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Show TLL FIGHT THE LITTLE FELLOWS IF .MONEY IS IN SIGHT," SAYS CORBETT But if I could have helped Jacobs any by being knocked down I would have done it. He is a friend of mine." Expects Match With Jordan. "Have you any matches on?" "No, not a one. I am expecting to hear something definite when I reach Denver inregard to the negotiations on between the San Francisco Athletic club and Ben Jordan. He is the best man in England and I would like to get a fight with him. The Frisco club is trying to bring him over here, and I think probably it will succeed. Jordan whipped McFadden in the fifteenth round." "Do you think you could beat Jordan?" Jor-dan?" Is a World Champion. "I can beat any man in the world who fights at my weight." The conversation was ended. As the reported started to leave the champion called him back and said: "About this running away from 'fellows 'fel-lows looking for fight. I want to tell you that none of them want to fight as bad as I do. It's my business and I am looking for opportunities to meet men who have a sufficient reputation to draw a crowd and make m some money. I can't afford to fight them for nothing, however, as every time a man goes into the ring, no matter how well he understands the business, he is liable lia-ble to be get put out. Might Get Knocked Out. "These fellows would step into the ring, close their eyes and make a nasty swing. If it should by some mischance happen to land, the Jig would be up and I would have. to fight all these fellows again to get back my reputation. That would not pay. That's why I have to let these fellows alone." "Young" Coibett, the Denver lad who became famous in the sporting world by twice defeating "Terrible Terry" Mc-Govern Mc-Govern and winning the world's feather-weight championship, arrived fn Salt Lake in a special car this morning from Ogden. Corbett appears at the Grand theater tonight. He spent the morning driving about the city and at noon sat down to a large order of ham and eggs at the Wilson cafe. It was while engaged at his lunch that a Telegram reporter Interviewed him In regard to the much-talked of De Coursey match. "Why did you declare your match with De Coursey off?" said the interviewer. inter-viewer. Had No Match With De Coursay. A good-natured smilg overspread Cor-bett's Cor-bett's face. "Now you are- 'kidding me," he said. I never had any match with this De Coursejr nor never had any intention of fighting him; in fact, I don't know him. I never saw him in a ring even. He came to me in Frisco and wanted to know if I wouldn't take him on here, and give him a chance to make a piece of money. I told him I would If I could not get a date at the theater. "That was all there was to it. He has no license to want to fight me. "The way this affair is being talked of, you would think I was afraid of him." "Well, would you consider a match with De Coursey for a finish fight?" Wants Money In Sight. "I sure would," he replied, with emphasis, em-phasis, "and be tickled to death to do so, providing there was any money In it. I am not fighting for my health, though, and would not think for a minute min-ute of fighting any of these fellows unless un-less there was something to win.' I would like- to meet and fight all these fellows If some one or some club would only offer a purse. I haven't heard of any one putting up money, though. If they have they have not apprised me of the fact." "Do you think any one was trying to steer you up against a proposition similar sim-ilar to the Jeffries-Monroe affair at Butte?" "I don't know. Billy Lavigne, who started this De Coursey talk, wants to make a little piece -f money, I guess, and is trying to do it on the strength of my reputation." "How did Tommy Jacobs come to knock you down at Ogden last night V the reporter asked. "You know it was reported here he did." Jacobs Story Makes Him Tired. "That makes me tired," Corbett replied. re-plied. "I took the boy on to give him a chance to make some money. But he never knocked me down. The floor was covered with sand that had been used by a buck and wing dancer, who" had the stage before me and I slipped on it. j |