The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-10

racket night after night the year round,
was tho winners only dissipation.
Moderation In all things is the secret OF
the whole business, moderation In eating,
drinking, exercise and sleeping. An ath-
lete in training should never bc permitted
to crave for glass Of ale, cup Of milk,
an Apple, mild smoke or for any fruit or
beverage IL won't do him bit Of harm,
and it's effects can be worked out or the
systom by exercise When a man Graves
constantly or persistently at Intervals for
milk or fruit or sugar or any such thing,
you can depend upon 10 there Is waste In
the system somewhere which requires at
tention. To deny tho boxer or other ath-
lete in training any such comfort as he
yearns for does him a lot Of injury, as be-
sides the waste he undergoes mental
worriment which detracts Rrestly from his
physical condition. l never denied myself
anything in training, such as ale, fruit or
digestible pastry, but always partook OF
these judiciously. Moderation has been my
motto In life and TO that attribute the
strength, youthful yigor and physical de-
yelopment which the critics look upon as
something marvellous for q man OF my age.
Corbett, Mnher, Fitzsimmons, Sharkey,
Choynski and all Of the big fellows OF TO-
day can be as good 35 or 40 years from
now as an today II they but follow tho
regimen hgye laid down. So can any
good. strong, athletic fellow, barring, OF
course, all accidents in the way Of pneu-
monia, typhoid fever, yellow fever and oil
wasting diseases, which man seems liable
to catch In this tricky, uncertain climate.
But to young fellows ambitious OF fistic
renown would give this last and special
piece of adyice-avoid worship at the shriro
OF Venus as we'll as Of Bacchus, and you
will not break down In the prime Of your
manhood, as many modern champions
havo done, a misfortune, by tHs way, which
the old champions generally escaped.
am glad 20 see the elevated plano box
ing hos reached I'm America ayd the stanch
support IL has received from mon OF learn
ing, influence and high social and political
standing. have met many great men In
my day who wero warm advocates OF the
manly art. Principal among these were
Roscoe Conkling, John A. Logan and
Zachary Chandler, senator from Michi-
gan. That was 90 years ago. at Washing
ton, and l gave tho distinguished trio
points on tho game. Senator Chandler
was little too old and stiff to box well
then, but Senators Conkling and Logan
were oNcepVioHuily unc spuffeh1 AVA oaio'
teurs, Conkling especially.
BY the way, that old story which has
gone all over England as well as America
that Senator Chandler rung me In as a
college professor, disguised in blue specta-
cles, on Senator Conkling and that
knocked out the stately New Yorker in a
bout which he himself invited is a hoax.
Senator Conkling knew me as we'll then
as he afterwafd did John L. Sullivan and
was just about as friendly tn me az he
was in later years to the big fellow.
1 also boxed with the late Thomas
| Hughes, Lord Charles Beresford and other
| distinguished men In England. Lord
Charley is one of the best boxers today In
England That story printed some years
| ago that Lord Beresford knocked me out
| In a private trial before the Prince OF
Wales, 10 Is Deediess 10 say, is hoax, just
| like the Conkling incident. Lord Charley
! Is a splendid fellow, and / never took tho
| trouble TO deny the story as his intimate
| friends started it with the evident inten
tion Of doing him good in some way.
OF course am too old to engage in any
finish contests, but / have now a limited
round 60 on with Professor Mike Dono
van Of the New York Athletic club, ont
of the clcverest men America ever pro
duced We are matched to meet at catcf
weights for six rounds at the Broadway
Athletic club, New York, Dec Ia, and the
public can then judge how wo "old uns'
compare with Corbett, Fitzsimmons. Mahel
and the new school of boxers. For thi
event we will train for all we are worth
Professor Donovan at the New York Ath
letio clubhouse, / at Oceanic, n. j.
hope to outpoint Donovan, although he u
the best "old man" in America, as hi
bouts with Jim Corbett, Jack Dempse!
and other skilled pugilists have proved
He is 10 years younger than I, but he 4
an old timer at that.