The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-06
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
now YOUNG CORBETT ESCAPED
4 PROBABLE KNOCKOUT.
sammy Smiths seeend Ordered Him to
Cut Out Right Handlers When Denver
Boy WA Nearly I~n-J6annette Talks
Fight but Did He Dodge Lang ord?

o"~ Ses Dse ho
The kindheartedhess Of one OF Sammy
Smiths seconds probably saved Young
Corbett from q knockout at the Fairmont
A. &. Friday night that would have sum-
mariIy put an end to the Denve boy q
ring career. II was at the end OF the eighth
round that Smith a. he took his corner
exclaimed:
I'm going to stop him this round
He's dead tired and n stand up under
the right hand swingl"
Cut the right crosses out. Sammy
said Smiths chief handler. You've got
Billy beaten al, the way on points. There's
no need OF trying to knock the poor fellow
out, for this Ia his bread and butter and he
needs all the help he can get. SO just jab
him In the face with your left and can hat
right hand swing business fo"1l win
smith, a GOOD natured. decent sort OF a
chap. folio instructions to the letter.
lie had numerous chances to put over the
right sauarely to the point OF the Jaw In
the last two rounds, but he s%tudiously re-
Trained from doing 30. But he jabbed
Corbe.t's face until it was a Sight. and when
the battle was over Smith had wo, easily.
"who Is this fellow SMITH" asked every
body as the victor left the ring. What
did he ever do beforei' Then 1t turned out
thst Smith was as much OF q ring veteran
az Corbett. but had not enjoyed the same
amount OF limelight. Always q pretty good
preliminary fighter. Smith has been Eight
ing for small purses both here and In Phila-
delphia, but Corbett was his first celebrated
opponent and he made excellent use OF the
opportunity. Smith. however. is not q
world beaten. He is Just q plain. ordinary.
everyday second rater, h Is Away
fighting. hence always in condition. Cor
bett therefore. receives an injurious show
ally showed that he Is far from being al the
class. Corbett has trained faithfully since
since New Years. He needs the money,
so he's fighting for IT, at every opportunity.
Bu! he is too lat and slow to ever make 4
Nelson 2 Cfoss. q MsPar rnx % Or ta,,Ms .ss
who are always preJndiced in his favor
no matter how poorly re may nght put ~
the ease Of SAMMY Smith hey we're forced
M%etropole" received an artistic trimming,
but they didn't. know how. smiths Kind
hearted second !nterceded for Corbett at
the psychological! moment.
Joe Jeanuette's manager, says that a
so. 900 purse can be obtained In Parls Tor .
a 5000 sid, bet 10 also possible. J~esnnet!s
Expresses confidence In bis ability to whip
but he in,ists that the bout must
not be limited as to the number OF r0nnds
ciined TO lsugh ct the abatement Of Jean
nae ger that Sam Langford "
al. in. II is regarded :. s9meshst 9ad
Hague out In London Jesnnette and his
manager took q steamboat for America.
They didn't care to tarry longer OF eitheI
t taeR Johnson Rr nns esn. 500 To- H esvs m fsis ' Country try
when he heard that Langford had been pro-
the champion of the world by the
! a,l0nsi Sporting y GiuS Pounds aHnS Wifs h frlo N
ocal club last year and Is regarded as the
%e es can HEhs u q b. shst; ne Is - game .Ine
ERE in the belief that he can whip Johnson.
tut that he regards Laneford as an 9
mark and a back number few believe.
.so an .S. ,. ssy. 's ssn nEhiF' eisa ss%e Who * p Sas
cling his friends In Boston that his par
.ss IA. de fo : 20, s ssss f Rors'ffT France saa w VA h rs
'atch, money and Me-
supply Of confidence when he declares
Nth emphasis that he will knock Stanley
ietchel out in less than six rounds AZ Phila-
isrohap hsdt s saass 3 fs. e's o!Brie .H says s.i he
with Johnson OF Kaufman. O'Brien
Amman to , a.y.1s shs s.. Sse sue The Re , sneGt .So SHi
;srdins a ashs With Johnson; Bai using
his n.ot ss%s LINE ReoS Ct ars S,, o.b kf.Ghe !, T ,eo
ounds, says that he alone Is entitled 70 frst
rack at the big negro. Ketchel intends
o carry the fight to o.Brien on Wednesday
'hiIadelphis Jack. cannot stand the gan;
ieteh. fC yes ."s ,ao's AID all III pa. hImi away
'rep.rs sh fcp III the e F.e eIteaf ts 3 c on Jals g. {.
'apEes Oh, he'll Know when to stay on
he floor just as he did in our last mill.
les E great p%nseer' " mes got yellow
Several months ago Tar Z printed
story to the effect that 2 plan was nder
iaryisnd Jockey Club OF baltimore aud
be Canadian Racing Association by which
1 ! 4. st "a ., m n.1.i,S be E sIS .s sS t 5Ssst soss.s
hub ,of. New YORK. There was some tI'c.
and dates for the recent spring
hat hst'' r. pronosed pact with the csnsdisn
racks was forgotten. But now comes
ONE documentary proof Of this alliance.
',aci III A tsssc siss, as Just ans given H OUT
t Toronto the following letter received
v him:
he es aontr M'; 81 tA the as,sfasd i ieeEEssepetii S"ss
I Baltimore, Reg to inform you that II IL
,r Intention to exclude from our course
/ the so.called race meeting advertised
, be held at DufYerin Park, or in any SINH
II meeting held within you Jurisdiction.
ithout Your authority. Respectfully
ours, I'd. WALDEN
THOMAS CLYDE
Turfmen who know something about the
OF this affair said Yesterday that. to
lem It seemed q trfe out Of order for the