Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03

I years. Joe Choynsld Is n good proof Of
! this fact he il a man who INDUCES In
| none "a the above mentioned Vices. and
now ut % be IN Improving every day.
Corhcti. however. showed in bis 20 with
| fltznlmmonr that he had not the STAIN
Ina, nr have before nlid. f1r long en-
counter ana 90. though De- is stronger
than Mccoy hy REASON OF his axe. IL
may not benefit him much ln the event
OF the nnair lasting many rounds.
AS 10 which on form. judging by roc
orda should win. u ~ hard matter to
judge. Tut my opinion Of tha result Ia
that the contest viii be close and fast
all the way through. with the decision
a task for the referee 60 figure out at
the end OF the affair ua 60 which has
the better OF H."
In reply to my question ~ 10 whether
IN, only advantage possessed By Me-
Coy on paper over Corbctt that OF
reach, would avail him at an. Mr.. Aus
tin replied that as regards their meas.
uremenia there really wasn't much to
choore between the two men They
viii probably enter the ring within ten
pounds OF each others weight. Corbstts
superiority In this matter being Offset
by McCoy'a rreatcr length OF reach.
In othcr matters they are 10 nearly
equal that the difference II inslgnln.
cant
Talking Of the lessons 10 be drawn
from contests already engaged IN hy
the two men. he said that ~ regards
the Corhott-Inckson afinir the latter
ought 20 have won. lie entered tho ring
n cripple. having injured his ankle lust
before the fght and practically snrnln-
Cd the Joint In that condition he STAY.
Cd on Corhett FOR ~ rounds ~ that II IN
probable that had he been In mime COM
dition he would have won, when Cor
belt met Mitchell the latter was "hn-
been" and had no business 90 fight at
all.
In regard 20 tho shnfkcy-c orhott four
round 20 Mr.. Austin said that Corbett
had been taking baths at Hot Springs.
Ark. before the AFFAIR. ana they Ind
weakened him. 30 that he entered the
rinr practically baked. Corhett ala not
know until several days after the con-
test why he had felt 20 queer during
the encounter and untii he accidental
" found out the cause NJ his failure 10
win against the sailor had decided to
retire from the ring.
conccrniH Mccoy'a record. Austin
said he thought the KID could have ca-i-
~ whipped Tommy Ryan In their FIRST
meeting In the FIRST few rounds. hut
that Il was a Erudge against Ryan that
Kept him from cutting loose NJ him. pre-
fcrring 20 defeat him by degrees and
thus give him more punishment The
second contest between the two was
stopped by the police Austin thinks by
prearrangcmont. Syracuse being Ryan'a
home town.
A great deal ~ adverse criticism has
been levelcd AZ Mccoy because Shnrkoy
knocked out Rubin In four rounds.
whereas Mccoy received the decision
over him on points only after the fuli
% rounds had been contested. This IN
unfair TO Mccoy, ~ the style Of the two
men n totally different Nharkry IN the
strongest boxer living. In all probability
and PUSHES aud nlunrsn against his ad-
vcrHary with little science In the hope
81 being able 10 land chance blow
which will nniah the encounter Mccoy
has not the strength Tor such work. but
being an accomplished boxer can OUT
point and tire hlH opponent and thus
Win out. Austin thinks that had nuhlin
not overcatimntrd McCny'a fighting mot
hoxlnrl ability he would probably have
started the hot work earlier ana won
the battle.
Comparing the modern boxers with
The old timers. Austin said there was
one man who stood head ana shoulders
above all tho present day oratoricnily
Inclined nlniranta 90 championship hon.
orH, and he. OF course. was John L. Sui.
Ivan. lie combined the Instincts OF the
nghtcr with very fair technlque as a
boxer and never asked who his oppo.
nent was but where he was. 10 no could
meet him. lie had the bulldog tenncly
and ability TO take punishment unninch.
ingly which constitutes the difference
between a lighter aud q boxer.
The art ~ the latter may be- acquired.
while the former Ia never learned. but
must be In the man.
WALLACE T. HYDE
New York