Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-13
Sporting Men Hurtying to San
Francisco on Special Trains.
JEFF TWO TO ONE FAy0GITE
Corbett Continues his work aud IL In
Rare Form for the Great Bauie
Tomorrow Night

San Francisco Aug 13,-sportng men
from all parts Of the country are drop
ping INFO town TO see the big mill be-
tween Corhett and Jenrles which comes
off ON Friday night From the south the
news comes that q special train of nine
Pullmans viii leave Los Angeles filled
with men who giant to see the repre-
sentative Of the southland match his sklll
against the scienced San Francisco man.
Corbett has not eased of In his training
as rapidly as Il was expected he would
do, and he sti keeps up vigorous .eSer-
else in the rims the gymnasium and the
baseball field In the early morning he
has some lively turns with his sparrlng
partners, sam Berger ANA lank Kenny
to keep himself In form and those who
have seen HIM recently say that he shows
Up IN point OF physcal skiil ana en-
duTanC. as well as ne ever ala. Jefffles
VINO has now practically cnded his tram
ing ~ tesung quictly IN Oakland. lie lS
in line condition ana VIII 40 Just enough
WORK from now ON until tbs day Of the
fight 10 keep himself IN condition, Bets
Sun continue uncuangou with Jeiiries the
favouto dt Two 10 one, and the Detung
comparatively light Owing TO the meth-
DDS OF Jettrlts' trainers, VINO avoided all
yitality -sapping WORK m heavy clothing
the champion viii probably enter the ring
heavier than ever before More interest rs
being taken IN the contest than ia any
other event Of the kind which ever took
place here. Everything is now arranged
for the fight and 1t II estimated that fully
sGO,0OO win be taken In at the gate.
CoRBETTs AMBITION.
Jeffrits ACCOMPANIED by his brother
Jack, Billy Delan.y and Joe Kennedy are
now quuriercd al the rooms Of the Re-
lianCC tlnb In Oakland. where they VIII
remain until Friday evening Jeffnes
signalized his last day at the springs by
sho0ung q two-Neaf-old buck. This he
considered an omen Of good luck, Last
night be was In the gymnasium until ~
o'clock Ills work consisted Of boxing
~ rounds with his brother Jack and Joe
Kennedy, Skipping the rope LOO times
and flushing with q clog dance, Then he
had rub down and retired. sleeping
nine solid hours When he awoke he
felt So well that he went on the road. To.
morrow he Will have a warm up and on
Friday he will rest the entire day.
ia rather beat Jeltries than be the
car Of Russia sail Corbett today when
told that Bnly Delaney said that the ear
Of Russia had not money enough to
make tchrles ile down. Then COrbett
added IT'S the sole ambition OF my
life 20 regain the championship, and II
It's in my bones then am going to WIN
II | lose then It's not in me, hat Is all
there Is about IT,"
All ne hard work IS over now at the
Corheti camp. The exclamation punched
the light bug for few rounds this morn
ing and then did some snauing with
Sam Berger and Nank Kenny. His cxer-
else this afternoon consisted Of walking
and running
The advance sale Of seats for the con.
test indicates $1,000 house.
An Important side issue Of the big fight
will BE- The cnntls' between Harry Forbes
and FTanr Neil f0r the bantam weight
chaWpl rship Thursday night. Both men
claim tio.' VIII enter the ring at JIG
pounds. The betting is TO 10 In favor Of
Forbes.