The daily sentinel., 1903-08-14
GREAT BATTLE
TONIGHT.
Jeffries and Corbett In Pink
OF Condition and Very Con-
fident. Odds 10 to 8 Fav-
oring jeff. Gate Receipts
Will Be 100000.


history of the pugilistic game will be
fought in San Francisco. More in
terest three-fold is being shown in the
outcome than in any ring battle that
has occurred in modern times. The
sale of seats has already reached huge
proportions and when the gate re-
ceipts are counted up after the fight
they will without doubt foot up at
somewhere near $50, 600, Of which the
winner will receive $50, 500 and the
loser $40, 500 and the club which holds
the contest $lS, 900. Seats at the
ringside cost $50 and range on down
to SO. which is the smallest admission
fee. The interest all over the coun-
try has reached the intensity of white
heat and the two pugilists are now
the country. People are going in
droyes from all over the country to
witness this. the greatest of battles.
James J. Jeffries and James J. Cor
bett will climb into the ring and the
seconds will prepare their men. band
aging their hands under the directions
of the. referee Eddie Graney, then the
gloves will be donned. the bell will
tap. they will walk to the center of
the ring. shake hands return to their
corners advance again. square off and
the greatest battle in the history of
the game, will be in full swing.
Jeffries with fierce scowl will
stand. bull like, Watching Corbett
with keen eyes, moving slowly and
somewhat awkwardly. He hates Cor
bett and is said by some to have "a
little more than wholesome respect
for Corbett's lightning like iabs.
which cut and sting wherever they
land.
Jorbett on the other hand cool,
collected, with clear eye. will move
graceful in every movement, attract t.
ing comment by its contrast to jeff
ries heavier and clumsy form. The
same Corbett of old. quick. alert.
agile and graceful yet heavier and
stronger than he was ever before seen.
will glide about the ring iabbin9 jeff
ries and getting away without ia re-
turn till Jeff's face gradually resem-
bles raspberry jam.
Every few seconds heavy arm will
shoot out with terrific force and will
land with loud whack i'll the empty
atmosphere, simply because Corbett
won't be where that arm stopped GO
| ing. then jeff will scowl harder. look
| fiercer and try it again, but will al
| most despair when he sees how easy
that powerful arm ever lands on
| "Gentleman Jim's'' Jaw it will all be
over but the shouting. JEFF will out
weigh his opponent fully forty pounds
and a heavy man being jabbed and
cut to ribbons by much smaller man
will make the battle very spectacular.
Jeffrles is 2S years old and Corbett
is SO. jeff weighs 225 against Corbett s
| 1856 and Corbett is 6 feet 2 inches tall
and jeff is feet l 1-2 inches.
"Gentleman Jim is daily gaining
more followers Whether they come
from the unorganized mass of the
'doubtfuls' or the ranks of Jeffries'
erstwhile supporters cannot be safely
stated Nevertheless they are com
ing, or rather going, to the belief that
Corbett has a good show. Especially
is this true, of conservative thinkers.
| As to the mode of training which
has been carried on within the camps
of the herculean jabster and the
Shakesperean 'monologue artist. "
The idea given by the cartoons in the
daily papers is that Corbett is making
his training hours one long unprece-
dented period of strenuosity in order
to acquire huge bands of unnatural
muscle. =
| The Shakesperean gladiator has not
| been straining every nerve to increase
his muscle, but has Systematically de-
veloped his breathing power. thereby
increased his wind and endurance.
To look at Corbett to day one will
find very different man from the
typical pugilist. He is not great
big animal MS some probably think.
whose only power and prowess is bru-
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