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Britt viii Sacrifice Strength to
Reach the Weight
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When Young Corbett enters the ring
at San Francisco next Friday night to
battle with Jimmy Britt, the light
weight idol of the Pacific coast, he will
be up against one Of the hardest bat
ties of his lifetime. The battle is for
the feather championship of the world,
and while Britt has always fought in
the lightweight class, his trainers say
he will be able to make the weight for
his go against the Denver boy.
In arranging for this fight Young
Corbett has again demonstrated that
he is one of the headiest men in the
business as he has resolutely held out
for the weight stipulated in the arti-
cles, 1870 pounds ata-6-zo,eleek on the
afternoon of the fight, which is con-
ceded to be a great handicap for the
Californian. The champion figures,
and with good reason, that the strain
Britt must subject himself to in order
to get down to the weight win sap
much Of the vitality out of him and
place the native son in the ring in a
weakened condition.
But Britt's hackers declare that he
will make the weight without sacri-
ficing his strength and, Jimmy himself
says he will be as strong at 100 as he
has ever been in a fight. Reports from
his training quarters tell of Britt's
strength and speed in a hammer which
should be anything but Joyous to the
champion. Britt has four or five
pounds to take off yet before he reach
es the required notch but the people
who are caring for, him say that he
will have no troubled in working this
off early in the weeka Xle
But there are many Swha find it hard
to believe that Jimmy Britt at 135 and
Jimmy Britt at 100 are the same fight
ers. Four or five pounds is not so very
much in some instances, but it counts
for much where littleffellows are con-
cerned. @fa tHc
Considering what stheioGalifornia lad
is compelled to sacrifice aand the re-
ported splendid condition of the Den
yer fighter it looks as though Corbett
should enter the ring favorite. 1t
is admitted that Britt is strong and
speedy, but he has never yet showed
that he was made of championship ma
terial. Perhaps he has never had the
chance, but that does not discount the
fact: when he fights Young Corbett he
will have. to go faster than he has in
any of his previous fights, and another
change he will encounter will be that
of going against a boy who WILL do
some fighting himself. s1a-s,sz ~
A, careful search through the Cali
fornian'ss record reveals the fact that
the best men he ever won, from We're
Kid tLavigne and Frank Erne. Both OF
these fighters were at one, time top
notchers, but when Britt fought them
they were nothing more than mere
shadows of themselves, and. it was to
be expected that they would go down
before the vigorous onslaughts of the
young graduate from the amateur
ranks. ~
Corbett's victories stand out much
holder than those Of his opponent
Compared with the Denver boy, BIRTHS
: victories assume a position OF minor
importance. The only advantage pos
sessed by Britt over the little cham
pion are the physical ones of height
and reach. It remains to be seen
whether Britt's famous crouch" will
be benefit or detriment to him when
he meets the fast Denver lad.
Little Money Being Bet.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 20
and Jimmy Britt in this city next Fri
day night promises to be largely at
tended. The boxers have practically
finished their heavy training and will
conflne themselves to light exercise
hereafter. Interest in fhe training has
been superseded by discussion of the
popularity attending the betting, or
rather the lack of betting. Not a dol
lar has been placed withthe usual pool
sellers. The lack of betting is due to
the maneuvering for odds The Britt
men want the short end alto to 6, while
the Corbett men declare 10 to would
he a fair price. ThezaCorbett people
are somewhat disappointed at the stu
alton, as they believed the local senti-
ment behind Britt would close the bet
ting gap, but they have LEARNED that
large portion of the San Francisco
money will be placed on the chances
of the champion
Corbett's seconds will be Harry Tut
hill, Tim McGratb, Blly7Ott and Billy
Roche. Britt will have in his corner
Spider" Kelly, Frank Raffel, Charles
Richardson and Smiling Metzner.