The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-23
now TO HANDLE FIGHTERS.
yr1HoDs EMPLoTBD BY TEE hest
SECONDS IN THE RIVE.
Charlie. white. who WI, he Beh,.a Cor.
b,u. Tells How TO Care Tor . iusihst
,,.,,u I, Hattle-Jnsk McTiern nu's Ideas

x..,.. white, Who Will He Behtnd Cor
n,,t, Tells How 60 Care for fuGii'st
p,ripg n Battie-Jask MeTiernnu's Ideas
patrons OF glove contests often ask the oues-
A., "tIow do the seconds handle their men
,S.I,r ring encounters. and what methods do
49,, nu,s,le in order to patch mp injuries2" At
~ tho biz bouts decided In the local athletic
.Inh. III, seconds are watched with interest,"
s,, vary row enthusiasts. outside OF old-time
soIoyets OF pugilism. know what the mon be-
,,nd tho fighters are doing. A boxer may
h.yo anywhere from two to six seconds,
Ma, tho smaller the number the better
IN 10 will be. Tho moment round
o,d, spectators always notice one Sec
and waving towel in the fighters face.
leather sponglng of his head and body. third
,reaiing his limbs to massage. and perhaps q
tourth working a palm-leaf fan, or holding =
niece OF Ice to the back OF tho pugilists neck.
Everybody In the crowd knows that the seconds
ara work Ing hard to keep their man strong and
A. bu, nobody knows whether tho average
seconds are doing the proper things to prolone
an. strength Of tho gladiator in their corner.
In short scconding pugilists has become q
,c.nce and what may be termed expert
handlers can be counted on ten fingers.
The best seconds to-day mako q constant
sfuly Oh iA'lT craft ihOukh ptEnhps not Verstu
IN the strdy OF medicine. they have been so
long associated with physical training that they
are seldom at loss for the proper treatment Of
. prrlst who may be injured In the ring.
Then, too, they make q point to know the DIFF
f,rsnt rule codes governing prize fights. This
I. the mos. important factor In the successful
handling OF pugllsts, so some seconds say. for
many a contest has been lost by simply the lack
=, . ha rttI.. nj a ,la ~.
% distinguish the different points embodied In
the Marquis Of Queensberry, London prize ring.
Banchard's Fair Play, A. A. u. and other rules
drawn up for special enforcement In certain
clubs. but Il lea fact that ono or two OF tho
hand without slip.
Jim COrbett. in his coming fight with Bob
Ti,rslmmons. will have one man. among others,
behind him. who. Corbctt says. 10 the best and
btinisss handler in America. Charles White
OF ,hl. city is the man. and Corbett has beeu
after him for several years. II is . fact, which
can be proved by documentary evidence, that
when Corbett and Fitz signed articles two years
ago. White received dispatch from each man
asking for his terms as trainer and second.
White got Ftz's message fret. and ao-
eepted It about ono hour before tho
despatch from Corbett was received. lie
va. r,,z'. chief mentor all tbronvh IN.
days previous to the fasco at Hot Springs.
All o,Iv . fev we,ks aoo Corbe,t .snt n CON
tract TO him to act as his principal second.
white has been a second for years, first being
behind amateur boxers. then later acting in the
corners OF mixed ale" professionals, and more
recently handling the foremost men In the pro-
fession. Ia all he says he has acted as second In
over 1000 bouts. beside, filling the plaee az
referee hundred, of times.
White, strong points are n abundance of brain.
A.. thorough knowledge of pupilism in all n,
phases due to careful study for YEAR, and IN,
,hreWdness OF A typical Nsv England Yant.s
He has the faculty Of seeing IN An instant ths
weak spo,. In n fighters attack and defenee and
d.. III, co,n,r.,n,. o., ~. A...e, :, a..
usually duh sitted fighter who may be under his
care. Above all he possesses n akin for d,ino
rr h-,j.s. nd or,. ,h., !. go :. $50, 10
awurd he is very nearly " perfect second" as
IN. snort, look mt n, and His opinion, nm hand.
lin. prize asl,er. are worth r.sdiaS. In re-.
sponss to questions put to him by The Sun re-
porter. White said tho other day:
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IN selectihs secphds 10 handle pugilists
great care should DO taken. They should BE-
men well yersed I'm the meaning of all rules sov.
,rnias ash,lng: shoaid b. arm. Su. cool and
dlspasstcnxtetn .aeir betaviort should coufns
their a,tent,ea to their pri1eipaI and shopId
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never lose sight OF his methods In the ring.
ThsT should always keep their temper no mat
Ter What nist, oocur and ought aIv.v. IN -.
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Isie iron toul language winch might provoke
their man.
an rislrc .dv,cs IN ,pxu,., .on.,a.r.,,.
at,,...,. p''
a'''s'on should % USED. In case OF necessity
" MAJ 30 well 10 warn q fighter of his autap.
.onIs,,s t,,s,,io,. h,, ,hI. .hn,Ia 4. a.. a,
- -. oet tn'' 'nouu oo uouo III
'ucn manner that u will not distract the at
tent'on of tho pugillst. Sometimes You will
hear a second call ,brouv,, ,bs ZONE. .s,r.i,h,
,,,,,, -. -, e''' "'o"s" .no tope'' o'"kn'
e't' or swing your right" which invariably
SrTes TO put the opponent on to the game. II
,uch ms. ,r.,to,s ~. ..,,,I a.. 49,. =,
them ia 80, "a, a'o negul ~. .no piate 70 kNe
ktw..n rnund H., a. - n,.t y, "a ,ne eoinor
,roustlv $500 .ha W 9rher 10 ooacn hkntcr
IL the ability M bi. 49, az LII ~ T.. ~ 80
Ie the pecnI,., ,sc,,n. ~ ~ aIn a oe Aoio W
"Thsr. 4. .',c, ,hI, VI MS ~ .orssS
foms dgh,., ,uch tnlns as 700 much handlne.
Juickly snou H. Sr an army Oh seconds. VINO
lsnais-ss po,i Tue oroth; one OF Two clever
mar uho.. "a az .no,g TOT pueuiet thhn six
ends and ,ba 49,. ",n IT'LL. non Ioupu
frst thing 10 AZ I. .o I ~ ~, u,S uoinet: .po
vet spone. Thi. shn,a y. a. a us taoo IT,, VIII
possible aud tha nan ha os uonu NE ~
naturally In hjs chair Y, I. 90 ~, x s
IN the nature ~ s,rsin III. sn""ih' o .nns
tyed IN a SnIsy 90 s'ran; ne shousa oe encour-
good ludyme,t no 49, no IN WIN
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