The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-22
Champion Counters and Lands Some Par
i|cularIy unkInd Blows.
VERBAL CARNAGE IS AWFUL TO DATE.
Jsfidss Rsys sw Ccrbsiis Record and Makes .
Series a Savage Statements Ne Wants q
Fight to Finish.

New York. June 22.-Jlm NoT'
bett and Jim Jeffries are en-
gagged in the fiercest war of words In
the history Of pugilism. The verbal bat
tie between Corbett and Fitzsimmons,
previous TO the Carson tight. was mere
child's prattie compared to the rhetoH-
cal onslaughts of the two Jms. Cor
bett recently made some sarcastic COM
ments on .lffr!es standard In pugilism,
and intimated that but for the careless
ness on his part he would have beaten
the champion. These remarks evident
ly stung Jeffries. for he makes bitter
retort. as follows:
Il was surprised 10 see In the papS's
vicious attack On myself by that
cheap. windy and much defeated pugi-
list Corbett Up to date / have never
fought any battles through the pubic
press, and right now | would pay no
attention TO the remarks OF Corpett
twho. no doubt. Is suffering consider
able agony. and Is delirious over MS
defeat). but / can't permit Corbett 10
put any Stigma on my good name,
AS TO CoRBErT's PERFORMANCES
,.f'What has Corbett ever done for thu
pugilistic world? Tell me. say, moth
livan and Mitchell. and was licked ~
his last three battles by Shark-y, Fit;
and myself. might sty his last four,
for Sharkey In San Francisco beat him
unmercifully. ana. as usual with this
wind jabbering. talkative old maid, ho
was out OF condition, or he forgot him.
self or II was an accident, or lucky
chance punch. that defeated him. Nov
before our rfct .lt match he pat himself
on record as saying he was In perfect
physical trim, and II defeated he would
have no excus~s 70 ofIar. a fact, lac
plain,y stated h. couldn's possibly De in
any better condition.
The world knows he has been train
Ing fn- solid yelf fri thts fight Now.
when he loses. his hands gave out. but
10! behold! he has made a discovery OF
something TO make the hands strong.
How is IL he didn't discover that before
the fight? II Is amusing TO me the con-
that person can throw out. / really
think he cons himself. He certainly IN
the champion talkative old mad. OF the
ring and CON thrower ana as for thai
title. 'Gentleman jim the human bslnf
who originated II must often chuckle to
himself the fun he has created.
SYMPATHY FOR FITz.
1.-The action OF Corbett assaulting
poor Fitz in Green's cafe in Philadel-
corbett pushed aside until the public
made corbett get In a ring. walks into
Green's alone and there is Corbett and
his push. who. in real rowdy style. as
sails him. and Corbett, to emphasize his
premiership. deliberately spits In Fitz' s
face. The discoverer OF Gentleman
Jims cognomen must have chuckled
neartiiy that night. Do you know the
filthy actions or Wind Bag Eorbett
\ was the cause OF Fitz never wanting ia
night the whining Corbett again. Speak
Ing OF Corbett and Fitz, II has been a
mystery to me that more has never
been said about the Carson fight. for
there corbett showed his yellow quit
In the most pronounced style. Size the
pattle up: corbett takes the punch, and
with a picture OF agony drops on one
knee and when Siler counts ten and
turns up jumps Corbett looks around
the ring and rushes at Fitz. crying like
an old woman--grand spectacular wind
up TO defeat. almost a parallel to the
Sharkey-Corb fight In New York.
When Corbett once again shows his
yellow nxes McVey TO jump in the rims
when ne gets his cue: that is when ne
hnds he cannot lick -Sharkey and knows
he will get Knocked out. He lost on a
foul. Fine sporting man. Eth? Dis
tinguished by being called Gentleman
JIM Great eh? wonder what his
dreams are? Perhaps In them he does
Fftz. Sharkey and myself UP. Too bad
ne ever wakes up: really ought to be
asleep all his life
THE CARSON INCIDENT.
Now. as to my getting handed some.
thing at Carson that Is really laugh.
able. Fancy Corbett handing any on,
anything. Did he ever do Il? If SO. whs
Is the person. don't think any one al
Carson got anything. Corbett did, how.
ever. for New York paper paid him
q bunch OF money for f,gned state.
ments OF himself and trai .rs. but tn,
trainers got nothing but the expert.
ence. think l happened to be wise 4,
the con thrower and got my stipulated
stipend before | ever went TO Carson
Great charitable person. this cor
thrower. He did hand something a
Carson; he had a No. . table for hi,
trainers. while he had separate on,
supplied with extra delicacies.
THE defeated pugilist should keeI
his three-sheet headings intact.
II believe he bills himself The Pugi
listic Marvel OF the Century Well
that's what he certainly II. He was de
feated twice by shsrkey. once by Fit,
and nyself. He r. now in the Ysnl
Kenney -Dunkhorst class. As his pc
expression was. Go get a reputation.
viii you tell me where his isf II,
might get boost " he even defcatet
Mccoy. a game don't think he dar,
tackle.
II must say in due Difference he cat
do fast footwoyk. 1 often think ne mus
have taken ballet lessons from the I<ir
aify brothers.
PROPOSAL TO CoRBzTT.
Now. here is what propose TO d.
with Corbett. ! will dght hins when 4
pltases him on condition that he siepi
statement admitting TO the world tha
be is perfect IN every fespec.. Let hiir
start training at once: let him overlook
nothing. He knows ne has been whip
pea clean by me. He knows there ls M
such thing az a chance or lucky blow In
night. When man swings he does Il
20 land. IL Re falls ne loses. I am
fighter. pure and simple. and when
meet my conqueror you will Ind vii
- err like an old woman. A In Corbett