The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
Hard Work and Steady
Training Have Put Him
Back in Old Form.
COMING BATTLE
WITH TOM MURPHY
On Wednesday Night the Sports
Of Philadelphia Will See a
Real Old-Fashioned Ring
Contest, With No
Decision in Seven
Rounds.

PHILADELPHIA. January 5.-Youn-
Corbete is nearly back The same Denver
boy who on Thanksgiving Day. 1901.
handed Terry McGovern his first knock
out is on his way. The only differences
between that Corbett and the one who il
go.ng to meet Tommy Murphy at the Ma
tional A G. OF Philadelphia next vednes-
day night is twelve pounds. When Cor
bett earned his fame no weighed only
10 pounds. Now the scales VIII not
bounce until the l3S-pound notch Is occu-
pied
Many thousands have seen Young Cor
Drt appear IN bouts that ranged from
three to twenty rounds. out OF that LOT
there Is probably not one who could be
made 10 believe that Corbeft can ever
So''e uaHN To those it may be said
mere. theY never saw Young Corbett box.
Ihey saw him Try to. and they don't
know how ridiculous is the compar1aon
OF his work in ring contests, and a.
daily grind at Stratfori. Conn
Strattord Is a nice little tank town on
tho outskirts Of Bridgeport. and rests on
some stretch OF the banks OF the Housa-
tonic River It's just about as liveIv a
FL Nora. y. j. Life in Il ia lust what on,
makes It, and what a pace Young Corbett
has set-in the daytime, In the night
there Is not a light burning in the streets,
and the moon has apparently not got tho
name OF the town on its calling list II
one is unfortunate enough to be out after
the sun goes down. he has TO feel his way.
80 II = 20 bed with the chickens for Cor
bett and his trainers.
lard TO believe that Young Corbett
would change from the life Of a moth "a
that OF bat? But it is as true as anv
word everspoken by man. lie has done a.
lie mas taken hitch I'm his life OF
arH la.
10 get him some money and big punches
81 laurels In the rOped square. What
ever the little fellows weaknesses havo
been. they must be forgotten. and all
credit given him for his great display
OF will-power.
Even though beaten many times. Cor
bett lost Few friends. He could count them
by the score. and few were they who
would ever see him want He could have
kept up mis- Kiddy wh!rl among the white
lights indefinitely; but he didn't Ten
weeks ago he resolved TO show them
he was still out OF the has-been class
He was with Herman Moss, proprietor OF
the Times Square Hotel. one night when
Aa said Here's the last drink and
here's my last cigar. I'm going to start
training and Just show few people how
mistaken they are in me as a fighter.
I IN going TO Captain Bonds at STRAIT
ford. Conn. and go 10 work"
And he did II was his last cigar and
his last drink up 10. the present time.
And ne has worked. He has torn up roads
on his long 1aunts over them He has
almost worn out the floor OF the bia
gymnasium at Captain Bonds. He has
shattered the pugilstic aspirations oe
many local boy and has added decora-
tons 70 the features OF kid" Broad.
who is now "a the camp
Every day for those ten weeks he has
worked like q beaver. and to-day he snows
the effects. They were apparent 70 this
writer. and will he 80 20 those who are
going to see him box Murphy
The writer's visit was an impromptu
one. Ills first sight Of Corbett was on 8
road. kid" Broad was Flooding along,
too. some distance behind. though. but
Harry Pollok. mounted on Corbett's horse
and acting as pacemaker. The KID
was rolled in sweaters and blankets until
be looked like an Esquimau. He waa
dripping en- perspiration. He had trav-
eled more than ten miles Of road Then
70 was that Harry Tlthiu and Charley
Herrick got busy. while the village turned
out to see the performance. After q dry
rundown Corbett donned his swimming
tights and plunged from the dock at Cap.
tain Bonds into the icy waters OF the
HOusatonic. Corbett splashed around fof
a minute or two. and then crawled out.
And then was shown his excellent con.
ditlon. HIS skin was as pink az one OF
those final editions without final rss
suits Then be was rubbed down agals
and then the very superior cook OF the
camp rang the dinner bell It's unneces.
sary 20 say what happened then
rest Of about TWO hours. and then u