Evening star., 1900-05-09

is not going to win, and am not going to be
forced to extend my congratulations:
never was so sure of anything in my life.
| don't like to boast about this game. but
am willing TO make a bet that will outlook
| Jim. There are a lot of people around talking
| about how clever JIM is and what a great
| lead he has over me in the matter of science
| but L am just prepared to drop little
money on that very proposition. OF course.
| l am big slob and COW. and have been
! known to fall oyer myself. but somehow or
| other these clever fellows fail to hit me.
| am terribly slow, too in the estimation of
number OF good folks, but so far 1 have
| fast-footed fighters l have met. l am pre-
pared to say that Jim is fast on his feet and
| quick with his hands, but does any
| think that l am going to stand off and let
| him jab my face until 1 can't see? No, sir.
| l am going to make the pace from the start.
am going right to him. just as 1 have al
| quickly as 1 can. Jim's only chance is to
| WIN within six rounds. for. with all due re-
spect to him. that is about far as he can
go. wonder what he will look like at the
| eno OF the twenty-ffth round If it goes that
| 1ar; am telling you that l am going to
| make the pace. and l can assure you that
VIII be the hottest that was ever set for
| Mr. Corpett Even if l wait for Jim to come
| 10 me, don you suppose 1 can hit him when
ne leads? If 1 fail when he sends his left
| 70 me don't You think 1 can get him when
ne tries with his right? l have done so with
| the others, and l will do so with him; l
can see where 1 stand a chance to lose
beat the Men Who Beat Corbett.
nave fairly beaten two men who beat
MN, and beaten third who drew with
MN. refer in the first place to Fitzsim-
| mons and in the latter to Peter Jackson,
| although perhaps the latter does not count
| so much But Fitzsimmons outfought and
whipped Corbett at Carson City. and de-
| leated Fltz with ease at Coney Island
Sharkey had the best of his two goes with
Gorbett and l beat Sharkey both times that
~, io4eht Rm. regard the Sharkcy line as
the best one possible-for 1 am free to con-
Tess that my last fight with Sharkey took
piace al time when | was not right. I
was sick and lacked strength. and vet he
tamea I 10 90 anything with me. 1 worked
lathIuiiy enough for the match, but l was
not rlght. If Sharkey ever had chance
MIth me in the world it was that night at
Coney Island. Yet I, sick and with my left
arm out of use, bested him and got the de-
cislon Now, where does that place A.r
Corbett? Better still, 1 know his style, for
pack in the days when he was getting ready
Tor F1tzsmmons in Nevada l boxed with
MN oaliy l was a dub then, YET l could
nlt MIN. learned his style then, and it
Is the same now as 1t was then. l can see
MN now renting with his left and breaking
ground to the right. They say he will feint
me into fit. Well, 1 have learned some
thing about the feinting game from Mr.
Tom Ryan, and l will bet some of my good
money that Ryan can fetnt Corrett into q
knot In addition to that, I am feeling very
III was over weight when | came here,
put was in perfect health. 1 have worked
mv Iifa ~ eoiiolt!1h and never ieit better in
my NE. L will say that | have worked
harder than l ever did before, but that has
not worried me in the least. My stomach
IS sood, my left arm is as strong ever.
my nandS are in perfect condition, and l
am feeling great. l believe that for the
sake of the gate that the fight should go
over for a week or ten days in order to
sare 'iie ou'siue people chance TO get
i'eie.
Would Have More Time to Train.
'.Houavar T sn. .,.-
49,, suppose 'nes inquire 'hat such
d zeal would give me extra time to train
and there would be objection to 1t. But
never mind: I don't mood tho time and wa
all suffer by the effect on the gate. so I
guess We can stand it. l believe that my
fight against FitZsmmons was the best l
ever mace; ana mention that now be-
utba ona s.yu,, 1uso DIS o.u men. l am aG'lVe,
free to saw thai NV faht Nth Sbartav aalt at
Coney Island was my worst. Fitz proved
he was Corbetts master at Carson, and l
showed that l could beat the Cornishman
at Coney Island These fight post-mor-
TENS are often quite useless but there
never was time that night when 1 did not
have F'itz He landed one hard punch over
my right eve, bit / never was in danger.
l whipped him with work against his body,
and | am pretty sure that Corbett will 20
in the same Way I'll get both NV left and
right into his body and will win there, for
he can't stand that kind of work nearly as
well as Fitz did. You,u hear the usuaI
talk about NV lack of condjtion and nv
sore left arm but Won can mt II down that
I am we'll and strong and fit Corhett can
come back inst as far as nossible in the
matter of condition and I viii sti,I heat
him Just remember what I say am
going to outbox lin at his own mart icula.
game of foot work and feintine I am 90
ing to make the pace and get him before
the fight goes very far. am also going
to shake his hand and take my hat off to
him if he wins for if he does If will he
after a hard. well-earned victory. After
the fight | am going on the road for a
while and then I viii take on anv other
heavvweights ancient or modern who nre
sent themselves
torbet Also eonhdent.
The confidence of Jeffries is matched by
that of Corhett The former champion
rr.altioarI,, 1.ts Il eo at that 10 is s,ro