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

the old timers as we'll as present day ath-
lstes wonder how 10 Is that l am still able
to put up stiff play with almost any OF
the boys nt tie good old game Of boxing.
will tell my readers Sin my own ig-
norant way" as poor old Dublin Tricks"
Hastings used TO say, and / am satisfied
that it will benefit them in fairish way.
The pointers I will give, too, may save
some ambitious, likely young fellow from
going wrong when ho has met with some
success and Is going up the pugilistic lad
der.
am now CO years old--pretty near the
threcscorc and ton tho good book allots
to man--and am Just as healthy, hearty,
rugged and strong as l over was In my
life. Competent critics are kind enough
To say that still preserve all my old tiro
clevorness, albeit not quito as qn;ck or as
enduring ms OF yore. The latter part of
the proposition, of course, Is to be expect
cd. A man is not like good wine--im-
proved i'm every respect by age. i have,
however, boxed not long ago with such
good ones at Dan Creedon and Tom Tracey
aud held my own. Plucky Joe Choynski
and clever jim Corbett can tell you, too,
that put up n fair game with them In
friendly bouts when they visited England.
=QfLeaHfse beth .4f these beys eeHla easily
outlast mo- There H. quito difference in
the spring md autumn of life when 10
comes Co STAYING power
First let mo say that have been box
ing for over 20 years, aud hnyo been In
over 200 ring fights, large and small, and
all the punishment ever received has not
hurt me particle. On the contrary, my
ring experience has mado mo tho hearty,
IN,N 10 - tf.uA n II 10
now % knock OF tho head those silly argu-
ments somo good but misguided people
advance thas tho hard training pugilists
undergo il preparing fer contests and tho
punishment they receive break down
their honlth, make them promaturcly old
mon ard ccnsen them O. early graves It
Is not fighting which makes an old man
Of tho modern champion. IL Is the hilari-
GUS living which follows I'm tho wake OF
victory. Well may tho champion cxclGim,
"Savc mo from my frlcndsw Just think
of itl John L. sullivan, the emperor OF
modern Fighters, was q physical wrecl, nt
80, and Jack Dempsey, tho famous Non
pareil. - tho Same az 81. / was really at
my best when 30 years Of ago the cham
plon % England as was JOc Coburn, my
old time rival at tho samo age and cham
pion of America. l wns 4l WHOM fought
Coburn foT the world championship near
Now Orleans in 1871, and Joe WIS but
three years younger We had nos became
"agcd, 1" and mono Of tho boys although
some OF thcm were from "a dozen IN 20
years younger, could touch us in those
days lt was the Same with Yankee Sui
Ivan, Bill Perry, tho "IiptoD Slashcr;"
Bendigo, George Rookie, and pretty nearly
all tho old tirCrs They were as good at
40 as they were at 90.
attribute this SOLELY TO the difference in
living bet ycon tho cid and rev champions.
The cid chnul aiI Lot e. t.io swift paoc uf
the up % date lads simply. 1 suppose. he
cause they did rot have the money. There
were no cf0. 600. c25.ooO or $4,000 purses
IN those days. Eor O. king matches I'm Print
nor big receipts Ion the read. have
seen many n hard Eight ard hoen Iva them
In my youngcr days Tor "a llo note (s50l.
| Then, as rule, - fow mugs II nle--and
| good alc 90 that--rach night Tor fortnight
| or 30 ai.e. victory, and nos a wine