The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-15
FIGHTERS AT WORK
Corbett and Britt Training for
Their Battle.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March a.
| Young Corbett has commenced training
for his bout with Jimmy Britt. The
champion has allowed the edge to go of
the condition he rounded into for Dave
Sullivan and there will be no danger of
his going stale. The rest he took will do
him world of good. Tuthill would have
liked to have given Corbett few days
more rest, but the time for the big battle
is growing too near. In his present form
Corbett will be in excellent shape to COM
mence training for such an important
contest. The champion realizes that ne
will have to be as right as golden gu1-
nea to take Britt's scalp, and he VIII leave
no stone unturned to enter the ring as
fit as the proverbial fiddle. This Is the
first battle that Corbett has engaged in
since he knocked out Terry McGoyern In
which his opponent was a husky, strong
clever puncher who figured to have an
even chance to beat him.
The mill Is attracting remarkable at.
tention around town. It Is douptIui II
there was ever so much talk over an nm
pending contest. BrittS friends realize
that the man from Bryant street IS up
against a hard hurdle and CorbettS most
ardent admirers have to admit that the
champion will have to hand out the best
he has in his magazine to hold his laurelS.
In the betting Corbettl will undoubtedly
be a slight favOrite, but those VINO make
odds predict that at the ringside 1t will
be case of even money and take your
pick. Figuring it any way you Ike the
match gives promise of proving to be the
greatest contest ever fought between lit
tie men, Both fighters have indomitable
wills and each of them possesses an un-
limited amount of courage.
BrittS training quarters at CroHS gar
dens, Alameda, are besteged with scores
of visitors. Jimmy goes on the road early
In the morning and in the afternoon he
boxes several fast rounds. Britt is pay
ing particular attention to his defensive
work. At covering up his jaw, and at the
same time being in position to MT, Britt
is the. original past master. There IS
scarcely another fighter in the country
who can hit from crouch. AS Jamesey..s
jaw will be Cerbett's target the olympic
that he says will make that portion OF his
anatomy invulnerable to attack.
Corbett intends to do everything IN MS
power during the siege of training to per.
| feet a system of stomach blocking that
will offset Britt's body blows. 1t Is said
of Corbett that his stomach is his weak.
est spot. Britt has a phenomenally fast
blow to the stomach and he is practlclng
| it now more than ever. .
Britt. in speaking Of the fight. said:
| ''How do expect to fight him? Well, that
is a hard matter to answer. am not going
to figure out any decided system A fell
low can do that all right and then when
he steps in the ring the other fellow VIII
| do something that sends his calcuiationSs
| to Smithereens. Don't never lose sight OF
| the fact that the guy in the other corner
of the ring has a whole lot to say about
the way you have to fight know I'm I'm
| going to have a whole lot to say about
| how Mr. Corbett is going to fight me- A
boxer might make up his mind to stand
| off and jab an opponent to pieces and
| when he tries to do it he will find the
| other fellowttoo strong or too clever get
| ting his head out of the way and he has
| to take another tack at once. would
| like nothing better than to have Corbett
| fight me according to mapped out plan
a little thinking and a little punching.
Corbett is great fighter and he has a
punch that BODIES danger to heavy
Iop, and 1 propose to let it go in this
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