The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-01-24
Sporting Letters.

NAW AOkK. Jan. lathe question,
who 10 the hardest hitter in the ring, :"
who 10 the cleverest," and who the
quickest" are asked every day. In
the selection Of Jeffries, Corbett and Nc.
Coy. - Fitz has done. no one could have
come closer to the facts.
After sitting out all Of the big fellows
who know how to send in wallop, there
can Be no doubt that Jeffries is the hard
est puncher in the bunch.
Peter Maher has long been looked upon
- having terrific punch in his sleeve
and there is no doubt that this is trne.
Sharkey Is no mean chap when it comes
to piiing wa1lops into the other man, but
neither Of these men can land his right
with the same force that the champion
can put into his blows.
Jefries 10 not only q hard hitter, he is
. clean hitter. He 10 . very careful
fighter and measures his blows we'll be-
fore he sends them in. In fact he is too
careful and often looses chance to land
. blow owing to his carefulness.
The is hardly any use of saving any
thing about the subject Of who is the
cleverest Of the big chaps.
There u only one man in the ring who
can give Jim Corbett race in this re-
spect. That man is Kid Mccoy.
He has the art of boxing down to
point ofperfection. His defence is mar
veloas one that 10 simply wonderful. His
attack IL equally ~ perfect.
The Californian has time and again
shown his cleverness. He made Jeffries
look like novice when he went up
against the champion at Coney Island.
He has done the same to all the other big
chaps. Could he hit as hard as man of
his weight should, he would have been
the most wonderful fighter that the
world ever saw.
AZ Corbett 10 the cleverest Of the big
boxers. % is Mccoy the quickest. He 10
quicker even than Corbett.
It's treat to see the Kid when in the
hest Of battle, particularly if that the
battle is just then trife warm and he
has to do something to get out Of q hole.
He seems more like shadow than
real live man. His foot movement is
quick ~ lightning.
Joe ChoYnski comes among the list of
fast men. He also can move around ct
pretty lively gait. But when put along
side Of the Kid, he. like the rest of the
6ghters, appears slow.
It il probably not generally known
that At Oyster Bay, L. l.. 10 stock farm
devoted to the breeding Of Arab horses.
The owner Of the place 10 Randolph
Huntington. whose property il not far
from the home of ex.Cov. Roosevelt, and
who has done much to raise the standard
Of breeding among blooded horses in this.
county. His stables Of Arabs and Barbs
10 said to contain the blood Of the best
horses in the world. Mr.. Huntington,
who ID - years old, values his horses
above price. and treats them like chill
dren, and they appear to return his affec-
tion.
1.-THE Arab 10 the yeast among horses, "
said Mr.. Huntington recently. "Al, that
10 best In horse fesh is bettered by an in
nux Of Arab blood. Horse breeding must
Be accompanied with the exercise Of the
greatest intelligence, that the best points
may Be perpetuated, and the undesirable
ones eradicated through the joining of
blood and crossing Of strains"
Jim conry, who will manage the cham
pionship wrestling match between Pons
and Roeber at Madison Square garden,
February s. has . novel plan to prevent
any attempts At taking by either princi-
pal. He has made each deposit $500 with
him = guarantee that they will wrestle
honestly. If the least suspicion il
aroused during the contest the guarantee
money viii be forfeited and the match
declared ono contest" by Charley White.
Both pen expect to be in the best condi-
ton for the encounter. The conditions
Of the match permit the wrestlers to use
every kind Of = hold, including the terri
bic strangle hold. There will be no fouls
allowed, - the men will be compelled to
wrestle until they secure fall.
Dr.. James Dwight. president Of the
United States National Lawn Tennis A.
sociatiou. has issued letter to the lawn
tennis players Of the country, through
tie Official bulletin. which shows that
changes are contemplated In the rules.
There are two rules affected. The dura-
lion = 70 rests between sets and the loot
fault on service. The rules can be