Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-09-24
WHEELING REGISTER. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER q. loSo

ground, because there is no one to
bring him out.
It's the manager in these days on
whom the fighter depends. IL is the
manager who makes the money cOme
his mans way, always providing his
man is a good one. You've got to be
like Barnum and not'only advertise but
do It in a business like maOner.
Coming back to old timers, 1t is
curious to note that the champions
were men around five feet ten inches
Thew had more vitality and endurance,
and the London rules enabled them TO
show their Qualities. There, OF course,
was the invariable exception. Tom
liver was big man and good one too
There was Ned 0'Baldwin, who stood
feet, 81 inches. Ned was rare I'm.
He beat the best of them. l remember
the time he boxed friendly bout with
John DIVER. He let the latter fool.
around until be got fresh, then he sim
ply knocked him down with straight
from the shoulder" smash.
O'Baldwin challenged Mace at one
time. The latter was forty years OF
age and champion of the world. Mace
smiled gently and said: ''Neddy do
Won want to fight your father?" Mace
was only ten years the elder but his
remark carried him through.
In my opinion Mace was the cleVerest
fighter in the world. He was also a
rare good fellow. Either way there
was not ten per cent difference between
him AID James j. Corbett.
Marquis of Queensbury rules lighter In
his day tho world has ever saw. lie
could lick any man in the world. he
was like tiger, quick and strong.
Another man whom think can lick
ANYBODY at his weight, Marquis OF
Oueensberry rules, Is Jack McAuli1e.
He is a wonder and excells anybody at
that style of fighting, il heis in form.
had a somewhat turbulent exper-
fence the time that Joe McAulitfe
fought Frank Slavn in England. Both
men were arrested after the fight, which,
by the way, would not have come on
had not the Earl of Londsdale and
Richard X. Fox guaranteed to see my
self and McAuliffe safely through. l
was on the witness stand and they tried
to prove by US that the affair was
prize zig bit.
IA prize fight, gentlemenP" l said,
"no, indeed! II was boxing exhibit
tion legalized by law" The learned
counsel thought different and tried to
show that because one man was knocked
down several times that it was prize
fight.
I agreed with him that the man was
knocked down several times, and told
how I and McAuliffe drank several bot
ties OF beer after the fight and in the
morning. His Lordship on the bench
leaned back and exclaimed; Ibid you
drink all that beah; deah me.
He was Mortified to think we should
drink beer, why / do not know. The
Jury disagreed and on the next trial
everybody was discharged. Since that
time there has been no trouble in pull
ing off fights in England. They can't
convict them because it's only boxing
exhibition, you know.
A man seldom gets badly hurt in a
prize fight anyway, if he is trained. He
must be trained however, and be well
man. Suppose You would run 100 yards
tomorrow. You might drop dead. Its
the same with the fighter, is he goes
into ring uutraiped, blow in the
right place might kill him.
In training a man should work when
he feels well. Scratch it when you
don't. eat anything you want and drink
ANYTHING save "booze." Again there
are some men who could fight better If
they did not train, and that is because
they don't know how to train; they
ovardo it.
Another thing which may be worth
taking note of. I have seen every
fighter of prominence in the ring, and l
have seen them all fight like suckers at
times, and all because they got ratified.
And don't forget that the straight
punch is the proper way to fight. It's
the way TO win. Swinging is like long
distance telephoning. Take the case
of Dixon and PIimmer and you have 1t
in q nutshell. WIN. MADDEN.