The San Francisco call., 1907-02-17
BRITT OFFERED MATCH
WITH CORBETT At RENO
Californian May Take the
Place of Kid Herman
With Denverite
BY r. A. Sn1yth

/ companied by Promoter Charles w
Kohl of Reno. AS the proposed match
between Corbett and Kid Herman was
set aside. it has become necessary to
find another opponent for the chubby
Denver boxer. This is the mission OF
the visitors. and they are soaring after
high game. They are to meet Man
ager Jim Cofroth today and discuss
the possibility of Britt agreeing to meet
Corbett again in the ring.
1t probably will require some thought
on the part of Britt before he makes
decision. If the money Inducements
are sufficiently large. it is believed he
will accept. He and Corbett fought
twenty rounds in Woodward's Pavilion.
and. although the decision went to him.
| there were many who favored Corbett-
| For a long time after that Manager
Cofroth tried to bring the men to-
gether again. as he thought 1T was one
of the best matches in sight. owing to
| the popularity of the Denverite. A
! match was arranged. but Corbett be-
lieved he would pick up little easy
money by lighting Battling Nelson. He
| lost to the latter. and the winner was
/ given the match with Britt.
| Britt has said that he would fight
only Nelson and Cans. Some time ago
| he said he would fight only Nelson. and
then he proceeded to talk business with
/ the colored champion. II he thinks the
| engagement at Reno will be prohtabls
he undoubtedly will agree to meet Cor
bett. The weight question may be a
! delicate one to handle. as Corbett mas
| gone slightly above the Ightweig
limit. He signed TO fght Herman at
1876 pounds. Britt has always wanted
1873 pounds. and may balk at allowing
Corbett the additional three pounds.
Nothing has been heard from Nike
Riley and it is generally conceded now
that the Tonopah man has run out"
He probably thought that the represen-
tatives of Britt and Cans would make
matters unpleasant for him. Instead
of flying into a rage about it they tried
to show him a way out OF his difacul-
ties and offered to help him in any
manner in their power. He seems con-
tent to let matters rest and it Is not
expected he will ever be heard from
again in the guise Of fight promoter.
The failure of Riley was what was
expected by the men who visited Tono-
pah when Cans and Herman met there
and saw the sordid. unhealthy setting
in which it was presented. When a
worlds championship boxing contest is
used as a lure to draw men to a dance
hall and gambling house it Is time
for the men who look upon it as a
healthy. manly sport to call halt
The Marquis of Queensberry never
thought the game he placed on q high
plane would sink to such depths.
Riley did not have the support OF
the Tonopah men when he promoted
the Gans-Herman match and the with
drawal of Marks. his partner. left him
without the backing necessary to carry
out the programme he had arranged for
March. His failure shows on what a
slender foundation the hopes OF the
boxers rested in the matter OF rich
purses.
Tom McCarey is trying 70 match
Tommy Ryan and Joe Thomas for the
middle weight championship The Los
Angeles promoter has the acceptance
of the Californian and is now working
on Ryan Thomas has agreed to make
the weight 154 pounds. although at
that figure he is eonceding several
pounds to his clever opponent Honey
Melody. who was defeated by Thomas.
does not want return match with
him. but he also is after Ryan.
Tommy West who is in the East with
Thomas. will enter the ring soon
Harry Foley. who is handling him.
wants him to become acclimated before
he puts his skill to the test
The underpfnning seems to have been
knocked from the Young Corbett- Kid
Herman match. as nothing has been
heard from the Reno affair for several
days The marriage of Herman. which
is set for the gath inst. was the hrst
obstacle encountered IN closing the de-
tails OF the match. The promoters
wanted the young Chicago boxer on
the ground by the middle OF this month.
but he demurred to this arrangement.
as IL would interfere with all his plans
for the wedding. On top OF this came
/; the trouble at Tonopah over Nike
! Riley's fight. which had a depressing
! effect on the other affair.
! One seemed to impinge upon the
other. as Joe Cans had taken Young
? Corbett under his wing and had prom
ised to train him for the encounter.
1t will be many DAYS. apparently. be-
fore Cans settles down to training in
the Sagebrush State. so that COrbett
cannot count on his services as trainer
The determination OF Battling Nelson