The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-13
SPORTING NE VS..
Young Corbett Puts Up a Fierce
Talk in New York.
Thinks Graney Is Worse Than
a Regular Stage Robber.
CARRY GUN NEXT TIME
Says He Lost Sa7, 900 by the
Illegal Decision.
Would Not Think of Fighting
Terry McGovern Again.

New York, April 13.-Young Corbett,
who arrived in. New York yesterday,
In discussing today the recent decision
against him in. his fight with Britt, said
Of Referee Eddie Graneys
1T is wonder to me sGraney didn't
wear a mask in that fight. The whole
thing was arranged in advance-cut
and dried. why, Graney's friend. Jack
sheehan. who never bet 10 cents before
IN his life, put UP $1,000 against $4,000
on the afternoon OF the fight. There
were plenty of others, too.
"If / ever get robbed like that again.
Corbett went ons 1.-The referee will
never get out of the ring alive. IN my
country we shoot stage robbers. A
stage robber is a brave man and a
gentleman beside. a fellow who win
take advantage of a position of trust
the way Graney did. Next time fight
I'll carry a six-shooter into my corner,
and if I get the kind Of a deal / had
in Frisco, III shoot the referee dead in
the ring"
With this rather bloedthirsty state
nent Corbett subsidized.
You must have been stung," re-
marked a. friend.
"Twenty-seven thousand dollars. re-
pied Corbett. THAT is, my party and
came out $27, 900 poorer than We
would have been if the verdict. had
gone right. I'm not busted by any
means. I'VE got some Ieft-enough to
travel around on and do as 1 please
I'm not a dead one either. II m very
much alive. I never packed the houses
in my theatrical engagements the way
they were packed in Boston last week.
why. say. Here's one on Britt. AT
ter the fight his brother Billy, who IS
his manager went swelling around be-
cause Jimmy had an offer of $500
week for ten weeks. Four hundred; 1t
would be a funny joke to offer me $500,
and I'm the loser.
Are you going to fght Ierry NC
Govern in Philadelphia? ?" was asked.
mo, I'm not" replied Corbett
I'm not going to fight Terry any
where I've licked him twice. / don't
care to waste time on him
sfHow about chances for a return
match with Britt?"
gloom He was of the opinion that
Britt wouldn't tear any tendons MAX
ing frantic efforts to arrange another
match.
sBritt is a swell-headed fellow"
Corbett explained, Ills friends may
puff him up until he gets himself
conned into the idea that he can really
beat me without the referees aid.
That's my only chance" r fsssr
Here Corbett suddenly displayed his
generalship by turning quesuoner. He
porters always lived into the details
of his private affairs instead of writ
ing about his fighting ability.
you fellows have printed lot of
stories about me that don't fit. I
want you to put me right. First. I
don't drink champagne like a mill
1ionaire. I have been taking care of
myself and I had my last drink of
any kind at Saratoga last year. Then
there was a lot of talk about my hav-
ing to use my end of the purse to
pay my markers at the track. That's
nonsense. I'm ahead of the racing
game. I didn't owe a cent in Frisco
when the fight came off. didn't owe
anything to the books. b In fact two
bOokies owed me.
''I'm going over to England satur-
day on the st. Louis Tn tired of
training and fighting all the time
I'm going to travel around and see
things, pictures and castles and
scenery. This disappointment in
Frisco has worried me so that want
to go where I'll never hear of fighting
Every man meet here asks ME a
dozen questions about my fight with
Britt. I'm going to stay over there
until they forget all about it,