Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-01-09

Mama Canal can he used TO take
morning spin. The Country Clup IN
proper has suitable quarters for sleep
ing apartments. also a place for
gymnasium After looking over the
premises Mr.. Goldsmith concluded
that the place is about as good as
any that can be found within close
reach of the city, and he will wire
Billy Madden today ut Boston, telling
him of the selection made.
The Abbey, on Spring Grove avenue,
owned by Jake Pitner, is also offered
either to Gus Rubin or Jim Jeffries,
as training quarters.
THE HARDEST HITTER.
Discussing the question as to who
il the hardest hitting, clcvercst and
quickest fighter in the ring, Bob Fitz-
simmons in the Journal says:
after sitting out all of the big
fellows who know how to send In
wallop, there can be no doubt That
Jeffries is the hardest puncher Of the
bunch. Peter Maher has long been
looked upon as having n terrific punch
up his sleeve. and there is no doubt
this is true. The Irishinan can put
il over with the best of them.
"Sharkey is no mean chap when 1t
comes to pilng wallops 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
"Jeffries is not only hard hitter
he is n clean hitter. lie is u very
careful fighter. and measures his blows
well before he sends them in. In
fact he is too careful, and often loses
chance to land blow owing to hi;
overcarefulness
However,, when narrowed down
the boilermaker stands out as tn
, hardest puncher of the lot.
, "There is hardly any use of saying
: ANYTHING about this subject of who II
, the cleverest of the big chaps.
= "rhere is only one man IN the rlnI
who can give Jim Corbett race il
!. this respect.
= THAT man is Kid Mccoy.
4 "He has the art of boxing down t.
+ a point Of perfection that Is simpl
1 wonderful. His defense Is Il marvel
a Gus one. His attack is equally pelfec,
= Mccoy, while clever to a remarks
( BILE degree. has not quite as good
j. head as Corbett
g "The Californian has time and tim
s again shown his cleverness. He mad
c Jeifries look like novice when h
g went M against the champion at Coz
e ey Island He has done the same
: all the other big chaps. Could he h
as hard as man of his weight shoul
he would have been the most wonde
ful fighter the world ever saw.
$50 to him must he given the cred
=, of being the cleverest in the bunch.
"As Corhett Is the clcverest of I'll
big boxers, so is Mccoy the quickes
He is quicker even than Corbett.
"It's treat, think, to see the Xxi
when in the heat of II battle, parti
ularly If that battle is just n trif
II warm and he has to do some squri
u ing to get out of hole. He seen
more like u shadow than u real liz
man. His foot movement Is quick
lightning. Corbett can do bit of fa
work himself when he is under fl
steam, but his foot work Is hard
as fast as that of McCoy's.
"Joe Choynslli comes among the II
of fast men. lie also can move aroul
nt pretty lively gait But when p
alongside of the Kid, he, like the re
~ of the lighters, appears slow
T. "Whlle Mccoy is naturally n ia
HHss man he has learned much of his clev
nj foot work in the past two years.
on is strictly up-to-date fighter, n
'ct ,eoe his hand every moment he is