Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-06
CORBETT RECKLESS
WITH MAIN WEAPON
Mel arnin's Manager De-
mands Same Coin as Left.
Handed Title Holder.
BY SPARROW McGANN.

Y yOUNG CORBETT, Sd, is a
" patient young man. He
waited exactly two years
for a crack at the Welter-
weight title and when the oppor-
tunlty came he made the best of
1t by winning from Jackie Fields.
With the title now safely tucked
away, the Fresno Italian will
have to exert the patience of Job
II he does not wish to jeopardize
ms claim to being a fighting
champion.
Rival promoters in San Francisco
ana Los Angeles are plying him with
oHers to fight Jimmy McLarnin. They
want the fight to take place the Fourth
OF July. Larry White, spokesman for
the champion. points out that Corbett
was compelled to guarantee Fields
$4,000 and asserts that any one de-
string crack at Corbett's crown should
DO likewise.
White Is q keen business man. He
mas had dealings with Jack Kearns in
the last few years and has picked I'D
. lew pointers on high finance In
$50 "AsAA 4 Wy EOotC1, WHO Is IIlG
front and center man for Jimmy Nc
Larnin, he will find a harder man to
do business with than Kearns.
WHITE Is not sticking to the guar
w antee. He u willing to let his
-, nghter work ON percentage basis.
All q promoter has to do is write a
contract calling for the champion to
oraW down SO per cent Of the gate and
the match Is on.
When Pop Foster heard this he let
out a loud guffaw. AL he wants for
McLarnin is a sum equal to what the
champion Is getting. Now, where does
the promoter come In? Is he supposed
to promote the contest just for fun?
Foster points out that McLarnin has
drawn larger gates than any recent
champion of the welterweight class,
TINS in non-titular matches. Pop fig
ures ne has less worry on his mind
without champion, and if his fighter
Is an attraction he is entitled to an
equal division of the receipts He has
worked on this Supposition for years
and has more money in the bank than
the last three weller champions put
together.
CORBETT will refuse any such
~ proposition but that works in with
years he has capitalized on the fact
that Fields. Freeman and Young Jack
Thompson refused to fight McIarnin.
In this manner Jimmy has been labeled
the "uncrowned welterweight cham
pion" and prof1ted handsomely.
Corbett's troubles are not confined
to McLarnin. Jack Kearns fsunts a
clause in his contract calling for a
return bout between Corbett and Fields
within six months. Kearns overlooks
the fact that a promoter must be pro-
duced who is willing to put up the
money for the clash. Jack drove a
hard bargain with Corbett, and the lat
ter would be justified in demanding the
same monetary conditions in return
match. The argument would stifie the
loquacious Kearns, for the time being
at least. 1t appears that Fields is def
nitely out Of the running.
THERE is little call for Corbett's
1 services outside of the Pacific slope.
There is no opponent for him in
the East capable of drawing a stable
crowd. The Fresno battler showed his
wares on two occasions against Sammy
Baker and left the fans cold Both
fights against Baker were close. Cor
bett lost one and got a draw in the
other. In neither fight was either man
in danger Of knockout. and despite
CorbettS aggressive tactics he failed to
show wallop.
SouthpawS. as a general rule, are
disliked by the fans unless they have
a knockout punch packed away in the
left mitt. Corbett does not possess one
and for that reason will find calls for
his services few and far between