Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-18

bis contest with Kid Mccoy at Mad. |
ison Square Garden. Aug. 80
While the fact of the pugilist going
TO his home is not especially strange
or surprising, yet an interesting story
hinges upon 1t. When Corbett made
his wonderful fight against the hercu-
lean .Teffries. Mrs. Corbett urged her
husband to retire from the ring and
rest on his laurels. She said he could
gain no more glory by remaining in
the squared circle, and he might meet
with humilating defeat.
Corbctt was at first inclined to coin.
eide with his wife's view OF the mat
ter. but when the opportunity for
bout with Mccoy came the former
champion could not withstand the
temptation, and made the match.
| Mrs. Corbctt did not take kindly to
the affair, and colduess sprang UP
between them. .t,
The boxer went to his trimming quar-
tiers, and for three weeks they had not
spoken or written to encli other.
Thereupon mutual friends took the
matter In hand and laid plans for n
reconciliation.
Learning that yesterday was the
fifth anniversary Of the date of their
marriage, little surprise party was
planned
The plotters arranged for an elsb,
crate dinner, which, by the eonnlv'
ance of servants and the decoying of
Mrs. Corbett from the house, was sue
cessfully done. Then messengers were
sent to both that their presence mt
home was pressingly required.
Mrs Corbett reached the house first
and when the boxer arrived he found
the house lighted and his wife and
friends ready to welcome him,
There was "A complete reconciliation
merry feast, and the boxer will &c
, into his next battle with the hearty
sympathy of his wife.
VIOLATED RING RULES.
Attention Is once more called to th'
violation of the rule which prohibits
pugilists seconds from offering ad
vice of any kind during the rounds
says the New York Sun. During th'
recent Fitzsimmons- Rubin battle NJ
less a parsonage than Jim Corbett con
\ \
stantly broke the rules without 81
much as remonstrsnee from tn
referee. Charley White.
Before the fight II was well under
stood that Corbett would offer advic
during the rounds and Ruhlin, as re
suit. was constantly on the .lookou
for it, Corbett kept up running fir
= of advice and comments, and at on
period he became SO boisterous that
policeman was forced TO suppress
him. -.---,--
Referee white who Is presiding onw
" adays nj all of the big tights, Is n
garded as a close student Of the rules
IT he will devote Attle attention
- the seconds who, like Corbett, are IL
cessantly fracturing the Queensbcri
code he will meet with the approv'
of th2sc who go to fights to see me
> put up their hands In fair, stand-u
" contest, aud not to hear the bawiin
of those whose only duty Is to hand
% the contestants when they reach the
chairs.
y FIGHT PICTURES READY.
The moving picture photographs {
the Fitzsinmons. Rubin tight. take
last Monday, are ready to be shown
,s the public, and viii very likely
\. placed on exhibition in New York t.
= day. There are 5000 feet of the tiln
O. and about $4,000 separate photograph
=. Every one is good enough to make
~ possible for spectators to recognize Il
{. the actors In this little game of h
go and get away, and even many of tho
~ In the crowd that Witnessed the fig
40 will he known by their friends.
., viii bc remembered that only as q
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