Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-29
YOUNG C0RBETT'
STILL CHAMPION,
fanny Britt Did Not Win Feath.
erVsight Title in the
Decision.
EopIE cRANEY CAUSES TALK.
General Opinion is That at Worst Corr
w." S,tt Should Have Been Given a
Dav-LOoks Crooked

v,,,csy Hogan, one Of the best ia author ,l,,,
A''aS" r. came OF boxing In the coun-
ipe' , ~ a, the position that Young Cor.
~, ''' S,a not lose the featherweight
eu ,olonshlp to Jimmy Britt IN FRIDAY
elI sTs .shlng battle at San Francisco
l l,'a was in Chicago and w not see
hos" h,t bases his judgment ON clas-
us .s NJ weights. and on what he
sD,sT ,.arr from the dispatches and pub
' guy ,ccounts Of the great fight. Hogan
ls '..' Young corbett and Jimmy Brit
H''' moi and the Denver boy
a' LANCER the indicated tighter Juds-
=, ,.or, repofts from the coast, the con-
Ns Iv" ~ McGoyern Is no longer
euriw,,slgh, champion, on THIS point
team 80 10 differ from the critics. NJ
WI h willing 10 disregard classlil-
W. wy weights entirely, II Is impossl-
eu,, " ,agsrd Friday nights contest IN
he whareirht than a lightweight battle:
any vuh although beaten, must sun
lv,,,dsd as champion featherwelgnI,
tltss1bt was memorable among the
IW d6ntests that have taken place on
Ipp o II went full twenty rounds,
we NJ, ala not mean that II was a SLOW
pu. .l'' In fact IL was the opposite. IL
N'uv, ,esmarkably fast battle from the
va he gong. ana there was not u
pP ~ loaang. Both boys started IN
SslrlVlnd pace, each apparently eA-
Ling A quick decision, At.
u Gems from the accounts OF the ilslt
"a, pritt was the aggressor In me llfst
s.a, rounds. The coast ighter epidehtly
aimed that Corbett could be beaten py
,spsrior strength nguring mat ne MN
IN was the stronger OF tne t"V'
ie pib e champion was there with the
v .,re Tactics When Britt trled 10 stand
s snS 6sht Corbett bored In and there
Va, hot mixing from the start. AT TINS
ssms neither had any particular advan-
w.. zee although Britt was the one 10 SLOW
w ,h s me- first few rounds II seemed as
III, vonld he only "a matter or twelve
:. ettsen rounds before tho referee would
.,.@ tbe cornt on the native son. Then
'sme wonderful rally In the last rounds
~ prti and although 1t Is impossible at
~, distance Ia tell OF the merits OF the
DECISION / suppose that Referee Graney
NAV Ms business when he gave the coast
nan me decision.
corS lei Was quoted after the fight as
,,dng that he was robbed. ! hardly
hhE ne meant II. The fight was too
hAd on both sides for a man 10 speak
N robbery. It might have been called
draw and no great objection would
probaby have been made, but the referee
explained after II was over That ne gave
Brtt the decision because OF the latter .
nod work In the last few rounds, par
ilcuarly In the nineteenth and twentieth.
!, was In these two rounds that Brltt
showed 10 the best advantage and MS
fierce stand gave the lie to the state
mtnt that he had weakened himself by
lalnIng down to 100 pounds.
Il Was no disgrace for COrbett to lose
decision to a lightweight. lie went out
q his class to meet Britt, and he can
.ull claim the featherwelght title re-
gsidess Of the outcome. II Is reasoned
That Britt was fighting at the lightweight
Init Friday night II Is equally certain
ina SheE Il comes TO reducing Corliett
can make lower notch than cah Britt.
C0rbelt Is not Il featherwelRht as the
weights 20 hut neither IN he "a light
weight II would be absolute absurdlty
70 call the fight battle for the feather-
weight championship, II was considered
before the fight ana despite the fact that
Drtts California friends will without
Doubt claim the title for him, the claims
Do not alter the fact In the case.
Cofbeit says he Is more than willing to
neet Britt again Britt has not been
heard from, Could he be assured OF as
layng house as was the case Friday
night he would probably not be averse
"a meeting with the champion again.
The receipts although not officially an
bounced seemed 20 have come pretty
bar the limit II was claimed that thou
t0d' were turned away from the doors,
Nheh gives some idea Of the interest to
th fight
A resume Of tho fight shows that the
Voys old not lose any time In coming
Nseher There was no fiddiing for an
tptnlng, but they Wentst II hammer and
lNgS from the start
DISSATISFACTION OVER DECISION.
ny Denver Post publishes the follow
lhg nom San Francisco:
nG since the time Sharkey was given
secession over tizslmmons on foul has
WHehgnt ruling caused 80 much COM
wv as mat which Referee Graney last
nsal gave 10 Jim Britt over Young
,S,ovN Nine out Of every ten persons
,.i.s ~ uV'lnlc Nuil BTU was not en-
Meq 10 Tho decision, and some OF them
@ Y was rank steal, Practically every
"'uhs man writer and unbiased sport.
KS man IN town thinks Graney should
",e ueclared the fight draw.
IN proof Of the assertion that Corbett
, ,Iu1 nave had at least draw, II is
IaaIed out that at the end of the fight
nnW was much the weaker, his face was
IVY and bruised and around his entire
w. was an angry red ring showing
,s Votbett had landed his body
, ,,so,,N On the other hand, Corbott waa
t ES,'uvaly unmarked save for q slight
~, ,o,V ,tr the eye the result of n blow
iS'a bIllts head II II had been a FIN
S1,fhl mere Is no doubt that Corbett
Mug, sIl nave won Under these circum-
oet 10 Britt h'e ''o W.T.
rs. av Is some ugly talk In regard 10 n
,esSns s received by Graney in the nine.
M n round When asked what was in
lsu % noe. ~ telegram by some Young Cor
t,m m people he said Il was from a man
C orSsg,, lVoln and oppressed the wish that
bht' 'VU" MUCK the block on
nnsn askei to show the message Ora.
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