The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-20
JOLTS AND JARS FOR JABBERS
Jimmy Britt and Young COrbett Fight Now Occupies
Boards-Anaconda Wants Clifford Flynn
Gets Another Draw.

Tho one bout that Is tie al absorbing
talk Si.h salt Lake fight fans Is the
contest next Friday night between Young
Corbett and Jimmy Britt. However IL
might pe said that generally speaking
the question With the local ring follow
ers is how long viii BriIt last There are
very few who think for a minute that
Britt VIII defeat COrbett. and this belief
s. general ir every town in the country.
with the exception of san Francisco.
There Britt has number OF friends who
think nc can defeat the champion. and
VINO are willing To bet their money that
way.
Britt according to all reports. is sure
or winning. and never misses an OppOr-
tunitF 60 say so. Corbett. on the other
hand. appears 20 look on the match as
joke. and does not take much stock IA
the native SON. This is because Britts
career has been made by picking easy
marks ANA no one knows 10 better than
Coroett The fight promises 20 be one
0l the best attended ever held in San
Francisco, and Will probably bring I'm
more money at the box office than amy
other fight ever held between feather
or hghtweights.
Jack Clifford received word from Ana
conda yesterday offering him a match
with Louis Long before the Mount Haggin
club. Clifford is Doular I'm Montana and
il Is claimed the fight fans would like 20
see him go up against the man that de-
feated Herrera. Jack says ne will write
and get full details of what the club has
to offer and # the terms are satisfac-
tory he Will make the match to come off
as soon az possible
Jimmy Flynn and Harry Peppers fought
ten-round draW at Salida, Colo, on
Thursday night. the result being "a big
surprise to the Colorado fight fans IL
was supposed that Peppers would be a
little easy money for FLYNN. but the for
mer not only held his own. but gave
tlNnn warm argument. Flynn said
after che fight that the altitude was too
hlgh. and TOR this reason he was not at
his best.
Jack O'Keefe and Buddy Ryan. the
Chicago lightweight rivals have been
matched Co meet under the auspices Of
The Waverly Athletic club Of the Windy
city or the evening OF March p. This is
"a match that the followers Of the game
"a Chicago have been after for "A long
Time and they viii now be assured as to
who IS entitled 10 the honors of being the
hest lightweight Of Chicago. Jimmy Bar
dell was selected as referee.
Martin Candle encountered light
weight by the name of John 7. Sullivan
80 New Bedford. Mass, and had a little
duck soup Candle was all over his
man. and after "A minute or so Of fighting
in the second round the Sullivan lad quit.
claiming he had injured his thumb and
could cot continue.
Here is record of Young Corbett's
principal fights brought up 20 date:
Won't koogan ...-.-.. ....-,.............l3
Won-L.. Bernstein .......................fO
Knocked Out-By Kid Broad............. 4
Knocked Out-Edde Santry ...... ...... =
Knocked Out-OsCar Gardner ........-.. 10
WoD-Nid Broad. ........ ..................10
Wou-George DiXon...........-.-.....- 10
Knocked Cutlery McGOVern ........ 2
Wcn-kid Broad .......... ................1 10
No Decision-Eddy Lenny ........ 49,. 6
Won-J. Bernstein ........ ................ y
80 DeCisiOn-E Erne.......... ~ S
Draw-Eddic Hanlon. ......- .............2 20
knocked Cutlery McGoVern...... III
Won-CfeOrge Memsic....... ............... {
DraW-Jimmy Briggs. ....... ..............15
Won-JimmV Briggs. -...... ..............I Is
Knocked Out-kddie lianlon .............16
Won-Dave Sullivan.......... .............1 II
Next oppunent-Jlmmy Britt.
There Is a general idea. prevalent among
both young and ambitious boxers and ring
followers. that the earnings of "A pugiist
are something almost stupendous.
The fortunes made spent or saved by