Daily inter mountain., 1900-05-05

for the effulgence that envelopes the
crack pool player and may enter that
field.
1t is as bank clerk that we may ex-
pect to see Jim Corbett. His career
opened in San Francisco bank, and it
would be an appropriate closing chapter.
When he first entred the California bank
Corbett was practically devoid of the
Queensberry lore he has since mastered
and his value has therefore materially
increased. An attempt by thieves to bind
and gag Mr.. Corbett while he was count
ing his money would prove an epoch in
banking history. By all means, let gen.
tie Jeems return to banking circles.
Gus Rubin. who was a baggageman,
could doubtless win the baggage smash
ing championship Of the world in a COM
mon canter, and Kid Mccoy, who was
brought up on farm, would make
pleasing picture grasping the refractory
handles of a plow.
Coffee Cooler Craig will, of course, re-
sumo his pleasant and profitable rela-
tions with the English nobility, while
light weight Frank Erne will become
portrait painter. perhaps.
AS for Peter Maher, it would seem nee
essary for him to go back to Ireland, to
which the Horton law does not extend,
and again become the champion of the
Green Isle.
position as ianitor. and Jack O'Brien
hasn't forgotten how to open oysters.
Nor has Joe Cans, who was engaged in
that business when he started fighting.
Dan CreedOn can go back to bookmaking
with Benny Falk.
A New York dispatch says: There
promises to be merry squabble over the
selection of referee for the Jeffries-
Corbett fight which will be held in this
city next month. Recently the champion
proclaimed that Charley White would
be very acceptable to him: and in fact
would urge that White be nominated to
with Corbett all through his Carson
troubles. Jeffries fancied that his man
would be voted a fit candidate by the
other side. From relia BILE sources it was
| learned today that Corbett will not ac
cept his old trainer for referee. He says
White and Brady are too friendly to suit
him. White. he thinks. would permit
Jeffries to rough it and adopt the same
tactics he used when he met Sharkey.
Corbett wants clean fighting and clean
breakaways IT the boilermaker is al
| lowed to rough it, he, realizes that his
chances of success will be greatly dimn-
| ished. Corbett has two men whom he
| believes will make Jeffries fight as he
wants him to fight. and these men are
Sam Austin and Tim Hurst: both stand
we'll with the local sports. AS one is at
| the head of large sporting journal and
| the other a baseball umpire of untar-
| nished reputa ton, neither could afford
| to do wrong. 1t remains to be seen how
| the champion and his clever manager
Billy Brady. will view Corbett's selec-
| tions.
| If the contest between Jim Jeffries
and Jim Corbett fails to come off it will
not be the fault of the latter. Corbett
has won himself many friends by his
manly stand to do his part toward pull
ing off the match. He has made num-
erous concessions and few kicks. while
Brady and Jeffries have time and again
lshowed a disposition to wrangle on the
lslightest provocation. COrbett from all
appearances has great confidence in
himself, and by the determined way he
has pushed the match to the front he
shows that he is at least anxious to try
and win back the laurels he lost at Car.
son City.