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Show An Afternoon at "Harry Corbett's" Storm Center of the Fistic Fraternity Is the "Groggery" on Ellis Street. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 7 If there is anything more interesting than the attitude of the wise ones the day before a fight, It is the attitude of the sam6 men the day after. Championship light aftermaths are worth a long Journey to experience, and the one just now entertaining enter-taining San Francisco is no exception to the rule. The storpi center of all sporting San FfanclMCO Is Hnrry ('orb. it s place 00 Ellis street Th-re are a few sportlm? resorts known around the world Hnrry Corbett's Is one of them. Every sporting man of note has been in the house onee it bast, and the walls are covered with original pen drawings by famous sporting cartoonists It j the "hang out' of the wise brigade, and It Is the phi i c !)! i- lie '' ".iiii" v. I- ones rally the day after. It Is the day after that all sorM of underground Information comes to light The "I hate to boost my-Hf, but didn't I tell you"" man Is there adorm-d with bells and verbose verbiage An 1 when the winner drops In and calls for wine the climax of the aftermath bubbles bub-bles over Last Wednesday a notable gathering Convened In Harry Corbett I back room the little room where so many great fights have been arranged and so many victors congratulated. Papa Britt Was Consplcious. In one corner was Papa Britt, buttonholing button-holing the great and only "Gum Hoots Mnrtln 'olonel Martin Is. perhaps, the best fellow In the West he says so himself. Father Britt is also a Don lvant and a good sport. He does not meddle in his son's plans nf pugilistic ambitions but every time Jimmy starts the dad is ntar at hand. They tell a good story on Jimmy In connection w Ith his first professional fight. For years the name of Britt had been associated with various thumping! handed out to the amateur boxers in the light division around San Fran. Is- o, and when at last he entered on a professional career all the town was with him. Jimmy won a hollow victory over his first opponent and Father Britt in his own little chair at the ringside was carried car-ried away with delight. Jimmy was no less excited. Poking his head between the ropes he yelled to his father and brother Willie: ney, leiepnune ma i win leiepnoue ma I win!" At Wednesdays gathering Father Britt varied the monotony by singing Irish comc-all-ye's for Col. Brady's benefit, and in the other corner "Young Corbett" and Harry Corbett were tied in a strangle hold. Then came the only James Edward, fresh as a daisy and clad In a long shaggy overcoat that flapped about Ins heels. With the exception of a cut between be-tween his eyes he was fit as a fiddle, and his hands were none the worse for the fearful struln he put them to against Battling Nelson. "Young Corbett's" Opinion. When ' Young Corbett" and Jimmy came together the hot air began to ily In earnest. 'Young Corbett" Is nothing in the world If not, In sporting par lance, "a wise guy " So both these great little men BtOOd away and in turn toid the other how good he was. It was a wonderful exhibition, exhi-bition, and he of the Gum Boots was stricken dumb with admiration and Father Britt broke off with "Peggy and the lo-ow back car-r" and came to listen. lis-ten. "Well," said James Edward, "It does me good to hear you speak this way, Billy. How far do you think I win?" 'Jimmy," said the artful Denverlte. "you win exactly 1000 miles, three api and a few feet to spare I hate to say 1L little man, but when L sut there last r nlht and watched you making a suck- I er out of (() Pane. I Mushed all over my body for pure shame that I let such a wall-eyed dub trim me' ME! M . that knows what I do about the Queensberry gaglets! Me! Jimmy. You had It on him every minute'" Then Cum Boots, who Is boosting a brand, offered some more of the same, and the pop of the champagne cork smote on the heated atmosphere. Queered for a Life Time. "Did you ever hear of one blow making ma-king a coward out of a fighter for the I rait of his life?" asked Jack McCor-tnl McCor-tnl k last nltfht. who Is training Marvin Hart for his battle with Jack Johnson. I know it doesn't occur frequently, but I know of an instance I had Tvl Den-faaa Den-faaa on my stair a few years ago. and I thought he would develop into a world-beater. world-beater. He seemed to have everything I any fighter ever had. He was clever, and hi could hit like Fltzslmmons, He SI ixted Oul by a hipping Bob Long, and then T matched him with Billy Stlft. w ho was a good man then, and Denfass administered such n walloping to Stlft that he was in the hospital two weeks. I don't think T ever saw a man beat up worse In my life. This encouraged me so that I took Denfass and put him on with Jack Root at Chicago. I thought If he cOUld put Stlft away so easily he could beat Root, WhiCh would give him a world-wide reputation. I got him good and fit for the fight, and thought so well of him that I told my friends to have a bet on us. In the first two rounds he cut Root all to pieces, and I saw bright visions of a victory coming our way. -Honors were even In the third, but In the fourth round Root stepped In close and pushed his left straight into Denfass's stomach It didn't look like such an awfully hard punch, but Denfass went to his knees and gave no signs of getting up. I yelled to him to get up and fight, but he said he was hurt and allowed himself him-self to be counted out while in a kneeling kneel-ing posture. Do you know, from that time I could never induce Denfass to fight a high-class man. He has fought some dubs about Philadelphia, hut he Aon't meet a fighter who has a reputation. reputa-tion. That one punch Root gave him made him a cur and quitter." Rose May Be Disciplined. ANN ARBOR, Mich.. Jan. 7 Ralph Rose, the University of Michigan stu dent, who broke the world's Indoor ree ord for the twenty-four-pound shot Ml Saturday night at New York, has 9 volved himself In a serious complicating regarding college athletics. It Is h n ' hlgan not to alien! student athletes to compete for outsltf organizations during th college y,j It Is said Rose applied for permission enter th N w Vork meet under the eol ors of the Chicago Athletic assodatloa and that he went East despite his ral quest bSag denied. Chairman Pattengdl of the hoard off control of athletics declined to dficuaa I'ov.- ;,. tioi i.ut ,i I - Kfv.xnWy believed be-lieved the glent athlete v. Ill he severe! disciplined. |
