The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-15
NEWS OF THE FIGHTERS.
Young Corbett Said TO BE Training
Hard for Hnnlon Bout.

| Dung JprDett Is ~ Bt NbL b
vigorously near San Francisco for his bat
tie with Eddie Hanlon, December %. The
champion is still eight pounds overweight.
hut claims that he can readily bring him
self down to the required l2s pounds by
the end of the month.
Some speculation has been aroused
among local sporting men as to the exact
weight Young Corbett was while in the
East. If he weighs 49, pounds to-day
after 4 fortnight of hard training and re-
ducing, 1t certainly appears as If he must
| nave been far above the welter-weisht
limit while in the East.
i think that Corbett must have been
fully 10 pounds in weight lately" said
| Frank Hart yesterday. after the reports
Of the manner in which he has been tax.
irg off flesh of late. This probably eN-
! plains why some of his opponents so out
| so quickly before him
THAT extra weight helps man whole
| lot The mere avoirdupois behind his
| punch is enough to lend it added force,
| even if the man himself is fat and losgy.
! You will notice that whenever Corbett
Murphy it took some time to turn the
trick over him. Corbett got the decision
! all right. but the light went the limit.
| excellent chance in the pending battle is
the probability that Corbett may weaken
himself by reducing. He should not fight
! about 132 or so at the ringside, but even
at that weight | fancy he Will be drawn
| and tired.
Personally. l like Corbctt and look
! to see him tie with Hanon at the very
| least. But ] believe Eddie has a better
chance on this occasion than in their
previous meeting, even if he did get a
| draw then"
Syracuse Tommy Ryan and Philadelphia
Jack O'Br.en have been matched once
| more for fifteen to twenty-five rodnd
go. This pair nave been matched SO often
and to so little avail. that the bout is at
tracing comparatively little attention.
The Chelsea Athletic Club of Boston has
made a bid for the fight. but that is about
the only ouer note reported as yet.
Lawrence Sweeney. matchmaker, of the
club, wants the men to fight February l
and hints that in case OF any haggling
the club will withdraw its offer at once.
The manner in which the Southern
down by Ryan. after he had signed for
match with O'Bren. has made many
promoters distrustfui of the match As
the affair stands at present, it looks as
il Boston would be practically the only
place where the fight could take place.
San Francisco has strong list of other
mination of the Young Characterization 60
The limiting of the number of fights each
month will make them go after only the
most important battles. so they are
likely TO steer clear of fight in which
there is any possibility of a hitch
The Chicago Athletic Club. before which
0Brien Won from Mike Schrcck last Sat
urday, can only furnish attendance from
its own members and the men would have |
TO go six rounds only So Boston seems |
To he about the sole locality wherein the |
match can be pulled OFF.
Sam Langford, the negro who received |
the verdict over Joe Cans short time |
since, is now receiving many offers of |
matches of tate. There is some talk OF |
sending him 10 Chicago to fight before |
the Watita Athletic club of that city. the
winner of the Gus Gardner-Jack Okecfe |
fight being mentioned as his opponent.
Willie Fitzgerald and Mike Ward bat
tie tomorrow night before the Metropolis
tan Athletic Club of Detroit. Manager
Considine announces that he will offer to
the winner match with either Joe Cans
or Jimmy Britt. 10 take place about the
first of the year Fitzgerald fights Martin
Candle at Boston December %