Daily Yellowstone journal., 1884-11-18
PRIZE FIGHTING.
Getting Ready for che "Mnl".A
Course OF Dict and Labor.
Drinking water-Pure
Dlood.
New York Cor. Philadelphia P,css.l


A bi, of news in the papers lately about
q prize fight, believe somewhere on Ions
island. attracted my attention and sci
me thinking One of the men. il was re
ported. fought several rounds after hi
shoulder was dislocated; one of them
also, had several teeth knocked down hi,
throat, and one of them was knocked
insensible once or twice The last time he
was thought to lie dead, hut he wa.
spongcd OIL, came 10, and was anxious to
resume The fight, but he was not per
mitted. and WAS carried home df such q
man hls honlci ~ near dead as alive
| This i a mere outline of the news; now
| for little story of the way u prize fighter
is train,tl-a college Oarsman too, for that
matter II only goes 10 show what can bt
done with Us physically. IL We take care Of
oursel,cs-not that | want 10 fight for {
steady hour, nor row four.milc race
but would like TO h strong
enough TO lick a little bigger
man Than ]. Take the cast
of George John Bonner. who Il
now the rage in London. lie il
champion cr;ckclcr Of Australia, and Il
now In London with his Australia eleven
lie j. six feet six inches high. and has won
everything h. contcnded for. including
The prizr Tor the l0O.yard champion run.
ncr Of New South Wales. lie has thrown
u rrirkc, hall 1?9 yards. Why. Because
he is neither smoker nor drinkcr
But TO 70 hack TO my story.
After reading an account of The prix(
fight sought oui An old man in this city
a young booking man. too. because h,
take, care of himself also. lie had been q
trainer in hi earlier days. and is still
roicd a. rrlrrtc spoke to him of the
iiyh, and of The way il was alluded 10,
"lhc rlGckicsi ON record. lie told me
thai prize lighting was not thoughtless
ply seal, brutal show. hut science Il
reserved my opinion about the brutal
pari.i lie ,ai,l no one outside knew what
man in physical training goes through,
and he included oarsnen. but think
must try to give his words
ln answer Ia my question n Ia how {
man under training wa treated. lac an
,wcrL a. follows: "Well. We physic him
for four days. 10 start with. No fun Ii
that, either. Tor the man Is hungry all th,
Time. We give the fellow no liquor ex
cept little malt AMI shcrr, and egg. 4
we think h. needs il. lie i never allowed
! 10 I've aloim. ANY more than rae-horsc
We don't wanl him 10 spoil himself. MOI
others Ia spoil him. We never give them
any water: II fa,irn, them. aud sometime,
they ARE almost crazy for II. ] remember
finding n mar that WAS training once on
hi. belly sucking the dew from the grass
early in the morning. Water Is not good
for a man in training, 20 IL Is excluded
We also cN,lu,le nearly all kinds Of food.
The bulk If the food i beef and NUT
ton. These are the most Strengthening
and nutritious. We give him JUS
enough rNcrise and work. entertaining
h rs bad ~ undertaking. You know I
is often the trouble with horses ] would
rather bet on one undcrtrsincd than ON,
overiained We walk man certain dis
lance. we make him fight sand bags. ",
make him rpw. ii possible. and we make
him run every day. After his exercise VI
rub him down like n horse. and, II neces
sary. we sweat him 10 reduce his weight
II /, a long system. aud would take toe
long 10 tell YOU all We do but there is on,
thing that j. always foremost in u trainer,
minc-hc mus se his man at his best
do YOU rlnrmbcr the tight between
lIccDan and Morrissey," he asked mc. 4,
] only remembered there was fight. hs
continued: We'll, | was there. n good
friend 10 one Of them. When Morrissey
stepped into the ring he said few
words Ia Ilrmn which few heard.
lie said Mr. lIcenan. my wife
and little bay ARE waiting for me
twelve mile. away. have promised her
| shall never Iiphi arain III Won whip ms