Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-09
FIGHTS IND FIGHTERS
James J. Corbett a Very Much
 Disappointed Man.

He Was Not Given Very Royal Well
 come On His Tour Through England
 Back to the Theatrical Strife He
 Comes-Bob Fitzsimmons Starting
 in New Business Notes About the
 Ring.
 Glad news has just been flashed to us, for one cable has been bereft of just enough ticks to let it be known that James J. Corbett is about to re- turn to his dear old country
 It will not be with feeling of much regret. that the prizefighting actor shakes the soot and fog of England from his feet and latest cut English clothes He has seen all that the Brit ish capital has to exhibit, and what's more, has travelled far into the land of France and other adjoining countries; but some little thing has been lacking through it all to make his tour exact ly what it should have been.
 Many are the theories advanced to show why the former champion has tired so quickly but none of them as yet has gained credence among his stancher followers. Some of them said last night he intended to be home i'll ample time for the opening of the theatrical season, as he had acquired fondness for Shakespeare during his stay on the other side and was i'm bued with a desire to display his open face and manly form in the burnt cork and ancient garb of Othello, while others insisted he long had nourished fondness for comedy and intended to star next season in some farce.
 Nevertheless. cruel rumor found its way to the wide zigzagging street last night and only for the sagacity and secretiveness of few would have been heard in many places. The ru- mor had for it's principal topic the feeling of the British public toward the man who laid Charles Mitchell low without even breaking into perspira- ton. It also said something about the ignorance of the French rabble, so far as all anti-La Savates were concerned.
 The report ambled along something like this: When the fighter reached London there was a rush on the part of the sport lovers to get one look at him, and Corbett was very happy. But soon he became almost as common place as any one of the score of nota- bles who had preceded him across. Then came bid for popularity among the common ISople, and so the rumor | declared, all might have gone well if q friend of the lost Charles Mitchell had not been near at hand when Corbett Iof4 fo o7.Ton which was to bear him in the neighborhood | of Whitechapel. 9
 'The bloomin' giant,". yelled the Mitchell adherent, ito think that he would have used his knee on Our Charliev He did it. though, or he'd | have got his head folded in."
 | Corbett had great. desire to emulate the knee work with his enemy, but he gulped his wrath while a crowd gath cred around his vehicle, Just to show l them that he really was in earnest he made a speech. All still would have been right 1.-the story of the knee had not gained strength and volume as it 1 flew from mouth to, mouth. It hurt l Corbett very much, but was as nothing compared with his exeprience in l France.
 It will be hard for any American bred person to believe the rumor here, but still it was very firm in all that it said. Corbett is declared to have visit | ed Paris with the expectation of being as well received as he would be in Carson City Flushing or Hoboken, but as it all happened he went from the train to his hotel without hearing even a cheer.
 l Not single waiter recognized him, and that night when he was stretching his limbs in the lobby not soul said I Hello, Jim," or even offered to. buy but that is matter which sometimes is forgotten. on this side, too. Taking it all in all, the rumor confid- ed, Corbett decided to seek enjoyment in other fields, and lie journeyed to other cities, but with no immediate re suits, and rather than be bored and meet not only strangers. but persons and peoples who had never heard ot him, he concluded to come home.