The San Francisco call., 1904-03-23
BETTORS FAVOR
YOUNG CORBETT
The Man From Denver Con-
tinues to Rule a Strong
FavOrite Over j. Britt
BOTH MEN WORK HARD
Trainers of the Californian
Are Confident He Will
Weigh In Quite Handily

Betting on the Britt-Corbett fight
ruled 70 10 yesterday afternoon. In
the evening it dropped 10 10 TO Ga
with the possibility Of going lower to-
day. There is a lot Of COrbett money
in the market 10 be wagered at 10 10 Z.
There is also an abundance Of Britt
money 70 be bet at 10 to 6. 1t is eX-
pected the wagering VIII be lively to-
day and the market viii soon settle
down 10 the odds at which most OF
the coin viii be placed.
The demand for seats has exceeded
al expectations. From present appear
ances the boxers. viii fight before a
$4,000 house. Men who have handled
the sale Of seats for many big fights
say the present demand for tickets is
tinprecedented in the history Of fight
promoting in this city.
Young Corbett was a busy man yes
terday and managed TO drive away the
blues that threatened to Overpower him
by plenty Of work It was one Of the
most eventful days the champ has
spent since he began TO train for his
engagement with Jimmy Britt, and
after finishing up his work, he looked
good enough 10 fight anybody.
CORBETT WORKS HARD.
He was not in the best Of spirits on
account Of the weather and every time
he looked out Of the window of the
gymnasium and saw the rain coming
down il made him savag ge-sO savage
that he would take an extra hard
punch at Billy Otis just for revenge.
Corbett did twelve miles on the road
in the morning and then lounged
around till , o'clock. when he par
took of a hearty dinner and then en-
joyed another long rest II was late
when he repaired TO the gymnasium,
but still the crowd was willing 20 wait
till he got ready for the afternoon
stunt.
He treated the exercise machine to
few extra pulls and spent much time
in jolting it about. Then he skipped
the rope till the perspiration fairly
poured from his face. The swinging
bag and the light punching bag came
i'm for their share Of rough work, after
which Billy Otis was trotted out into
the ring with his catcher's pad on.
Corbett roughed it with his sparring
partner for four long rounds. He just
Waded in and walloped the chest pro-
tector until he got tired. When Otis
came at the champ he was ALWAYS met
with few stiff iolts and the mixing
became fierce at times.
BRITT ON THE ROAD.
puppy, was recovered yesterday, and
mis- return was the signal for much joy
in the camp. Corbett was worried over
the loss Of the fuzzy pup, and a big
weight was taken off his mind when his
finder brought him hack to camp yes
terday morning.
Billy Otis has been matched tn fight
Jerry Mccarthy, the champion weiter-
ght Of Utah. before the Shamrock
Athletic Club Of Salt Lake on May 3.
The men viii weigh in at 142 pounds
at 3 o'clock and fight for 65 per cent
Of the gate receipts.
Road running and light gymnasium
work was the programme at Britt's
camp in Alameda yesterday Spider
Kelly. the trainer Of the next fighter
10 go against the redoubtable cham
pion from Denver. is satisfied With the
condition OF his man. and asserts he
viii make the required weight by Fri
day evening without any trouble. IT
is intended that Jimmy shall carry
the extra few pounds as long as he
can and then get rid OF them so they
viii not be in evidence when he jumps
on the scales to weigh. By the time
he chambers into the ring he will have
taken on some Of the discarded weight.
Roadwork will be the principal part of
Britt's work from now until Friday.