Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-24
BROKEN BONES AND GRIT.
The Limit of Endurance In the
MAN who Is n game Fighter.

"Now, here" said the old sport, look
ing over his glasses and jabbing viciously
with forefnger at paragraph in the
paper he had been perusing, lis the sort
OF thing that makes me sick. just listen
to it," And he read:
ellis left arm had been severely m
iured in the third round, and in the
seventh round his right was completely
disabled by striking a stake. Neverthe-
less, he fought on bravely, and after ilve
more hardly-contested rounds won the
fight, having punished his antagonist ter
ribly." -,
The old sport threw the paper aside |
with q snort OF disgust and taking Oil ms
glasses to gesticulate with, commented:
30. yes! And after while they will be
giving it to us that after a mans arms,
legs and back have been broken he
danced nimbly around the ring, out
fought his antagonist at every point, bat
tered him to a Jelly, and won u glorious
victory! The fact is that game man
will stand deal of punishment before
he is knocked out but there is limit to
everything, and the man who has both
hands disabled isn't going to do much
punishment, unless he is allowed to kick
which is against the rules. A clever
fighter, with lots OF nerve and savage
resolution to back him up will do some
terrible fighting with only one hand
but he must have one, or
the sponge may as well be
thrown up. John G. Heenan, in his
great fight with John Morrssey, fought a
dozen hard rounds after his right hand
was smashed and completely disabled by
striking a stake-which was just little
| harder than Morrissey's head Tom Say
ers had his left arm broken by blow
like a mules kick from Heenan's fist,
and went on fighting for an hour after
with his right. Eventually whippedY
Yes, of course he was. Hammer Lane
also had his left arm broken in a fight
with Yankee Sullivan but went on
fighting long time afterward, to be
whipped at last. Greenfield broke his
right arm, or it was broken for him, in
his fight with Tug Wilson only about
three years ago, but fought on until n
draw was declared, half an hour later.
'As for fighting on with mashed hands
one at time, mind you-incidents OF
that sort are as thick, POLITICALLY speak
ing, as leaves in Nallambrosa,' i'll the
annals of the ring. Charley Mitchell dis
abled his right hand in his fight with the
'Prussian,' but fought on draw. Billy
Edwards has had bad luck with his
hands twice. His right hand was dis
abled in the third round OF his fight with
Tim Collins, but he pegged away with his
left for some fifteen rounds afterward,
until darkness came on and the fight was
with Collyer, that same right hand was
disabled again, but he used his left with
such good effect that Collyer was pounded
insensible, and couldn't speak for an
hour after he was carried to his room
But why 60 on rccapitulating such Incl.
dents? As l said, they are common, and
l only mentioned those to show what men
we all know to-day are capable OF doing
with one good hand, though, remem
Der.
''The most desperate injuries men re
ceive in the ring are not, however, the
, breaking OF arms or hands, nor are those
punishments, severe as they undoubtedly
are, the ones under endurance OF whicl
continued fighting is most wonderful |
is when man is beaten nearly to dealt
and stands up and fights, or at least take!
his punishment as long as he can stant
l up long enough to be knocked down, tina
he shows the grand grit OF borl
fighter"
"Are rize-fghters any less susceptible,
to pain than other people," the old spor
: was ask
0 "Somc u..u1ubtedly are" he replied
"Those who are SO are men who's
/ nervous systems are OF low development
. naturally. Then the training to whicl
they are subjected to fit them for enter
ing the ring brings the physical bein
4 into the highest possible condition of pei
lection, and Aulls or in a great measur
G takes away the Representatives, tina
would be likely TO belong to les
q finished animal. Furthermore, the eY
: element Of fight and the pride that i
r. cultivated in them, that forbids all mani
festaton OF sensibility to pain, help
them along nightly. 1t is with goo
6 lighter rs with truly game bulldog. TIL
dog, no doubt, feels the pain il you brea
c his leg while his teeth are Clenched in tn
throat OF another dog, but he has TO
=. much grit to show that he does, an[
= besides, he has other business at tn
q moment to occupy his attention. Just $
d with the man in n fight he may sufTt
q keenly, but that is no time to complain {
1t. He is there to win, il he can, an
while there is life there is hope"
i is there any way OF forcing men [
fight after they have had enough an
g want to quit?"
IS "None but talking to them. You ma
nerve man up by encouraging him, {
=. you may shame him into going ahea
. rather than be thought coward, or 70
~ may make him desperate by telling hin
II how everybody will go back on him if h
t, does not show game, but if all these fai
e there is nothing more to be done 1T
v cur is in him he will not fight, and va
|, cannot force him to. You might bill
Ii chunks out OF him, or cut him with
s. knife, or shoot him, and the cur woul
l. endure all rather than fight if he ono
Ne gets a terror on him OF the man that
pitted against him and feels that he Ia
got enough. You may even shove hin
=, into the ring, and he will stand up to |
y knocked down, without putting up h
y hands to defend himself if he has CT
i blood in him and it has been walked up.
Nn.. MI. 81 ~