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
Real old-Fashioned Ring
Contest, With No
Decision in Seven
Rounds.

PHILADELPHIA, January 5.-Youns
Corbett 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 difference
between that Corbett and tho one who is
going to meet Tommy Murphy at tho Ma
tional a. c. of Philadelphia next Wednes.
day night Is twelve pounds. When Cor
bett earned his fame he weighed only
126 pounds. Now the scales will not
bounce until the i3s-pound notch Is occu-
pied.
Many thousands have seen Young Cor
bett appear In bouts that ranged from
three to twenty rounds. Out OF that lot
there Is probably not one who could be
made to believe that Corbett can ever
come back" To those it may be said
here. they never saw Young Corbett box.
They saw him try to. and they don't
know how ridiculous is the comparison
of his work in ring contests and his
daily grind at Stratford. Conn.
Stratford 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 lively as
Ell Mora, N. ]. Life in 1t is Just what one
has set-in the daytime! In the night
there is not light burning In the streets.
and the moon has apparently not got tho
name of the town on its calling list. IL
one is unfortunate enough to be out after
the sun goes down. he has to feel his way.
So it's to bed with the chickens for Cor
bett and his trainers.
Hard to believe that Young Corbett
would change from the life of a moth to
an If n hot Re II To
word everspoken by man. He has done 1t.
Efe has taken a hitch In his life OF
gayety, and to keep taking them is going
to get him some money and big punches
of laurels in the roped square. What
ever the little fellows weaknesses have
been, they must be forgotten. and all
credit given him for bis great display
of will-power.
oven 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 his giddy whlrl 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
ha said: Here's the last drink and
here's my last cigar. I'm going to start
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mistaken they are in me as fighter.
I'm going to Captain Bonds at Strait
ford, Conn, and go to work.
And he did It was his last cigar and
his last drink up to- the present time.
And he has worked. He has torn up roads
on his long 1aunts over them. He has
almost worn out the floor OF the big
gymnasium at Captain Bonds. He has
shattered the pugilistic aspirations OF
has OBJ
tons to the features of Kid Broad,
who is now at the camp.
Every day for those ten weeks he has
worked like q beaver, and to-day he SNOWY
the effects. They were apparent to this
writer, and will be 80 to those who ara
going to sec him box Murphy.
Tho writer's visit was an impromptu
one. His first sight OF Corbett was on a
road. kid" Broad was plodding along,
too, some distance behind. though. but
game Just the same. In the van was
Harry Pollok mounted on Corbett's horse
and acting as pacemaker. The kid"
was rolled in sweaters and blankets until
he looked like an Esquimau. He waA
dripping in perspiration. He had trav-
eled more than ten miles OF road. Then
It was that Harry Tuthill and Charley
Herrick got busy, while the village turned
out to see the performance. After dry
rundown Corbett donned his swimming
tights and plunged from the dock at Cap.
tain Bonds into the Icy waters OF thu
Housatonic, Corbett spashed around fol
a minute or two. and then crawled out,
And then was shown his excellent con.
ditIon. His skin was as pink as one OF
those "hnal' editions without final res
suits. Then he was rubbed down agaid
and then the very superior cook OF thu
camp rang the dinner bell. It's unnecess
cory RI apv what haDDened then.
A rest Of about two hours. and then Il