The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-25
SIZES UP HIS OPPONENTS
Corbctt Tells Of Taking the Meas
urcs Of jackson and Sullivan.
HAS A STOCK OF NEW PUNCHES
Mcvey ana Woods Drive Mt che
Champion with both Hands ana
Don't hit short-swing Guard.


habit OF making u special study Of the ~
culsaritles Of evsry man a., ia. No.,
srs,ns, 'sy m. ,., I've mas oevn
"hurns'' hnu tnik with MN today ana
asked HIN TO recall IN nearly az lie could
tho rtyle Of ,ieht ,,a ,oa f,sIn,v,s ,,r,or N, 3.
ehgsg.ng In earh OF HE ,yrr eo,yss,s ~
waa awsck to grasp tho ides, and he rattscd
along In the fo,,o,inc sty,a,
lie. us take ,hn Jac,,so, ocn, urs,
Now. had seq, ps.cr tlvh, ,;cnrve ..ns.
troy. Joe MeAuune ana p,,av ra,,t,.
md | m..da m nv ,,t,a 80, IT. h..,.,
punch WINS n th,nv ,n,t No., q, ~ - ~
Ter. ,o,d von hovv h,s,,cl Is,,ssrr IL
driving my l,ft fnto Ma s,n,nacn ,yhcn.
ever 1 fslt that Ma ,,ybt ,v.,, snon,,r, :
THAT WINS thu only ,han, I mini, /, at,a,pt
on, "a his case hasors ,,e,,,o, into n,
ring
80 ,,,
n'seoNerea other ways IN when ha
was dangerous before we had been long
fighting and I ,bouyh, ,,,, i,,,,n sraa,,,s.s
~, -. 49, '"s "'''V y, n
nor pait"hR ht'n rsht there. f9r IN
s,arce, soon found that Jackson had the
ripht crcas at the hcad down very line,
and that II led AT his head too often I
might run up aga,ass, a smash IN the jaw
that would svttlc uy hash IN quick time.
Therefore, jnstcal of trying FOR has head
very much, | played for his body. | would
felnt with my loft. ana when Peter gave
mo the slightest iniNlinG that hs right
ily my own right at his ribs.
But. anyhow YOU are speaking of the
kind of ight laid out before going into
the ring. SO all that AZ is necessary 10 say
IN reference to the Jackson anair ia that
kept that heart rnnch OF his tn View
During all of my training and decided
that the beat way to discount II was to
try and tdmc It and punch at his stomach
with my left.
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NOW az TO s"ihV"h; saw dohn ooS
Robinson and 1Nddy Ryan N San Fran
cisco and novice ag was nj Ghut time I
VA ,,n, ,n,,t, ,,,,,,,,,.,, ~, i1i,, ,,l,,,r,
'NF 'nht '""" ou'evnNts" '"c "lA iV.'"
II II was ever my luck to meet nm. You
s,,ui,.,r u, ,hD f,r.,,.t .,n,r, ,,,,,.,o AZ, o.,
p"i'i''in ~ Wv ''''''' ',''.'' s',s SO,
Francisco for rememper how YOU tod
| no afturwnrd that III struck yon that 1
! N,na nalri,s mcnni not... and nllnr them
| away iSr fntaire rafer,nco, as it We're.
am free to admit that did study his
iort'hooIiohs ,,,,, 80 ,,, o,h,
al New Orleans, White i was training
| FOR II | did not nays TO myself | have gor
to do this TO avoid John LIS lcft, or do
| thus to block his right or, In iact, any
! ihanS oi that KIND ] was satisfied that !
was hts master IN ali the line points OF
| the game, aud that the ono thing ! mad u
| with him unless | was suia no wls tirinS.
| planned to night away from HIM for zen
rounds. but my seconds VIII leil lhW wh.a t
| round ! sald TO thoni: Why, can ~
] right IN ana nght SULLIVAN ana best hlhh'
| wanted them TO let me mix i With nun
n, mo t ihat bni nr"m,ls,,i 10 stay away Tor
| ten rounds and said would RIO al ID
took anl chances, and nll ne re,st OF y.
cwa,eSuliy any Won hui ihe lsft-mand
punch j ol,ight hon - Tho nose in the
| third round when no tr.ri TO counter me,
| and the way drove HIN across the rinH,
satisfied mo that IL had been allowed 70
| cut out tho mace myself the fight would
not have lasted twaltty -one rounds.
II don't believe you OF any other person
o. sense would expect mo TO- IN a general
| y~py would any thie, Thnt | have fnasio
M my mind thnk II HltYsinunons is to get
al me at all IL Will he With swinging
| punch [ don't believe the man lives WIN
can trop me with q, straight punch for
while he As trying To do AZ iii come pretty
mar tearing HE head OFF.
MY -" ri, ,,a.1,A,, AZ, = - '..'h.'
| NOW, as TO mitchell, never bad
doubt In my mind but could HEX him.
and lick him In short order. | Thought II
49, 80, ''' 49, -, .,',,,.,.,,, ,,,.nn,,
Wou'u pe bpo' IN, ~ ,,t ~ III
noN9 w,h r ,etom THa, i, aho,t he
only precaution took.
NOV, we come 10 tne iEht ,hat ~
m M, vi -, '"v unuld ca,a 10 70 c,',,oa" ths
| whole OF my hand az ,hip alqgo OF the
game. swing nj me with both hands. They
| are under orders 10 DO their worry hest.
aud II flnced q man was htttlng short
| or playing light, | would not have HIM
| around ms.
Iof,tINc, f1rrT FOR r,T'rZ,s SWINGS.
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Il practice missing the blows or Me-
Vey and Billy Woods with the smallest
! noes,hl. m.rotn We will kecn rirht
along with thai kind of thing right W g
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