The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-22
GREAT INTEREST
IN COMING BOUT
BRITT AND C0RBETT READY.
AND DOTH ARE BUSY TALKING
ABoUT EACH OTHER.

Interest in Frisco Is as Keen as IL
Was Previous TO the Corbett-JefT-
ries Fight-COrbett Says He Fears
No One, and VIII Lick Jimmy
Sure-Denies Stories That He Has
Not Been Training Hard-Britt
Says lie Will Not Let COrbett Rat
tic Him.
San Francisco. March 2l-On next
Friday night Young" Corbett and
Jimmy Britt, two of the greatest little
boxers in the ring to-day. will come
together. The battle is scheduled for
twenty rounds and no f1stic event since
the Jeffries-C Corbett heavyweight bat
tie last summer has created so much
enthusiastic talk as this encounter be-
tween the two little pugilistic giants.
Besides both men being great fight
ers, increased interest is centered in
the affair because of the fact that one
of the principals is a local lad. Natur-
ally the sympathy of the local sporting
fraternity is with Britt. But not be-
cause he is a native son. They realize
he is one of the best fighters Califor-
MIA has produced since Jim Corbett's
time. and they are placing all their
hope on him to defeat the feather
weight champion.
COrbett Fears No One.
Of course everyone knows that Britt
will not accomplish this feat without
the hardest battle of his career for
Corbett, since acquiring the feather
weight championship from Terry Nc
Govern, does not know what defeat
means. Corbett is fearless of any op-
ponent, and the quick manner in which
he plunged into a match with Britt as
soon as the opportunity was offered is
evidence Of the champions determined
spirit.
Although Corbett has gone down the
line defeating all comers-best men
in his clasS-McGovern, Eddie Hanlon
Dave SulliYan-his battle with Britt
will be somewhat of a departure, as
the latter is more of a lightweight
than featherweight, and the weight
will be near if not above the light
weight limit when they enter the ring
The question is will the weight have
any effect upon Corbett's showing?
The champion himself believes that he
will be as strong when he faces Britt
at the weight as he has ever been be-
fore. He does not underestimate
Britt's ability. He has worked hard
for the encounter, and if he goes down
to defeat it will not be through lack
of condition.
Britt Studies His Foe.
His recent bout with Sullivan no
doubt helped Corbett considerably in
getting into shape, for it proved a good
workout. Britt has the advantage of
seeing Corbett i'm all Of his fights on
the coast, and each time he has studied
the Denver boys movements in an ef-
fort to distinguish his weak points as
we'll as his strong points.
Corbett, too has seen Britt in action
and from the showing made by the
Californian he at once came to the
conclusion that he could defeat him
if they ever came together in the
ring. Britt says that Corbett's strong
est point is his kidding an opponent
so as to get him to lose his head.
Britt will be on to this trick and he
says that Corbett will have no chance
to get him to lose his head.
II have watched Corbett in several
Of his battles" said Britt, land / have
seen the tricks that he resorts to in
an effort TO get fellow to go up in
the air. He worked 1t on McGovern
so that Terry did not know where he
was at Hanlon Gid not seem to mind
him so much, but it worked to perfec-
tion on Dave Sullivan. He can kid
me all that he likes, but / am afraid
he will have a little more to do than
to kid / will be there to fight and
you can bet it will take all of Corbett's
cleverness and good fighting to save
him from quick defeat.
VIII Prove His Master.
with the battle only a few days off
l can state that l will be in excellent
condition on the night of the contest
| certainly believe that l can defeat
Corbett, 1 always felt that / had it
on him and / am only glad to get the
opportunity to prove it,"
Corbett is taking every precaution so
as to be ready for a hard battle. He
believes that Britt's best blow is a left
body blow, and during the past week
he has been working an effective block.
Il know Britt and his style just as well
as If l had met him in the ring" said
he to-day. There is not a blow or
trick that he knows which will bother
me. l will give Britt the worst beating
in his career. The bout may go the
limit, but personally l expect to stop
him before the limit has been reached"