The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-04
.C0RBETT ANXIOUS
FOR ANOTHER TRY.
Ex- Champion Wants to Meet
Winner Of Nelson-Britt
Match.
HIS TRAINING DID HIM UP
sOvcrtaxcd Himself i'll. Matter. Of
Stripping Of: Flesh il,
Hurry.
HIS TRAINING DID HIM UP
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SAN FRANC1sCO. December Snow
that the excitement has cooled off and
there ha. been ample time for n thor
ougli interchange Of opinions among the
savants OF sportdom. the impression Is
crystalizing that Young Corbett's fight
against Battling Nelson was far and
away the poorest OF his career. This is
about the only point on which there is
anything like unnnimity. In attempting
to account for Corbett's poor showing
quito a variety Of views are expressed.
TO begin with, there Is the broad idea
that Corbett never before tackled such
a Thereafter as Battling Nelson Then, too,
is the suggestion that the primrose path
has made of the once terrible Denver kid
flabby little lump OF humanity. a less
extreme view Is that Corbett overtaxed
himself in the matter Of stripping of
flesh in a hurry aud that directly he
felt the stress and strain Of hard and
fast encounter he w!lted.
What Corbett Says.
Corbett himself. while trying hard to
keep from saying anything that might
be construed into IN attempt TO Deiittlc
Nelson's victory Is telling sympathizinS
friends that he felt his strength leave
him IN the very first round.
II suppose will have to look around
a bit to find the real reason OF my loss
Of fighting power, but at this tmc It
seems to me ms though the things \
thought would help me had the opposite
effect. For instance. / felt all right while
! was training. and I remarked several,
times that believed tho eight months
lay-off I had had benefited me. have a
suspicion now that It was the severe
course OF training after SO many months
OF idleness that did me up. However,
am going to experiment a bit to try and
find out where j stand. No one can tell
me that am all in yet by a long way.
Z r am going to begin all over again, and
try and get back to my old form by slow
cr stages. L am going to Los Angeles.
where Will be ready to sign with any
one who cares to{meet me and VIII
move heaven and earth to get on with
the winner Of the Britt-Nelson match
believe the public would like to see me.
get chance OF that kind. and ] hope.
the clubs will think well epougll Of me
TO give it to me. = 5l3
Camp Secrets.
have often referred 10 the secrecy. OBJ
served around the Corbett camp in re-
spect to the Denver lad 3 weight. It is
the fixed belief in San Francisco that
Corbett has more trouble than any fight
or living In Kidding himself of surplus
During his recent preparation no one
was allowed to see him weigh, and the
official reports given out In regard to his
daily fluctuations and reductions were
always accepted with a grain Of salt It.
IS known positively that on former occa-
slons he has had to resort to vapor baths
II few hours before Weighing time in or
der to save +, his forfeit and there is
reason for believing that he had to follow
the same course on the date Of his con-
test with Nelson.
Barney Oldfield. the autonobilist, gave
some eliminating testimony In this con-
nection, albeit he did it quito innocently.
It appears that Barney agreed to go out
to the beach with his automobile and
bring Corbett into town an hour or so
before weighing time.
What do you think, said Barney,
when got to Sheellnn's ! had to wait
because Corbett was taking "a vapor
bath
Those who listened nudged each other
because they had heard ofsEthcse yspnrs
baths before, and poor Barney did rot
dream that he was giving away the
camp secrets.
OlIa Of Corbett's assistants at the beach
told a number OF sporting men that Cor
bett was seven pounds over weight tho
day before the battle, and II sich really
was the case 1t can be seen how some
thing In the nature Of an artificial steam