The San Francisco call., 1904-12-11
BRITT KEEPS
Up GOOD WORK
Sparring Partners Come In
for Fast Time When jim
my Begins to Cut Loose
THE SPIDER" PRESENT
Mr.. Kelly Looks On While
the Plumber Boy ROughs
1t in Various Clinches

Jimmy Britt did not have an Or
pheum audience gazing on him with
admiration yesterday, but he worked
harder than he has ever labored on
anyhody's stage. The select few who
were admitted within the inner circle
OF the exclusive gymnasium at the Seal
Rock House marveled as the plumber
boy banged and pounded away at his
sparring partners and gave rough
usage TO the apparatus about the place.
Jimmy is becoming more at home at
the beach as the days fit merrily by.
Inc man who started that bugaboo
about putting on weight out here is
crazy" says James. why, 1 can take
or as much as like, but am in no
hurry about that That is the least
Of my troubles. I will be better and
stronger this time than I ever was in
my life before"
The morning sprints through the
park are becoming one of the joys
Of Mr.. Britt's life now. He skins over
the ground like q colt and feels fresher
and stronger after each run than when
he started out. Then the plunge into
the broad Pacific acts as q tonic and
makes him feel like pummeling a dozen
men when he enters the gymnasium
for his strenuous work Of the afternoon.
After a few preliminary whacks at
the bag Frank Rafael was called out
to take his usual beating. Britt was
on his toes from the moment the first
round commenced, and during the four
periods he kept after his man without
letting UP for an instant. He played
almost continually for the body and
paid particular attention TO whipping
that right hand in at every opportun-
ity.
Spider" Kelly was on the scene to
administer a few words of advice and
tell Jimmy what was best to do. The
Spider could hardly conceal his emo
tons when the pace waXed fast and
he was shouting orders and going
through several kinds of gestures from
the side lines. At the end of the fourth
spasm Rafael was tagged out. for he
had come in for some rough usage and
had little time TO recuperate.
One long round of wrestling and tug
ging in the clinches with "T1v" Krel-
ing was next served to the spectators.
Britt is playing this game all the time
now, and the pace increases each day.
He wants to be prepared for Mr.. Mel
son and his unrelenting ways in the
clinches, and figures that there is no
better way TO make ready than to en-
gage Kreling in such bout every day.
When his afternoons work was at an
end Britt topped 1t off with another
plunge. He looks better each day, ana
If he does not overtrain should appear
at his best when he faces Nelson. He
will not take day Oft to-day, though
it is Sunday. A large crowd is ex-
pected.
Britt posted his $1,000 forfeit yester-
day with Harry Corbett, the stake
holder. One thousand dollars of this
guarantees that he will be on hand at
the appointed hour and the remaining
thousand that he viii make 1S2 pounds,
the stipulated weight.
Contrary to expectations, Battling
Nelson buckled down to hard work
yesterday at his training quarters at
Smiling Metzner's tavern, Larkspur.
It was programmed for Nelson to take
affairs easily until next week, but the
Dane became restless and went to
work with a win. In the evening after
a brisk rundown Bat tipped the
scales at 134 pounds after his strenu-
Gus day. Bat was out on the road
early in the morning and took a spin
over the hills to Mill Valley. He re-
turned looking as fresh as a daisy.
In the afternoon he spent an hour in
the gymnasium punching the bag,
throwing the medicine ball and pull
ing the weights. -Four fast rounds
with Eddie Santry completed the days