The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-28
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
! Meet the Greatest Boxer Of Them


IN COhbElII wanted q chance 70
win back his old title. and so I
- gave IL % him. We were match
ed 10 fight twenty-five rounds at
CoEey Island On the nIcht Of May H. IN
taxing on tor5eIt / was just keeping 10
my program Long before 7 beat
+ itzslnmons- I made I'D my mind that
u / were ever champion I'd defend my
title whenever a good man came along
and challenged me, II any one cared 90
oHeT a purse Every champion ought 20
GO thls or retire from the game
The public wanted 10 see me fight Cor
bert- I'd shown that I could beat a
scientific pElCher Ike Fitzslum0us and
& rough fighter like Snarkey- Now they
wanted 90 see z I could do anything
with q Ilgh-niuE-1sst boxer who wouldn't
slug with me like the other two The
hight fans thought Jim was back
number, but the were satisfied 70 see
what kind of a showing he could make
as Ions as ne lasted.
CorDejt didn't 90 90 pieces Ike other
champions ef-er being beaten az Carson
lie took pretty good care OF himself
He'd had one fight with SharkCy since
LneE4. ana had lost on q foul when Con
ME AcFey jumped into the ring But
That dicn ( make the -atus forget what
Corbett really thought re could beat
ne and Tor a year he I-aIle1 Ola the
quiet and got into great condition He
kept his plans under cover
As soon as The match was made Jim
went down 10 LaEHE, God and started
training Then weeks before our lEl-
ne sent Tor Gus RUHllur and during ylis
last ten weeks OF training ne ana Gus
fought every day ISL as hard as IL
they were Iu the riug. Cor1ttr had a
notion thar led have % lgEt for El-
life against me. and that real fEHll1r
was me DtSL |oEE To Ect MIN hack INTO
the old shape he vas about right too.
While CorbeJt was " o-i-lu- hard 7 did
more or less travelling srolud- A. little
now named Jack F1uniEau stood up 20
me IN Detroit and took the count iu less
IMAM a round No class 90 that fight
Then ] was through with FlurEEsu +
days was hard al work Iu the same old
training quarters where ] IlG prepared
FOR the fight with F'itzsiTuuuus- u
seemed good 20 get back TO real work
and all OF the Old training STAFF except
Delaney. Ed Duukhorsr weighed 27T
pounds or so, and ne Old tie heavy
work- Ed was Is game az amy body. and
didn't care who climbed Into -lr-
with him Ten a. twelve DAYS before
my fight I'd went I'D 20 Brooklyn 90
have a try at FitZslumols- TomuLs
Ryan went with him CD de lu mis- corner
walked out on the road that evening
with Two or three OF the boys. Just a.
We were crossing q bridge. about
O clock a. blast was l-rl or s0UrW here
and the ground SHOOK
There Coes DuukhCrs-,T T said ''Fltz-
has landed on him ] meant DO as
l1le. but I'd must have been taking his
tumble about that time, for Bob knock
ed him ont I'm the second ROUND. Dunk
horst diln have much 90 say when he
came hack to camp He'd never been
knocked out in q fight before and ne
felt pretty sore
RYAN Thought It was the greatest Foze
in the world and kept kidding I'D about
q until / had tg interfere 20 save the
peace of the camp Tommy took a lot
Of Fov in telling Row he dra cEed rE-
Human Freight Car 10 hts corner af-r e
the Knockout, and how he was leaning
over Dunkhorst spOuEiuE HIS head when
he came TO- Ed looked up and asked
What has hzppeDed2'
-'Wuv-T said Ryan the roof foI in
zone OF the beams must have 0Tnu0eL
on me. then said DunkhO-st- shutting
his ewes
After all the fun and hard work tire
1IrG Of May found me in good shape rr
f.nf ANYBODY I expected To he TeDDr.
a good deal and cut Up more or less he
fore located Jim. for I hadn't f0TE0s -
ten how he could land and float ava
out at Carson But there was never g
doubt in my mind that I'd get him fr
the end had begun 10 think Z knew
something ABOUT boxing now. being
champion. and Tommy Ryan Crc~Ura--.T
me IN the idea that T could box with
Corbetr and hold him safe