The evening world., 1909-01-25
.,Young Corbett Has Money
and Is In a Town Where
tise He Can't Gamble 1t Away
esg;
Amt That Tough Luck?

IT, UNNY, isn't It, what funny
things crop up in the days
~ news? There's Young Corbett
Il down in New Orleans to-day with a
~ nice piece Of money about to drop
INTO his pocket. And not gambling
s"plaoe open in the town. Corbett
:, always streaks 1t for a faro layout
stafter a fight. II there's anything
sYleft when daylight comes along he
goes to the race-track Now, here he
u left down in New Orleans with
nothing to show for all of his hard
training but a piece of money. Tough
luck, according to Young Corbetts
>sNFhs. What's money but something to
NSbend in hurry. anyhow?
Then there's the Marathon mixup. One
day Shrub runs phenomenal trial
over twenty miles OF road Next day
Longboat gallops through mud at a
rscordcracking pace. Next day shrubo
has q sore toe and phones over FOR a
postponement It looks funny or
course, Shrubb really has sore toe.
sAnd II he has he'd be foolish TO run
fgainst the Indian.
But when the race comes off don't for.
get that Shrubb can run. II is laugh
i, 70 me when l hear those solemn state
hnents from the Shrubb camp to the ef.
feet that Shrubb Is nervous about the
G distance-that he hasn't run so far be-
fore and fears he can't do 1t. | am OF
sreehe opinion that the Marathon will be
merely breather for the great little
sSEnglshman, who holds such bunch OF
cSstronger since the receipt OF the follow
mir. r. Edgren, Evening World.
ry, Dear Sir-I have been much inter.
ested In the reports that Mr.. Shrubb
may not be able to finish Marathon
80 that YOU may not have wrong
opinivr OF his ability. let me inform YOU
that ! have seen him run at least three
=, twenty-fve-Inile races in England. and
Chat ne won every one with ease and tin-
ished strong and fresh, and quite able
a, 10 go on for few miles more had there
been any necessity for doing so. Unless
- he has lost form exceedingly since |
las. seg him believe he has not
:, ,Shrubb will have no trouble whatever
Gswith the Marathon running In this
country. very sincerely yours,
AN ENGLISIIMAN."
ssY 7 would bring smile on the face Of
many New York sport II the
q threatened antl.boxing bill in Phla-
H., delphia should pass. For years we had
to go to Philadelphia every now and
tthen to enjoy boxing bout. over We
Q,wen.. all the enthusiasts. on an early
train. We sat through the programme,
3 from first preliminary to main event.
and came back TO New York on the
milk train" often we arrived at the
foot OF Cortland. street at daybreak
Hard lines In those days, And now
the game Is on velvet In New York.
cWouldnt we have the laugh on those
complacent Philadelphians II the stua-
tion reversed? oh, wouldn't We?
.pgr ACK JOHNSON, they say, has mar
ried an English barmad. bly,
scJ there's nothing In the story Not
That the barmaids OF London, as a
class, would discover any aversion to
o she big smoke" Quite the contrary.
But understand that MIR johns has
other alliances-or another alliance
here in America He had enough .rou-
ssnble In New York court Just before
leaving for England TO make him shy
for while.
1T ALSO note that Samuel Langtord Is
a QUILTING for an English trip. In
o. tending to fight johnson in London.
1T has been said that Johnson would
be very foolish to fight Langford when
he might as well be making fortune
in the English "alls."
4; oh, don't know. Johnson has Tough,
80 many terrific" draws with Jeanette
and Langford and the rest around here,
that II should be easy to enginee. IL
without chance Of injury to the new
champion.