The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-12
COrbett Talks of His Coming
Battle With Britt.
Says It VIII Undoubtedly Be
Hardest of His Life.
WILL BE IN GOOD FORM
Saw Him Fight Candle and Made
q Study of Him.
Little Champion Is Getting Out
of His Class.

San Francisco. Jan. 12-The matching
OF Young Corbett and Jimmy Britt
was the event of the week in pugilistic
circles. For a day or two it looked as
though the affair would fall through.
and the uncertainty simply served to
increase the general desire to see the
Two famous fighters brought together.
Corpett. who, somehow, has the knaek
OF DONG the right thing at the right
..ilie' was the one to knock under on
the weight question.
report credits him with saying to
BTU They tell me it is impossible
Tor you to get to 1923 pounds and ,,a
main strong. and as do NOT WI ~
LLleet you while you are in a weakened
conulllon III agree to your terms. LET
US sign to fight at 1870 at O'Clock.
me ne pusllists, after reaching an I'M
outstanding on the subject of weight
went further and selected Eddie GraneV
LOT feFeree, so that there is no fear of
recurrence of the wrangle on This
PEafticular point which preceded the
Corpett-Hanlon bout
No date has been selected for tho
contest as yet, and for that matter fine
event has not been assigned to anv
cup IN particular. The situation is
e 80 eii1t Ior a rev days, at least none
VI the organizations which handled
professional glove contests in the last
year will know how. it stands with tha
new board of supervisors The boxing
COMMITTEE ts Of that body will meet some
time during the week. and as If is
ruEnoFed that several new clubs will
DID for dates. there is likely to be lively
tlInes among the promoters.
JUST at present it looks as though The
yosemite club had stolen A narrI, an
Its rivals. The Yosemite has secnred
a tease on Mechanics pavilion the
only building in town capable of hold
1ns hgnt crowd of any dimensions
,Woodwafd's building, which was used
peIore boxing became the important
ana profitable industry as it is at pres-
ent, is out of commission, having been
condemned by the city officials IN ac-
CONT OF faulty entrances and exits.
EYeh Mechanics pavilion, which is
4 big, barn-like structure has to he
passed upon by the authorities before
1ortner entertainments of any kind will
De a4loWed there, a fact which Match
MAKER ofroth ofthe Yosemite learned A
rev Gays ago, when he went to paw the
cluDS annual license fee of 81 200 for
the privilege of conducting glove con-
tests Coffroth was told that he would
nave to defer taking out a license until
ne mad armed himself with a certificate
to the effect that the pavilion, which he
nad leased for a year, was arranged
and equipped in strict conformance
with the ordinance applying to places
or amusement.
Coffroth will have no difficulty in oh
tanning the certificate referred to. but
everybody is wondering what the man
ayers OF the other clubs will reply when
the license office asks them where thew
are going to hold their shows. They
cannot say that Mechanics pavilion is
at their disposal, as the Yosemite is
the sole lessee of that structure so far
as boxing entertainments are concern
ed. The Yosemite, no doubt will rent
TO the other clubs as long as there is
no conflict with its own dates but it
can be seen at a glance that the re-
naming clubs of this city will be at a
disadvantage when bidding against the
yosemite for an attraction of any mag
nitude.
For the reasons given, it is safe to
prophesy that the Yosemite club will
secure the Britt-Corbett match. Cor
bett wants to box in February. and
rumor has it that several clubs will an
ply for the February permit. The Yose-
mite club can make it clear to both
the pug1Iists and the supervisors that
u is the only organization in a posi-
ton to stage such a contest properly,
and in consequence we look to the
Yosemite to land the coveted attrac-
ton.
Even though Britt seems to have
made Corbett yield a point in the ar
gument over weights, there are any
number of persons who think Jimmy
will have trouble making 100 pounds.
It is known that he weighed nearly 141
pounds in the gymnasium of the Oiym-
pic club a few days ago. He had been
exercising for a couple of weeks at that
and in the opinion of many who saw
him on the scales he had very little
flesh to spare. Under the circumstan-
ces, 1t can be imagined that he will
be as thin as a raA by the time he has
complied with the articles of agree
rnent governing his match with Cor
bett.
Young Corbett says he believes Britt
will be able to make 1870 without incon-
Venience. At the same time he is frank