Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-09
BRITT.CORBETT BATTLE.
"Wally" Young Writes Interestingly OF
The Fighters Who Meet soon.

| "Wally" Young Of the San Francisco
| Chronicle writes as follows:
Now that Young Corbett has disposed
OF Dave sullivan and has turned that
DIFFICULT trick with neatness ana dispatch,
| The boards are clear for his bigger en-
| gagement toward the end OF the month.
| And how the sports are talking Not for
| many day has San Francisco become so
| excited and SO eXpeCtant over ring bat
tie VIII the fight three weeks away, the
wise men are gathering In little groups IN
| all of the resorts up and down the line,
trying to dope 1t all out. weighing this
little point and that as hough II were OF
mammoth proportions.
All this Is as II should be, for the battle
between Britt and Corbett Is the biggest
event that could be carried anywhere In
the country today. The hard-hItting little
man from Denver has vanquished every
one else at his weight who could have a
possible chance with him. except just one
man. The one man, needless to remark
Is James Edward Britt sometimes called
THE Idol Of California"
II there Is any man In the wide domain
OF Highland who can take away Cor
belts title II Is he. But can he do Il?
Ay, there's the rub! one man Is GER
tain that he can, and will point out for
YOU If you care 10 listen, Just how Jimmy
will bore into the vulnerable little stom-
ach as no other fighter has been able to
do. another man. just as sure of his con-
victlons, will tell you that Britt will be
easier picking for the champion han Dave
Sullivan because he can't stand the
gan" so well. There are as many who
take the first view as there are who take
the second, which helps the game
Young COrbett made host of friends
by his fight with Sullivan. Although he
looked to be not In the best Of condition
due doubtless TO the fact that he took on
la.. .NsUlaN I IL. 1t
training, he showed himself to be a mas.
ter Of the situation at all times He i'm
pressed many people as miniature JEFF.
fries, except that he has qualities which
the champion OF champions lacks Both
seem TO be far and above any other men
In the lighting business, Az there Is no
one who can put Jeffres away. So It
seems, there is no one at the weight who
can dispose Of Young Corbett, Both are
hard htters. fighters fro mthe ground up,
But Corbett has far better head for
ring generalship than has Jeftries-per-
haps the best head OF any modern fighter,
not excepting old Fitz, He Is as cool and
deliberate as an expert bookkeeper, seem
ing to study his attack and watching the
effect Of his blows as a doctor would di-
agnose an injury, When he needs bit
Of rest he takes Il, postpOnlng a knockout
that could come earlier. Tie Is little
wonder In head work In punching power
In versatility OF fghtlng style.
When the dope expert comes to fig
ure on the other side Of the contest. ne
finds that Jimmy Britt Is present with
any number Of points that entItle his
friends to the belief that he can win lie
has more speed than Corbett TO begin
with, and II Just the man who can get In
and away before the Denver man can
land on him. lie has body punch too.
the one weapon that fighter must have
TO win from Corbctt And Jimmy IL
fighter until the last gong,
So any way that yon figure It, the bat
tie ought TO be lercely fought and cxclt-
ing at every stage
II will be interesting TO note the effect
upon Britt Of Corbetts Kidding" IN the
ring. In every one Of his fights In San
Francisco. the Denver man has been
helped In winning by his ability to dis
tract his opponents attention with an
unexpected remark Dave Sullivan was
nut on queer street" n the second round
by this means. They had boxed silently
for round and a half,
"Did you como from Cork, Dave
asked Corbett, employing his most suave
tone,
yves" Dave answered
'Well." the little champion retorted
"You came a long way TO get this and
he caught the lrishman on the jaw with a
wallop taht sent him down for the count
and left him dizzy for tho rest OF the
fight.