The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-05
SPORTING NEWS.
Date For the Big Fight Near at
Hand.
And No License in Sight-A
Gloomy Prospect.
PRINCIPALS READY.
To Go to the Westchester Club
If Seaside Fails.
JefRries and COrbett Both Willing
to Make Concessions.

New York, May 5.-As the date Of the
%ncounter between Jim Jeffries and Jim
Corbett draws nigh, and the chances OF
the Seaside Sporting club receiving a
license by the police commissioners
grows DINNER, Corbett tires of the I'M
certainty and wants the question of the
battle ground settled without further
parley. AS there are available places
aside from this club to pull off the com
bat, Corbett is now willing to go else
where, and for the first time since the
match was made, he is perfectly salts
fed to let the affair take place at West
chester county.
W.. A. Brady, who all along has had
faith in the ability of the Seaside clup
to secure a license, has finally arrived
at the conclusion that delays are dan
gerOus, and today he o up George
Considtne, Corbett's manager, and told
him that he was getting tired OF walt
The fight is not far off" he said,
land something must be done. In order
to give out-of-tOWn sports a chance TO
get here, the Seaside club ought 10 go
ahead and state whether it intends to
bring off the fight or not. I don't pro-
pose to have Jeffries train for nothing,
and l guess COrDett is not going to run
any risk of becoming stale himself by
too much work, either. If the Westches-
ter Athletic club can hold the fight let
IS go there. That's all there is to it
Il agree with you" COnsidine replied,
"and Corbett say he is willing to fight
there"
That ended the confab. Later Brady
said;
u will wait patiently NTH May II.
Jeffries will not quit training, and Will
be ready to fight. If the club fails to
keep it's contract we will claim the
$500 which it has deposited. and be
ready to fight at Westchester a weeF
later. I don't care to throw anybody
down. but business is business, n I
have complied with everything in the
articles of agreement. Considine told
me that COrbett would go to Westches-
ter, and his consent completes things TO
the satisfaction of every one"
Tom O'Rourke. when told that Corbett
was willing to fight at Westchester. said:
get q license, and we win be able to pull
on the fight on May H."
In the course of some remarks on the
approaching battle Corbett was quoted a
few days ago as saying:
"Je1ries is the lightest ring champion
we ever had. He has no speed and no
cleverness, but has been permitted tc
drag a few men about the ring and put
them out. This Is to be a fast fight, and
no wrestling match. He can't drag me
around the ring. and ] predict that a lot
of wise men are going wrong on this
I'm quarters here agrees that I am in fine
condition, and 1 know 1 am better than
ever
These remarks occasioned Manage
Brady to open up today as follows:
4 rtt 1OLB EAL says DElLLl6o Will D0 easy
for him. and criticises Jeffs record as
champion. Well. II any one knows Cor
bett. I do. and Jeffries has fought more
in the past year than COrbett did in tht
five years he was champion.
Il admit that Corbett may give the
champion a hard battle, but 1 predict thai
he VIII be the most surprised man in the
arena that night when he finds that the
present champion is as clever as he is ant
that Jeffries will Outlook him.
"Jeffrfes could have beaten Corbett the
best day Corbett ever lived. He cOulC
ave whopped him any day at Carson
city while training, if Corbett had boxeC
him on the level. Jeffries will KNOCK
Corbett out good and clean without any
chance for argument, and Jen will force
the fighting from the start to finish. civ
ing the ex-champion no time to fancy
side steps or looking-glass feinting.
we are fully aware of COrbett's excel
lent condition and know what he woulC
give to be champion again. but wait, there
IS a spring Offering coming to Pompadou
Jim that he Will remember as long as n
lives.
AFTER Jeffries has finished with Gentle
man Jim he would like to immediately
arrange for a little argumen with Sailo
Boy Sharkey, the evasiVe Kid mccoy
and IS per cent F~1tzsimmons, all Of whom
win be accommodated, first come mrs
served