Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-09

HE WINS ON HIS STRENGTH
Isis Youth, Weight aud Tremendous
Hitiing Power HIS outciassed
Science = Future Fights

Malachy Hogan, one Of the best au-
thoritles on puglllsm and a we'll known
sporting writer, has the following time
~ article in the Chicago Record Herald
ON the Jeifres-F itzszlmmons fight
Although the fight between Jeftrles
and Fltzsimmons for the championship
mas been called fake, the battle VIII
SO down In ring history as one OF the
hardest ever fought. The talk about
lake has now played out, the merits
OF the battle itself having been strong
enough TO satisfy the public. After all
It Is the patrons OF the game who are
| 10 judge as TO the sincerity Of contest,
| and | have yet TO hear ticket pur-
| chaser who thought he was cheated.
The one thing which the fight brought
out more clearly than anything else Is
that Jeffries is not hard TO hit. Cor
bett Rubin and Ftzsmrnons were all
clever enough TO reach the champion
with comparative ease. All Of them,
however, fell before the force OF his
sledgehammer blows 1t was expected
that Corbett would hit Jeffries In their
meeting at Coney Island When Gus
Rubin did the same last November at
San Francisco there was much talk
about II despite the bad finish which
the Swiss pugilist afterward made.
Ruhlin's ability to hit the champion
was counted as part Of the chances
Jenries was taking. II appears, how
ever, that Ruhlln's success In landing
though without effect, was not tbe-
cause Jeffries allowed H. II was evil
IDENTIFY because Rubin outboxed the
champion until he received a hard blow
and lost his steam
From all | can learn Fitzslmmons In
the first seven rounds not only hit JEFF
fries with as much ease as did Corbett,
but hit much harder Taking II as a
fact that the champion Is not hard TO
reach, II Is not too much to say thpt
Jehries owes his position as champion
entirely 10 two things-one HIS sledge-
hammer blows aad the other his abll-
Ivy to stand punisJ nent. In both he
Is certainly the most marvellous man
{ hat ever lived. The force of his blows
Is even greater than the hard ones with
which John l.. sullivan used to terrify
his opponents, and Jeffries' ability TO
take punishment without its having an
parent effect on his speed is much
greater than that OF any pugilist on
record Many men are game under q
stiff iabbng and keep coming. but
there Is evidently only one who can
take so much OF II and still be as
strong as ever Jefiries Is certainly
wonderful man.
Proof Of the statement that Jeffrles
IL not hard TO hit IL interesting for the
reason that his next fight will probably
be with Corbett. No match has vet
been made. but the way Is open for H.
Mayor Schmitz of san francisco said
after the Jeffries- Filzsimmons contest
that he would not allow another fight
In San Francisco. He said II. however,
when he was making himself believe
the fake yarn. The mayor Is now
seeing things In new light and has
entirely changed his position. He has
no objection TO future bouts, and the
fight between Corbett and Jeffries may
come in time.
Corbett claims to be as anxious as
ever to take another try at Jeffries but
his brother Harry has been doing the
talking for jim. Harry Corbett se-
cured a promise from Jeffrles 10 give
Jim battle, and 40 far as Jeffries is
concerned he Is ready 20 keep his word.
Although Il would be a highly inter-
esting bout, II would hardly be the at
traction that F'itzslmmons and Jeffries
furnished II Fftzsimmons could not
nurt Jeffrles enough 20 weaken him.
what chance has Corbett, with his
lighter blows, to put the champion
down? ON the face Of things. Jim
would hardly stand good chance to
knock out the big boller-maker.
Corbett would necessarily put up q
runaway fight, He would try TO out
point Jeffrles and keep away from the
one blow that Jeffrles always has ready
the minute O man leaves himself un-
covered. The odds are against Cor
belts ability to do this, although he
might
A match which would undoubtedly |
be the biggest card that could now be
put on the boards Is Corbett and Fltz.