The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-09
ALL ENDED In TALK
MUCH-EXPLOITED BOXING CON-
TEST BETWEEN CORBETUT
AND MCCOY
BIG FIGHT DECLARED OFF

COrbettian Tactics Too Much for the
Managers to OvercOme-COrbett
VIII Probably Go West With
O'ROurI<e, Sharkey and Others,
and There Will be a Match Made
With the sa1IOrman.
There will be no fight in New York,
nor anywhere else, with James J. Cor
bett and Charles Mccoy as the princi-
pals. The big contest that was to have
occurred at Buffalo, and was then
shifted to New York city for a free-for-
all talking match and a street fight
that gave the affair its quietus, was
formally declared off by the Hawthorne
club management Thursday last. There
had been entirely too much mastica-
ton of aged linen, and the managers
saw that there would be a frost in
New York before there was flake of
snow in Minnesota, and, not being in
the business for recuperatlon of the
system, they cried peccavi, and the
sponge assembled. All parties are in
measure blameable. The way is to
fight. The dog that barks is not dan
gerous. 1t is the silent canine that is
most to be feared. And yet there are
Corbett colors, and apologize for all he
has done to kill boxing. The day that
Corbett appeared as champion has
proved a sorry one for the sport. He
has done sufficient talking to fill several
volumes Of a large book, and not
enough fighting to demonstrate just
how good he is.
i- CORBETT'S RING RECORD.
There could be no more appropriate
time than the present to- discuss Just
what James J. Corbett has done in the
ring. He first attracted attention in
the pugilistic world by outpoint1ng
Jake Kilrain in a six round boxing
match at New Orleans. Kilrain was
not in condition at the time, and could
not defend himself from the speedy
young boxer. And yet Kilrain was not
hurt and was eager to make q match
with Corbett to finish-and Jake had
the backing at the time, but Corbett
was wise. He said so. He would not
take a chance in q real fight with the
man who had at one time been selected
to wear the crown so long possessed by
John L. Sullivan, and it was in re-
spCnse to Kilrain's invitation to battle
that Corbett first made use Of his now
threadbare reply: GO make a reputa-
ton for yourself before asking me to
meet YOU
KNEW SULLIVANS WEAKNESS.
What Corbett was after was a meet
ing with John L. Sullivan. The Cali
forntan knew full we'll that Sullivan
had gone back. He had induced John
L. to box at his benefit in San Fran
cisco for the sole purpose of learning
just how old and stiff the once great
gladiator had grown, and he was salts
fed that to defeat him would be an
easy task. Aided by the crafty Billy
Brady, Corbett at once set about bring
ing on a match with Sullivan, and, as
ring history records, was successful.
The writer witnessed the so called bat
tie, and with others was satisfied as
soon as the men entered the ring that
Sullivan could not beat a drum, not to
speak of q live man. The old fellow
was fat as a porker of the prize va
riety, tipping the beam at 21212 pounds,
and was as slow on his feet as an ice
wagon in August at the hour for de-
parture from the ice house. The story
of the battle Is no credit to COrbett
FitZsimmons, McAuliffe, or any boxer
of any weight would have beaten Sui
Ivan in half the time. Sullivan went
the distance Of his breathing apparatus
and his legs, and finally nature-not
Corbett-knocked him down, and he
could not regain his feet. Sullivan was
not even knocked out, though Corbett
had the big fellow at his mercy, and
hit him when and where he pleased.
MATCH WITH MITCHELL.
The next good thing Corbett and
Brady pulled off was the fight with
Charley Mitchell at Jacksonville. That
was cinch for Corbett. Mitchell
weighed on that occasion just 154
pounds: Corbett, 190 Mitchell was in
no condition to fight any one. I was
at his training quarters on Anastasla
island, just opposite st. Augustine, and
saw him work. Mitchells training de-
veloped cankerous state OF the mouth
that prevented the Brftisher from
sleeping, and he steadily lost flesh at
the very time he should have been
taking 1T on. There Is no gamer man
living than that same Mitchell, who
went out and met Sullivan in real
fight at Chantilly, France, and he went
into the ring at Jacksonville and took
his medicine without ever a hope Of
winning All this time Peter Jackson
then in fine shape, was trying to get
on a match with Corbett. o, no! The
wise Brady would have none of that.
There were easier things In sight.
CORBETT AND FTTZ.
The sturdy blacksmith from Timaru
was at the ringside the night that Cor
bett defeated Sullivan. The writer
asked Fftz If he thought he could beas
Corbett. 'I could try" responded the
man who afterward did the trick for
Corbett at Carson City. Get me
match with him and I'll be there" De-
spite all stories to the contrary Fitz
kept after Corbett until he finally land
ed him. FitZ was all right at Hot
Springs, and the reason it was made
to appear otherwise was that Corbett
and Brady had the pull, and made it
SO No matter how willing both men
might have been they could not have
fought in Arkansas. Gov. Clark said
to the writer: There will be no fight