The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27
SPORTING NEWS.
Scientific Boxers Discuss the
Heavy Fighters
McCOy's and COrbett's Opinions
of the Coming Mill
TO BE GIVE AND TAKE
Between Jeffries and Sharkey
With Little Science.
McCOy's Expert Ideas Of the
Two Styles Of Fighting.
TO BE GIVE AND TAKE

New York, Sept. 27.-When James }
Jeffries and Thomas Sharkey come to-
eether to fight it out for the heavyweight
championship the battle will be the most
muscular fight ever held.
The principals are two well-trained ath-
letes whose bodies are enVeloped in hard
flesh from head to heel, and their muscles
stand out like whipcOrds when they are
in action.
Muscles and weight are an advantage
in many instances, but a disadvantage
in ring contest. prefer science and
head work to Drawn. In contest IKE
the coming championship battle the pr1n-
cipals are pretty evenly matched and
there IS practically no cnolce 50 AaL -
the boxers physical makeup Is con-
With two men so evenly matched. I
think it is question of taking punish
ment, and the man with the greatest en-
durance will get the money Sharkey and
Jeffries will unquestionably enter the ring
punishment and l make the prediction
that the contest will go the limit of
Both men are terrific hitters and ag-
There is a striking contrast between the
boxers represent. The former depend
entirely on muscular effort to win hight
as take one. They don't care how often
they hit nor how long the battle lasts. 1t
knockout blow. They have one idea from
start to finish. and that is to put the right
the jaw and end matters quickly. a
boxer that uses the tactics that 1 employ
Wnen u2nIlng depends 6nlIeiy On SC1StlCG
70 WIN. Mhen ne goes IN the ring, ring, II Is
with the idea of landing a blow and tax
essary chances. He tries to pick his. way
in by easy stages. always looking for a
mans weak points and promptly taking
Although the boxer of the type mem
Of attempting TO secure an effective blow
if his adversary rushes, az scientific
take the chance OF blow for blow with a
IL 7-5ii7 -, foot -,,r5eoe +l,e, c1,oy,ca of
scoring until later on. in the hope that his
rival will take the exact position for him
uses his feet as well as his hands to avoid
sh an oppohehC "a 4Ilacki WIN JeiIIles lI anu anu
SHOULD be great tight -
vantage in height and reach, but this
chances. In fact. Sharley's chances to
execute some effective body blows are
fer to fight big men. They think they
nents and are often carried into defeat
- JIM CoRBETT's VIEW.
[By James J. Corbett.l
counter between James ]. Jeffries and
Thomas Sharkey for the worlds heavy
weight championship should result in one
OF the most stubbornly-fOught contests
ever seen in the ring.
PROBABLY there never have been two
men who entered the ring more evenly
matched in points of strength and endur-
manly art win be on October p.
They are the giants of the prize ring of
in fact, up to Jeffries' victory over F'itz-
l summons, II ms peen the DoXer against
the hghter- Th1s time it viii be the
tighter against the fighter and muscle
Jeffries and Sharkey have met before,
but at that time they were not the same
did they at that time possess the same
, understanding OF the game. as at the
.t -Oll9IueL AllS tAlS1L mar het
fight from start to finish.
5s1.i, 1d lIe1' oI course VIII pc the
Sharkey wonderful strength will equal
Both fighters can take great punish
hard as bone will protec them to a
great extent from heavy. punches and it
Will nave to be terrific blow in the right
place TO END the struggle. The Jeffries-
fSIlarkey n$nt VIII give one an opportun-
, than science and head work. AIfbone6
the difference may not be so apparent
when a muscular fighter meets a scien-
tIile boxer, one can see the contrast in
A boxer does not go into the ring to
take everything that comes his way. 1t
is his object to land on his adversarv
and, II possible, escape a return Strength
believe the scientific boxer will CONQUER
the fighter every time.
they may not be able to take the gaff
they have no othr advantage over the
clever boxer, and he can defeat men
many pounds heavier than himself. Fitz-
simmons is also one of the lighter mem
bers who depends more on his hitting
battle. "
OF course, I don't say Jeffries and Shar-
Key are devoid of science. They possess
a certain amount Of cleverness. but if
their strength was taken away it vvOu1d
be of little value to them in the ring
Jeffries showed that he had science when
he fought FftzsimmOns, but YOU would
not call him a scientific fighter.
Judging from the principals maIe-17n If
viii be a blow-for-blow contest. and the
question Is, who receive the greatest
number without falling a victim
MADAM FOTTcEpE