The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-10
SPORTING news.
Brady Is Very Angry at the
RumOrs of a Fake.
WILL Ret $40 nnnCnrhaft Wnn,t
Will Bet $1O,OOOCOrbett Won't
Last Fifteen Rounds.
SUICIDE FOR JEFFRIES
To Engage in Any Doubtful
Work, Says His Manager.
But the Public Have an Idea
That All Is Not Straight.

New York, Feb. 1O.-The individuals
who spread the story that it is all ar
ranged for Corbett to win back back
the title which he lost at Carson City
few years ago, and that Jeffries is to
LAY down" in order that he might do
SO, will either have to take on money
| proposition which Billy Brady has
named or forever hold their peace.
Brady, who is not usually a heavy
betting man, is chagrined, and in or
der to show that he means every word
| of his denial he says that he will bet
| $4,000 or any part of that amount that
| Jim Corbett will not be fighting at the
| end of the fifteenth round in his contest
| with Jeffries.
In talking of the story Brady said to-
| day that no more absurd idea could be
| conceived.
'Jeffries has all to lose in agreeing to
| such deal, and for him to allow Cor
! bett to win would mean suicide to all
| his future boxing business. He intends
! to hold the championship as long as he
can and if he loses it will be to a super
! Tor man, who, believe, is not yet in the
| business.
las soon as Corbett is disposed of
Jeffries will be ready to fight Sharkey
after 30 days, and, with him laid with
| the list of vanquished, Fitzsimmons will
be in line for a return battle with the
| champion.
And for such a story to gain ground"
| reasserted Brady, lis beyond my COM
prehension.
L am willing to bet $4,000, or any
| part of the amount that Corbett will
| be beaten before the end of the fifteenth
| round"
/ Concerning the above matter the Sun
today has the following to say:
| With challenges from Sharkey. Fitz-
| simmons and Rubin ignored, Jeffries
has been accused of making arrange
mentS with COrbett for a 'gate-money,
plcture-taking contest in which he
would have practically a sure thing.
| The champions manager, William A.
| Brady, has been also accused of max
| ing this match in order to keep Jeffries
out of gruelling encounters. so that he
| might not lose his magnetism on the
/ road. 1t was originally planned to have
/ the tight next September, but the date
| was unexpectedly changed to March, the
| explanation given by outsiders being
| that Jeffries was not drawing the look
| ed-fOr gate receipts in the theaterS Of
| large cities. Stories of a, Job have been
| in circulation for some time. The state
| ment that Corbett is to receive the ref
| eree'S decision and Jeffries is to get all
| the money, though denied with empha-
| sis by those directly interested, can be
| heard in any of the local sporting re-
| sorts Men who ber heavily on fights
| refuse to believe that Corbett has a
| chance to win if the battle is on the lev
| el They say that if the ex-champion
| could not stand the gait with Fitzsim-
mons and Sharkey he certainly cannot
| make an impression on Jeffries who
has summarily beaten both of these
sterling .pugilists. Corbett is undoubt-
| eddy training hard, but he worked con-
scientiously for both Fitzsimmons and
Sharkey. Jim has been taking excellent
care of himself during the past year.
and probably believes he can fit himself
for Jeffries with such completeness that
he will have look in. But even should
Corbett enter the ring in prime shape
experts fear that he will be unable to
hurt Jeffries with his blows which he
cannot make as powerful as the ones
rained upon the present champion by
the Cornishman and the sailor Then,
again, Jeffries' bulk, weight, strength,
cleverness adm tremendous hitting pow
er are believed to be combination that
Corbett cannot possibly break up. No
stock is taken in the prediction that
Corbett will be able to stay away and
thereby get the decision on points, for
the critics are pretty sure that Jeffries
will not hesitate to force matters and
beat his man down quickly"