The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09

ing.
San Francisco. Jeffries was at his fastest
then.probably faster than he is now, for
his thea trical tour Of the last year did the
At that stage Fitzsimmons simply played
with him. BY side-stepping and clever
ks ne made the big CHAMPION LOCK
was all over.
Now. F1tzsimmons never has classed with
Corbett in speed. Corbett punched him at
will in Carson City. The former pompadour
champion is the quickest man Of his weight
San Francisco state that he has practically
all his old speed Even If he has lost its
hne edge with advancing years. he should
In outsparrtng Jeffries.
f. Corbett's chances lie in this fact. Yet he
Ing speed Of hIsNand that is bis I adaptability
to circumstances in clinches.
When reporting the Corbett-Sullivan fight
sporting editor sent out his bulletins, sc cy
bett Is holding his own In the ciinches." In
stead Of being broken to pieces by the burly
wrestling to secure grips which made the
mighty Sullivan helpless.
At the start Corbett's friends were in
smashed by his bulky antagonist. John l.
went Into clinches with the idea Of crush
designed to avoid open fractures Of the
rules, and It was the Sullivan contingent
watch the men while locked. :,
This fact must be considered to-day. Cor
bett may be developing strength at his
Jenries in boxing. way. For his own
sake, this is to be hoped SO. Corbett is
probably simply preparing to hold his own
Jeffries's condition is q problem. Reports
sent out from his training camp, while en-
ahsr Edo o al e. s his
writers are few and far between. The"
hesitate to express views on the condition
Jeffries is naturally sallow. He was in.
tended by nature for a fat man. and lack
Of exercise Immediately results in his taxi
down. his Immensely heavy trunk is so
bulky in comparison to his legs that he
gives an Impression Of being top-heavy
tust when the champion is at his best. It IS
hard to judge when the champion IS on edge
and when he Is no.
Delaney says he is In good trim, and this
might as well be accepted. It is to be pre-
sumed that Jeff win take no undue risks
Corbett is in good condition. There can
be no question Of that His speed Is still
remarkable. his weight IS greater than be-
every way. But the tremendous handicap
Of fighting a man forty pounds heavier than
nior, causes conservative followers of the
ring to shake their heads.
Yet another element must be considered
the he %l 80 nm + he to out ay
that he will be entitled to it in that case.
I Fighters often fall 70 get decisions to which
much with a referee-and no precedent can
be found for taking away the heavyweight
One or the other Of this combination Of
circnmsta-c all of which are against
Cerbet: have made him an extreme out
Of nine-tenths of the sporting world Many
consider Corbett's chances as a huge Joke.
c1 The writer does ,,, not He believes that
mer champion viii outpoint Jefrriss
Whsser he Win set the dec,s don Or mot
In, spite of the disadvantages under which
Handicap asSs he In is spite nnder Of tn wesRs sns
strength; in spite Of his age. which is be-
yond that at which fighters are at their
were he assured the verdict would go to
the ts,I man making the most points: And he
pieks Soroett to last the distance and to
Every detail of the battle. has been
thrashed over SO often that 1t Is mere rep
chances obviously. lie. in making a rnns-
punches. slipping his blows. duckine under
with uppercuts and light 1abs.
rounds at coney Island He can DO i again
II he does not grow careless. This fight IS
to last but twenty rounds Barring the one
damaging blow from Jeffrfes. that surely
can do the trick II It lands. Corbett should
be able to sprint about and outpoint his
man for that distance. The writer expects
Jeffries's chances lie in boring in on Cor
bett; in getting him in some angle of the
With his immense weight and strength R'f he.
hind such punch, he can cripple his OPP
ponent II he gets to Corbett solIdly. the
fight should turn in his favor at once, II 1t
does not terminate abruptly.
The betting odds are 2h to 1 against
Corbett. They were to i against him
wien he won from Sullivan The odds were
3r6 to agarst Tzs4 an When he won
does not necessarily mean that the price
One Incident may be expected-and that
is the volume of small bets on the long
shot Immediately before the fight The
this way on the eve of an important con-
test. Up to date no wager Of any irnpor-
lance has been recorded Corbett probably
before the fight.
Admitting the possibility Of a sudden ter
9,inatlon e the afrair Affair. that JET
in the first ten seconds. II he can get to
his mantle writer does not expect to SEQ
either incident happen He expects e, SEQ
great battle
.Jeffries has the sympathy Of the younger
Of Il spSd se has tine sfnt
a match between the powerful fighter OF
to-day and the greatest boxer Of a decade
rs Contest should az
addition to the history Of the ring:
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