The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-25

lures of the Exposition Offers n
Guarantee for the Match Between
the Big BOxers-Bids for the Bat
tie VIII BE Opened on Feb. Cor
bett Has Begun Active Training.
NEW YORK, Jan. A.-At meeting to-
day between the representatives of James
]. Corbett and James Jeffries, 1t was de-
cided to set Feb. 1 as the closing day for
the bids by the clubs for the boxing con-
test between these two men for the cham
pionship of the world. Bids must be
made sealed, to Al Smith, at the Gilsey
house, but will not be opened until 6
o'clock on the evening of Feb l. The
Coney Island Athletic club, Broadway
club, Utica, Buffalo and San Francisco
clubs will all be active bidders for the
bout
William A. Brady has received a propo-
sition from the Paris Hippodrome, offer
ing a percentage, with a guarantee of
125, 900 francs, for the contest, to take place
in Paris during the month Of July or Au-
gust, if it is possible to arrange with the
principals for that date
Corbett and Jeffries are anxious to have
the bout take place on the date selected
March Island 1t is probable that the Pa
risan offer may be overlooked. Jeffries
intends, In case of a victory over Cor
bett, to go to Paris next summer and
take on somebody in that city for the
championship.
Jeffries will start for Hot Springs next
Monday, where he will commence his pre-
1iminary work He will stay there about
three weeks and finish up at his old train
ing quarters at Allenhurst, N. J.
CORBETT AT WORK.
Corbett has taken on few pounds
since he began hard training and thinks
he will be much heavier than ever when
he meets Jeffries. Besides having the
services Of Rubin as a sparring partner,
Corbett also has secured stockings"
Conroy, the heavyweight fighter, Of Troy,
to assist him in his training for the bat
tie Conroy is heavier than Jeffries, and
Corbett secured him to wrest1e, besides
boxing him.
Jeffries has not started in to do real
hard training, but Is doing light work
while on the road. He intends to train
only four weeks for the fight, which will
make him begin his work about Feb. IL.
CORBETTS SYSTEM.
The system of training followed by Cor
/ bett is entirely different from that which
almost every fighter goes through while
preparing for fight.
The ex-champion, when asked about his
preparation, said: well, it's this way:
break away from the rule of nearly all
the boys who do their work in the morn
ing and their punching in the afternoon.
Why? Because man who walks ten or
fifteen miles and then comes up against
the bag for his sparring mate is tired.
He may not feel tired, but he isn't new,
and if the work doesn't go just right he
may lost heart and think perhaps he Is
not as good as he was the day before.
'Now I get my breakfast out of the
way at 1880. I walk right out of my place
and put on the mitts with Rubin. feel
fresh and fancy and can hit up the game
for all there is in me- My courage keeps
coming, and I enjoy every bit Of It,
can walk any old time, and while I don't
slight the Importance Of the walk, I pre-
fer 1t later in the day."
sHARKEY AND GODDARD.
) easy money has come to be the cry
of all pugilists, not alone among those
Of the f1rst-rate variety, but also among
others Of less prominence. AT least it
would appear so by a match which was
made yesterday and others which are
likely to be made in the very near fu-
ture.
Tom Sharkey, who made such bold bid
for the championship of the world In a
fight with Jim Jeffries recently, and who
has not engaged In a contest since, has
at last agreed to don the gloves with a
man who one day had glorious aspira-
lions, but which were soon blasted. That
lesser light Of the pugilistic arena re-
ferred to is Joe Goddard. He and
Sharkey will meet in Philadelphia in g.
six-round go within the next three weeks,
and If Goddard manages to go the limit
with the ex-sailor then that individual
ought to give up all hopes Of ever hold
ing the title of champion Of the world.
Goddard has an idea that he still has
some stamina left in him and does not ex-
pect to visit the land of dreams.