Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-06
Young Corbett'' and Terry Me-
Govern Now Hard at Work
JIMMY BRITT CHALLENGES.
Has Ris Eye ON Chsmpienship but
Has On Esgagsmsnt win Jack
CitGsrd a San francisco.

Terry McGoyern and Young" Cor
bett are now settled in their training
quarters at Cincinnati. They are close
enough together to meet occasionally.
and the training spell Is being made
quite an occasion. From the stand
point OF the fighter there ~ probably
no better place In the country for a
training camp than Cincinnati. In the
first place The local papers are light
crazy" They teen with all sorts OF
Eosspy matter about the boxers, and II
Is 30 much better than the Kind OF press
agent stun recently dealt out from san
Francisco that II affords a relief. All
Of this, of course, is excellent adyer-
Using for the fight, and there IL no
place where bout between champions
can get quite so much boosting as In
Cincinnati. Cincinnati gets the men
during the training period and LOUIS
willie gets the fight, which Is n happy
along the Ohio river.
The fight Ia stu several days of and
there has been no great amount
Of betting on the result, al
though Terrible Terry" Is said
TO have desire to wager about $1,000
on himself. II looks as II there would
be more money offered on McGovern
than on the champion. The latter has
practically nothing OF his own. but his
Denver admirers win probably come to
the scratch at the proper time. Strange
a. It may seem the greater part OF the
money wagered on Corbett before the
Hartford fight came from New York.
where the men who offered II are well
acquainted with McGoyern.
The proposal OF Jimmy Britt TO meet
the winner Of the fight viii hardly be
taken seriously. Britt. up to date. has
made q good record as q lightweight.
but he is slightly too heavy for the men
who are now called feather-weights
Probably either McGovern or Corbett
would be willing 10 consider Britt's
challenge for bout at 12S pounds,
which Is weight that seems 10 suit
both of them fairly well. although 1t
might hustle Corbett a little to make
It,
McGovern's reply TO Britt was TO the
effect that the Brooklyn boy Is fighting
at 123 and not 1873 pounds. In this Ter
ry Is probably guilty Of little exag.
geration. Terry may be able to make
that weight, but IL he Is the fact has
been closely concealed by himself and
his manager.
Besides, Britt should not forget that
he has contract on his hands to met<
the hard hitting Jack Clifford. and II
hn M 1xa nj fhnsa osrstt, a
or punches that took the Montana
championship from Jack Wade. his
dream of championship viii be sad
awakening. Speaking OF Britt and
Clifford calls to mind story which
came to Salt Lake from San Francisco
during the week. II was published In
the Bulletin Of that city and is as fol-
lows:
James =. Britt will spend week at
San Mateo. resting a bit before he goes
into training for his go with Jack slif-
ford.
II saw that article In last nights
Bulletin about Clifford crying over $40
he lost gambling" said Jimmy today.
"Well, I can lick any fellow who cries
over ~, that's q pipe"
"And beat him like q gentleman. too.
Ell. Jimmy?" said Gardner. who stood
near by.
THAT'S right, George; they think a
fighter from south OF the trolley amt
there with the culture. but he is--looS
at me! The polish might not show on
top, but the innate chivalry Is there,
II they probe deep enough" said the
South Side idol with smile.
THAT gentleman stunt reminds me Of
my fight with Paddy German years
ago." said young Mitchell, who thought
he was due for a speech. 1--WE were go
ing at II rather strong. and the referee
was having q fierce time breaking us,
when ! said. Now, act like gentle
man, Paddy; break nice Well. we
broke away with plenty Of grace after
that. and was feeling my way to
sneak one In. Nice, now. Paddy I'd
say at every clinch. and after awhile
German got 80 that he'd drop his hands
at the break and look around. he had
confidence In the gentleman act. The
next time we broke Paddys mitts went
down again and bing
caught him on the Jaw and over he
went. Get up, Paddy, and act gentle
manly I said. az the poor fellow was
rolling around trying 10 get up. He
couldn't speak, but after the fight he
called me over and said Johnny. that
was z dirty trick you did me, bit I'll
sst the next fellow with It good and
strong. too. II was a new one on me.
but for me the gentleman act In the
future"