The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-10
AS TO KNOCKING OUT MEN.
THE TERN rs COMPARATIVELY NEW,
BUT THE EFFECT IS PARABYEING.


How II lie Done Blows on the Jaw Most
FavorabIy Considered, But There Are
Other ways-The Accomplishment or
Noted Cracks observation-disclosures Quick
moss and sJuIIivHn's Certainly.
1t has been only during the last few years.
say about eight. that the term knock out :"
has been In ANYTHING like general usage among
the actors In and patrons OF the roped arena.
In old times, n man was beat" or "bestsd" " In
a prize ring, whether he was fairly sent I'M
conscious, or was 80 badly hammered on his
wind. or some other vulnerable point as TO
render him incapable OF coming to the
scratch" Billy Madden, who is now managing
the McAuliffes-BR Joe and Little jacks tho
man who is chiefly responsible for tho uni
versal adoption OF the term, and to John l.
Sullivan should be awarded the reputation for
having. after Madden. caused people to talk
about the Knockout blow" When Mad
den had charge OF Sullivan he took the
big fellow around tho country Offering
prizes in cash. ut this, that. or the
other place. to men who would stand up before
John L. for three or four rounds. Sullivan's
habit in those contests was to put his opponent
ito Sleep" and 1t was through his energy
speed and determination that the public be-
gan TO become acquainted with the knock out
blow. Sullivan did the work. but Madden. as
an astute manager, gave everybody something
| new to talk about in the wrinkle that he should
have got a copyright on, but did not, being
satisfied with the introduction OF word that
| created comment and commanded crowds.
Since Sullivan took tho initiative in that little
act. and was the cause OF having the title be-
come worldwide spread 1t has gradually be-
come the one thing that the patrons Of pugil-
ism inquire about when they hear that so.
and-so won fight.
Did he knock him out ?" is always the first
question that q man asks whom he wasn't for
tunete enough 70 be present at The mill. no
he is still waiting ut some sportingI resort to
get the early morning news, and when he has
| affair came off, /" and this man won In fact.
L q man is not knocked out nowadays the
to be q .fake"-that Is. q contest whore the
principals agree on the winner before entering
that is satisfactory to both sides. In such
case It Is easy to arrange. asa mere prelimi-
t1Ss one sna o S pGW IN lii
the strikers force. and that the other fellow
shall drop in his tracks and feiRn insensiblty
the rules. That this trick is frequently played
by men OF heretofore decent reputation is we'll
and couple Of clever boxers can often fool
the spectators. But often are the times when
drops too quickly, or tumbles too easily or
makes, too natural movements when on the
Eeny IT to bis py lis ass hS h os Sosa
something else that gives him away The
spectators at all fights are made up OF pretty
dnish; and are q the Kind VINO want her
anything crooked. 1t Is true that they some
occur in the wrong direction. and Kick accord:
ingly. but. as rule. the persistent patron OF
carried H out, and his REMUNERATION Of fake is
pretty nearly always rightly founded The
6as to 70
move out OF the country, for he viii always al
ter have trouble in drawing crowd. no matter
estimation. for sincerity Of tho good people"
WIG , pay their Eo way, ,, 49,. ,,ou9 ?, -, ,a,
in the proceeding that, after you had recovered
philosophy Of it, II you viii some day stand in
the cellar Of g big building and have al the
down down With ali the force that is In them from
| their greater or less altitude. and landing on
no more unit for the ordinary duties Of lie
than II you received one OF the knock outs.
ao t s hs
stS,ss pow II eyerydsy
siblty; 70 produce 1T there are different
methods. but by far the most popular.
Is the blow that lands on the polpt t Of the
lSsHT" az It is usually erroneousy described.
right spot, on the jaw bone, an inch or two
away on either side from the point made BY
rapidly ns any lightning ever travelled. up
through the Jaw bone to the base Of the brain
brain and paraly sis Of the muscles follow The
man Who gets It fairly and squarely as John
l. Sullivan. admittedly, most thoroughly hires
been carefully attended by his seconds and re-
stored to a state Of nationality; For time
the globe have no more use for him. although
counle Of them do try 70 put him once moro
ETadSy the ss5aE oP the
knocked-out 1t is difficult, to get Testimony.
men e1 | Who have BEEN Y but
would admit that he was " sent unconscious"
Th heIP prize fighter Is fellow OF gentle dGnty
has received, He will never admit that he was
defeated on the merits; II such 4nd-such had
never have lost the decision. lie Invariably
wants another chance at the man who whipped
action or training and " do him. sure" SO the
search for info3rmatl4R on that end vas with
Horn bacher who was Knocked out for the only
time In I'M his lie although he has fought twenty,
c Weight Of Boson hs
we'll -remembered. Two days after that fatal
hight Eugene said to the writer; When he hit
It didn't hurt q bit. thought that somebody
had hit me with q pillow lthose boys fought
Of homo. There WAS no pain about 1t. ! simply
dropped off TO sleep. rs 1t were. inst as am told
O drowning man feels. But didn't know any,
thing until had been carried to my corner and
mS ny aPd sppGSS01o or to
while, but next day was az brig hit as ever"
The Dixon Hornbacher go lasted only a
round md 2 half and during that time the
coon inflicted some terrific pnnishment. His
ha1ds-both of them-worked ike windmis. |
and in , that space Of time he did as much work
OF ordinary character. He hit on the body as
well as the face and the contest is n fair one 10
use In illustrating the feelings OF man who Is
" clean knocked out"
While the blow on the Jaw Ia the one most |
eagerly sought by lighters who 90 in TO do |
their opponent It 10 not the only crack that
Gfonfsci1Gn asIs y, Jack Hayin knocked out
light weight. Of, whom Ike Weir said: lie is
the pest man who ever stood before mo-" by
half, short-arm blow between the pit OF the
stomach and the short rib. Farrell had done
all The lighting for six rounds; and was looked
upon as a sure winner; but Havlin was IA hog
IN IN his desire for punishment, and took all
Farrell at last tired himself out. and Havn
got IN the settling blow when Jack was unpre-
Har