The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-18

Never DONeu DeIOf9, returned lhe embryo conqueror of Sullivan. When
 Watson recovered his breath he re- marked: Boy, when you add about twenty-five pounds to your frame you'll become the worlds champion if you care to follow the game" Nine years later the eE-Dank clerk vindicated Watson's estimate of him when John L. Sullivan 6azed and bleeding dropped in the sand of a New Orleans ring under the same shower of jabs which confused Wat son But before that time Corbett was destined to successfully sell life insurance policies, win the amateur heavyweight championship of the coast. usur Wat5ons $ job as instruc- tor ct the Olympic, and successfully wage fisticuffs against Jack Burke, Joe Choynslli and Jake KfIrain.
 Corbett whipped Choy-nski twice both grudge affairs. Jim and Joe were brought up in the same neigh borhood and had enga ged in fights at school before meeting, profession ally, in the ring. In 1889 the two had their desperate fight on a barge
 near Frisco. The boxers started the fray Q few days previous but the mill had scarcely gotten under way when the police broke t up. In the second meeting, staged at five o'clock on a raw cold morning, CorbeJt was re- turned the victor after twen ty-seven bloody rounds. Although he was the winner Corbett fully realized he had been in a fight when his rival col [ lapsed on the barge deck Game Joe was not only c brave fighting man but a tremendous hitter to boot. Corbett applied his skill with disas- trous results to Choynski who was several inches smaller but always
 dangerous, He literally jabbed and cut Choynski's face to ribbons while
 the Hebrew vainly tried to score a Knockout before being blinded.
 ChoynsIi's punishment was uncom- Tnonly severe because of the fact the men scrapped with driving gloves in
 stead of regulation mitts. When the
 barge had put out to sea ot was dis
 covered there were no boxing gloves
 on board and two sets of skin tight
 driving gloves were speedily donated
 by the fight thirsty crowd.
 While Choyns1i was pitifully
 marked up Corbett in turn received a
 bounding too. Joe managec more
 .nan once to connect with his wick ed smashes and one one occasion it
 has been said Gentleman Jim was
 willing to quit. This was in the
 twentieth round when Corbett turned to Billy Delaney, his seconds and begged him to toss in the sponge, claiming his hands were broken. De- laney, who kneET how to inject fight ing spirit and morale in his charges pointed to Game Joe in a groggy condition in his own corner. Stick a . little while longer Jim, He's all in 1 too, diminished Delaney. Corbett scored his first knockdown in the JIM CORBETT-Two O.
 next round and his courage, reVita- lized Jim fought harder than ever , finally putting his Valient foeman
 down to stay six rounds later.
 Corbett proved that he had the
 nerve of 3, champion when he agreed 10 meet Peter Jackson, perhaps, the greatest black fighter that ever part ed the ropes. Although it was two years after the barge battle with Choyaski, Corbett was still hardly ! more than a novice. Jackson on the other hand was one of the most fin
 ished fighters of his period. He had whipped Jem Smith the English Champion and had persistently de- fled John L. Sullivan to fight him for the championship but John wanted none of his game. Corbett exhibited his sanfroid when Jackson and he were talking over the rules. They were trying to decide whether to hit ! or ''come clean out of the clinches- I'll leave it to you" said Jackson to him with the air of a great cham | pion showing magnanimity toward a lesser light. Corbett affected a
 sneeze in his glove and then with an indifferent drawl answered: Well