The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-21
DEGRADING THE RING
GREED FOR GOLD HAS MADE IN
TeXICATED THOSE WHO PROFIT
BY BOXING GAME
FABLE OF FAMOUS GOOSE

Fight. Promoters Are About to Stay
and Dissect the Prolific Bird That
r They May Get All the Golden
Eggs at Once - Jeffries-COrbett
Meeting Regarded as a Barney
Public Opinion BrazenIy Defied.
The fable Of the goose that each day
laid a golden egg Is being exempl1hed
in the actions of the fight promoters In
New York, the center Of pugilism since
the passing of the Horton boxing law.
The owner of the prolific goose grew
greedy and killed the bird, that he
might secure the full supply of golden
eggs, and, as result, got no more. So
it is with the fight promoters. Intox-
Gated with greed, they are about to slay
the most liberal enactment ever passed
by any body Of lawmakers-the Horton
law Warnings are coming thick and
fast, but, imbued with the idea that what
has been done can be repeated without
retribution overtaking those who out
rage fairness in the conduct of boxing,
the promoters Of the game plunge into
the vortex, and invite destruction OF the
sport and themselves The end Is In
sight. Unless there be reform, quick
and sweeping, it will be less than months
when boxing is again forbidden by law
in the state of New York
NEXT BIG BARNEY.
So is regarded the big boxing match
between Jeffries and Corbett, which is
scheduled to occur in March. That Cor
bett hopes to win cannot be conceived
by anyone at all familiar with the game
of boxing. What is he to gain beyond
the money consideration involved in tho
meeting with Jeffries cannot be con-
iectured 1t Is the consensus OF opinion OF
the best posted ring authorities that
.Jeffries will find Corbett easy-that the
battle should be a sort OF walkover Ior
The big boilermaker. And Corbett should
ha aware of the tremendous task he is
undertaking. He probably Is. But de-
feat to Corbett will mean money, In the
shane of q. division of the gate receipts.
And that is what Corbett has ever STOOD
for in ring matters. He has done nothlns
in all his career to advance the interests
of ring sports Briefly, he has peen a
detriment to the sport, and his perma,
ao,+ retirement from it will be hailed
with delight That will probably happen
after he has been defeated by Jeffrles.
ONE WRITER'S OPINION.
One of the best known authorities on
ring matters in referring to the 1eilries
Corbett affair, says: ,.,o,,s,r in
IA good many people were seriously III
donot as to whether Corbett really ~.
tended to tempt fortune IN the ring VIII VIII
the huge conqueror o. aiori41l Of snort
Sharkey. In fact. the MAORI ~ +r re- the
whole affair as a joke. But Brady took II
upon him to shift the date with star uIla
slddenness, and Corbett. having asheu
for and obtained the first chance against
his former sparring partner, had no after
native but to submit to the change OF
hack down from the engagement IN uh-
dignifed fashion So It follows Ilat a., sh ht
raining in an endeavor to harden his
frame For the assaults of his prospective
opponent. a. ,ools q c
though Jeffries should have an easier
task disposing of the ambitious Corbet,
| than any man he has met during the pass
year 1t seems hardly possible that Sor-
bett can ever regain his old time strength
and speed. There are very few instances
| on record of men returning to the scenes
| of their former fistic tr1umphs ana re.
gaining their lost laurels. 1t may De ina,
| of fictitious confidence, based on tne
Strength of a knockout he administered
| to Jeffries when the latter was acting II
| the capacity of his sparring partner III
| the training camp at Carson City. But
ferries JEFF as he was then, and .Jeffries, as
he is today, are two very different per.
sons The raw, strong novice who once
| served Corbett as a punching bag has be-
come transformed into finished fighter
quick to take advantage of any OPENING
left by an unwary opponent, and EQUIPPED
| gained through the medium Of many
| hard fought battles in the ring.
at is more than doubtful whether Cor.