Show TELLS now HOV I JEff NIGHT HAVE HAV WON Corbett Says He Wanted to Fight Johnson First for Jeffries' Jeffries Benefit PITTSBURG Pa Feb 27 James James J J. J Cor Corbett ett former champion pugilist arrived here last night and John L. L Sullivan and Jake Jako Kilrain followed him today Whilo While all aro are engaged in theatricals Corbett said a n few tew things about the Johnson Jeffries-Johnson fight If If If Jeffries had taken mv my advice ho he Ri f sail sain U he h. h probably would woula not have e been defeated I by Johnson at Reno Rena last lut July After T Johnson b had ri won lon from froni some second raters anti and Tommy Burns Burn a much smaller man in in Australia Burn Burnst j by hy tho the way E giving vin him hint such a ap p punching during their fourteen rounds that Johnson was wall compelled to go o to toa a 0 hospital ital I t h whether whether- he ho was JAMES JAMBS J. J CORBETT such It a i formidable man luau as sonic some people were inclined to believe ho be was Sn Rn SnI I wrote a personal letter LI to J Jeffries and asked him nim to lot let mc me fight Johnson Johnsoni i fittI first fit M idea iden in My was to meet Johnson inthe I tho the rin ring flail and in that light ht Je Jeffries Iries co could M get a line hue on him Jeffries of f course was waR to b ho at Itt the Tin ringside and anti in a n position po I to j judge Johnsons Johnson's merits Then J Jeffries ITriC could have havo tl deferred f Int ti nc Johnson until Jio JH was nil in iu fit IL physical Pot getting Ito into the tho ring for another year vear Jeffries did duil not hot ot like tin the idea of or orm m my meeting him first as S the press s and tho the general raJ public were vera clamoring for fOl the thc fi fight ht |