Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-20

ting him I'd come back for 1t when It
was needed.
Naturally being the most prominent
sporting man in Frisco or In the west
and being brother to Champion Jim
Corbett, Harry Corbett looked as big
as the president Of the United States
to me. SO when one day he asked me
IL I'd like to join Jim at Carson and
work With him the idea hit me about
right. Harry sent for Billy Delaney,
who was with Jim and had handled
him In the great fight with Sullivan at
New Orleans. Delaney came from
Oakland and Harry introduced us.
Delaney looked. me all over and then
In bis dry way asked me II thought
l could stand hard work.
Because" he said. "Jim is a nerv-
Gus sort of fellow and likes to drive
hard. He doesn't want any late sleep
ers in his camp"
We'll" ! said, Il don't know about
Corbett but no ironworker could ever
set too hot a pace for me-"
And he's a hard man to work with"
Delaney went on, trying to throw a
scare into me. you'll be lucky If he
doesn't scar you up little"
Hell be lucky If don't put my
mark on him" said l.
Harry Corbett laughed, and Delaney
wasted no more time, but asked how
soon could pack my trunk That
was easy. didn't bother with a
trunk. wasn't any Tod Sloane to
come to Frisco with fourteen trunks
and a dozen hat boxes. A good. big
suit case and a furnished room salts
fed my wants. The suit case was
already packed. AS It was cold over
in Nevada and didn't want any more
pneumonia. got a good overcoat In
few days Billy Delaney and left
for Carson.
From Carson we drove out to Shaw's
Springs. where Corbett was already
working. 1t lacked only about
month Of the big fight on March H..
I'll never forget my feelings as l step
ned from the rig in front Of the little
mountain hotel and thought that at
last oneFambition was to be fulfilled.
| wasn't fighting a champion yet, but
within a few hours I'd know what it
felt like to be punched by real cham
pion. and If wasn't mistaken would
know what it felt like to punch one.
Charlie White was great friend Of
Corbetts in New York. He was one
of the best known sporting men in the
east. He knew how to train fighters
and was an experienced referee. They
tell me that he brought out a lot Of
first class men in his time.
Gus Rubin was big young fellow
in Akron. He worked in a rolling
mill or something like that, and when
he wasn't working he played football.
After becoming local champion
Gus went to New York to go after
something bigger There everybody
told him to see Charlie White.
After awhile along came the Cor
bett- Fitzsimmons match. Bitz went to
Carson to train, and Corbett, who had
been doing n lot of light work, fixed it
up to start for Nevada. He was to
have Charlie White as an adviser as
well as Billy Brady. his manager, and
Billy Delaney, who had trained him
for the great fight with Sullivan In
New Orleans.
Charlie" said Corbett, 81 don't
want any clever sparrers to work with
for this fight Fitzsimmons is n
rough, awkward fighter. and want
some fast big man who can go at me
in his style"
81 know just the man you want"
said Charlie, and he told COrbett all
about the football player IN Akron.
Hell do. said Jim. 81 play Cleve-
land and two or three towns on the