Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1919 — FRANK CHANCE ONCE DARED JIM CORBETT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FRANK CHANCE ONCE DARED JIM CORBETT

Accused Champion of “Framing” With Kid MdCoy. Former Baseball Star Started Out With Intention of Giving ’’Pugilist a Thrashing—Bartender Interfered at the Right Time. - h The best fighters are not in the ring. Many athletes in lines far removed from the wake of the resin, iould battle with more effect than ome of the boys who earn their money meeting the lads in their class in. the glove game. Of all athletes in recent years who might be clepf’oded upon to give a good account of themselves in any sori of engagement, Frank Chance, famed as the pianager of. the Chicago Cubs a fejv years ago, was a real champion. He was always in first-class condition and was as game as a mountain trout. Chance vyas going to whip former Champion Corbett in the latter’s place of business in New York on ope occasion, and only the rare» presence, of mind on the part of a bartender prevented what might have been a nasty encounter. Clfhnce, with some friends, had witnessed the Corbett-McCoy In Madison Square garden in Atigust, 1900. That was the bout In which both fighters were accused ’of having

“framed.” Chance paid $25 for a box seat at the show, and .> when it was over the Cub star was in a white rage. . / He told his friends he was going to Corbett’s case at Twenty-third and Broadway the next day to tell the former. champion what he of his -integrity, and, if necessary, he wduld take a smash at the boxer. He called on Corbett as he promised. Corbett met Frank with a smile on his face. Chance unloaded his criticism and decorated it with a few compliments for Corbett that swept the latter off his feet. Chance dared Corbett to raise his hands, but before Corbett could do so the bartender tbld Corbett he was wanted on the phone. Some friends hustled Chance out of the place. Corbett was taken in tow in another room and the trouble blew Over. The matter was. fixed up a few years later, and now Corbett and Chance are good friends, although Chance has never backed down from his stand that the fight was a' rank fake. There are not many men outside of the fight game who would have courted trouble with Corbett at that -time; —* —t-A-- ——

Frank Chance.