The Washington times., 1905-07-02
TROUBLE BREWING
IN FRISCO TOWN
Great GabfeSt Due Between
Britt and Nelson.
ROOT AND HART SMALL FRY
Neither Could Be Real Champion-Cor-
belts Popularity Declining Things
Doing in Australia.
ROOT AND HART SMALL FRY
By WV. NAUGHToN.

of the Kid Sullivan and Britt match has
been changed from July IS TO July 21 In
the matter of weight the Brit.s gained
their point. and the fighters paIl be re-
quired to make 1S3 pounds by 6 O'Clock
on the date of the trouble. The referee
VIII be selected week before the con-
test
The tranquility oI things will no doubt
be disturbed when Battling Nelson and
his beilicose manager arrive on the
scene, but the Britts, REINFORCED by the
gifted young Southern orator, Alonzo
Herford. should be able TO prevent Nolan
killing the Britt Sullivan venture with
words.
IT has been suggested that the Britts
and the Nelson-Nolan hire a hall and in
vite their friends to inspect the copies
OF the Britt-Nelson articles, which they
have in their possession
Peculiar Contracts.
Nolan, as all the world knows. claims
tnat In his copy there Is a clause which
fcrbids Nelson or Britt from engaging
In six-round bouts before thew meet in
the ring in July or August. In Britt S
copy. and in the one held by the stake
holder. Harry Corbett, there is no such
clause.
1t is very evident that certain para
graphs were put in the copy after the
men had signed them and. furthermore.
the paragraphs differ materially. There
Is a story here that Sam Berger, OF the
Western club. while trying to r,lease ali
PARTIES. added these clauses at different
times after the men had signed the orig
maj articles now in the possession of
Sorbett. 1t looks as though Berger will
have considerable explaining to do when
all the parties get together and compare
notes As matters stand, however.
Hritts forfeit is safe, and he can ar
range dozen twenty-round fights If he
cares to before meeting Nelson.
Root and Hart.
Tomorrow afternoon at Reno. New.
Marvin Hart and Jack Root will en-
gage in a boxing contest to a finish.
The event is billed as a worlds cham
pionshfp affair, but the announcement
simply serves to emphasize the fact
that the heavyweight class is absolute
iy devoid OF championship material at
the present
With Jeffries retired; with Fitzsim-
mons. Corbett. Sharkey, and Mccoy
relegated to the has been division.
a, and with no new professional fighter in
sight with talent enough, TO keen his
name on the lips OF sporting men
mere riffraff of big fellows remain.
SHart has as much right as anybody
10 make bid for. the championship
:ionors. For the distinction Of meet
lug Hart. Sandy Ferguson, I suppose
couio present as strong claim as
Root while Mike Schreck or George
ment to show that they are as much
entitled to consideration az Ferguson.
May Be Bloody.
The Root-Hart contest may be one of
the bloodiest on record, but that will
not lend class to it. Here in San Fran
cisco IT Is an axiom that the four-round
scrubs who operate in the guise Of
amateurs always crowd more excite
'ment into their bobtail bouts than the
hish-priced champions do in twenty
round combats- Hart may win or Jack
Root may win, bat he will still remain
Marvin Hart or Jack Root as the case
may be- There will be no "tremendors
throng At the railway depot to meet
him when he reaches his home citv.
and the windows of saloons and res
taurants VIII not be darkened with
human faces as he INDUCES in a sun
or bite.
Go right along and box for the cham
pionstip,' Marvin and Jack 1t must
does
the rest OF us. that the glories of the
top notch division have departed and
that the championship has become
largely county fair proposition.
'corbett Squeals.
Young Corbett has eontrived to get
himself disIiked at this end of the line
on account of his structures against
native sen influences as they apply to
prize-ring decisions. 1t has been in
stanced that every time the native son
cry has been raised It has been when
the contest has been so even as to leave
the native sons themselves divided as
TO what kind of decision should be
When Hanlon and Corbett boxed the
first time this division of opinion was
apparent. NO one thought that Corbett
were jnnumerable arguments IS to
whether Graney should not have decided
in favor of HaiIon instead of calling
it a draw.
0utbet Australians.
Harry Marsden. an Australian book
maker who returned to his native coun-
try a day or two ago, after flying trip
to New York to witness the running of
the Suburban. is very much taken up
with the way racing Is conducted in
America MarsGen says that In han
ding money an American bookmaker
could rake In a thousand dollars while
an Antipodean odds-layer would be
tucking away third of that amount
lie has also made up his mind that the
actual cash betting INDUCED In on an
American track is far greater in vol
ume than on an Australian course He
WIS surprised at this. as he thought
the racegoers OF Australia Wagered
more freely than any other sporting
people on the face of the earth.
Marsden insists, however, that AUS
traiian race horses are superior 10 the
American thorough bred both in con-
and speed qualities. He con-
siderS Beldame grand mare, but says
that Charles Stuart, an Australian two
year-oId, can run rings around her. The
two-year-oId In question recently put up
:, record for his class by stepping
a mile in .3S.
Marsden lamcnts the fact that his
is slow in developing good
pugilists. He believes, how
ever. that Australia has not gone out
of the business OF raising ring cham
pions. He says that his section pro-
duces the best race horses, and that
within the last few years it has develop
ed a phenomenal swimmer a sprinter
v no can outfoot Arthur Duf1ey. wing
shot who can hold his own with any
pigeon plugger in the world. and that,
Australia still retains