The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-20
The Jordan-Corbett Match Is
Attracting Attention.
Their Battle Before the Frisco
Club VIII Draw.
JORDAN HERE BEFORE.
Once Fought George Dixon to a
26-ROund Limit.
Came Again and Was Defeated
by Eddie Santry.

New York. Oct 20-An International
match for the worlds featherweight
championship has been clinched be-
tween Young Corbett. the king pin of
the feathers this side of the Atlantic, and
Ben Jordan. who holds the title in King
Edwards domains.
The contest will take place before the
Hayes Valley Athletic club of San Fran
CISCO during the month of December,
probably a week before Christmas. The
conditions of the match call for the men
to weigh not more than 126 pounds at
O'Clock in the afternoon of the date set
for the battle.
The bout is scheduled for 20 rounds.
straight Marquis of Queensberry rules,
with five ounce gloves Although the
question of a referee will be left open
until Jordan's arrival. it is very prob
able that Eddie Graney will be selected.
He has officiated al nearly all of the i'm
portant bouts which have taken place
in Frisco recently.
Harry Corbett. a brother of Jim Cor
bett, who is the leading light of the
Pacific coast sporting men, has been Sc
lected to hold the fOrfeits for the prln-
cipalS and club.
Charles Koran. who is looking after
the interests of the Englishman. has in
Structed him to sail for New YORK on
next Wednesdays boat. He Will stop
over a couple of weeks in the east and
will then go to San Francisco to train
for the contest.
Corbett will go to Frisco about the
1St of November, accompanied by MS
trainer, Harry Tuthill. He has two
contests on in the East before leaving
for the coast. The first with Tim Cal
lahan. is billed to take place in Phila-
delphia next Wednesday night. The
second is to be decided in Boston on on
October 81, and Hughey Murphy VII
be the champions opponent. They
viii meet at the Criterion Club for
fifteen-round journey.
Jordan will be no newcomer to this
country. He has been here twice be-
fore. He has also fought some import
ant battles in London with American
fighters. Jordan was first brought to
the attention of American fight follow
ers when he met Tommy White in
London in 1897. White went over con-
fident of winning. but the climate af-
fected him so much that 1t was with
great difficulty that he made the weight
He was weakened by the effort and lost
to Jordan in the nineteenth round.
On the strength of his victory White
came to America the next year and
fought George Dixon in New York.
The bout went the limit of TWENTY-FIVE
rounds. Jordan was given the decision
and the titles of international feather
weight champion. Jordan went home
and came back in 1894 when there was
an invasion of English boxers. HIS
only match on his last trip was against
Eddie Santry, who was then at the top
notch of his fighting career. Santry
had all the betteE of Jordan in a bout
at New York, and knocked him out in
the sixteenth round. Santry became
the possessor of the title and Jordan
went back to England. where he met
and defeated several other Americans
of lesser note. Santry technically held
| the title until he was knocked out by
Terry McGovern, although George Dix
| on was rated as the American title
holder until McGovern whipped him.