Kansas City journal., 1898-01-08
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WHY YOUNG MEN TAKE UP Roy1xc
As A BUSINESS.
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Feopie VINO do not give much thought Il
subject wonder why the average pro
tessional boxer chooses that calling. Ther,
Is, however. much method in the profess
sional pugilist's madness Roxins is IN
ody profitable pursuit for the young, man
VINO mas liking for the game and is fairly
shltiui ana willing TO endure the yicissi.
.uueS or the calling. OF course it is well
hhown that the top-notchers in the bruis-
ing business make big money, just as do
'he men at the top of any profession or
Gaming. But how about the little fellows ?
hei-' they make good living-much better
thah young lawyer or doctor, and many
vi me OLD ones. as far as that is con-
ccrhed, also better than the average trades
man Men like Charley McKeever and
owen ZieSler make on an average 50 OpD or
iin more every year. These men. while well
up IN their class. are not champions In
the class of what might be called second
or third-rate boxers the remuneration is
sood ana the chances of work excellent.
Tor there Is a constant demand for their
services. Take men of the class of C,barIa,,
Johnson, Martin Judge Steve FIanaran
@ .ind others OF lesser note. They can aver
nsnsa s1 Si,ooe or more year clear of their ex-
pehses Oh training, etc. When ii is consid-
efed mat these men serve no long apnran
,ieeshlp or preliminary period of study for
their business. but in many cases maxi f.ir
wages right from the start. they ba~. ii iit
le 10 complain of. OF course. the life of a
Boxer IN the ring is short, but if a man
t,a,h;r srhts care OF himself he can stay at the
BUSINESS t Tor quite number of years. That
lhe average boxer does not save his man.
IS hot the fault of the business, but a per,
aoHai .rH ialllng that would be just as dam
dSlhs financially were the man engaged in
any other business.
WON'T entfsimmons rFt SS won't fight corbett; corbett
can agree on terms of battIe-so there Is
no, .io nght In sight between these men. Fitz-
figbt filt'orS TSrhni1 M9nt light Mccoy Mccoy won't
inaggling over weight with Choynski. al
1FHio1sh FitI & ne processes to be anxious TO fight
rms state of affairs coupled with the fact
anat III most OF the pugilsts mentioned are
al an picking up easy things travelling over |
.he county with theatrical troupes while
.hey TAX fight, is creating the impression
mat none Of them really want TO fight
t;s ,.Znilninohs says as much. He has worked |
s! tIa va! 10 the top. and until he is really
forced to do battle he will take things easy
any one who thinks there is not a fight or
,n 81, aeIt IN the champion. however, is likely
-, 70 ger looled some time Corbett pretends
70 be terribly anxious to get another chance
sL ~ .ne man who took his measure SO ef-
Who boualg ny; at larson last March, but those
plun .In Corbett never did want to fight Fit
I'm mons. @ He recognized in him a danger |
ons as he could. finally retired and nre. |
=, sehtiiis the championship to Peter Maher |
NJ To bar anoia t;,h battle When Fitz whipped
OF Corbett TO do but to get out of The
BUSINESS altogether or fight. He reluctante
mind Use tii, tnE latter course, but that his
~ Lihu was fuil of misgivings as TO the result |
VI u VINO saw him in his training quarters
y larson the last few days before the con-
ybire Tili ha ,oaia n1t attempt 10 deny. Corbett,
'hiie ne looked fit and Well, barring a rath, |
Y bad color. seemed in a very downhearted |
neg. ,'S lie lie was petulant with his trainers
no looked as solemn as though going to n |
He wore a very iannty a;r 49, ~ |
e stepped into the ring but it sayored |
90 much OF an actor posing for a picture.
efore the fight was over. and the look on
rs lace when trying TO get up in the four |
eelth round haunted those who were in
position TO get fair look at him for |
'eeks afterward. 'o-
oorbeu would undoubtedly he glad to
nio LIKE "a a match with Fftzsimmons right now,
nee , ne mas everything TO gain and nothing
, lose. But Jim would want plenty of time ;
ger ready for the battle and he would | l
,ahe he rhe most of the match in the way I
booming his theatrical show Fitz. hav | !
y nothing TO gain and everything to lose i
,ea ouia rather not fight Corbett, and would /
,me n 20 otSer See me & big Californian beaten by
,il,e , 9,nef pusilist-Maher for instance. | Il
- ere Peter TO whip Corbett. Fitz could O
ol De called upon to meet the Irisbman | 8
orbo,t oge ne mas already WHIPPED him twice. I
U, pctt, however, Will not fight Maher or | c
Iact any other man except FitZsimmons Il
Mccoy. Jeffries and Rubin are defeatad | O
,ancnc We ", IN lhe next year or two their r.
L
lut OH. nave always held" saws loo |
ioyhskl, that boxer as a rreneraI rnrn
y ust ,,s,II nave iiGhting knocked into him by
an. an'iiS as the receiver for two or tbroe | {
1 u1u iItfashlnSs such as l got from Cod
~: ~ II you look back TO the carly stages
- .le o,. careers of most boxers you will find
!. or more defeats tailed against tbn;r
mes though many of us are not 49, -,
aIItnittihS rIi defeat. When Jem Mace yyas u;
ri,, ," ,,d idf ms nrst light with Tom King a,
S rlhS 21digree WAS published in I.ondnn "'
per. The last time | met Mace ,.,n
q aiiara ms scrapbook and stumbled across Ia
bloomin' foina in,lhd d., me- said Jem, that's n!
e esn MT. say how many times the other fell 70
VII Top sawyer. Then Mace discussed
d over Ensian Sf nd m he me ring when he trav-
en . heard. by the way. that he con,a. nv We tc
rea,Iy family Jem worked the country W
oths. takjnn ont or pnmoiic-by om sparring in ali
=. !, 4 ne very first man he fought 1sn55
i,ast n ,St d mop. II was old Bill Clarke tbs til
IN Jemis .fcn; sE'ai who busted out the ring III
~ III ZEN shape. This thrashing len, us ri
we'd from Clarke was the hnst 'Gih Ire re ha
= y tauGh him. He and Clarke doub1od st;
N beyond tpa ppaitnerS, ,ae and Jem improved
-, y, e.htuaiiN the master became ~ di;
,il' Clarke, however was NOT The oIIs ne let
me - thar @dfpp it N Mace. Jem acknowledged p:l
m thlrd-rate fighters before he bo5 iilss ba
.,'.a rgu tae spirit of the game. That is VIII ne
beating 7 raroiIS proiltea rather than lost by y
- '-'A Houuird Ea
n"N are sun telling yarns about the nm, ".
er,$i suate Grlifo The latest is thai the III, III,
monn,. aus, ralian never knew the value | co,
I ihohSs. ana 10 prove it this incident iS noi o
, "a; several Years ago Critic enrared H. IF,
~ oi6 glove night in a club here, and his lie lie
re OF the receipts was 81 500 as go, i'e
me bout was over Grifo rushed mt To-; .
l,SiIS rom and hurried on his street. | o,,
49, IL, Ihen he made a dash for his So,
nting nm "'S III lhe clubs Office clio
Where's mo ,,oo,,, dee
ilist. s'uit! roared the Mi
he maporar s,,r., res
re- lie bad ~ III leu 10 count out Griffo's the
puttinr dow, ~ siiSe plilS. so he began me
bill "a s. biIi - e. 9t IN OF tIflffo 81 bill. ne,
~ uine counting up as he Went aiont 7,
no ,,S S'pod theTe waiting impatientlv Until nil,
nag neen piled up in a heap in front Of in p,'
cry of iov 'he money with a He
THAT'S cnnitrb rro; go cry
----.. .,.v.iLe me-! he cried, | Du
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