The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03
JEFFRIES AND jim CORBETT
TO START WEST NEXT WEEK
Heavy Weights viii Train on the Pacific Coast for Their Battle of
~August-Corbett Believes That a Guaranteed Purse Would
Prove More Satisfactory Than a Percentage of the Receipts
Britt Won Decsively From Fitzgerald-Weight CUES
ton in Boxing Glasses.

, and both have announced their intention o.
starting training within a fortnight.
Jeffries is due to appear in the South mex,
week in a boxing exhibition, Fitzs!mmons
being carded to accompany him. in spite OF
the recent death of the latter's wife. JET.
fries states that he will then head for the
West, hoping to reach San Francisco by
May Il. SO as toNbe on land when final de-
tails are arranged for the championship
fight.
Billy Delaney is to represent Jefries q,
the meeting. Corbett has announced his in
tention of starting for San Francisco May
s. SO he will be in time for the conference.
The former champion then announces tbs
he will take up his hard training course in
earnest with Joe Kennedy and iank Kenny
as sparr'ng partners, and his brothers., Tom
and Joe Corbett, as trainers.
Matters to be decided at the meeting In
clude the distribution of the money in the
purse. and the question of whether the men
Will night Tor a percentage or a guaranteed
sum. Ccrbett Is in favor of accepting a
purse. even IL so 600 only is offered, in ,tead
of the desired 81, 900. which both men he d
out for at first. He believes that a guar
annoyance.
AS FOR the distribution of the money, the
men have practically decided to split their
s sbats: $; sl5 asS If p only se sso.oe esuf is si hung s up'
Nothing is in the way of the, fight now and
a battle Of deep interest should result.
Cprbett has been in training for some
months, bur his work has been Of a nature
THAI could not have resulted in very last
ing effects. He announced last week tnat
he intended TO spend two weeks after his
arrival at San Francisco in perfect rest.
then taking up the hard and vigorous work
Of his training campaign.
AS yet Jeffries has announced nothing
about his training preparations. beyond
stating that he will do his work in Los An
Geies, his home town. As both men have
chosen California for their working ground
they should be thoroughly acclimatized on
the date OF the battle. The occasion will be
the first time that Corbett has visited
San Francisco. his home town, in five years.
Jimmy Britt won his battle from Willie
Fitzgerald last Tuesday evening as was ex-
pected. but the Brooklyn fighter gave the
two before he finally lost the verdict. In
the second round Willie managed to send
Britt sprawling with a well-directed right
hook. and the Illustration of Fitzgerald's
hitting powers kept Britt's friends anxious
for the remainder of the fight.
The outcome showed that they had little
ern man in the finer points of the game.
More, he gave him a stomach drubbing that
made FitzSerald double, up at various
Fft,gerald's hooks. however. and that this
respect was well founded was again proven
in the twelfth round. when Britt was once
chin.
Britt had a big lead on the Eastern boy.
however. and not O dissenting voice was
heard when Graney handed down his decf-
sion. 1t may be remarked that Eddie
Graney is practically conceded the position
Of referee in the coming battle between
have given satisfaction of late. and he
seems TO be absolutely above influence Of
any sort. SO far os any effect on his deci-
sion is concerned.
Johnny Regain and Clarence Forbes are
carded to furnish the bout at the West End
go twenty rounds at 80 pounds, They
have met thrice previously. Regain winning
a twenty-round bout at Coney Island two
years ago, drawing with Clarence in an