The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-18
WELL TAKEN CARE OF.
The Heavywelghts Have Lots OF
Openings just Now

NOW.
New York May i5.-Gus Rubin and bob
Fltaslmmons are to fight at the Westchester
Athletic club June l. and Billy Madden states
that last Friday night he made match for
Ruhlin with Jtffries. contingent on Gus heat
lhs fltzslmmons. Ii the Coruishman wins
he can TO a certainty be relied on for another
ha'tle with the champion. II Rubin wins,
,T v1ttalny VIII Keen MS engagement with
thS CHAMPION for July 4,
Mccoy is to hight at the broadway Athletic
club next Friday night and he is matched
with Sharkev for JUNE 20 The sailor Mas
a match with fitzsimmons for the middle OF
July, So II can he seen that all the heavy
weights are we'll taken care OF Tor some time
10 come. The boxing game is to stop Sep
tember /, ana the boxers desire to make nav
while the sun shines
There seems little chance of getting Tom
sharkey and Jim Jeflrles together Friends
OF sharkey say that he Is afraid to fight the
champions Sharkey has not lost a chance
to attack or to orticisc Jeffries since left
defeated MIN hut he seems TO have "A whole
some fear OF the big fellow, and his mana
of making a match between the two Il was
said that Sharkey feared to go into the ring
Nnen he fought Jetines. and had to DO
coaNed He dericd the story. but his post
ton now in avoiding q match makes many
believe 1t Is so.
Jim Ccrbott said tonight that be expected
to night his recent conquerog again. but
probably would wait a year before taking
shother shy at the champion rugiist.
,foull be sett ns older all the time, why
VAT mat long Corbett was asked I'm
be better than | ever was, was the reply
"A year will give my hands time to get good
ana strong again, and though you may laugh
when tell you 50. don't mind saying that
IN llek him sure. good many people think
went. but | think | Will"
ono OF the fruits Of Corbett's stand
against Jenries is an offer 10 10 into vaude-
Eilie. Robert Grau. the theatrical man. sent
Sorostt a telegram asking him TO consider
an oUtr OF $1,000 week 10 ngain appear before
the iootnghts corbett said that he would
accept an offer for a limited period, about
ten weeks, in leading cities. one night stands
strictly barred He expects to nut on scene
IRON his play. The Naval Cadet"
II wouldn't go In for it long" Corbatt
said. "as intend to keep my health. and
that sort OF thing tells on Il Gan when he
needs all his vitality and strength, such as
are required for the ring Only | want to
MAKE all the money can. but am not so
poor that am tempted TO make more by nm
necessarily inconveniencing myself"
Most OF the time between now and an
other fight with Jeifrles, except when | am
on the stage Will be put IN In making my
self stil better physically than | am. That
hght with JenTics did me lot OF good. II
was lust such a eruelling in an actual con-
test that horse needs to fit Il for race,
With me It was a good deal like starting
all over again. There were a lot OF things
thai came back TO RE in that fight"
One OF the knuckles OF Corbett's left hand
is sull swollen as a result OF punch no
bestowed upon Jeifries. He describes the
sensation of being knocked out unconscious
as decidedly pleasant, but the after effects
lop. he said. everything was of and the
tecllng-whlie Il lasied-was by no means
disagreeabe; rather otherwise. After l came
&c. didn't feel so nice. The sensation theu
was like coming out from under the influence
OF an anaesthetic. was sick at the stomach.
had a slight headache and felt kind OF silly
IN my upper story, But that soon wore on. -