Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-02
''PENNYS' PRIZE
RING GOSSIP
WaIIy Young Comes to the De-
tense Of One James Ed
ward Britt.
CANS ON YOUNG coRBETT.
Busy Days Among Men Who Fight
With Hands and Moutii--Matchcs
And Rumors OF Matches.

| A few days ago we presumed to make
q few remarks anent the coming meet
| ing In the rope darena between Joo
| Cans and Jimmy Britt, and intimated
| that, If the match is on the square,
| Britt has anything but an even chance
| to lower the colors of the wonderful
colored boxer. Cans has confessed that
| his fight with Britt at Frisco some
months ago was a fake. Since that time
he expressed determination to fight on
the square. His exhibition of clever
ness, speed. endurance and punch In his
fights with Battling Nelson and Kid
Herman, demonstrate beyond doubt
that the coored man need not take q
back seat from any 133-pound fighter
living. Nelson beat Britt In is rounds
Cans heat Nelson in AZ rounds.
"Wally" Young has stepped forward
with defense OF James Edward, and
while he does not say that JimmN, has
an even chance to beat Cans, he takes
to task those who have spoken and
written in contempt OF the match.
Young says:
The man has turned on the power.
Out in the Spotlight, hasking serene
ly. are Joe Cans, champion. and James
Edward Britt. native son. They mes
In a combat for individual supremacy
on March l6 at Tonopah. New.
have purposely designated Britt as
native son. The title is mark OF
honor. out mere in the town OF rehabili-
tation. A fellow has reason to be
proud Of himself and his immediate an
cestors If he happened to have been
born In this golden commonwealth of
California.
Back In the purple east, however, the
men who write of fights have made
sort of fad out OF talk bout the ma
tive son and what they are pleased TO
call native son decisions" The dressy
James Edward is their especial BULLS
eye With some ammunition that is
good and some that Is poor they have
assiduously peppered the ex-plumber
ever since that versatile lad first
stepped from the amateur ranks. He's
like a certain brand or soap--they won't
be happy till they get him.
And. believe me. they ar knocking
now. There is a brass continuance OF
antique pattern on James Edwards
door. These eastern critics are swing
ing II back and forth with vigor and
every time IL hits. there is a resouud-
ing knock. or course the fact that
few of these critics ever saw a real
fight--the sort held here In California
during the past few years and to be
served up In Nevada within the next
few years to come--doesnt ocS-lr to the
readers of the journals which act as
vehicles for the hammerings.
On Thursday evening the News"
published statement made BY Young
Corbett with reference TO his plans for
the future, in which statement the
name of Joe Cans appeared frequently.
Here is what Cans has 10 say about the
little Dcnveritc:
Since my announcement that would
train Young Corbett for a battle and
back him to whip any man OF his class
In the world, have had countless peo-
pie ask me why do you consider Young
Corbett such great fighter and don't
You think he has run his race?
My interest In Young Corbett has
been so variously misconstrued that ]
VIII make an answer once for all.
In the first place, consider Young
Corbett a great fighter because he has
shown me the goods time after time.
As TO his ability, ! will particularize
He has the punch. He can deliver
Knockout blow from any angle with
either hand. He is a lightning thinker
and rains blows like lightning. He
fights by instinct and intellect COM
bined. the rarest and most valuable
combination IN a fighter. He Is very
fast on his feet and with his body as
Well as with his head. and he blocks
and ducks perfectly. He Is rugged and
can stand fearful mauling and not
lose his head. strength or his punch
He has Tho nerve and a flow OF lam
guage 10 rattle and worry All antag-
onist who is susceptible 10 kidding or
abuse
These are tho qualities that make
Young Corbett great fighter.
II believe I have a certain amount of
personal magnetism, and this I shall
use To the utmost TO make him once
more the most wonderful little piece of
battling humanity the ring has ever
seen, and when he faces Kid Herman
In Tonopah next March you viii see a
new Young Corbett. as good as the old
one ever was. and with brighter future
ahead. | shall leave the ring. and I
know no better man TO hequeath my
utle OF lightweight champion to than
Billy Rothwell OF Denver Colo, known
to the ring as Young Corbett.'
These are busy days among the men
who fight with their hands for liv-
Ing. Matches and rumors of matches fill
the air in all directions. Here are
some of the notable matches which are
made. are said 10 about to he made or
may be made
Jim Jeffries against Bill Squires or
somebody else, with guarantee of $780,
600 for jim,
Jack O'BrIen against Joe Cans.
Young Corbett against Kid Herman.
Bob Fltzsimmons against Tommy
Burns,
Tommy Ryan against Dave Barry.
Joe Cans against Jimmy Britt,
out OF IT all should come some scrap
ping. and doubtless will. Just who and
where II win be. II a question.
Matches between fighters seem to be
easily made and as easily broken.