Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-11
Latest Reports from Jeffries and
Corbett's Training Camps,
FITz PAID 500 PER ROUND,
Champion Doing Little or No Train'
ing Corbeu Explains How lie VIII
Win From BoiIermaker.

san Francisco, Aug. l0,-The latest news
from Harbn Springs is to the effect thai
Champion Jeffnes now weighs close to 25O
pounds, but does not appear to be ileshy
Trainer Delaney Is confident that the mill
with Corbett viii be comparatively
short one.
1.-THE champion" he said today docs
not Intend to permit the bout to drds
along to an endless length. Jciiries VIII
fight with such strengh and speed that he
win early bring Corbett down 70 his level
In the question OF agility. When he once
gets him there the battle can be con-
sidered as over"
Whed this statement was repeated 10
COrbett the latter said;
so Jefrieg expects TO make the night
short one, does hc?" he inquired. wen
/ hope no tries to, for II he does he viii
lind ne ON hand, lie will not have 70
chase after me. either for ! have invent-
ed short-arm defense which ! believe
will prove an enigma to him. am
much stronger puncner now than ! have
ever been and firmly believe that | viii
be able to put force enough into my blows
TO knock Jetries down ana put hlm out
JEFF WILL GO HUNTING
Hardin Springs. Aug. l0,-Jenues VIII
not reach the city until the night OF me
18th two days before the hgnL Flt@-
slmm1ns left mere Friday after falling "a
Give the champion the benefit Of his SKILL
which he came 300 miles TO do. These
Two facts, due to the long-headed ma
neuyerng of Billy Delaney Will puzzle
the sporting world more than any amount
Of advertising would. Jenues cannot get
himself talked about through anoOillty or
spectacular feats hut Delaney Is pouhd
that he shall be talked about. ana ne Is
pursuing a consistent course 10 keep inc
public guessing,
no one will again see JeftrIes box in
earnest until FRIDAY night none bul
those who have already done 50 Will see
him stripped. SO no one will know his
condition.
N they once see HIM It's all OF with
the betting" says Delaney
The champion viii do light work for the
next three days t viii be similar TO to-
days prugram-an hour IN the gymnasium
with tho punching bag. the weights and
the skipping rope, few hours IN the can
yons and creek bottoms with gun and
an hour or two playing with an INDOOR
choose sides and play the regulation
game.
FITZ AN EXPENSIVE HELP.
In the afternoon or early evening the
champion, 10 VARY the monOtonN, some
times INDUCES In a game OF crOquet Al
dinner he always has a pint of wine
sometimes clarL oftNcr champagne.
ID was lfltzsimm0ns' wife who took him
away Two days before he had planned 20
leave. though JefltcS was willing 20 let
him GO She grew very tired Of the 500
cety, OF lack OF It. here, and Kept Bob
miserable until he consented TO 20. Jtit-
rcs had intended to box with him only
once mere. lie kept Bob waiting here for
six weeks, ready each day TO put on lac
gloves with him. and he boxed only six
times OF three rounds each.
Those Is rounds were rather expensive
as Jcftries kept the telegraph wires hot
between here and chicago when Bob was
wOoing his wife. AMI Insisted that he cut
the counting short. Bob Received $50 ana
expenses FOR himself and wife including
railroad fare, from Chicago here and back
fur both The total bill was over $1,000
JEFF thus paid 81 around for his light eX-
perltnco with the ianky hitter,
The reason that FitZsimmons was cut
out ~ the bill for this last week Is that
Delaney wort take any chances on In
luIlli JiNllfN NtiNfs ana hub ~ Nu'l
hard hitter that an accident would not be
far from impossible u Is usual 10 refrain
from hard boxing the week preceding a
aght The CHAMPIONS hands are all
RIGHT now. and ne viii take good care TO
keen them 80. lie may DO a little light
work With Joe Kennedy
F'tszImmons Is ~ meet the crowd here
IN the city Thursday night He will he
second at the nghi ana d. looking for
ward 90 V With ths same delight that
school boy has IN anticipating his first
hcatcr FltL Is such ana Ingenious. whole
hearted fellow that he wins the favor II
everyone he has the same admiration
for 1cffrics that lover has FOR a sweet
heart ne can never poeStss
Roy u the Lord had been as good %
me as be was TO you, what wouldn't |
have dcne." he has often exclaimed while
looking al the big fellow stripped "Yon
don't have to DO ANYTHING 10 win just
step Into the ring and that hair ON your
Ghost will take ~ steam out Of any
body"
Ana the contest will be one between ma
ture aud science. between instinct and
art between brute force aud skilled
strength When Joilrles and oCrhftl come
together the mighty hattle-aN will meet
the keen Damasccns blade
CoRBETT Explains HOW
San Francisco. Aug i0--Chaps WIN
workd viii iim COrheit when he was a
clerk in the Nevada bank GA Montgomery
street and not making the "big money
that he now "ere visitors az CIeli
garden Yesterday afternoon. Jim might
nave done a little road work as The
weather was iust r;Kht for his Kind ~
work, but when his former ofieemates