Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

there! Why, they'll just hand him the
key TO the Bank OF England and tell him
TO go as far as he likes. After a year
or so of orgies in London johnson will be
all in. They sported Peter Jackson and
the Coffee Cooler over there, and they'll
Just pamper Johnson to death. II 1 was
Sam Fitzpatrick I'd keep Johnson locked
up in some country farm house away from
the temptation OF dear old London.
Married Harness Lies Lightly.
Most fighters. I'll acknowledge. do not
consider the marriage contract q sacred
one. There's Kid Mccoy, for example!
He's been married and divorced so many
times that it's hard to keep track of his
adventures in wedlock. His first wife. I
remember. was a pretty little country
milliner from Indiana. The Kid brought
her to this big town and Then suddenly de-
serted her. The poor girl appealed 10 some
of the fight fans and they paid her way
back 10 her humble parents home. where
she resumed the task Of trimming hats,
while the festive Mccoy forgot all about
her.
Sometimes it's the woman who gives
a fighter the dinky dink. however. Jim
Corbett's first wife. Ollie Lake. grew tired
OF Gentleman Jim after he had presented
her with a $4,000 house in West Eighty
seventh street. She obtained a divorce and
married the son OF a multimillionaire paint
manufacturer. This didn't
break Corbetts heart, however. for he
soon married again and has been very
happy ever since. Mrs. corbett No. :
presides over a handsome home at Bay
Side. l.. l., and, like Mrs. Jeffries. she
forced Gentleman Jim to give up prize
fighting some time ago I had to laugh
the other day when I read about Corbett
declaring that he would fight johnson
and bring back the championship 10 the
white race. Why. boys. you couldn't get
Corbett into o ring again with a derrick,
He told me only recently in his dressing
room tina neither money nor influence
would ever induce him 10 return to the
boxing game. Jim's ambition ls to keep
on studying until he becomes a great
comedian. Jim certainly has the phiz for
one. Did you ever look IL over carefully ?
IT'S rather a comic mug at that. more
especially when James gives that hard.
horsy laugh OF his.
Clever Ones Not Marked.
"A friend OF mine says Corbetts face
In Profile always reminds him OF a clean
shaver horse. but l think Jim is not at
all bad looking. considering he fought
Ms way 70 the championship, Wnicn eb a
rule does not improve manly beauty. Cor
bett has no marks to indicate his ring
career-no cauliflower ear or broken nose
It's a strange fact that few OF the great
fighters we're ever marked in this way.
Look A. Burns, Atteli. Sullivan. Fitzsim-
mons. MeAuliffe. Mccoy. Mitchell and a
score OF other crackajacks and they show
no disfigurements. 1t seems 10 be the
bum ~scrappers who get smashed mugs and
fancy ears.
Jack McAuiffe, who has a sentimental
side 10 his character, has often told me
that the death OF his first wife was the
hardest blow he ever received IN or out
of the ring. According to Jack. she was
the l~oveliest woman that ever lived and
ne mouTns her loss 10 this DAY. even though
she passed away nearly twenty years ago.
II my wife had lived said McAuiiffe
to me the other day, I would stil be the
lightweight champion Of the world. for my
life would have been a quiet, domestic one
under her influence
II know McAuiffe means Just what he
says about mis- first love. Kitty Hart and
Jack grew up together over in williams
burg. Il vas a romance from early child
hood and MeAuiiffe aid most OF his court
ing when he toiied for hls daily bread in