Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-05-09
THE PUGILlSTS.
ETT'S PRICE
IS TOO HIGH
He Wants Ten Thousand
Dollars to do Battle in
England--JiInmy Handler
is Down and Out.

1t is not likely that 1oung Corbett
will do any fighting on his present trip
abroad unless some of the clubs see fit
TO give him more money than they
have offered already. When Corbett
left this country for England no sand
that he would not fight unless he re-
ceived> very enticing offer, When he
arrived in London he was met by the
manager of Ben Jordan. who, after
being introduced, wanted to know if
Corbett would tackle Ben in a fifteen
three-minute rounds bout before the
National Sproting club, London. on
DerDy night, which is supposed to
mark the end of the boxing season in
London. Corbett said he was willing
to give Jordan a match provided one
OF the clubs would make it worth
Wn1le by hanging up a good purse
Jordan's representative then went
ahead and sought A. #. .Bettinson,
matchmaker of the National Sproting
club, and inquired of the latter now
much money he would give for a bout
between Jordan and the American.
Bettinson, after some deliberation, said
that ne would give the pair purse of
$4,000. Jordan's manager thought this
liberal compared with the size Of the
purses that prevail III England at pres
ent and forthwith accepted. Then he
hurried to Corbett to secure his con-
sent, but was met with prompt re-
Ihsal by the former champion.
Three thousand dollars, did YOU
say! repeated Cerbett. why, that
would not pay my training expenses.
why, 1 can make that much in Phila,
delphia or Chicago in a six-round bout.
Tell Mr. Bettison that I appreciate his
oHer, but he will have to do better be-
lore | make up my mind to accept
Bettlson then raised the purse 1000
more, but Corbett said he would not
consider an offer lower than 100000,
and consequently negotiations came to
an end then and there. The noted Eng
ign organization has not given a purse
of that amount since Peter Jackson
and Paddy Slavin fought their mem
| orable battle about twelve years ago. Il
Corbett told. Bettison that as he has
not really come to England TO fight. but
TO enjoy himself he could afford to re-
Ject 2 small or large purse as he saw
tit. He hoped to appear at one of the
clubs. he said, before re returned to
America, just to show the Englishmen
his form. But he added he did not
think lie could conscientlously do this
unless the clubs concluded to make it
worth the while Corbett. after his
stay in England, intends to visit
France, where he has received an en-
ticing offer to appear in boxing stunt
in Paris.
Jimmy Handler is down and out as
| a fighter. He faced Charley Haghey
of Boston in the ring of the American
Arena, Philadelphia, last week, and
after being battered about for two
rounds and half, the referee humane
! ~ stopped the fiasco. Haghey ap-
| pealed to him to do so, saying he did
not care to hit the Newark man any
more.
Handler was outclassed from the
| time he put up his hands, and was
| down several times for the count in
| the first round. Haghey was all over
him, and the spectators. taking pity
on Handler, shouted to the referee to
stop it.
Handler was sight, but was game
i and. although the bout was stopped in
the first round he protested and was
allowed to continue. So poor was
the exhibition that the club gave the
few hundred spectators present tick
cts for next weeks show