The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-19

stopped by the match-makeTs of the clubs, because they thought that the idea would hurt the game in the event of an accident from too much doping" as the injections were termed.
 Jim Corbett is one of the few fighters who suggest to his seconds how he should be cared for during a fight. In his last encounter with Jeffries at San Francisco, after he received a heavy punch in the stomach in the first round, he turned to one of his handlers and said: 'I just now got a corker in the wind, and I think little massage will do me good" So his seconds rubbed the sore spot and Corbett was himself again in the next round.
 Terry McGovern does not usually per- init his seconds to do all the advising, and fights according to his own ideas. When McGovern was the featherweight several times. He often fought at ran dom, throwing skill to the winds in or der to get home deciding blow. Luck was with him in a number of contests, and, although careless, he was returned the winner.
 After his fight with the Arkansas Kid" at the Broadway A. c. a few years ago, on which occasion he came within an ace of being put to sleep, he needed his seconds for time and did not have any trouble until he met
 Young Corbett at San Francisco the second time. Terry was advised to play for his conqueror's body. His trainers rehearsed this daily and kept telling him about it when he entered the ring. But he disregarded their admoni- tions, and was defeated This fact is
 not at all surprising, for McGovern is l impetuous in and out of the ring.
 1 Billy Madden and Sam Fitzpatrick
 are good seconds as we'll as shrewd
 managers. Whenever Madden takes
 charge of the afairs of a pugilist it is
 understood that be is to do all the ad- vising. There Hre few points about
 boxing and trastag that Madden does not know. Before he managed boxers
 Madden was fighter himself. Madden does not believe a battle is lost until the decisive blow has been delivered. l Fitzpatrick only believes in having two
 seconds behind a fighter in whom he is 1 interested, and usually looks after his
 man himself. Sam's methods are origf- | nal in some respects, but he believes in
 stimulants when there is evidence of
 weakness. He uses secret appliea-
 ton tc rub the legs and arms of his
 men, and defines plan of battle which
 he insists must be religiously adhered
 to.
 i Fitzpatrick gave fine example of l his skill in this direction when Kid La-
 vigne met Joe Walcott at Maspeth sev- eral years ago. Those who remember
 this mill know what a gruelling affair i it was. The pace was fast from the start and the men staggered to their i corners partially blinded by each oth- er's blows. Sam went about caring for
 Lavigne in a matter of fact way, but he
 always sent the Kid up for the next
 round refreshed and strong. Of course,
 Lavigne was game and possessed in-
 domitable courage, but it was apparent
 that he could not have continued as
 long as he did had he had bungling sec
 onds behind him.
 Bob Fitzsimmons is a strict disciplin- arian in the ring. Yet he believes in ! having experienced seconds in his cor ; ner. He always examines the water
 that he has to use and is not so trust l full and confiding as some other pugil- ists. After he was defeated by Jeffries 1 at Coney Island for the heavyweight 1 championship he announced in sen ! sational interview that he had been 1 .'doped" Fitz, on the other hand, is a 3 bad second himself and therefore does
 not advise many fighters in their bat 1 ties.
 l Young Corbett always permits his chief second and trainer, Harry Tuthill,
 to instruct him. Billy Delaney, who
 really "discovered' Jim Jeffries, is sen
 sitive on the point of training and ham,
 ding fighter. Delaney is veteran at
 the game and is quick tol perceice the
 faults of those in his charge. Barney
 Aaron and Billy Edwards were great
 seconds in their day, but their advice
 would not be of much service to fight
 CTS of the present time Handling
 scrappers is an art, and, like many
 other profession, one must have tact,
 skill and patience to suceeed,-New i York Sun