The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-22
NOT TILL SEPTEMBER
BATTLE BETWEEN JIM CORBETT
AND CHAMPION JEFFRIES NOT
FIXED FOR JUNE
JEFFRIEs HAS A BAD ARM

That Is the Excuse for Deferring
the Meeting Nearly One Year
Says COrbett VIII Give Him More
Trouble Than Did FitzsimmOns
or Shnrkey-Erne and O'Brien
Battle VIII Occur Dec. 4.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.-The battle be-
tween Jeffries and Corbett will not be
decided before next September. This por-
ton of the details of the fight was prac-
ticaIIy agreed upon by Manager Brady
and his big protege. Brady, in speak
ing about the battle, said that he
would have signed the articles of agree
ment and also named a date for the
contest to be decided when he and Cor
bet clinched the match, but as Jeffries
injured his arm in his fight with Sharkey
he consequently thought he would have
a talk with Jeffries first.
AS COrbett and Brady agreed to meet
again for the purpose of signing the ar
ticles, also naming a definite date for
the battle, there is every indication that
all the arrangements for this battle will
be clinched satisfactorily
q really don't think the fight will be
fought any earlier than next September"
said Jeffries. This long, delay is caused
by the. severe injury to. my left arm which
1 received in my fight with Sharkey. You
see can't bend my fingers down to my
shoulder, as 1 can with my right arm and
elbow. In my fight with Sharkey 1 hurt
my arm in the first few rounds Of the
battle, and I was unable to do any execu-
ton with my left throughout the fight.
Now, in regard to the opinion which
some persons have that Corbett will be
the easiest mark which I have had in
some time, let me just say that Corbett
will give me more troublesome and
harder battle than any fighter has yet
given me, not even barring Fitzsimmons
and Sharkey. Corbett is a remarkably
clever man, good ring general and ex-
tremely lively on his feet Sharkey, I
think, is an easier man for me to beat
than Corbett. My reason for saying this
is not for the purpose of undertaking
Sharkey as pugilist-for he is a wonder
full fighter-but just because have fought
him twice and know his style thoroughly.
DATE IS FIXED.
James J. Jeffries and James j. Corbett
were this afternoon matched to fight a
twenty-five round go to a finish, If the
law permits, on or about Sept Is next
The fight will be under the Queensberry
rules.
THINKS CORBETT SINCERE.
Referee George Siler is one of the fistic
critics who believe Corbett is sincere in
his desire to fight Jeffries Of course
Sier does not presume to say the ex-
champion will be successful, or even pre-
dict that result, for that matter, but he
does think Corbett is in earnest Now
Corbett has not been drinking ANYTHING
to speak of or dissipating the way many
defeated champions do, said the veteran.
and it is not unnatural for him to think
he has a chance against Jeffries He al
ways thought he could defeat Fitzsim-
mons in second meeting, or at least pro-
lessed to think so, and FYtz still clamors
for chance at his conqueror." Among
most followers of fistic form Corbett is
not considered to have much chance
against the champion. The latter has de-
feated both Sharkey and Fitzsimmons
both of whom had previous victories oyer
Corbett. Now, unless Jeffries goes back,
Corbett would not appear to have much
chance under those conditions, but he evil
IDENTIFY thinks the chances worth trying.
with the losers end in sight. On t, e other
hand, 1t would not surprise many were
the battle never fought
ERNE AND O'BRIEN
All details have been. arranged for the
battle between Jack O'Brien and Frank
Erne for the lightweight championship,
scheduled to take place at the Coney
Island Sporting club Dec. 4. Both man
ayers of the principals objected to George
Siler as referee, but O'Brien, who has a
high opinion Of Siler as referee, insisted
upon the Western man acting in that ca
pacity. John T. Dougherty, manager of
O'Brien, finally consented to this, and
said that he did not anticipate any trou-