The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-19
AARON JONES IN TRAINING.

A Cheerful Walk of Twenty Miles In
Three Elannel Shirts and a Winter
Coat, on July DRy-Hls Meat and
His Drink.
Some days since we published very full ac-
count of the doings OF MCCool and his trainers,
and we now give some interesting details of the
preparations of Aaron Jones for his fight with
McCool, which will take place about fifty miles
from Cincinnati, on Saturday, the 3lst of August.
The Buckeye House. in Cincinnati, where
Jones is in vigorous training Is admirably
adapted to this kind of business for it gives all
the advantages of shade and GOODNESS, and river,
hill, and road exercises. Situated on the bank
of the Ohio, in nice valley, with towering
hills across the river, on the Kentucky side, 1t
is very pleasant place of resort Tor those who
take enough interest in the matter to visit Mr..
Jones' and there are many visitors there every
day. James Cusick, who is one of the best
trainers in the world, who went to England and
trained Heenan for the Sayers fight and Coburn
for the Mace fight, and who combines gentle
manly qualities with the requisite character
istlcs OF the thorough trainer, is training Aaron
JONES' and doing it remarkably we'll. He
watches his man with the vigilance of a faithful
sentinel, and puts him through the terrible
work of the training with the discipline of
martinez.
The'daily work is divided between walking,
rowing, exercises with weights and bags, and
rubbing down. The hardest portion OF 1t Is the
walking to strengthen legs and reduce flesh that
is superfluous. walk OF ten miles and return,
incased in three flannel shirts and a winter coat,
with morning sun pouring down 80 degrees OF
heat from an unclouded sky, with perspiration
running in streams from face, head, limbs, and
body, is hard work, aud well calculated to make
a man strong on his pins!" The trainer has to
go through THIS work, also, without the super
fuous clothing, of course.
He keeps his pupil at top speed, and requires
him to talk rapidly, although painting with eX-
ertion. This is 10 accustom the lungs to quick
work and steady action, for they will be allowed
only one-half minute of rest between rounds in
the fight. After the heavy walk of the day the
body is rubbed down. sponged, and covered
with dry clothing. Only very plain food Is
allowed, and that with scarcely any seasoning.
Liquors are used very carefully, and in hom@o-
pathic doses; occasionally little brandy or
sherry, and occasionally glass OF the best
quality of ale.
Mr.. Jones is in the best spirits possible, and
rapidly arriving at splendid condition of body.
He will enter the ring a much smaller man than
his opponent but fully his equal in endurance,
| and the fight will be one of great strength and
| size and but little science on the part OF
| McC9ol against considerable strength and a
| great deal of science on the part OF Jones.
| There is not near so much disparity In age as
has been represented. The fact is, Jones is
| only thrty-four years of age. He was born 10
| Shropshire, England, on the lst March 1888.
| His years have been overestimated by those en-
tirely ignorant on the subject, because he COM
menced fighting when be was very young-ln
! is fourteenth year, in fact.