The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
GENERAL BOXING NOTES.
Young Corbett-SuIlivan Go Will Like
" HIVE to- BE Held Over a Few Day..

As WAS announced ia The Republic of
Tuesday. the bout between Young Corbett
be held over for several days beyond July
-. the date originally set for the battle.
Representatives of the champion are to be
here August and the fight, 1t is said. can
not lake place until after that date.
sullivan does not intend TO let the post.
pOnenent affect him in any way and will
keep on at his training. He has Andy
Walsh as sparrinS partner and the pair
are making a speciality of road work on
the country around Clayton: Sullivan Is
confident of making Il good showing and
intends to be iii the best shape possible.
As yet, Tommy has taken no action in
response to the letter from Salt Lake City.
offering him bout with Herrera. He may
take up the matter later.
George Gardner who was here for the
first two days of the week departed Mon
day for Louisville. where he had some bust
ness to attend to. Root and his manager.
Lou Houseman, are still here. in charge OF
the fight films of the Gardner-Root battle.
Jack Root is pe-severlng Terry Nc
Govern when it comes to seeking battles
with man who has already defeated him.
Root still insists that Referee Eddie Nc
Bride did not count the full ten seconds
i'll the battle and that there is no telling
what would have happened had the bout
gone the limit. He is anxious for another
try at Gardner.
Harry Forbes has been chosen as the op-
ponent for frankie Neil on the Coast. TO
judge from the latest dispatches from San
Francisco. Harry Corbett had wired TO
Johnny Regain. after hearing that Forbes
had relapsed from training and had opened
Il roadhouse ut Bloomington.
Forbes decided he could get I'm trim, in
time. however. and late accounts from
Frisco show that he has been selected as
Neils opponent. This leaves Regain here
unoccupied.
Tine result may be the much-talked-of
matching OF Attell and Regain. This is the
best fight that could be earded in the inter-
val before the Corbett-Sullivan bout, and
would be welcomed by all fghtgoers. The
men have each many followers here, and
the battle would draw we'll.
Attell is anxious to come here. and has
repeatedly wired to that effect. Regan has
stated that he will be willing to take Atteil
on for u twenty-round go. There should be
no trouble matching the pair. accordingly.
Nal Doyle. who handles Regain. states that
he will only be too glad to send his man
against the San Francisco boxer.
Frank Hart, who has been taking an oc-
casional trip to the races in his vacation.
had Il hard piece of luck last Tuesday In
the Ivernia-Eva G. race. In this event.
Hart bet $50 on Eva e.. getting an average
of 81: to l for his money. Eva looked all
over a winner throughout the race and led
past the upper end of the stand by three
lengths. with Ivernia a fair second.
Jackson. on Eva G., seemed unable to
keep his mount at her work. as the marc
tired badly. In the last jump. Ivernia got
her nose across the wire first. At least
Judge Brady saw 1t that way, although
more than half the crowd believed he was
mistaken. From the upper end Of the
stand. it appeared as though Eva G. had
won easily.
Hart had thought his bet as good as
cashed when an Gutcry drew his attention
up instead OF Eva G.'s- In spite of protests
from the crowd. the result stood. 1t was q
typical piece OF hard racing luck.