The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-21
RIVALS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
VIII Select Their Referee
TONIGHT AT SPECIAL CONFERENCE
Condition of Britt
Is Praised by
Visitors.

The selection of a referee, the last of
the important preliminary details of
the Britt-Gans fight, will be settled to-
night at a conference between the rep
resentatives of the boxers at Harry
Corbett's.
al Herford has expressed wish for
an Eastern referee, but Britt has stated
he will not entertain such a PROPOSE
ton. Both will probably be little shy
in making a decided stand for any
man: They have fresh in their minds
the Young Corbett-Graney episode and
the Cans WEIGH affair of recent oc-
currence.
While Britt is not taking the world
into his confidence it is thought Eddie
Graney would about fill his ideal as to
what a referee should be.
Both sides are supposed to have
kindly feeling for Billy Roche, who has
made no mistakes in the ring up to the
present time.
Persons who have visited the training
quarters of the rival lightweights pro-
nounce them in wonderful condition.
Brltt'S friends are particularly pleased
with his healthy appearance and with
his speed in boxing.
Wrestling in the water has been add
ed TO Britt's programme of training at
fighter took on Ch.rlcy "Tiv' Kreling
Of the Olympic Club yesterday in a
lively catch-as- catch-can bout in the
surf. The man of the gloves and the
man OF the mat went at it like a pair
Of sealions. Honors were about even
when time was called, although Kreling
weighs thirty pounds more than Britt
Jimmy affirms that water wrestling
teaches one how to get out of a slip
n eli nd
also improves the wind, particularly if
the other fellow holds his opponent I'M
der the waves while he is scoring
points.
Kreling has become a member of
Britt's training staff and will engage
the fighter every day in gymnasium
and surf bouts. Jimmy figures he may
have to do some hustling work when
he gets in close TO Joe Cans and fig
ures that Kreling's knowledge of the
game of hold and haul will prove of
value to him.
Eight miles on the road and a plunge
in the bay constituted Britt's work in
the morning. In the afternoon he box
ed four rounds with Frank Rafael and
went through his usual stunts with the
medicine ball, punching bag and wrist
machines. Jimmy received a delega-
ton of visitors, including James Britt
Sr., Spider Kelly and George Webster
of this city and Peter Cronin, Frank
Meyers and Frank Corbett of San
Mateo. The last three headed a dele
cation from their home town, where
Britt has many admirers. Colonel
Brady will chaperon a delegation to-
morrow.
Britt weighed 1851 pounds yesterday
and his plan is not to begin to reduce
for some time yet. On the contrary he
will build himself up to weight great
er than that at which he now tips the
beam.
Contrary to expectations, Joe Cans
put in hard days work yesterday at
his training quarters at Billy Shan
mons villa. 1t was programmed that
Joe should take things easy until next
Monday, but many of his friends jour
neyed to his quarters expecting to see
him perform and Billy Mcdonald, not
wishing to disappoint them, counter
manded his previous order and told Joe
to go to work.
An hours hard work in the gym
nasium convinced Joe's admirers that
he is in fine condition. He punched the
bag, twisted the wrist machines, pulled
the weights, jumped the rope a thou
sand times and wound up by boxing
four fast rounds with Kid Sullivan. In
the morning he took a fourteen-m mile
run.
The weather has been warm and has
proved advantageous to Joe in taking
off weight. He now weighs under 1877
pounds.
Billy Mcdonald says, This talk
about Joe not making the weight is all
nonsense. Why" he said, Joe will
make 133 pounds ringside and be. as
strong as ever he was"