The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-26
CAN JIM MAKEGO0D?
MANY SPORTING PEOPLE THINK
CoRBETT MAY REGAIN HIS
LAURELS
MAY AGAIN FACE JEFFRIEs
General Sentiment Is That While
Corbett Can Outpoint Jeffries,
the Champion Would Knock
Him Out Again.


There are good many persons who be-
Ieve that Corbett really has a. good
chance IA regain his lost laurels, and
they hail the news Of his coming reap
pearance in the ring with delight ana
will watch developments with no little n
terest Corbett may feel encouraged 10
re-enter the ring by his magnificent snow
ing with Jeffries, and if he carries out
his expressed intention he will find many
persons who believe in his ability to re-
gain the championship, according to the
Sporting News.
Corbett in condition is dangerous op-
ponent for any man. He was evidently
in superb fettle when he outpointed JET
fries in their fight last year, only to
fall victim to the mighty punch. with
out which all his cleverness will hardly
avail to defeat Jeffries. Corbett has new
er shown much ability as puncner. He
can make a monkey Of the cieverest hSnt-
er in the ring today, but if he cannot
hand out a hard wallop he can't win
from men of Jeffries' calber.
Peter Jackson said that Corbett could
hit hard enough for all practical puf-
poses, but Corbett has yet to demonstrate
the truth of that assertion. He cut Fltz-
simmons to pieces at Carson CITY until
FitZ finally landed good sohd punch
and then he went down for the count
Later his punches did not prove heavy
enough to stave off Sharlley in limited
round bout, and for twenty-three rounds
he hit Jeffries at will, but without effect.
In Jeffries Corbett will have an eX-
traordinarily rugged man to deal with,
and while he will outpoint him again IL
they come together the result OF the
encounter will hardly be different from
the first one Jeffries will simply be
able to stand all that Corbett can hand
him until he finally gets the opportunity
to land on him. In a twenty-five round
contest it is almost a certainty that JET
fries will win.
If the men ever come together again
it is pretty certain to be in a contest
that will be practically a finish fight
Jeffries knows very we'll that his only
chance to win from the elusive Jim will
be by hitting him hard couple of-times,
and he also knows that he will hs kept
busy trying to do that for a good many
rounds. so he is not apt to engage in
short fight
If Corbett can again get into the con-
dition he was in when he fought JeHrles,
the contest should prove interesting.
There are many who believe, and no
doubt Corbett is one of them, that ne
can gain the decision from Jeffries on
points in a twenty-fye-round bout COR
betf claims that carelessness more than
anything else was the cause of his de-
feat two years ago. He certainly put
UP a surprisingly good fight with JEFF
fries, and toward the end of the bout
the odds were in his favor.
Whether Jeffries could or could not
have ended the fight earlier is matter
of opinion Some authorities claim that
he could have won in less time if he had
tried, and others are of the opinion that
Corbett would have come out with ny
ing colors if he had not been so conf
dent. Corbett had reason to believe that
he would win, and on that showing he
has good reason for thinking that he
may be successful in another engagement.
Condition will play an important part
in the fight. Can Corbett make himself
fit again? He is an unusually intelligent
fighter, and he is also able to MAKE use
of the best methods of training. In this
matter Corbett has always been inven-
tive, ignoring set rules and introducing
new methods to suit his individual case
but it is expecting too much of man
to believe that he can stay out of the
game for two or three years at time
and come back fit whenever he takes
a notion to try it, Corbett has been
travelling about the country for several
years now, and although he did condition
himself surprisingly well for his last
fight, it is doubtful whether he can do
1t again.