The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-19
PASSING OF THE PUGS'
CONTROL OF THE BOXING GAME
HAS AGAIN FALLEN INTO DAN
GEROUS HANDS
CoRBETT GANG IN SADDLE

C0RBETT GANG IN SADDLE
Latest Proposition Is a Farce That
the Public Would Scarcely Stand
For - Brady, COrbett, Delaney,
JeIHries, All In It-NOne of Fitx-
simmons for Jeffries, Thank You
Gov. ROOseVeIt's Hostility.
When James ]. Corbett became cham
pion prize fighter, with Billy Brady as
the foil against the public boxing took
a turn Of its picture toward the wall Of
popularity. Corbett could Outtalk ma
chine. but he wouldn't fight enough to
keep himself warm. Disguised patrons
of the sport soon soured upon it, and
there were attacks upon boxing every
where that finally had the effect of max
ing prize fighting in any state in the
Union almost out of question. Then
came the Horton law, in New York, and
for a long time boxing has had the
boards, openly, with the implied indorse-
ment Of the New York public and the
Billy Brady. having got all out of six
ay-go-as-yOu-please walking matches,
and made that sport so unpopular that 1t
died in New York, again turned his atten-
ton to boxing, and since then has devel-
oped new bread winner in the person of
James Jeffries. Brady has probably
reaped fortune through his new find
and doesn't propose to take chances to
lose the lodestone that draws in the dol
lars so long as he can cling to it. There
by hangs the tale
CORBETT AND JEFFRIES.
1t Is now proposed to match Jim Cor
bett and Jim Jeffries for the worlds
championship. That would be nice Bill
ly Brady, former manager and side
partner Of Corbett; Jim Jeffries, former
sparring partner of Corbett; Billy De-
laney, former trainer of Corbett How
nice and easy that would be. The fight
would go the limit, and Corbett would
win on points" He would go no nearer
Jeffries than Gen. Otis does to Aguinaldo
Jeffries has the money, and is not an
actor. Corbett Is out Of line in many
ways, SO 1t is said. He would like to re-
plenish his eXchequer, and wouldn't mind
going on the road again in a play writ
ten for one. VIII the public stand for it7
Aye, there is the rub. And the public
pulse Is now being carefully felt. If it
throbs properly. then the match will
be made. If not, there will be some good
and difficult excuse for calling off ne
gotiattons, and no harm done.
NOT FITzsIMMONs.
| Please excuse me- says Jim Jeffries.
| when the name of Fitzsimmons is men,
| toned within his. hearing. The might
be champion wants no more of the Cor
ntshman'S game. 1t Is too hard He
would rather meet Corbett and lose than
t1tzsimmons and win. Fitz hits hard,
and Corbett taps easy. Fitz has a poor
show to get on a return match with JEFF
fries. There is but one reason why:
Jeffrtes Is like the man who tackled a
hive Of angry bees and got away alive
He knows when he has had enough. Out
upon such champions! Had John L., Sui
livan met a man with result so unsatis-
factory as was the meeting between JEFF,
fries and Sharkey, the champion Of
champions would never have rested until
he had completed the task of demon
strattng that he was the better man
Sharkey Is the man who Is first entitled
to the attention Of Mr.. Jeffries. Then
Mr.. Fftzsimmons, If he promised the Cor
nlshman return match. Corbett-bahl
That is too transparent
or EFFECT OF IT ALL. .~s - -
There is but one ending to the sort of
control of the boxing game-pubIic con-
domination and opposition The Amert--
can public admires fighter 1t is a part
OF the fnnermost attributes of the race.
But 1t has supreme disgust for a fighter
VINO VIII not hght-a champion who re-
talns MS title because he takes no;
chances to lose it. Under the accented
rules that govern ring championships Mr.
Jerr1es Is entitled to q reasonable rest
But there is nothing In the accented
ed1cts that permits him to name his next
opponent. The public will do that. IF,
public opinion says Mr.. Jeffries should
meet MI Sharkey, he better had; If Mr..
t1tzs1mmons, likewise the same No mat
ter who the public, by It's voice. saws ia
the man to meet the champion, that man
should not be turned aside by the present
champion because there Is easier work
IN sight. Such a champion should NOT he
able to draw flies to a sugar foundry. not
TO mention people in theater.
BLOW AT HORTON LAW.
The New York public, as well az the
general public, Is disguised with the tao
t1cs OF the men who are conducting the
| boxing game in Gotham The noliticianS
! are not slow to discover which wav 70
| turn to win the popularity of the masses
GoN. roosevelt has bee in his bonnet
lie Will nurture 1t whenever onnortuni+y
| presents-and one Is just beginning r.
| present itself in New York in the boxinp
| game. Gov. Roosevelt, spurred on hv
/ the knowledge that the promoters of the
| so-calfed sport are using 1t as a cover
| 10 gain money, and not to promote am
b1tlon IN the growing fighter Of the land
VIII make a move to put a stop to hoy
| ing. These who are weary of the Rradv
| idea Of how to make a channion ~
| straw and keep him from being DESTROY
| ed are secretly rejoicing that Gov Roose-
| Velt is taking the initiative in this mat
| ter And the friends of the game every
| Where Will say amen when it Is known
that boxing Is being promoted not to as
| tablish a real question of sunerioritv
| and the making Of a i cal chamnion h,;+
| to enrich a few men who have no love
| 1or boxing save that 1t brings in the dol
| lars faster than they can be harvested
i'll almost any other way.
MCCOY AND MAHER.
Mccoy and Maher will not meet m
| NOV. ~, as originally scheduled. lust
| why there was postponement is NOT
| known, save that Mccoy stated that bis
| arm was In bad shape, and that as there
| had been no signed agreement as to dato
| OF the battre he would prefer a little more
time In which to get into prime shane
Mccoy appreciates that Maher is q hard
proposition, and he Is sufficiently wise to
| want to be In the best possible shane
| when he takes OH the big, strong Irish
| champion. 1t Is now stated that the NOR.
| VIII get together on Dec. H. The battle