The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-03-24

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Of ambition that landed mo at the
top.
JACKSON BOUT
TURNED TIDE
My victory over Peter Jackson
raised me to a position that Sulli'
van was forced to recognise. and.
after a series OF additional victories
established firmly as "A contender, he
issued challenge TO include the
three leading heav1-weixhts OF Aus
tralia. England and America. who
were Frank Slavin. Charley Mitchell
and myself. respectively.
However. there was Joker IN
the deck One clause OF the char
lenge stipulated that the contender
put up a sio.ooo side bet. at even
odds, aitho IL was certain that tho
official odds would favor the cham.
pfon By az least TO 1.
In these days. SIC. 700 was lot Of
money TO me. With one or two OF
my clos. personal friends chipping
In. raised 1000. which was suffi-
eient to prove my good faith: and
then--such sports don't live In this
axe--I found hackers among the
broadway race track men 10 back
me with tho needed 5000. Every
man OF them was morally certain
that l would he beaten 20 pulp
by Sullivan: but they were sports
enough to give the kid chance.
trained at Ashury Park. -. J.
Billy Muldoon. the famous trainer.
offered to train me. but | turned
him down and sent for my old. little
known friend. Billy Delaney. who
trained me for my fight with Peter
jackson.
ORIGINAL
TRAINING STYLE
I trained as no pugiiist ever had
before. We built an outdoor ring. a
handbari CORRUPT up complies
gymnasium. I put In six months
On the way to New Orleans TO do
battle with the champion. Travelled
In a fully-equippcd training quarters
built In a Pullman car.
Alice Brady. leading motion pic
the daughter OF my manager. and
was almost constantly at my train
ing quarters with her dad
on the way to the fight. ! tried 70
work out some scheme 90 obtain
physiological advantage over Sulli-
van. I knew he believed that every
fighter In the world feared him. and
my task was TO bluff him into think
ing that felt sure OF beating him.
So. on the night OF the fight. ]
walked from my quarters TO the
Olympic club. where the bout was
held, wearing a palm-beaeh suit. n
straw hat and carrying a cane. Ny
trainer was astonished and disap-
pointed. He held the ageold view
that boxer should wear a cap and
n heavy sweater.
CORBETT GETS
SULLIvAS'S GOAT
Sullivan was even more aston
ished. I had him guessing. At the
club ! was told that would find
Sullivan in the ring when I entered.
as his manager had lost the toss
which decided which Of us should
first appear. They tried to trick me.
/ started down a lane thru the
crowd. and discovered that Sullivan
was nowhere 20 be seen.
stopped and looked back. sulli-
van was coming behind me-. He let
out bull-like roar. told him. In
a "stage" voice. that he would enter
the ring first IL we had to wait all
night. And he did He received a
tremendous ovation. Never before or
since has champion been 20 pop
ular with the public.
While the preliminary instructions
wcrc being givenf I behaved with
bravado. convincing Sullivan that
felt absolutely no fear OF him.
The floor Of the ring was OF turf.
which was calculated 20 slow up my
footwork, as I had been used 70
fighting on fast footing OF boards.
On the evening OF the fight. sullI.
van weighed zi2 pounds and strip
ped at iTs.
The early rounds OF the fight were.
imagine, rather tame for the
crowd 10 watch. knew that
could beat Sullivan By outboxing him
and keeping away from his bone
crushing right hand. In tho second
round the crowd. who had never
secn such tactics employed. began 10
hiss me for not mixing IL.
Choosing a moment when I knew
--aitho no one else did--that Sulli.
van was not in position to hit. in a
fash I threw both hands above my
head, looked at the ringsiders. and
remarked. walt a bit. You'll see a
fight" The trick won them. and
they cheered me 70 the echo.
JIM TAKES
a CHANCE
While In my corner after the seo.
ond round. told my seconds that !
could win quickly by smuggling with
Sullivan. Billy Delaney went white
They begged me 10 keep away from
him, but determined to hit him
at least one solid blow In the third
round.
/ did, choosing an instant when ]
could set yself FOR a hard punch
1 caught the champion ON the Jaw
and from the way his head snapped
back knew had Jared him.
from tDsn on 10 the list round
the fight WAS simply case Of Sulli
van chasing me. while I jabbed ant
kept away. wearing him doR. The
end came sooner than I expected.
did not suspect that Sullivan was ~
weak in the 2ist round. when. land
ing left hook 70 the jaw, I saw
his head bob back and forth--an un
nistakable sign that be was groggy
! instantly cut loose with all I had
and beat him 20 the earth with z
series OF rights and lefts<
When he WIS brought around
and arose. Sullivan turned 10 thu
crowd and said, Gentlemen, l an
glad the championship remains IL
America"
And 80 began fiye.year reign a.