The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-04

sudden. The kidney punch and the liver
punch hardly ever produce insensibility.
Its the shaking up that floors you. The
liver has a good deal to do with your in
| terror department, anyhow, and when it
gets out Of order it upsets your whole
body. \ swift liver wallop right there
under the upper vest pocket viii kink a
fellow up and give him such a pain that
he viii either go down from weakness or
else drop his arm so you can get the right
over his jaw. Its a sort of preliminary
performance, which is a good deal worse
than the main event"
rs the blow under the heart especially
dangerous?" was my next query, as It
was evident that the big fellow was thor
oughly in touch with his subject.
Yes, under some circumstances, it is
very dangerous" was his reply. Take
= man who is out Of training "A man who
has too much flesh for his height. or a
man who is consttutionally weak In my
judgment properly placed blow would
pretty nearly kill him. The heart is ex-
tremely sensitive to shock, and il is the
most active organ in the body If its pull
sations are interrupted or its pumping
force reduced by a violent shock it IS
likely to be bad for the man who gets
hit, You know the herat is a sort of gen
eral supply house, a kind of apartment
store for the whole boy It's like blow
ing up a gas house to break it. The
lights go out You see what mean, Of
course"
Isn't the solar pleXus sort Of nervous
telephone exchange communicating with
outlying districts?"
Jeffr.es burst into laughter. 'WeIl YES.
You can ring up a little trouble there.
especially on man of your weight. A
good punch right here on the third button
Of your vest would kin q fat man like YOU.
for that IS where the solar plexus Is To-
Gated. Fitz seems 70 have handled the
job pretty we'll with Corbett at Carson.
But Jim was in condition. else Il would
have gone hard with him
Now, I don't know how I Will have to
fight F;Jz. He IS a shifty fellow and any
thing can occur in a prize frht. maE
sex A. him on the body. or perhans on
some Of the spots suggested in his inter-
View. l am out TO land him if ! can.
intend 10 do my best to carry away the
championship honorS. There are q good
many things about prize fighters that
don't interest me particularly. The truth
Is I don't know my own chest expansion.
Neither can 7 tell what measure in dr.
terent parts Of the body. What Is more.
I done care.
Il do know that 7 an SIX feet two in
height. thaJ I feel healthy and strong and
an in fine Wind. came from a family
OF big people and I have taken care Of
myself. As n the art Of boxing. I've
made a business Of H. and I guess T can
set along az the trade As 10 weight.
viii enter the ring at. say. 215 pounds.
which Is the heaviest any prize a-a-e-
ever went into ring II perfect con-
dit;on.
F'TTZ HAS \ NEW BLOW.
New York. June S.-A valued friend. who
visited Robert Fftzsgmnlous at Barn
Beach today. sends the following T.
correspondent from the training quarters
Of Lankv Boz.
''FFrzS,mmons has created a new 5sow-
II came 10 him yesterday morning as he
vas cut in the hack ward splitting some
kn6linE wood with Joker from q wei
known comic weekly.
'Ir i much superior blow 10 the soar
p.eXus. and requires great deal OF
science. which can only he secured by 4 +
three wears course ~ polytechnic inst
tu,e. Il = the intention Of the great pu--
il.stic professor TO have the blow patented
az once. This Will prevent aU Others. y
course, from using II. and II any puC.l.st
in the ring should attempt TO hit FItzs.u- ]