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Show I ) - v I , Ycis&T.Yill Have to Uii TL:lr Unci : , ".. - f:r a Cd Yifbttc Chmpica. ' . . ?AN FRAXCISC6, CaU April , ' jnny Tardea and all of tie ethers, J -cludlr.y Jimmy Eritt, 'will taVB1 wait to gft ft tha:'.ce td 5h-t me.. ' ani p0Jn ; t to t&V.z & f0& tima'and.J think' the f.ght followers will apree with rne ; when I eay that I am tntitled to a rest.'-, ; '. ' ' . i ' j TC's Is what Toun'g Corbett haa told 41s r' Ie:i's Bnd the newapaper men. I i the bright-faced" little fellow waa tol4 "V ,that he being: besieg-ed with chal- I ! f JtnrPS, -n1 t-8'-er are -wanted for ' I ei i ty the f.ghtere who Issue them, j t-orbctt laughs at the Idea of anyone Torcln him IMo- rrwetina; for the championship. He aaya McQovern trle4 A Lit and then dodjred a half a doren ;Thances to fisrht, "I would like-to aea a little sincwity on the part of the men , -.yho )-e fn !nf at my hels,M he said :lauehl :y, -Terry and I have been ; trying l r over a year to fet another Change at each, other. J.lckvern him eelfthlnka he la entitled to another meetir.jr with me. but 1 cannot see him at alL I t.a'e beaten him twice and knocked him out in clean fashion each : time; That ought to prove to every-'.body every-'.body whq is the better man. .It proves It to rne and no that I am still-champion I do not doubt that my opinion wm.settle it : .". " ' .: "At any rate, I. may talk fjht to 6ome of these fellows after a' time, but I am going to ret up. The fact that I had to work like a dogf to make the weight that McGovern insisted upon show that I need a little rest at least A fighter hasn't rot many, nights like hat one in him and there is nothing-like nothing-like hard training to sap your .vitality." Corbm la- much amused .'at McGov- ern's statements, that he was robbed i of the aecision by a fast or short count j McOoveni continues to make a hue and try.over the mattar and stf does gam Harris and the ttolsy Jo Humphreys. The latter la one ef the most persistent of the entire McGovera camp ' and i calling people tianres at a: great rate and getting audiences to make hia statements, wherever he can. Terry came, here a pretty popular, young fellow fel-low despite all .of the stories that were circulated about his having fixed fights, but he is losing- friends by the hundreds .by the talk he and his friends are making. ma-king. The men who are concerned Jn the rount In the eleventh round are reputable men and have records for honesty that statement, by McGovern cannot dull. - . |