The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 26, 1904, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1904. JIMMY BRITT GAINS THE DECISION OVER YOUNG CORBETT AFTER TWENTY ROUNDS FULL OF SENSATIONAL FIGHTING BRITT THINKS HE EARNED DECISION. . Jimmy Britt bas nothing but praise and admiration for his game little opponent. After the fight he said: “Corbett is a far better man than I thought, yet I beat him fairly and squarely. I earned the de- cisjon by aggressiveness and gameness, for it was I who fought the fight from the tap of the gong. True he hit me hard at times, yet I was not affected by any of his blows, and I always came back will- ing and ready to fight. I bumped against his forehead in the early part of the fight and that is how I came by this eye. Otherwise I am uninjured. He was stalling and swinging wildly at me a¥ the time. I kept away from him when I thought he looked dangerous and then I closed in and did the leading. I never let up from the fifteenth round on and had him going many times till the end. Yes, I am willing to meet Corbett again and I honestly think if we enter the | i { { | | ring in a return match I can knock him out. I think I fought the | best fight of my career and although I hurt my right hand I stayed right with it and never let up for a moment during the entire battle. L Referee Graney Awards the Laurels on Winner's Aggressiveness. Jimmy Britt has lived up to what ap-one from Eddle Hanlon, which was peered to the more conservative follow- | cheered. McGovern and Martin Canole ers of the pusilistic game to be the ex- | m:}oichauenged the winner. it s o hhhishsaitio nukir: 1 r.u entered the ring shortly before vagant claims of en' t‘w o'clock. He was accompanied by ers, @hd stands to-day the ETeatest|..g,iger Kelly, Frank Rafael and Curt boxer of his inches in the world. After | Richardson. He walked over and @esperate rounds with Young |shook hands with Young Corbett, who Woodward's Pavilion last|sized him up critically at a glance. ty voung Californian ; on his trunks. e greatest fights | Bill ng between little he Jordan as the “idol of California and the pride of the Olympic Club. ~The deciston went to Britt because he | @4 all the leading and the forcing of | most effective work nches. There were the fight up to tt fresh- | up noticeably and punished Cor-| I was much the same | 2 he put up with Martin | h won him the decision | ver boxer. , Britt's most effective blow champion of the world.” THE FIGHT BEGINS. When the bell finally sent them to- gether Corbett tried at once with his left, but did not reach home. Britt was cool and unconcerned. Both men assumed crouching position. Corbett missed an uppercut and Britt also tried one and missed. Early in the second round Britt sent a right to the body s eft he | ot %5 foreet this and Kept trying | SFItt 180ded & left to the head and g o b s o ¢ . Corbett’ s bent im. C: = oeli's the Jarger far- tt's legs bent under him. Corbett sent a right to the head and followed it with a hard kidney punch. Corbett was fighting viciously at the end of the round, lan a right uppercut at the spectators were round, with ortunities offering, he made with it. After the fight he Corbett was faster in the third round njured both hr-.‘s hands and |gng rushed Britt to the ropes. Britt forearm in the eariy scored repeatedly in the fifth round, test Corbett missing one right and left swing that would have done great dam- age had they landed. Britt's face was bathed in blood in this round. Both scored repeatedly in the fifth round, Corbett hurting Britt in the infighting. Britt had Corbett on the ropes at the end of the round. The sixth round was full of slugging Corbet lipped his knees in this T , the nearest either of them came to being knocked down improved of the contest, tn doubt d be when t f hostilities. | d when un aney pointed to Britt, 1 Britt wore the Olympic Club emblem | He was introduced by | Young Cerbett was announced as “the | pride of Denver and the feather-weight | that drew a wild swing from Corbett. | | ! | M JAMES E. BRITT, | YOUNG FIGHTING RBETT, TH. THE GAME AND CLEVER SA FRANCISCO BOXER. WHO WAS GIVEN THE DE! HARD HITTING FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION, NTY ETT, AFTER TW EVER WITNESSED IN THIS CITY. CISION LAST NIGHT OVER ROUNDS OF THE FIERCEST L i 4 the seventh round, h the & g - 4 blows were landed so rapidly by both | r e o grasp the|payers that it wad with difficulty that | » th g | the eyves coul! s thes Eac] ied b o 3 d follow them. Each tried bis best to ldnd a knockout punch, but as unable to do so. The eighth w Britt’s round, as he had Corbet Dee om the d the Californian tried for one or well directed blows he might have he two gai ed a decisive victory at this point round as | time early in the ninth it seemed Britt had shot his bolt, he slowed down somewhat.- This w Corbett’s round, although he walked a straight left near the end of the the eighteenth STAGGERS BRITT. The tenth round was fuil of slugging. Corb caught Britt a right and left jaw that staggered him, but came back with a left to the head 0ok up Corbett itt was fresh again in the twelfth, though Corbett jabbed him repeated Y BATTL SANGUINAR e bat a5 & SENgUINALY. NS af with right and left. Corbett's star s d unfa _;“r‘m in in l‘h-‘} afclpnd’am 5 In the % round Brit slowe W o e S s "“f”‘ Britt had Corbett hagl(:in;‘ “,l the early part of the four p : round, but the Denver man P e e "'m’“ came back fighting and rattied Britt - o the temn round | P2dl¥: the latter fighting wildly. e e daea 19| Corbett tried his best to end mat- it il [ ters in the fitteenth round, keeping . of ithe “Boaeth “hfl:h.\' right going all the time. Britt o i came back at him and they ha i ming that Britt could not | o* o ey S MUOE Ith):‘ \nn‘:!ddr'fthll’:i to the head, he 100k | ;g " Britt seemed in bad shape, he hand afi"f’ 2% | while/Corbett found his first opportunit "f‘y‘“" ercel¥. | 15 joke at the Californian’s expense. able ~gameness | p,.iit was groggy near the end of the ) marvelous POWeETS | oy eonth round, but to the surprise the ninth round,|,r (n. spectators he came back and v med to have been| oo, 00rad Corbett with a righ . dually improved xndl 5 . a right and left to the head. Britt seemed much the fresher in the owed greater powers of recuperation | While Britt had the | Rsicageen f}1;“nfl"r::";,r:; scoring repeatedly. Britt had Corbett g s ; '™ | staggering again in the cighteenth The only mark Corbett| showeld WHOE ' D6 GeSnilt it Attt round and the Denver man seemed S, SUNE - o : | badly off when the gong sounded. . clothes was the cut over the left eye. | “p oo pe T iieens tntery Corbett was the first to enter the| -3 a e o Aeafioi 4 . | crowd cheered for Britt in unison and £ ‘O‘g"s"’::;”flf’imbiké‘r:""g | he came up for the next round fighting He was in the ring some ten m!nules"“kp mad. For a time the two boxers o et b | stood head to head, each landing on before ' Britt entered, and walked up boly: a1 Britt h and down slow! | DONT-SAC SRR SRRt Corhets , nodding to acquaint- | off his guard once with a viclous left ances among the #pectators. A Jong|,,4 arove Bim back o the ropes, ‘At St oF chalinngan “wis Za, '“““"’“i the end of the round Corbett’s defense ADVERTISEMENTS., was gone, but still Britt could not stop Pears’ Corbett came up for the last round emiling and started with a right to No other soap in the world is used so the body. Britt kept playing with his much ; or so little of left for the body, but Corbett stagger- ed him with a left to the head and it goes so far. Sold all over the world. being Britt hung on momentarily. His head cleared instantly and he came back fighting as though his life depended upon it. When the bell sounded the end of the fight, both boys were well tired out. ——— . Herrera Defeats Abel. CHICAGO, March 25.—Aurelia Her- of Chicago in the third round of what was to have been a six-round contest. Herrera knocked Abel down in the first round and battered him all over the ring until he landed the knock-out blow in the third round. —_—— Kid Carter Again Beaten. PHILADELPHIA, March 25—Kid Carter and George Cole met at the Lenox Athletic Club to-night for a six- round bout. but Cole punished Carter &0 severely that the referee stopped the fight in the fifth round. Cole knocked Carter down repeatedly in the third, fourth and fifth rounds. Don’t waste money and don’t take chances in buying promiscuously. Schilling’s Be:t are entirely safe; at your gro- cer's; your money.goes further seventeenth round, although both were | | rera to-night knocked out Kid Abel | I Referee Eddie Gra | decision to the man 1 thought did the fighting. moment did he draw. cease. ful as he was aggressive. | came right back and fought like a tiger. wonderful gameness and grit. | for a 'chance to land it. comeback. punch. From the fifteenth round on Britt did all the fighting. was waiting for a chance to put in the finishinz blow. He did land several, 1 believe in giving the decision to the fighter that forces the game and is willing to take a | Britt did this and therefore I declared him the victor, and I have no regrets.” | 1| GRANEY SAYS BRITT FORCED FIGHTING AND WON FAIRLY ney is of the opinion that the best man won. He said after the fight: “I gave the He forced it all the time and never for a He battled like a true champion and I do not see why I should have called it a | Corbett stalled throughout the fight and | That chance never came, for Britt was as watch- Yes, Corbett had him going in the fifteenth, but every one knows that Britt It was the greatest battle I ever witnessed. Corbett thought that one good punch would win him the fight. d That was Britt. but Britt stood them Both boys showed | He waited was always ready with a fast ;A escription of the | Reported by Experts. The fight by rounds was as follows: i Rcund 1 After maneuvering for an opening | rbett Britt ed out with left twice, but Two similar attempts | 2 nt left lead by | h then m -1 Ie £ i Bot rbett and a riett was again short with | Quick as a flash Britt then hc | the body and quickly followed and 1eft to the jaw. out damage, Corbett planted a jeft swing to Jimmy's ¢ nd miseed a left swing for the A moment later, however, a_straigh | 1eft caught Britt on the fac mixup without _result a right by ( with They then clinched with- | | | right face. s T 1 v closed in and Britt tried with | | Jeft and r the face, but Corbett biocked them. A ey mixed it, Britt putting b | left hard to the body. He ‘almost floored the | | champion with a fearful left to the bods. | Corbett fought back wildly and received a | left swing to the jaw that nearly put him to | the floor. Corbeti’'s fave took on a worried |look. He rushed in, but was met with a straight left to the body that sent him back | |to the ropes. They closed in and Corbett missed seyeral vicious left and right swings for the jaw. Britt jabbed with straight left to the face and Corbett swung right hard twice to Britt's kidneys. The second blow was a hatf§ one. They mixed it and Corbett | plantea higfright and left on Britt's jaw. The | bell rang d the seconds ran in and separated the men. §f Corbett had all the better of the infighting "and Britt was warned by his wec- onds to keep his distance. Corbett had a slight lead in this round. Round 3—They went to a mix, both miss- ing with lefts for the head. Corbett swung a left to Jimmy's ear and Britt was wild with a left swing for the jaw. Britt jabbed Corbett in the face with a left and In a mix Corbett pushed Jimmy to his knees. Britt was up quickly and drove a straight left to the body, They again mixed it, with the result that Cor- bett put in a hard left to the face. Britt then blocked a straight right for the body. They came to close quarters and Corbett swung a shortarm right to the face and a left to the nose. Britt did not relish this style of fighting and was backed against the ropes, Corbett get- ting in a good right to the face. They ex- changed rights to the face and the bell rang. It was Corbett's round. He set a very fast pace and did not give Britt much time to keep his distance, Round 4 Britt missed a left swing and & | right swing by Corbett went wild. A left swing by PBritt caught Corbett on the face, but the champion countered with a vicious right uppercut to the jaw. Jimmy feinted with | % Tight and sent a left hook hard to the body. l(‘crbelt swung a hard -ight to the body and missed a hard left swir, for the face. He kept after Britt, cending a right swing to the jaw. Britt rushed Corbett to the ropes, but fafled | to land a straight right for the jaw. they mixed it and Britt on the breakaway swung hard left to the head. The champlon Tetallated with a right to the head. They mixed it again and Corbett put a hard right to /the face and then whipped a terrific left to the nose that sent the bicod spouting from that organ. It was a hard Liow. The bell then rang. Corbett had much the better of the T d 5 They went at it at close range, Corbett doing much execution with short-arm right and left swings. When they broke away Britt hooked his left twice to the body, Britt tried with left for the jaw, but Corbett clev- erly brushed it aside Britt rushed Corbett fo the ropes. but the champion sent him back with right to thé, body. Corbett rushed in, but was met with a straight left to the body and a left to the face. ' Corbett retaliated With a flerce right to the jaw, but Britt, not to be denied, sent the champion against the pes with a fearful left to the stomach, They ien mixed it, but no damage resulted. Britt gent in a straight left to the face and Cor- bett stalled till the sound of the bell. Britt | repeatealy, | and right swin; " | sending his head back ! round was almost superhuman. had u shade the better in looked more confident His not appear to suit the champic Round 6—They rushed into Corbett swul t and left to the jaw, but these were offset by two vicious lefs that Britt sent to the champion’'s st h. A moment later Britt's left sank Into Corbett's stomach, but Corbett sent in two lightning lefts to the face that sent Britt back. Corbett nearly went to his knees from a missed right swing. A straight left by Corbett for the stomach was blocked by Britt, who countered with right on the stomach, ~Corbett was wild with a lef: Britt getting in a straight Quick as a flash and left to Br It was a v and Jimmy fought desperately, landing a left over Corbett’s eye that tore that member ¢ It was a hard finish to the round, in wl honors were _even. 3 Round 7—Britt missed two lefts for the body and received a shortarm Jolt to the face fr Corbett's left. Corbett missed a terrific t uppercut and they ciinched, Corbett landing several rights over the kidneys. koth men wore badly discolored optice. Britt sent a ter- rific right to the jaw and followed it with a | hard left to the body that forced the champlon | 10 clinch. They went at it hammer and tongs, | Pritt having much the veiter of a flerce rally’ | | | | left to the b whipped hi& right | head ang they mixed it without damage, In this round Britt outfought Corbett in the mixes, Corbett repeatedly stalling. Corbett swung wildly with right and a moment later landed a fearful right uppercut to the jaw. Both men fought flercely, giving and taking considerable punishment. It was a compara- tively even round. If anything Britt kept his head better than the champion and landed cleaner blows. Round S—Britt lunged out with left, but ~as short. He then went in after Corbett, mixed it and landed several terrific right and left swings on the champlon’s jaw. Corbett looked stage and clung desperate- ve himself. The house was in a terrific uproar. Britt set a very fast pace ana it looked as if he must soon tire. Britt waded in again, but Corbett caught him & right swing on the jaw that sent him back. They stood in the center of the ring, with Britt hammering Corbett on the jaw with right and left at will. Corbett again stalléd to save himself. Britt tried to put the champion out, but apparently his biows lacked the force. Corbett near the end of the round got in a straight right to the face. The pace in this It Britt can keep it up it looks as though he will win in another round or two, but he showed the ef- | fects of the pace as he went to his corner. Round 9—Corbett uppercut with right to the face, Corbet: seemed fresher and went in after Britt, but did not land. Britt seemed | content to rest after his exertions of the pre- vious round, Corbett landed two . straight jefts to the jaw and forced Britt on the de- fensive. Corbett followed it with right and left swing to the jaw and they mixed it. Britt missed a left hook for the body. Britt drove a left swing to Corbett's nose, starting the blood. Corbett then uppercut with right to ce, starting the blood afresh from Britt's the f eye. Both men are covered with blood and their faces appear to be badly cut. The round closed in Corbett's fayor, Britt contenting himself with resting and acting mostly on the defensive. Round 10—They immediately mixed it, and Britt blocked several rights and lefts for the body. Britt then swung his left twice to Cor- bett's ear and then jabbed a straight left to the champlon’s face. = Corbett rocked Jimmy's head with short arm swings, and in a mix put a hard right to the jaw. Britt missed a right for the jaw, and an attempt by Cor- bett to counter was blocked. The pace slack- ened considerably over the previous rounds. Britt sent a straight left to the face, and issed a_left swing for the jaw. Taey then | still barder cne from Britt's lef i® ms 1 exchanged_hard rights to the face. DBritt sent Corbett's head back with & right hook to Ris sore eye. e rushed Corbett to the but failed to connect. As the bell rang Bi reopened Corbett's eve Wwith a straight left. It was a bard fight, and both men went to ropes, ritt Contest in Detail Is+‘ their corners with blo . d flowing all over them from damaged fa Corbett’s seconds worked hard on the champion's eye, which was badly swollen Round 11--Corbett bored in with hard right to the kidneys. A mix followed, Britt missiug two lefts for the face and Corbett putting two rights to the face. The referes had his hards full separating the combatants. Britt ed a leit for the jaw and a right by the champlcn Janded on Britt's face. They clinched repeatedly. Corbett missed several rights for the face and held on to Britt, for which bLe was his: Both men appeared tired. Cor- Wi vel wild with t(wo uppercuts f: as was also two rights for the fa by Britt. In a mixup against the ropes \ | bett sent in left and right to the jaw and Jimmy looked very tired as the beil rang. It was the champion’s round. Round 12—Britt missed a left swing for the ¢ bett seemed to be waiting a_chance to telling blow. Finally he drove in a ight right to the stomach. but recelved a r t insthe stom- ach. Corbett was wild with @& terrific rigat ing and they went to a clineh. Corbett kept rushing at Britt, who appeared tirad. ‘orbett hored im and sent a straight lefi to the jaw, escaping a left counter. Brilt's cleverness stood him well in stead, ms Cur- bett kept after him relentlessly, but in most cases did not land. Britt forced Corbett to the ropes and failed to take advantage of a wide opening. ‘They got to the center of the ring and the bell found them In a clinch Both men appeared tired. It looked like an even fight up to this stage. Round 13—They immediately rushed to a clinch and Refcree Graney parted them. Britt was wild with two lefts and another left fur the body was blocked. Very little fighting follcwed, the men clinching repeatedly; Britt was short several times with his left and Corbett whipped a smart left to the faw. duplicating the blow a moment later. Brict then forced Corbett to the ropes, landing a left hook to the stomach and a left to the fuce. Corbett forced him back o the center of the ring and caught Britt twice on the jaw with two hard right uppercuts. It was noticed that Corbett toolt good care to keep his stomach covered. As the bell rang he swung Wwith a fearful right for the jaw, but it went wild. The pace has slowed down ani both men again went to their corners tired. Corbett had the better of the round Round 14—They sparred in a desultory man- mer, each looking for an opening. Finally Corbett gwung two hard rights to the ear and followed it with a right to the body that was pertially_ blocked. Some clever blocking fu lcwed, Corbett failing fo connect with t vicicus right swings. Jimmy hooked his ieft high on the breast and a clinch followsd. Corhett then blocked a left for t v, o received a straight left to ihe face. A right swing by Corbett went wide and Britt missed two flerce lefts in succession for the face. Corbett jarred Britt with a straight left to the jaw that forced the Californian to a clinch, are resorting to much clinching and the referee 18 kept busy rrving them apart, Round 15—Corbett went in after Britt. plant- ing a straight left to the jaw and a right to the body. Britt then received two right and left swings on the jaw that dazed him. He fought back desperately and drove a couple of left hooks to the body that made the champion wince. Corbett forced Britt to the ropes, plant- ing a right and left to the jaw. It looked bad for Britt. He appeared very groggy and fought like a dying ma: Corbett sent a left to the jaw and missed a right that would have ended matters had it landed. Britt received two and lefts on the jaw that sent him to a idch. He hung on tely to avoid pun- hment. As they broke away Britt drove a straight left to the stomach with a- great deal of force, remarking, *“How do you like it your-+ self?” 'The bell then sent the men to their corners. It was Corbett’s round. Continued on Page 4, Column 5. | { | | R [ YOUNG CORBETT SAYS “I WAS ROBBED” —beaten oa pulp. I came here a stranger. cheated by Eddle Graney. moment I entered the ring. “I was robbed of my hard earned title by a man I thought was | my best friend,” said Corbett between sobs. He never stood a chance agalnst me and T will | leave it to any fair minded man in the city that witnessed the fight. I have acted fairly and squarely and like a gentleman in every fight, and for my pains I am robbed and I am willing to fight Britt any time he wants, winner to take all, and, furthermore, I will fight him for a $10,000 side bet. Britt’s seconds had to carry him to his corner at the end of the nineteenth round. He was all in. I have not a mark on me and not one of his punches hurt me in the least. bruised and battered up and at the end of the fight he was so | far gone that he appeared delirious. I fought every minute of the time and forced the fighting in every round.” Then the little fellow broke down and sobbed as he realized that the title for which he bat- tled so hard had vanished, perhaps forever. “I had Britt beatem He s all I am as strong now as the < Vast Gathering Fills the Pavilion and Street Is Blockaded. During the morning, afternoon and early hours of the evening a vast throng stood in line awaiting the sale of general admission tickets. By nightfall the line had been augmented by thousands. Street car traffic in front of the pavillon was seriously hampered by this line, which extended for several blocks In either direction. Mounted police and others on foot were compelled to use their clubs un- sparingly in order to preserve anything like order, and at times they were swept aside like so much chaff before the wind. Finally, when the tush had subsided someéwhat and the police had stopped the sale of seats, it was esti- mated that as many persons had been unable to gain admis torlum as were assembled within its walls. While there were not so many strang- ers from afar at the ringside perhaps | as were attracted to town by the Jef- fries-Corbett contest, delegations were present from Los Angeles, Portland, Sacramento, Reno, Denver, Seattle and other coast cities. The prowess of the Denver lad appears. to have traveled the country over, for nearly all of the visitors brought along coin to unload on Young Corbett. From his home town, Denver, at least fifteen crossed the mountains to see the two boys shake hands. Ed Gay- lord, the well known turfman, wagered several hundreds, and J. W. Casey, the laundryman, held a stach of Cor- bett tickets that looked like one of the famous “‘cold decks” of Cripple Creek. W. P. Hillhouse, J. W. Wahlgreen, Charley Fury and Frank Fury also con- tributed to the short end takers. SACRAMENTO'S DELEGATION. In the delegation from Sacramento, Frank Wright was about the only Britt fanci Frank Ruhstaller, Geo. Clark, A. P. Booth and Hiram John- son, the attorney, leaned toward Young Corbett. San Jose, most of whom strung their coin on the chances of Young Corbett also. Among the party were James and Frank Kiernan, Sid Grauman, Phil Herold and John Coole. Bill Tilford came up a representative of one from Hanford and must have returned home overweight, for he was a Britt man. Bill is one of the leading sports of the southern town. Al Vaughn came all the way from Boise City, Idaho, to see the mill and thought the Denver champion would win in a walk. Chief of Police Stanford and Leo Mc- Cudden, Walter Jones and E. Brokar Vallejo. sion to the audi- | | | | Berry and Harry Fredericks showl it H Otto Ziegler headed the visitors from | wam Fresno, too, Ycung Corbett, was almost solid for Teddy Powell, F. C the way for the Raisin City squad. The racetrack contingent was out full force, and almost to a man a Eastern bookmakers considered Young Corbett an “air tight.” “Silver Bil Riley could see but one man in the ring and at the track yesterday chalked up £ to 5 Britt on his board. Joe Rose saw the fight the same way, but did not think Britt's good record warranted such betting. He accordingly bet on Britt. “English Bill” Jackman, another Corbett fancler, took the other end the betting at the price. Johnny Lyons and “Little Henry"” Friesenhause made up a pool of $1000 and placed on Britt at the track. Joe Harlar 1 | doped the Denver boy to finish first. Morris Rosendorn picked up a bet on the boat. Marry Monahan was busy turning loose some of the Poliock sack and Morris pat up $250 against $500. The Broadway Club made the following book: 3 to 5 Corbett; 4 to 1 draw; 5 Frank kert, the Chi- 11 to 5 Britt. cago layer. fell In line th the greater majority, chalking up 9 to 5 Britt on his board. * Any number of Oaklanders were scattered throughout the house. Among them: Cohen brothers, J. M. Kelly, C. J. Heeseman, Ed Holland, Biliy Fitzmaurice, Felton Taylor and Cal Ewing. Herschel Mayall, the popular leading man at one of the local theaters, cer tainly bumped into one enthusiasti Corbett supporter. This hearty ad- mirer of the Denver “champ™ bet the actor $300 to $100 Corbett would win inside of six rounds Among others that relished the con- test were: George A. Knight, Clarence Waterhouse, Percy V. Treat, Har Corbett, Matt Larkin, Colonel Herbe Choynski, Colonel Kowalsky, Jo Terry, Leslie Coggin; Dr. Creamer of Brook- lyn, N. Y.; James Nealon, Al Hamp- Alderman Dunne of Brooklyn, an expert handball player; Frank Ekin- ner, Bob Smith: Henry Spencer, the jockey; Dick Adams, Walter Jennings; Dick Dwyer, the starter; Judge Moga Harry Adler, Dr. C. C. O'Donnell, Lee Rose of Los Angeles, Billy Magrane, Gil Curry, Dr. Ragan, Clarence Follis, Walter Martin, Peter Martin, Walter Hobart, Clarence McCormick of Chi- cago; Dan Carter, a stancli Britt sup- porter; Fred Jackson, the big hand- book man: Poiice Commissioner Hut- ton, Supervisors Booth and Rock; Thomas J. Murphy, the Brooklyn, N Y., Sportsman and handball enthusi- ast; Judge Hebbard, Gene Van Cour and Frank Cooley and Garnet . er- - Derbies with Bearcatcher. CORBETT RULES FAVORITE THROUGHOUT ALL Flood of Money Is Wagered in the Last Few Hours Before the Fight. "The betting on the Britt-Corbett fight did not begin in earnest until the day of the contest, money went in. ‘The wagering opened with Corbett a to 10 choice. The price went to 6 and to 5% to 10. The BETTING | when a flood of | bulk of the money was wagered at the | latter figure. There was considerable wagering on the length of the fight. The betting was chiefly at even money that Cor- bett would win in sixteen rounds. Harry Pollock, Corbett’s manager, bet $200 against $600 that Corbett would knock Britt out in six rounds. Britt placed $500 against $300 on | his own chances, while Corbett wag- ered $2500 against $1500 that he would win. i o BURKE BEATS BROWN QUICKLY. Fierce Bout Ends Just as Gong Is About to Sound. Jack Burke and Joe Brown én- gaged in one of the flercest battles that was ever seen in the preliminary class. As soon as the gong sounded the men rushed at each other. did not duck nor clinch nor go through any preliminary motions, but simply got in and slugged. When the first round was all but over Burke landed an extra hard right wallop on the other lad’s jaw and he | went to the carpet. He looked up and then looked down. The carpet appeared to be the most inviting place go Brown stayed there. His face was a mass of blood, his ear was all but severed and his nose was broken. Burke received a few hard wallops, but managed to keep from coeming in contact with the floor. Jack Evans and Hugh McGordon, a copper-skinned kid, mixed it in the opening bout of the night. Evans was there with a left jab as soon as the gong pealed forth. He never let up for a moment and in the fifth round the seconds of the colored man tossed up the spongs, for the bout was getting tiresome. The colored lad could not reach his antagonist at all. Every time he rushed Evans met him with a left jab. The black boy got weak in the sec- ond round and went down three times. He was all but gone, but managed to stall. The bout went on for three rounds longer. In the fifth McGordon kept going to the floor to avoid punish- They | + BOTH BOXERS WEIGH IN AT THE REQUIRED FIGURE Profess to Have No Difficulty in Live ing Up to This Part of Their Agreement. When Britt and Corbett appeared Harry Corbett’s at § o'clock to weigh in there was a crush of people an to get a glimpse at the little figt Young Corbett was the first to appea He dashed down Ellis street half hour before appointed for weighing. He went at once to the scales tested them in various ways ¥ tried the balancing powers of the m chine and then stepped on the s in his street clothes. He seemed s isfled with the story the scales To the surpr of the persons tha have watched him in training. Cort seemed to have aged noticeably in the previous twenty-four hours. There were deep lines of care in his face a his eyes had a dull look. The respon sibility of the occasion was appa: ly resting heavily on all Corbett inue. Trainer Tuthill. Tim McGrath and Billy Otts ail seemed to have a weight of care on their shoulders. Jimmy Britt arrived shortly before 6 o'clock, accompanied by his father and Spider Kelly. He was in the most cheerful spirits and his appearance was in marked contrast to that of Corbett. His face was wreathed in smiles and showed no signs of bei drawn. To all inquirers he said he never felt better and his appearance bore out statement. He shook hands cordially with Young Corbett. No time was lost, both boxers strip- ping for the test on the scales. Britt was the first to try and the bar did not waver. Corbett then stepped on.-He did not wear his underclothes, as he expected he would do. The bar did not mov so the secret of Corbett's weight still a mystery. When the weighing was over the spectators cheered Britt. Jimmy then led the cheering for Corbett. Both boxers said they were at weight on Thursday night and that they did not work at all yesterday. Corbett said this was the first time he had weighed in so handily. Britt went to his home to spend the hours before the fight. Corbett went to the Palace Hotel. —_— ment. Finally Evans landed a few good ones to the stomach and then McGordon's seconds threw ug the sponge. t 't ous a fu time s