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


 duced-Other Mems That Help Win
 Battles In the Ring.
 A good second or adviser in a fistie encounter has often changed the aspect of a seemingly hopeless battle. Modern pugilists realize the importance of this and make it their business to have only experienced men in their corners. The methods of present day handlers of fighters are vastly different from those employed years ago. In former days, before the advent of so-called athletic clubs, when most of the bruisers were compelled tc settle their differences in private to avoid the. police, seconds were not considered an important ad- i junct to the success of fighter. They were mostly looked upon more in the nature of bodyguards and companions who could use their presence to good advantage when interference from the rival side cropped up. Such expedients as smelling salts, oxygen, electric fans or attending physicians were practically unknown.
 Seconds invariably depended upon the application of water and muscular exertion to revive their men. Most of the fights were held under London prize ring rules, to be sure, but skilfull l handling such as is practiced to-day | would have saved many fighter from I defeat.
 l Joe Choynski and Tommy Ryan are regarded as the best seconds in the country by followers of the prize ring, and their services are much in demand. l Chynski is credited with aiding many pugilists to victory. Being a fighter l himself, he is able to recognize pu- l gilist's weakness at a glance. Ryan i took Jim Jeffries in tow after the Boil ermaker failed to defeat Steve O'Don- nell and Bob Armstrong in one ring at the Lenox A. C., this city, a few years ago. When Jeffries fought in the east again Ryan was behind him in all of his fights. gJeffries has often said that Ryan's advice. and able handling were i valuable and helped him materially to 1 whip Fitzsimmons and win the heavy I weight title at Coney Island.
 l Choynski says that fighter is very sensitive person and must be humored and cajoled while engaging in an im- portant mill. In discussing the meth 1 ods of seconds the other day Choynski said: .*a I "Of course. if fighter hasn't the necessary ability, courage and stamina I it is a hard task to help him very much. Yet I have known fighters who were really towards, but who won be- cause they were properly handled. Be- 1 tween rounds, especially after a man < has received severe punishment and shown signs of impending collapse is i the time when the seconds art does the I most good. ,a.a $,g
 Now, my experience has taught me that the first thing to do after boxer l has become groggy or dazed is to re- l vive him with cool water. A little ap- l plication, such as spraying him, will work wonders. Now, am not physi- l clan, but I understand respiration to i some extent This is a very vital point to be considered, and must be looked l after at once.
 .When you notice a pugilist breath I ing heavily after he comes to his chair l he is either exhausted or is growing l weak Then is the time that he needs all the air he can inhale. There is a I knack in waving towel that will help. I You must flourish it in way that will give him plenty of air without distress I ing him. Some seconds, instead of aid- l ing man, injure his chances of victo- ". I bring smelling salts into requisi- }I tion as last rosert only"
 l Ryan says that the best way to bring 8 pugilist around is to keep his fore- | head and temples moistened. He ayers that this reyives a, man quicker than l anything else. @ .4s. ..F4 I After my charge leaves his corner" said Ryan, 'I direct my eyes to the other man. I watch for every weakness that the other side may show. and when 3I my man returns to his chair apprise him of it. But the best way to get Falong with fighter is to let him fight in his own way for at least couple of rounds. If the other man is able to reach my charge then advise change lof tactics. This puzzles your rival and often forces him to adopt different methods. Jeffries is one of the few pu- gilists who will permit himself to be advised. He believes in following in- structions, because he realizes that his seconds are in better position than he is to discover the weak points in his antagonist.
 "Many 8 bad horse has been piloted to victory by clever jockey. Peter Jackson once told me that one good second in his corner was worth more to him than years of experience as a pu- gilist. Jackson was a great scrapper, and could predict the movements of his antagonist better than any other bruis- er Yet Peter always made it a point to select handlers who knew their busi- ness" .eer
 Jim Corbett has been prolific in intro ducing new ideas in his corner when ever he engaged in a fight. He realized the potency of oxygen as stimulant, and his practice has been emulated by other fighters. Corbett is naturally high strung and nervous, and things must be just so when he takes his chair pre- paratory to beginning battle. Corbett does not like the use of towels in his corner except to wipe the precipitation from his body. In order to have suffi- cient cool air he used an electric fan when he fought Jim Jeffries at Coney Island the first time. The contrivance was attached to an electric wire sus-