Evening journal., 1903-06-12
coRBET ON FIGHTING
Says No Physical Pain If Man is Well
Trained.

Concerning the oft-ropemed statements
that the prize fight is brutal, and danger
Gus to life and limb, Jim Corbett had this
to say recently;
There is no physical pain whatever at
tached to the prize ring, provided, Of
course that man Is we'll trained ana
has prepared himself for the conflict.
There would never have been death in
the ropod arena had the fighters who have
met with such accidents been trained.
"rhe best argument 10 substantiate my
statement is the fact that In the history
of lighting no champion was ever killed or
even seriously injured But my, what a
hullabaloo people make over the slightes.
injury that happens 10 the ring. ! want TO
illustrate a littlo Incident as compari-
son.
Some years ago I attended a ball game
and one OF the players sliding into home
plate broke his arm The spectators cheer
ed as he walked Off the field, and the
women present forgot all about the poor
fellows pain, but watched the game as
unconcorncd as If nothing had happened.
The Papers did noi even comment on #
further than ito mention the fact that
Player so-and-So had broken his arm, and
would be out of the game for several
months.
"About this time Jack Moffatt, Of Chi
cago dislocatcd his shoulder blade in n
fight with Gardner by swinging over Card
ner's head and missing him. You should
have seen the papers the next morning. A
column about the dangers of the ring and
those alleged reformcrs took up the cry
and preached about the brutalities of the
prize ring.
~ want TO go on record as stating that
prize fighting is not as dangerous as base
bali or one-tenth as brutal as foot ball
and that no fighter ever entered the ring
and took the chances that our jockeys are
taking every day ON the different race
tracks throughout the country.
Don't you think BIT about time that these
plous interferers got on the wood and
talked about something they know where
of they speak l was playing an engage
ment in Rochester one time and one OF
those nice. meddlesome old ladies who are
so popular i'm every community, called
upon me at my hotel, saying; Mr.. Corbeti
several ladies of our sewing circle and
members Of the church are trying to star
in and see If we can't reform you. You
! reputation is so great that If you will con
sent to abandon the ring, others will fol
low It's so brutal. you know.
" How do you know it's brutal"
asked
" My husband told me So
q" Does your husband know"
"'Well, a friend Of his told him So
90 Then your husband never ATTENDED
fights"
+" 4 should say not. I would just like Il
eaten Charlie going ITO one of those prlz
affairs. and I'd fix him.
He's home taking care Of the childrei
I while 1 do missionary work. 1 have Z
spend so much of my time attending t
missionary work that 1 do believe they viii
, have a cold supper at home unless Char
lie cooks something warm for the babie
to eat
I Then all you know about the brutal
ties of the prize ring is what your husban
has from hearsay,"
r. "Yos."
Gwen, my dear lady. instead of 20
/ coming here and ddvislng me- think
would serve your missionary work TO
far greater extent il you remained at hom
, and prepared warm meals for your babie
and husband instead of spending your tim