Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-30

him to practice on solar-pleXus pio"s as
well as Knockout punches. Mccoy sun
talks about his So-called corkScreW puIcH
and SAYS that it will lay Corbett low, ana
that if Fitzsimmons then doubts there Is
such thing corkscreW punch he
would like to practice IT on fltZ. McCo!
has been rowing a great deal ana looks III
fine shane He stops heavy work after to-
day but he will continue to ride horseback
and keep limbered up until the night OF the
fight He will probably go into the ring
weighing 10 pounds. which is heavier than
he ever was before in fight.
As to Corbett when he puts up his hands
tomorrow night he will have with him his
usual and unusual invoice OF intricate
and puZzling punches. There is hardly a man
in the fighting business who has made such
q study Of how to hit when to hit. where
to hit and how to avoid being hit as Cor
bett Boxing with him is almost an exact
science. He measures every DO" as II ps
rule. and the man he cannot land on at
will must be clever indeed. 1t is In straight
jabbing, the shortest way round, that hand-
some Jim takes the most interest. He has
a left that is good enough any time to get
the money, provided it lands with accuracy
and with sufficient weight
Another punch that Corbett has pat is a
left fent for the stomach. drawing down
his opponents guard. and then whipping
the fist over and across the arm to the
jaw. Corbett can land this blow at any
time Few stop 1t. And when 1t lands
1t has the left behind it. Since Jim be-
came acquainted with the fact that he had
a solar plexus he has done much practic-
ing to get a blow to reach another solar
plexus than his own. Mccoy may have the
corkscrew but COrbett has corker, and
he's going to give samples of 1t away When
he meets the Kid tomorrow.
Gives Up Fancy Fighting.
After his fight with Jeffries Corbett
threw away much of his fancy steps and
got down to the punch.
It's the punch that wins says Jim.
whats the use of being clever? To win
the money you have to be fighter. 1 can
be clever and yet set for a hard punch.
I'm going to work that way tomorrow
night
Although the betting thus far on the Cor
bett-McCoy fight is at even money, 1t seems
to be taken for granted by Corbett that he
will not only win from the Kid, but that,
no matter whether he wins or loses, he
will come out of his battle unsecured and
ready for another tussle the next night.
Corbett's expectations in this respect
seem JUSTIFIED from past experience. In
none of his victorious contests did he ever
get scratched and even In his two defeats
one by FitZsiinmons and one by Jeffries-
he came out unframed, except for the few
seconds that he was unable to go on with
the fight. The explanation Is due to the
and simple. Having been the most skill
full OF heavyweights, he has incidentally
been a successful prize fighter. But he has
never stood punishment like Jeffries and
Fitzsimmons. Both Jeffries and F'itzsim-
mons have been badly punished before a
victory.
1t Is question, and a most interesting
one, whether the Kid with his great science
and his punch can punish Corbett suffi-
GENTLY to make him "Skeg" and thus win
fitting. finale to legaized puglism, and
everybody who can will go. to see If