Show AFTER THE BATTLE II I I ChampionCorbett Shows Tip in I Fine Form SULLIVAN IN VERY SAD SHAPE I 1 Rumor That tie Ftkclnlder Will Bo Sued i fat the Stdlhan End of the ttskcs i Gossip Concerning the Fichs Nmv OIILEANS Sept 8At the conclusion con-clusion ot the fight last night Corbett and party left the Olympic club in the midst of B perfect ovation and were driven to the uptown gymnasium where an enthusiastic crowd of club men and guests numbering EOOO gathered Corbett made a modest speech in response to the ovatIon Ho caid he had started his career in the Southern South-ern Athletic club when scarcely known sad now that ho had risen to the top of the ladder he feels profoundly grateful for the courtesy and attention showered upon him by tbe club At the conclusion the new champion was surrounded by 1 crowd whoshooK his hand I until sore He was then carried oft to his rooms whore he found telegrams awaiting him from all parts of the country Champagne Cham-pagne cork then began to pop and lan a health was drunk to the new luminary Corbett himself declined to drinksaying he did not want to belike be-like other pugilists that milk was good enough for him At 1 octoclr the new champion was permitted to retire and dratun of the honors which had been show eredpon him Tlie Sullivan party remained late at the Kib bnt tbe crowd hung at the doors until r un-til bullivan and his friends came out and took a carriage and went to the hotel The sporting fraternity who had not been caught with their money on Sullivan generally rejoiced that the deposed champion cham-pion had been whipped Parson Davies has announced that he will issue in a day or two a formal challenge chal-lenge to CORBETT TO FIGHT lIEn JACK60X Sullivan was still sleeping at 1030 this morning When an Associated Press correspondent cor-respondent was admitted to his apartmant his face was so swollen that his skin ws drawn tightly as was shown when the light fell on it His lips were disfigured and distorted giving the face a hideously fantastic appearance His nose though was not broken but terribly bruised being cut from the bridgedown at the center and the left tide The of extreme on tldc man confidence con-fidence eBterday was today beaten down And disfigured an evidence that new gods had sprung up in pugilism Johnson and Wakely the Sullivan backers back-ers had not yet determined what their course would be Corbett will join the traveling troupe with which he has been L exhibiting himself here and will at to niehtsTjerformanco bo handed the Olympic Olym-pic clubs check for 45000 the benefit to Sullivan being projected to take place at New York Corbett has offered 81000 for J box Coroett this morning was exuberantly merry receiving much attention from the members of theathletic clubs of the city Telegrams continue pour in on him from nil parts of the world SULLIVAN 18 SEEN Between 1 and 13 oclock Sullivan was roused and taken t the gymnastlti club where he was given Turkish bath and a rubbing The entire party will leave the city on the homo journey at 830 this oven ing ingThe The afternoon was spent in preparation and packing Sullivan remaining indoors and chatting with such friends as could eee him Corbott awoke feeling refreshed and in fine spirits and ate breakfast spirt a splendid Corbetts trainers wanted him to drink something but lie did not care to do so and said be would continue to be abstemln cue It shows the man in him His rest last night was most refreshing and he awoke this morning feeling as happy as a I lark larkWhen When he got up a splendid breakfast was awaiting him and he cat down and relished it During the morning with Big Billy Delaney he walked over to the Southern South-ern Athletic club and was overwhelmed with congratulations by his friends It was I hard t break away from them but he finally did so and than he sat down to remember re-member relatives and friends dear and wrote letters to his parents giving the report re-port of the battle of bis lfe To the reporter re-porter ho said he said ho was not surprised I at the result because he knew when he went into the ring that the big fellow was not his equal in skill or endurance Eo was ready however to accord Sullivan van due credit for his fair contest and manly bearing Sullivan he said was a wonderful hitter and every inch a fighter but whet be lacked was ability to usa his hands and avoid a cleverer man |