The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-07
CORBETT PROMISES
A FURIOUS FINISH
Plans to Wear Down Jeffries
and Then Knock Him
Out.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Aug. g.
Corbett has outlined his scheme of bat
tie for the clash with Jeffries. 1t is
highly spectacular, for. like all Thes-
plans. the former worlds champion has
a fine eye for the dramatic. The plan
is not entirely new.ladt is the one
framed for, the boilermaker's undoing
at Coney Island. That it failed of it's
purpose was due to the untiinely jolt
that put sGorbett out I'M the twenty
third. .c..-
1.-The last two or three rounds of our
coming fight will live in pugilistic his
tory" said Corbett. providing. of
course, we are both there that long.
shall then force the fighting. and take
chance on knockout. / meant to do
this at Coney Island before he got to
me with that accidental jolt.
Until the eighteenth shall be con-
tent to outpoint him. and wear him
down by continuous rain of hard
blows, which he. in his clumsiness. will
have no means of avoiding. In the last
two rounds I shall cut loose and give
the public chance to see one of the
most furious struggles in ring annals.
Il don't want a technical victory. 1t
won't satisfy me merely to stay and
get tn verdict, because / am clever
enough to hit him oftener than he can
reach me. 1 know that sportsmen do
not want such champion. l am going
to try to finish him. This is no small
job. That great frame, with its coating
of muscle, is not to be brought down
with one blow. The only way to knock
out Jeffries will be to reduce him to
such a state of exhaustion that when
the blows come fast he will go down
SILL he
weak to stand any longer.
Don't you think it rather incautious
to tip him off in advance as to your
plans? Isn't it about like telegraphing
your blows?"
mot in the least. for Jeffries already
understands that am going to wear
him down, rather than attempt to
slaughter him in one round. He knows.
too. that his OILY chance is to rush me
not do. for my defense is most effectual
against man who is fighting wildly,
and trying to drop me regardless of
what / am doing to him.
Depend upon it.. there will be some
thing to see in those last two rounds.
Speed against strength, both of us fury
inspired, and battling for a title worth
fortune to the holder. should make
boxing worth the while
-Corbett aired his superb physique for
the edifieation of San Francisco society
today and yesterday. With Miss Nance
O'Neil he appeared in an open-air per-
Torrance of "As You Like It." The
pugilist played Charles the Wrestler,
and it is doubtful If the part has ever
had an exponent of such magnificent
appearance.
Ryan will box daily with Corbett
from now on until the day of the
match, and will give him practical in
Struction in how to get under Jeffries'
guard to his stomach. Ryan contends
that this is the boilermaker's vulnera-
bic point. He reasons that as he taught
Jeffries how to protect his stomach, 1t
should not be hard to tell Corbett how
to reach it.
Jeffries is not doing much sparring.
1t is whispered that he shows to such
poor advantage by comparison with
Fitzsimmons that he has virtually cut
glove practice out Of his training. AS
substitute he has taken to wrestling,
and roughs it with all his trainers in
turn. None of them is any match for
him at the game.