The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-11
DELANEY CONFIDENT
CORBETT WILL NOT
LAST MANY ROUNDS
Trainer Insists Jeffries viii Not
Permit Bout to Drag Along
Former Champion Is Ready
for Fast, Hard Fight-It Viii
Be Science Against Drawn.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. 10
The latest news from Hardin Springs
is to the effect that Champion Jeffries
weighs close to 230 pounds, but does
not appear to be feshy. Trainer De-
Ianey is confident that the mill with
Cerbett will be comparatively a short
one.
THE champion" he said today, "does
not intend to permit the bout to drag
along to an endless length. 1Jeffries will
fight with such strength and speed that
he will early bring Corbett down to
his level of agility. When he once gets
him, the battle can be considered as
over"
When this statement was repeated
to Corbett the latter said:
$50 Jeff expects to make the fight a
short one, does hep" he inquired.
well, I hope he tries to, for if he
does he will find me on hand. He will
not have to chase me either, for / have
invented short-arm defense which L
believe an enigma to him. I am much
stronger in punches than have ever
been, and firmly believe I will be able
to put force enough in my blows to
knock Jeffries down and put him out"
The big fight has narrowed itself
down to contest between natural
prowess and inspired training. If JEFF
ries wins, it will be because of his pine
nomenal strength and hitting power; if
Corbett should be returned the victor,
it will be owing to the remarkable
course Of preparation he has under
gone.
The actor is undoubtedly working
much harder than the boilermaker, and
he has been working harder not only
since the two men forsook the East
and set up their training camps, but
for the last two years, long before the
articles Of agreement We're signed.
While not suffering from oyerconfi-
dence, the champion seems to think he
has no need to go through an arduous
course of training. He feels morally
certain that he can win from Corbett.
AS he does not expect to outpoint the
monologuist, he has not wasted much
time on fancy boxing. All he has done
is to assure himself that his strength
remains unimpaired, and that he is not
going into the ring overweight. 1t is
the knockout punch on which JEFF"
relies, and no matter, how Clever his
opponent may be, he says that some
stage of the game he Will be able to get
to him hard enough to end the fight.
Jeffries has been officially pronounce
ed ready for the fight by DR.. c. 7. Till
man, who was sent here by the Yosemite
club to see the champions physical
condition complies with the require
ments of the law DR.. Tillman saw
Jeffries stripped in his training quarters
and went over him with stethoscope
and tape line. The big fellow submit
ted patiently to the operation.
His heart, stomach, lungs. liver,
spleen and kidneys were examined SUI
perficially and declared perfectly nor
NAL and sound Then the following
official measurements were recorded
Chest, normal, 431a inches; chest, ex-
panded, 4S inches; height. feet III
inches; neck, Is inches; left forearm,
Tx inches; right forearm, liz inches:
reach, 76h inches; hips, AZ inches:
calf, Is inches.
DR.. Tillman then said: II find that
Jeffries Is physically fit to enter the
ring at moments notice to defend MS
title with his usual force and determin-
alton, and in my opinion if he makes
an aggressive campaign the battle VIII
be short and decisive. 1 dare say that
he is the most perfect man from
physical standpoint in the world"