The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-21
JA|l|EJ.C0RBETT
INTERVIEWED | | |
Here 4 !.
SAYS He IS oUT3 OF THE FIGHT
BUSINESS, AND THERE is STILL,
"a WHITE. MANS ;HoPE-HoNEYs
BOYS MINSTREL PARADE A
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George Evans Honey Boys Mlnstrels
arrived in Fairmont from Greensburg.
/ Pa, shortly after noon and will give
a show at the Grand opera house this
evening. The sale Of seats have been
unusually large and a packed house
will greet this well.known company,
and the hundreds Of loyal admirers Of
James ]. Corbett, who put It over on
the old John L. Sullivan in New Or.
leans on that memorial day in Sep.
,tembcr, 1892, VIII give a talk.
Corbett was Interviewed by,a repre-.
sentative OF the West YirglnIan short.
" before the parade started. He said
that he never felt better IN ibis life
than now and that he intended to tell
! the people Of Fairlnont this evening
lust how the Jentties,Johnson fight at
Reno on last Fourth Of July looked to
him from a personal standpoint and
why the white man vas defeated by
the negro.
How old are you now?" was the
question put to Corbett. Just forty.
four, but ! don't feel day older than
twenty years ago. and. don't you
know" said he. "that i have never
been III since Whipped Sullivan; It
must have been a kind Of lifetime
bracing tonic, for when was a lad
and before ! was 'old, 4 noug to vote
Il was not the healthiest person on
earth by any means, while working in
a bank, and at which time l began
training gradually TO become a pugi.
list and the longer Itrained the health
Ter ] grew. but MS the average person
Is Ill at intervals I was then also, but,
as said, have never been sick since
4 took the honors from John L."
z"Will you ever fight asaln?' was
asked. mo, never came the emphat.
ic reply; though Isfeels Just as active
and strong q in years gone by j am
out Of the fight business. am now
married--got the best woman on
earth; have had my fling in the ring,
have been all over the world and am
now settled down IN the show bust.
ness, which profession ! shall pursue
the rest of my life. 1twant to stay in
America. for it's Gods land and the
hest people in the universe arc found
here. ;,;$5
do yon think that there will be.
same white man found who will whip
Johnson before he's too old to nght?"
Eyes, but who he is, only time will
develop" said Gentleman Jim.
Corbett stands feet IL inches and
is a clean.cut man. He said that he
weighs Just to the pound the same as
when he fought Sullivan. 1876. and has
not varied from that weight In twenty
years. lie also said that he did not
belong to any organizations except the
Loyal Order Of Moore and "the boys
at Wichita. Kas.. several months ago
put him through. q don't go in much
on fraternal or secret orders
, sScores OF persons congregated about
Corbett just before the parade started
and shook his hanl. He marched at
the head Of the parade, which was one
OF the finest ever seen here and nearly
every mani large physically and fine
appearing. Il, Z
At this evenings performance q
large number OF Clarksburg Elks will
be present in a body and Mayor Moore,
OF that city, will occupy a box. The
Clarksburg B. p. o. Z. is putting on a
minstrel TO be given there In the near
future.
FIVE PLAIN ONES.