Waterbury Democrat., 1902-11-12
Fights lind Fighters.
James j. Corbett Talks About a
Match With Jeffries.

Match With Jeffries.
He Would Like to See it Held in New
York-Betting on the Erne and Bar
rett Match-Kid Carter and Peter
Maher Matched Sullivan to
Face Benny Yanger.
Cincinnati, Nov 12.-James J. Cor
bett. former heavy weight champion
pugilist of the world, is doing week :
vaudeville stunt at the Columbia.
Gentleman jim" as he is still known
in the pugilistic world, has changed
but little since his last visit here, IN
less it be that he looks stronger and IN
much better condition. The fact that
he is taking regular exercise in the
gymnasium, which, in fact, mlgnI pc
called training work, no doubt accounts
for this improvement. Il could get I'D
condition to fight in six weeks time II
/ had to- said Finn, in his dressing
room last night, but do not expect
to enter the ring HntiI next May. You
can bet that will be as fit as a fiddle
when I meet Jeffries.' s'Have you
signed articles to fight the champions"
was asked. mo, not yet, but we are
practically matched, andthe contest
will likely come off at San Francisco
next spring. would rather box in
New York city il the game reopens
there, but if not, Frisco is the place
where we shall meet do you think
the legislature of New York will pass
a law favorable to boxing when it
meets next year?'' tsWell, of couse,
that's something that cannot say. AL
that I know is that the right people
there are anxious to see boxing go on
again, and an effort will be made to
have something done 1egalizing the
sport. You see" continued Corbett,
ssboxing has been dead in New York
for a long time, and contest between
Jeffries and myself would attract an
immense crowd. Frisco is great
lighting town. but New York beats
them all. As said before, I would
place will suit me just as long as get
place will suit me just as 1ongas get
the chance to win back the champion
ship. am after that honor more than
anything else. think can beat the
big fellow, and on my last fight with
him at Coney Island guess hundreds
of my friends were of the same opin-
ion.''
San Francisco, Nov 1.-THE Erne-
Brittmill hasalready attracted the bet
ting fraternity. San Francisco is the
home of Britt, and Westerners all think
Jimmy will win. A wager of 500
even was made yesterday. an fastener
taking the Erne end AS racing will
sbe in full blast when the event is de-
cided, betting will soon be very active.
As both boxers are rapid, strong fight
ers, with knockout blows in their
quivers. it is thought the mill will be
fast and forcefu1 Friends Of the prin-
cipals are now figuring upon the num-
Der of rounds it will take for their IA
vorite to put out the other fellows
choice. Erne's hackers calculate that
he can do the trick in from ten to
twelve rounds, while BIRTHS followers
declare he is so superior in strength to
his opponent that it will only take
from six to eight rounds to finish the
mill in the Ca1ifornian's favor. 1T
will probably be good fight" mod
estly says the Buffalo boxer.
The successive defats which Kid
Carter of Brooklyn has experienced
lately has evidently not lessened his
managers faith in his proWess, for
Carter has just been matched to box
Peter Maher. Articles of agreement.
have been signed for a six-round mill
between the pair to be held at Phila-
delphia on December g. Carter and
Maher have good punches and the
struggle ought to prove interesting.
Carter is now training at West Baden
Springs, while Maher is doing his work
at Philadelphia. Maher, judging from
t. 5l,,,sI To-
seems to have recovered his old time
form.
Dave Sullivan and Benny Yanger,
the ssTipton Slasher," have finally come
to some understanding regarding a
match. Yesterday Sullivan signed ar
ticles for a six-round bout which will
be decided at Chicago before the Amer
lean A. g. on December l. The weight
is 40 pounds, weigh in at 9 O'clock on
the evening of the encounter. Much
interest is attached to the battle, as
both lads fight on similar lines. Sulli-
van is still suffering from the effects
of the foul blow which he received in
his recent tilt with Jimmy Briggs at
Boston. The little Irishman, however,
expects to be in trim within a short
time Sullivan will leave for the west
next week. He will go to st Louis
first, as he has been promised a bout
with some good man there on Novem-
Der "a The mill, which. will be for
twenty rounds, will be before the West
End A. c.. Sullivan says that he in
tends to keep after Yolng Corbett for
fight.
Los Angeles, Cal, Nov 12-solly
TX font
weight has been knocked out here by
a solar plexus blow delivered by Billy
Decoursey in the tenth round of their
bout
MANAGER CRoWLEY'S REPLY.
His Characteristic Answer to Rev DR.
Davenport.
In reply to the letter of the Rev j..
G. Davenport of Waterbury, printed IN
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