The Topeka state journal., 1900-12-27
Fine Points of Two Boxers Dis
cussed by FitzsimmOns.
The Ex-Champion Talks of the
Jeffries-RuhIin Contest.
MAN WITH THE PUNCH
Will Win the Fight Over Science
Every Time, He Says.
CaIifornian's Merit Is Ability to
Stand Punishment.

New York, Dec. 27.-Robert J. F1tz-
simmons in the Journal publishes the
following. Il have never made a prae-
tice OF attempting to pick winners In
fights, and I'm not going to begin now
But having met both Jeffries and Ruh1n
and knowing Just how they fight, think
people win be interested in my views upon
the coming championship battle.
ssJeffries is the champion, and his meth
DDS of boxing need to be gone into more
fully than those of Ruhlin- Jeffries is
the sIowest champion we have had since
the days Of the old style fighter als IneIlI Ell.
give punishment as in his capacity for re
ceiving it. He is a great. big, strong 1et-
cuperation-a man whom the kick of a
mule would scarce topple to the ground
- being l. ghe Ans bace a sofo FOR sr1 more HIS de-
Tense, while appearing awkward, Is 81
crouchfng position he adopts serves as
cast-iron protection for vital spots sucn
HE has what is known as a cast-iron
Jaw. Then he is stoclkily built, and when
braced can Withstand the fiereest kind OF
''Jeffries is one Of the most careful
fighters ever saw. He leaves absolutely
no opening for any but most scientific
boxer-such as Corbett
There is none of that waste of energy
caused by useless movements in Jen'S
fighting He is content to wait
The best blow which .he uses is a left
swing for the jaw. Sometimes at close
quarters it is a ha1f-arm swing, but for
the most part it takes a full sweep
so much for the champions good
points-the ones that have carried him to
the top of the pugilistic ladder
Now for his faults
Here they are:
eiSloWnesS.
stHeSitancy.
on-aggressiveness
''An undeveloped knockout punch
sThey are not many, are they? And
they are faults which can be remedied.
'Jeffries 'telegraphs his blows That is,
he starts them 50 slowly that q quick
a0f afr7eA ffr11faz Q1Tf ff
tell just where he hopes to land.
That IS IS SehsiPly Wt pTevenfed e rec h for twen
ty-three rounds from hitting Jim Cor
I have heard it said that Jefrries is a.
poor champion because he waits for his
man to come to him.
1T is certainly bad fault-doubly bad
for the champion But on the other hand.
he might never have been champion had
he adopted different tactics
Last of all, must confess that it is
surprise to me that, big and strong as
effective Knockout blow He hasn't got
it-that's sure
fore Jefries can put him out
How about Gus RuhIin?''
vastly different from from thai @ tls of Jeries IS
When he strikes his fist lands on the
seems to be perfect harmony between
mind and muscles That is one of the
this in the first round Of his contest with
at Madison Square Garden There can
De no QueSLlO0 OF Etuhl1n'S gam&neSS- He
is quick on his feet and with his
hands as any big boxer. In fact, little
quicker.
Things cannot come too fast for Rub
lin. as long as his strength holds out.
He seems to like mix, but at the
same time uses good judgment It's not
simply saving and hit while you can
with Gus He measures every blow he
sends out
This big fellows best blow is the one
left jab.
Ever since Corbett taught him to stick
out his left that 'jab' has become an i'm
portant factor in the pugilistic world.
ITO offset this long list of virtues Ruh-
mi has many faults. The most important
and the ones which have so far barred his
way to higher pugiIistic honors are:
"A weak defense
An only fair right
held with q tight rein
There are the two men weighed in the
scales Of experience.
Il haye tried to be fair to both men
they re both my frfends-and I m going to
wind up by saying just one thing and then
leave you to draw your own conclusion:
My experience has taught me that the
winner of fight is the man with .
punch
"A scientist may have so per cent the
better OF the argument. but in the end
the punch tells the tale -