The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-17


istically. he has nevertheless gaineort
fame as Jester. His talk about boXi1
at the middleweight limit for the chat
plOnship OF that class is the best IL
he has Yet perpetraJed. Also he spea.
Of fighting FitZSimmOns but ObStinaIaI
refuses TO meet Jack Root under any cir
GumsIances; MeCoy's humor is Of ths-
broad crude kind that is hard to swaI-
low and still tougher TO digest
Young Corbett is not particular about
the conditions of a return match with
Britt He just wants TO get another
chance at the Frisco lad. and is willing
10 give away many pounds TO secure the
naJch- COrbett Is indignant over the
fact that Britt lays claim 10 the feather
weight title. Just 70 prove that Britt Is
far from a featherweicht. Corbett an
nOUnced that he would fight Britt at l26
pounds at O'Clock This is the same
weight al which he fought Terry Mo
Govern. If Britt viii agree to fight at
this weight, Corbett viii agree 10 fight
Britt for the lightweight championship.
another ti-le which the Californian lays
claim To.
There is nothing cheap about Bob Fitz-
simmons
Robert is perfectly willing TO box John
Willie for the worlds light heavyweight
championship. is perfectly willing TO
have the affair pulled off by the Wa
very Athletic club in Chicago. is per
Iectiy willing to accept May as the
date of the encounter
But here's the baIk- Ruby Bob Is no
cheap preliminary fighter Fight2 OF
course he Will fight-bUt he must be paid
well.
Make it $3.50. win. lose or draw. and
I'm your chicken telegraphed Fitz 70
MATCHMAKER Felt.
That's pretty nearly 500 for every
minutes fighting. said MATCHMAKER
Felt. II don't know whether can
stand the pressure or not"
And the match is still hanging fire II
When seen. at his hotel the day afteA
his fight with Mccoy. Herr Placke, with
a bandage around his head TO cover the
eye closed by Mccoy, was disCOnsOlata
looking object
The big HOllander was Iow-spirited over
his miserable showing and bemOaned his
misfortune in having made his entree
into American pUgilistic circles by tack
ling Mccoy. When asked about his fu-
81 don't know what shall DO at pres
ent. although I did Intend 10 sail for
home soon. I feel sure ] can do better
than last night If given another chance.
but I don't want Mccoy again for a
while. He hit me harder than I was
ever hit before. and when he knocked
me down the last time did not know
where 1 was. Our fighters in Europe
don't fight that way, and Il was a sur
prise 10 me. Every time I hit out
missed. and / didn't know where Mccoy
had gone
Just after the Jeffries-Corbett fight.
Promoter James COffrOth cried hard 20
sign Jeffries and negro McVey- He failed.
but made the boast that he would sue
coed in his purpose within a year.
At that time Johnson and McNey We're
scheduled TO box at Los Angeles and IL
was believed that MCNey would prove
the winner. Johnson, however. disposed
Of his dusky ringfellOw, and in due course
Of time all talk of pitting Champion
Jeffries against colored man was
dropped
bringing the matter on the boards again.
He has matched Johnson and McNey
for the end Of April The event viii
take place just six weeks before the
championship battle between Jeffries and
MunrOe, and the hint has been dropped
that an endeaVOr viii be made TO match
the winners Of the two heavyweight
It is said. in fact. that Munroe has al
ready signified that he has no lqualms
about tackling dark skinned bruiserS-
As for JeffTies. COffrOth would never &C
cept the champions refusal as final He
says that his threat in regard to brins-
ing about piebald match for the world :
greatest pugilistic prize still holds good
While witnessing the amateur bouts at
Boston last week Bob FitZsLmmons gave
vent TO some "Reminiscences, as toIoWs-
4 was an amateur once / didn't Ike
It much It's pretty hard 10 have 10
meet two or three men night. as those
amateurs do Its no fun. you can De:
Sometimes YOU get IL good and hard.
Ike to see these youngsters go az II
They amt in the professional CLUBS, but
we all have 10 be amateurs before We
can be pros These boys amt afraid to
mix il up-and all for medals Wei, L
remember the first medal 1 won boxing.
back in England, 7 was DrOuder than
was when ] licked COrbett- I've been in
over 500 fights. but 1 never was 50 proud
as tire day L won as an amateur
beat six men that day. and / was the
biggest boz in England. That was q
long time ago. though. How long? Say.
don't try to get me to say I'm old. I'm
AZ but that amt old. I'm good enough
for most of EN- now Ass am WnSe
WAYS taken good care Of myself. SO I
am still young"