The St. Louis Republic., 1900-08-03
Saws the Kid Is More Clever Than
Corbett and Hits Like
Pile-Driver.
He HAS FOUGHT BOTH MEN.
Brady Will Take Jeffries to France
to Meet Men Who Fight
With Feet as Well
as Hands.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, Aug. 2.-Tom Sharkey ought to
be competent TO Judge the respective merits
of Jim Corbett and kid Mccoy, who are
matched tc fight on August 50. he has
met both men in the ring and knows their
styles. The Sailor has written neWspa-
per article in which he says:
II want to say, first that 1 am somewhat
prejudiced against Corbett but I'm not GO
ing to let that interfere with my views,
They are honestly what 1 believe, and they
can be taken for what they are worth. l
hope that Corhett's head viii be knockeo
of.
Mccoy ought to win that fight. He WILL
too, If he is in anything like the shape ne
was In when he met me. He'll have to do
1t quick, though, for he viii get urea
soon. Eight rounds ought TO be enough Tor
him to dispose of my old enemy.
My reasons for thinking so are these:
Mccoy IS a fighter who has two styles. de
is as hard hitter as any man IN the pqSi- iTi-
ness. perhaps barring Fitzsimmons. HIS
punches are like the kick of a horse. and /
know what I'm talking about. for a got
through roof. He's twice as clever as Cor
bett and can feint any man out Those TWO
styles of his show that he is that much bet
ter than Corbett. That game cf his of way
ing his hands in front of his face is enough
to drive an opponent to desperation, and
when he gets him that far he knows II.
into play, straight iab at the head with
his long left, followed by right hook. Its
like a thunderbolt. and If Corbett can stand
It. then he's better than 1 ever gave him
New Game for JeGries.
II Jeffrias continues to hold his tile aft
er he has met the winner Of tha Fitzsir-
,nons-Ruhlln fight he viii devote his erer-
giles to beating the agile la savate lighters
of France. Billy Brady, the lighters man
ager. has decided to put Jefries at this
10 ltl
has acquiesced. Ever since Brady returned
from Paris he has guarded this secret, but
on his last visit to Loeb Barbor, where the
champion is doing light training. 1t leaked
out.
The willy manager was iubilant over TIE
big fellows condition. He wanted to show
his appreciation. In his pocket he carried
picture Of a man doing stunts that would
DO justice to a skirt dancer he was really
sure that Jeffries would agree TO meet a
ynan at this style of game. and the way he
Beat around it was funny.
FitL After JefYries.
If Bob Fitzs!mmons defeats Gus Rubin
In their battle. which takes place al Mad
ison Square Garden August TO- the ex-
champion viii so after Champion Jerries
bition to get on a return match with mis-
conqueror, and the Cornishman announced
to-day that he would gladly accept Brady's
challenge If he Was successful with the
Akron giant Fitzsimmons Is st!ll grinding
along at a steady gait down at his training
quarters at Bergen Beach He realizes that
the only thing that lies between himself
and the championship Is i victory over
Ruhln. and he is making the effort of his
life TO get back into his old-time form.
tftzSlmmonS does not consider Rubin a
cinch, but nevertheless he is confident that
he can defeat his opponent in less than tir-
teen ronuds.
Il have met harder game than Ruhlin.-
ne said to-day, and when / meet Shar-
Keys conqueror next week / will show him
that L am not the dead one that he be-
/ IN harpr
We go half the distance, and after l dis
pose Of him l viii GO. after Jeffries for
match for the championship"
Fftzsimmons is letting no grass grow
under MS feet. BE has a perfect gymna-
SUM ftteo up where he has everything that
could be Of benefit to him while training.
and. as he is taking no chances on getting
into condition, he keeps grinding away
Bob Armstrong. shariey's Old sparrinr
partner, is helping Fitzsimmons in the
sparring line. and Lilo ParGella the Italian
champion wrestler. works out daily with
the eX-champion.
Rubin Works Hard
The confidence with which Rubin looks
forward to his meeting with the Cornish
man shows that he has no thought of being
beaten He says he whipped better man
than F1tzsmmons when he knocked out
Tom Sharkey. Rubin says he Will show
Fftzsimmons that he belongs among the
has-beens.
Ruhlin's manner OF training shows that
he is one Of the hardest workers in the
fighting game. and that lie fully realizes
that TO eefeat Fitzsimmons he VIII have
TO be IN the best possible condition From
early morning until late in the afternoon,
Ruhlin keeps plugging away at the various
exercises which he has selected TO get him
into shape, and he never seems quite satis-
ned that he has accomplished all that he
should have done. Billy Madden. his man.
ager, is. however, more than pleased with
the way his man is working and says that
when ne meets FftZsinlmonS he will show
the pug1llsts how quickly a good man can
win fight.
Rubin turnbles out of bed at 6 o'clock
every morning and takes a run to the
beach. where he takes his daily plunge in
the ocean. After swim Of nearly an hour
he gets back to Madden's home and eats
bis breakfast After a rest he takes a five OF
ten mile run over the good roads which
abound around Bath Beach and then gets
a rub down and starts at his gymnasium
work.
Then comes his sparring bouts with Char
ley Goff. Which are as interesting to watch
as genuine fight RUhlin and Goff mix
thingS In q very earnest manner and the
Akron man has a chance to show all the
Gieverness which he learned from Corbett
huhiin, like Fftzsimmons, is confident of a
\Snockout and victory.
COrbett and Mccoy Trpfp;pr
Jim Corbett started in to-day to prenere
Tor his fight with Kid Mccoy, which takes
place at Madiron Square Garden August m
The ex-chamrion has selected Gnarfers
DOWN at Bath Beach. He has leased the
feet out into the water, where he win do
all his gymnasium work. About fiftv feat
Of the pier will be incased with glass IN
shut out any possible draught. Corbett took
ms nrst road run IN the morning with Gus
Rubin and finished strong
Kid Mccoy has begun training at Sara
toea. He intends to work hard. and believes
that he Will conquer his shifty opponent.