The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-06-14
valuable information he generally cuts the
pace very fast. as is shown by all his. bat

valuable information he generally cuts the
pace very fast. as is shown by all his bat
ties. H@s %s. ta7
He is a ~cleverer man than most people
give him credit for. There is greater
science in weighing a man up quick and
getting his measure and then going in and
licking him in short time with little dam
age to oneself, than there is in those long
range tactics which draw a battle out.
There is great science in mitigating. No
man can be a finished fighter who isn't a
good in-fighter.
This may lead some readers to think
about the recent battle at the California
Athletic club rooms between Corbett and
jackson. They may remember that that
was o the whole a fight at long range.
They may be unwise enough to conclude
that Corbett-who is, / confess, my ~favorite
of the two mems deficient in skill as an
in-fghter. They will make q very big mis-
take. Corbett is as loose as an eel: hits
whole body. He would undoubtedly have
done q good deal of in fighting with Jack
son if the tremendous sum of money
weighted on him by his friends had not in
spired him with q caution, which perhaps,
was a little exaggerated. He did come
into closer range at one notable point OF
the fight, and he got much the better of it.
although at that time his left arm was badly
crippled. He showed himself, however. to
be much the better ln-ighter.
Now to go back to Slavin. Slavin has
tremendously strong forearm md hand.
This gives him a fearful half-arm upperout.
He doesn't take much swing but gets in
great force. The uppercut is the hardest
kind of q blow to learn. A man who is a
clever upper cutter has a big advantage.
He has to be fought at longer range and
consequently doesn't get 80 much punish
ment himself. Corbett as we'll as Slavin
has the uppercut down to a fine thing.
Slavin is what l call a hip-hitter. / mean
by this TINT instead of standing with his
hips stiff and getting the swing with the
hips. He hits with that 100 pounds, every
ounce of it. SO much for Slavin's prinoi-
pal characteristics. might add that he ia
six feet, one and a half inches in height,
and measures forty-two and a half inches
around the chest. In both these measure
ten and a half inches in height, and meas
ures forty-one inches around the chest.
kilrain's style of fighting is SO we'll
known that / shall not describe it very
fully. He is judged most commonly by his
long fight with sullivan at Richburg. That
was really the best measure of his ability;
much better than the fight with Jem Smith.
Kilrain, in that famous battle, showed great
endurance, not only of punishment. but of
other trying conditions-the fearful heat
and exhaustion, which are tests of a mans
gameness. One might think of that long
resistance against such a giant as Sullivan,
and then be inclined to say that a matter
of ten rounds with gloves against Slavin
would be hardly sufficient to bring Il decl-
sive result. But this involves a mistake.
Anybody who supposes that there is more
damage done with bare knuckles under the
prize ring rules than with gloves under
Queensbury rules is very much mistaken.
A man can hit harder blows and do n great
deal more execution in one-quarter Of the
time with the gloved hand than with the
bare hand.
The glove gives not only perfection to the
hand. but it gives a purchase and support
to the hands and forearm. Under Queens
bury rules n ma must stand up three min.
utes to fight, and must get up in ten sec,
B onds when he is knocked down. He musi
, do 1T without assistance, but under prize
ring rules the seconds can pick their mar
4 He may be really knocked out, but in tie
I thirty seconds allowed-which IL easily
t stretched by a little clever work of his
3 handlers-hs may be brought back to full
consciousness and sent to the scratch q
D fresher nan than before. There is M
doubt that all these advantages helpel
+ kiirain %prolonn his battle with Sullivan
. Against Slavin he is left more To hi,
!, own resources. At RiohburR, KilraII
I got half a dozen knock down blows, anc
two or three of them dazed him 10 com
d pletely that he would never have gotter
@ on his feet again in the ten seconds allowed
t by Queensbuty rules. Especially il this
% true OF that left-hander in the nose in tn,
e thirty-seventh round Il think, and the ter
g rlb!e riRht-hand punch III the short ribs il
" the last round. 1t il a considerable ~exertioI
| to oct on ones feet after a dazing blow