last March was
turned down, rather sensibly informed the
dard and Choynski before paying any further
attention to Corbett and Fitzsimmons
Mccoy evidently realizes that he made
heavyweight championship SO hurriedly, and
has now resolved to gradually fight his way
to the top: His showing with Rubin, while
cleverness as a scientific pugilist, is not re-
beaer.t
GAS he could not stop Rubin In twenty
Gus twenty rounds to beat Steve O'Donnel
McCoy's chances in fight with either Cor
6ett or Fitzsimmons look decidedly slim.
Corbett evidently appreciates the fact that
MCCOY is not knocker out and thinks he
can beat him. Hence his desire to take him
on and thereby avoid another inevitable
meeting with Fitzsimmons. Corbett has used
JeHrIes as sparring partner and therefore
knows him like book. That is probably the
reason why he is willing. to meet him. The
public should not lose sight of the fact, how
ever. that. Corbett lodged from Maher and
sharkey and also backed down when Fitz
called his latest Bluff
Most of the sports who attended the bout
between Rubin and Mccoy returned to town
yesterday. The majority Of them were not
in any manner impressed with Mccoy or his
chances to gain the heavyweight champion
ship. Unprecedented critics think that Nc
Coy is surely overstepping himself when he
says that he wants to meet Fitzsimmons or
Ccrbett. The sports had nothing but praise
for Rubin, and some thought that had the
light progressed much further, he might
have won. His inexperience and lack of
knowledge of all the fine points of the game,
they argued, were against him.
Corbett is not at all delighted with Nc
Coy's performance. Jim, Immediately after
his arrival in town on Saturday, made a bee
line for the Gilsey house. He was met there
by his friend, AL Smith, and several others
He said:
II am going to fight. Yes. mean 1t, too,
and | am willing to take on either McC5y,
Bob Fitzsimmons of Jim Jeffres. l am bred
of chewing the rag and hereafter will quit
talking and get down to business. All these
fellows are trying to advertise themselves at
my expense. This must be stopped, and The
only way to make them appreciate their I'M
Importance is to call them. This will do"
Jim's eyes dilated, and his countenauce
assumed temporary crimson hue whsn he
was asked what he thought of Mccoy.
mot much" he said. 'He won't fieht inc
In a thousand decades. He won't fight any
one If he knows their chances are good.
am willing to let the match go for wear
if he will only fight me- Corbett said he
would not post any money as a forfeit
whats the use?'' he remarked. "Those guys
won't take any notice Of it,