The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-02

James J. Corbett, under the manage
ment of Billy Brady, posed before the
American public for many years as
great pugilist. Brady was at the lever,
and he permitted Corbett to fight only
when there was chance for defeat.
Every good man who challenged the false
champion was told to go and make for
himself reputation. In that way Brady
kept Corbett clear of the reefs of de-
feat for all the years that he made dol
lars for being the greatest Of the fight
ers, while there were any number Of men
In the country who could have made Cor
bett hustle to retain his title and laurels
Corbett's star waned after his defeat by
Bob F1tzsimmons. and Billy Brady drop
ped him. At that time the shrewd man
ager announced that he would have moth
ing more to do with prize-fighters. He
was as usual. jollying the public, for he
soon bloomed forth as the manager, first
of Jim Jeffries and later as the spekes-
man for kid Mccoy. Brady has sue
ceeded in getting his third-rater matched
with the champion. with. likely, an even
divide on what is made in the match,
which means a fortune for Jeffrfes and
Brady --=----=-'7 -e.--s-s ==---a-i==-
Just what will happen in that affair is
as yet guess-it will likely be on the
level-for F1tzsimmons can scarcely af-
ford to have 1t any other way But the
match cannot arouse real enthusiasm. 1t
is all too one-sided. Jeffries is so clearly
outclassed that the best the promoters
can hope for is that the public will want
to see Fitz anyway.
LATEST SCANDAL.
The very latest scandal in which Brady
Is the prime actor is the go between Nc
Coy and Choynsh at San Francisco. Nc
Coy's showing on that occasion was so
palpably bad that it caused unfavorable
comment wherever the game was discus
sed. 1t was argued that If Mccoy could
not stop Joe ChoynsiIi, who is now prac-
tically out of the first class in boxing,
then he had no right to infiict himself
upon the public as aspirant for cham
pionship honors in the heavyweight divi-
sion.
The milk in the cocoanut leaked out
when the rumor came from San Fran
cisco that Brady had instructed Mccoy
to let Joe stay the twenty rounds. and it
is said that the friends of the Hoosier
boxer and of Brady. who were oil the
inside. bet money and considerable sums
of it that that Ckoynsk would be on his
feet at the conclusion of the twentieth
round-and he was-and the fellows who
We're on the inside raked in a big pot
of money That is the story that came
out of San Francisco. 1t may have been
true and it may have been basely false.
but there is an old saying to the effect
that where there is considerable smoke
there will always be found some fire.
There must be something wrong where
there is SO much talk of crookedness. Or.
perhaps, Billy Brady is victim of cir
cumstances. The public pays its money
and it can take it's choice.
BOXING IS COMMENDED
At boxing tournament in London. re-
Gently, Gen. Lord Wolseley, commander
of the British army. awarded the prizes.
There was a 'knockout'' in the principal
event that made the boxing the real
thing In handing out the prizes Lord
Wolseley took occasion to say that there
was nothing that would so safely test
the bravery of a man as a boxing match.
He was he added. an advocate of the
announcement of the manly art of self
defense. though he could not indorse the
sort of prize fighting that had fallen into
diSrepute in England Gen. Wolseley
concluded by paying a compliment to
the skill and pluck of the young Phila-
delphian who carried off first honors.
He said that America had gained great
fame as nation OF warriors He was
not surprised after seeing how stout
hearted was the lad who had just van
ouished one of his countrymen In a fair
boxing match. He believed that such
sports were conducive to the good of the
nation encouraging them.
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
The remarks of Gen Lord Wolseley
were but repetition of those uttered
by an under secretary for state, In the
house of commons, many years ago,
when some measure repressive of boxing
was under consideration. His appeal for
defeat of the measure was even more
eloquent than were the remarks of Gen.
Woiseley He urged that the nation
could not afford to discourage boxing,
contending that the men who carried the
Union Jack to victory were of the same
mettie as those who contended for SUI
periority in the prize ring. He went to
the length of urging that the govern
ment legalize prize fighting. Gen. Wolse-
ley simply contends for the encourage
ment of boxing as a sport and exercise
His remarks have created quite a stir In
England. where the game has been un-
der the ban so long. There was time
when the Britons were the undisputed
rulers of the ring. Today they cannot
boast man of any weight-save per-
iiaps one-Pedlar Palmer-who is the
equal of any leader in his class in Amer
;ca.
FITZ AND JEFFRIES
There is a peculiar lack of interest In