Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-09

pieces" Bob was arrested and SO was
jim. but both were discharged under
promise they would not fight in the
| state. That ended that affair." but Maher
aud o'ponnell who under no considera-
ton were allowed to fight in connection
! with the championship went east ana
had 1t out at Maspeth, l.. l. Mahen won
in short order, but when he and Fitz-
simmons were matched to fight for the
/ championship. a title donated to Maher
by Corbett after Maher had defeated
ODonnell. there was not a state in the
! Union open to them to settle the cham
pionship question. Dan Stuart had the
match. and to pull it off was compelled
TO invade Mexico. Fitz beat Maher in a
round. after which he and COrbett We're
matched again by Stuart. who managed
10 secure the passage of the prize fight
bill now on the statute books of the
state of Nevada.
Il have assurances from Cincinnati
that there is not a chance now that the
fight will be interfered with" said Man
ager Brady week ago. MY repre-
sentative, Ed G. Cooke, writes me that
the lawyers we have engaged inform
him that the opposition has not leg to
stand on. and the bout will take place
AS scheduled. That the people of Gin
oinnati are satisfied that the threat Of
stopping the contest is bluff, pure
and simple. is shown by the fact that
very nearly $4,000 worth Of tickets have
been sold up to date, and the bout is
still two weeks off,
Despite Brady's assurances. New
York followers of the game of fisticuffs
are dubious abo he situation, and
- n n
are willing to wager that the two giants
of the ring will never get together in
the Ohio city. In the meantime, so far
as can be judged from the dispatches
sent out from the training quarters
of the rival gladiators, both Jeffries
and Madden's tail Swiss are training
faithfully and are already in condition
for a brusing battle. 1t is evident that
neither is goinng to take any chances
on being caught out OF condition.-Chi-
cagO Journal.
Jim Corhett's latest ambition is to
shine as a vaudeville entertainer. The
tN-champion is not laying up great
deal of money at present as a dealer in
liquid refreshment, and he has decided
to again turn to the footlights as a
means of gathering in the coin OF the
Of Ezra i endsll. Richard Fuller Golden,
and other Well known munolosue art
lists. is anxious to emulate the example
of these performers as Il single handed
dealer i'll entertaining conversation.
jim the Gent has studied up a mon
piosue that he thinks will surely be :,
hit. lie intends to tell bunch Of sto-
RES concerning his own experiences
since he first became prominent as
demonstration of Queensberry science.
Il tried my little talk on a crowd of
700 or 500 people at an entertainment at
/, private club the other night" said
Corbett yesterday afternoon. 1t went
great and l viii not be a bit backward
now about making my little spell to
whole theater fun of people. l think
| can make good as a monologue en-
tertainer, and l may decide to wind up
the act With little bag punching and
round or two of boxing"
Jim is great in dealing out a single
handed talk chimed in Billy Elmer.
the actof-pugilist from, California. "Hc
mas that easy-going, you're all-my-
personal-pals way of handing out his
CONVERSE ton that is sure 10 make good.
u tell YOU. Corbett would have made
class a connman had he tried to make
a living by the Hungry Joe system,
LOOK at the easy way he deals out the
not ar as an entertainer in his thirst
cure pacetsI tell you he has his audi
ence with him from the jump. He'll
make good sure"
Corbett leaves today for Cincinnati.
where he is to open a weeks engaee-
ment on sunday night. 1t appears that
he engaged to do q sparring and bar
punching at. lat the management OF
the th"ate" at which he is to apDear
VII not stand for boxing turn on
sunday. and tn. hisc Californian mas
decided to introduce his monoloc,le act
on the opening night in order t.. fiji Oh.
The week. as he is to draw a certain
percentage of the gross receipts a. e,rh
performance.
o'd John I" sullivan. attirod each
evening in a full -dress suit and With his
hustache shaven off. is once more bat
l'lns to finish with his old enemy.
1ohn Barleycorn. in New York. A list
III Walters and hack drivers who have
l'eeh sugSed or scared to death bv
Hully appears in the papers each morn
9ulIS appears in the New York paDers
each morning.
FRANK Erne picks Jeffries to win the
coming big battle. Possibly franl,s
preference is due to the fact that Ter,v
McGovern thinks SO well of Rubin. ar
IL may be that Frank wants 10 tickle
me sports of San Francisco, where he
has axes for grinding,
Joe Choynski has frequently been
Spokeh OF as the Oldest fighter now in ac
I'VE service in the ring. Incorrect.
frank Chi.ds is two years older than
Nhoynski, while the two scrubs-Eddie
DALEY of Baltimore and Con O'Learv of
MlWaukee-are the real partiarchs of
lhe game. Daley has been in the ring
Just 70 years. and O'Leary 20. Both men
are about 40 years of age