The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-28
Tommy Ryan Gives COrbett a
Great Jolly.
Tells Him That the Champion
Is Dead Easy.
EXPLAINSWEAKP POINTS
Says Corbett Had jeff Going in
Other Fight.
Californian Is Not Worried
Over the Matter.

San Francisco, July 2S.-Everything
comes to the man who knows how to
wait, and it looks as if Middleweight
Tommy Ryan is soon to crafty a wish
of long standing. Tommy, the sporting
world knows. is at outs with Jim JEFF
fries, and has for years harbored a de-
sire to be in the other fellows corner
during some contest in which Jeffries is
called upon to defend the championship.
In the past Ryan has offered his ser
vices as sparring partner and adviser in
chief to Rubin and others who were in
training for fights with Jeffries, but his
kind offices were refused. Now Jim Cor
bett has turned a willing ear to Ryan
and is drinking in all Tommy has to tell
in regard to Jeffries' weak points.
AS a result of powwow between Cor
bett and Ryan it is understood that
Tommy will be in Corbett's corner on
the night os the big fight prepared to
make faces at Jefries and embrace
every opportunity when the referee
isn't looking of doing things calculated
to rattle the big champion.
Tommy went the right way to work
to ingratiate himself to Corbett. He
dropped into Monologue Jims camp IN
announced and complimented the former
champion on his appearance. He was
at his work and electrified when James
]. jumped on the scales and balanced
the beam at 1876 pounds.
Perfectly marvellous" murmured
Tommy, but, low as he said it, Jim
heard it and was tickled accordingly.
In dulcet tones Tommy began to
descant on things that happened in the
last fight between Jeffries and Corbett.
Ryan was in Jeffries' corner on that oc-
casion and could speak with authority
He told Corbett how. Jeffries was so
weary at one stage of the battle that he
required coaxing to continue. He told
Corbett of mistakes Corbett himself had
made and gave a rough and ready imi-
tation where COrbett was guilty of con-
tributory negligence.
BY this time Ryan was fathoms deep
in Corbett's confidence and the rest was
comparatively easy.
Tommy spoke of .Jeffries' system of
fighting in detail and explained to Jim
how the big fellows best points are to
be offset. Among other things he said
it is dangerous to lead at Jeffries, as the
champion is an adept at counter hitting.
Tommy advised Corbett to employ his
wonderful cleverness in worrying JEFF
fries.
with your skill as a boxer YOU
should be able to feint him into leading
every time,'' said Tommy. "Then when
you have drawn his fire smash him as
hard as you can and hop out of range.
I believe that il is possible for YOU to
even if it goes the limit you should be
able to Outright him a block and earn
the decision
Any heavyweight with the champion
ship bee in his bonnet would be less
than human if he didn't capitulate to
this kind of CUFF. The end of it all is
that Corbett and Ryan are to have con-
ferences galore and that Tommy is to
be in JimS angle of the ring on fight
night. This last piece of news has not
been given out officially as yet, but the
authority from which it comes is good
enough to warrant me in printing it.
News of the Corbett-Ryan alliance
hasn't caused much CONSERVATION at
Camp Jeffries. apparently. According to
a whisper from that direction Jeffries
claims that the last affair with Corbett
would never have reached the twenty
third round if any one else but Ryan
had been in charge of the champions
corner
Billy Delaney claims that Jeffries has
improved to such an extent since those
days that Ryan knows literally nothing
of the ring tactics employed by the
champion at the present time. It must
be said too, that Delaney furnishes evil
dence of the faith that is in him When
other friends of Jeffries were bemoaning
the fact that only twenty rounds are
called for in the coming fight and ex-
pressing fear that Corbett's Wanted
cleverness might enable him to stand off
Jeffries in such manner as to win the
championship. Delaney insisted that II
isn't possible for Corbett to show to bet