Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-10
fitt Says He Will Not Meet Cor
bett if Latter Fights
Sullivan,
CHAMPION IS DETERMINED.
declares That He Did Not Agree to
Refrain From Meeting Any One Else
Goes Into Training.

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ooh, Dave Sullivan at San Francisco on
,so Goth Of this month. there Is a hitch
~ Nc match with Jimmy Britt. the result
~ wbieh will likely be the calling of Of
a. contest. This will be sad news to
asbt fans in Salt Lake as well as else
,'hore The Yosemite club has the bid
,or the fight with Sullivan and does not
o,ooose 10 drop the match. According TO
aa,ices from San Francisco the Yose-
mile club also had a chance to give
,he HAYES Valley clubs star at
,,action a back.hander. which II was
moi sorry 10 do Jimmy -, Cofiroth will
never forgive Morris Levy for grabbing
rorbett and Britt at a time when he
thought he had them In his pocket. AS
soon IA the news spread that Sullivan
had started from New York Jack Gleason,
uho signed CorDett and Britt up for Levy,
SET out on a run to locate Corbett AMI
call him on Gleason represented TO Cor
tett that il would damage the March con-
test beyond measure u ne stepped III and
caught sullivan before the Yosemite this
month. and he would actualy lose money
Nv II, COrbett listened attentively TO
GIeasons appeal, which apparently was
" @i am gong to fight Sullivan before the
yosemlte club" asserted C0rbett this
morning. "a chance has been given me
10 make some money this month, and |
am gong to take IT, They don't hold
arhts I'm San Francisco every day Of the
week, and II | can hsht THIS month IN
tend TO-.
Corbett spoke with much positiyenoss,
and il was really observed that he had
fully made up HIS mind on the matter.
'li0W about your engagement with
Brilt?' quizzed the writer
Il can't see how that cuts any figure"
he rejoined, What has Britt go to do
with SULLIVAN When We nxed up our
match | made no promises TO him that
would not night before | met him. on the
contrary, I told him that | might take on
somebody At that time | had chance
10 70 back TO Chicago and box six rounds
and he knew about II, have posted $500
with Eddie Graney that will fight him
on March Is and tnat ought to be "A sufh-
cient guarantee that | VIII be there when
the gong rings. II am disabled can't
80 on, and i will be his privilege to claim
The money
What II Britt backs out and will not
fghl?' was the next query thrown out.
III he backs out and won't fight" con-
tinued the champion, faint smile light
Ing up his face, why, then ! will claim
his forfeit, which | will have right TO
DO and he knows IL, but Britt won't back
down. You can win bet from me IL you
think he will. In the remote event that
he should, he Will never have another |
chance to tight me. for | will drop him
from my list one thing Is certain-Brtt |
cannot dictate to me. for | think | know |
~ business, ] am not going TO be cham |
ZION all my life, and | want 10 make as |
much money as | can while am Oh top, |
Ehch | think | am entitled to do"
Corbett sail he would commence train |
hg for Sullivan today.
Corbett has notified GLEASON that II the |
club desires 10 postpone the March fgnl |
q week or so on account OF him lighting |
Sullivan In February II will be perfectly |
agreeable to him. on the other hand, IL /
the Hayes Valley club Is opposed 10 any |
delay he will be there to fight on the |
original date.
Sullivan has not taken much OF fnan-
eial chance lighting C0rbett, as II was
learned this morning that he was guaran-
teed N5o0, win, lose or draw. II matters
little to sullivan how this fight goes from
the pocketbook standpoint. Corbett Is
getting a big bonus and a slice Of the
receipts Just how much, only he and TIE
club knows. "
Our friend j, f. Britt had a high tenn
perature under the collar when he was
seen this morning. 80 Corbett says no 4
will claim my forfeit II | don't itht him
In March pped James, his voice ringing |
With eloquence, "lIe Is a nice boy said
James dropping into the realm OF sar.
lasm "A real nice boy. ! like his nerve
30 he says he will claim my forfeit. Be
cause he has broken faith with me he |
viii claim my money, Did you ever hear
II such gall before? When he signed our
articles he promised me that he would be
y California on or before Feb II to be-
3ln training for our fight How can he
~ ms when no Is going TO fight Sulli-
'an2 Yes. he said something 10 me about
gong TO Chicago TO pick up a little sugar
money but did not object to that, as he
'ad Ne would be back before the date
pecliled. OF course, | warned him that
le was taking chances Of breaking
and but that didn't worry him."
an case Corbett fights Sullivan what
WI be your course7"
u will consider that our match is on"
AID Britt and after he has fought then
VIII be ready 70 talk business with him
pout another, For two long years II has
zen my ambition to meet corbett, and | |
'eh allow sullivan TO head me OF But
'hat II Sullivan should beat Corbett?
granger things have happened, Corbett |
an De dropped with a punch like every
ody else He Is only human. or course
! such an event | will then have 10 give
I'M INC go,by, and fight the man who
cay hun. But I wish to repeat that II
otoelt Keeps this engagement | will con-
Ier mat he has no strings on me and |
" ask Eddie Graney 10 give me my for
Ply aud also Corbetts | can do little
99i,hlhg as well as the champ
Manager morris Levy was sad at
earl when he was asked what he In
'ndtd 70 do about H. "You can say |
laI VIII declare the match on +" sighed
IVY thinking Of the 5000 house he
aa been dreaming about IN have
DINING TO do with II II Corbett fights
alnVan | want 10 see Britt first and
forwards l think 1 will wash my hands
the whole AFFAIR, II IN all Jack Glea-
lh tault' gasped Levy, taking a long
.elh, and his fault"
), How do you make that out?"
JUST TINS way In our club articles
.eIe Us clause which forhds lighter
~ appearing before any other club
,Nle ne Is under contract 10 us II was
i'Hsons business 10 get Britt and Cor
W. TO sign these articles, but he hasn't
'he u. BRITT and Corbott have signed a
OF their own articles, but not ours.
lney had ! could claim Corbett's for
W. ana | would. but now | can't and
u up against H."