The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13
TRAINING A FIGHTER
is QUITE IMPORTANT
1t Differs from the Conditioning
of Any Other Kind of
Athlete.
KELLY GETS A MATCH
Indianapolis Sports Will See Chi
cago Man Fight Jack
O'Brien.
KELLY GETS A MATCH

Training a fighter differs from the train
Ing of almost any other kind of an athlete,
from the fact that in nearly every case
where a fighter is being conditioned il is
necessary to take off weight. while with
most men in other athletic pursuits it is only
necessary to improve the muscles and wind.
But the weight question is the one which
worries the trainer Of pugilists. Do what
they will. at times, they cannot take off
the weight. They starve the man almost to
death, sweat him all the human frame can
stand, but still he is as heavy as ever. Even
when they succeed in getting him down
a few pounds the weight comes on again
In the next few hours. In many battles the
articles of agreement stipulate that the prin-
cipals weigh in at o'clock on the afternoon
or the contest. Those who experience trouble
In getting down TO weight find this much
better than weighing in just prior to the
battle. On the day of the contest the prin-
cipals will take a long run and refrain
from partaking of much food and water
until they get on the scales, and after they
weigh In they make a big double porter
house steak, with all the trimmings, look
like an army had fed the meal. Then
they drink water or ale and take long nap
before the contest and when they enter the
ring they are three to five and sometimes
seven TO eight pounds heavier than when
they stepped on the scales.
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Kid Carter, the Brooklyn pugilist, who
met defeat in his recent battle with Marvin
Hart, of Louisville, before the Criterion
Athletic Club, of Boston. has been termed
the Human Bulldog" Carter has fought
many battles in which he showed his game
ness and ability to withstand lot of hard
punishment. Time and again in his battle
with Hart.-9arter was on the verge of col
lapse and I'D danger OF falling helpless in
the ring but every time he was knocked
down he would jump up and come back try
ing to hit Hart. Because of his galneness he
was given the name of Human Bulldog"
Although defeated by Hart, Carter is now
trying to get another match with the Louis
Vile pugilist. An interesting feature in con-
nection with the fight was the fact that a
short time afterwards Carter, Hart, their
ner together, the meal lasting nearly three
hours. Neither of the men had been much In
love with the other previous to the fight,
and the fact that they had been punching
| each other in the ring would not have been
very likely to have increased the goOd-fel-
| lowship between them, but they shook
| hands and talked the fight over in the most
matter-0f-fact way.
| Hugo Kelly, the Italian boxer, will meet
Philadelphia Jack oBrien in a twenty
round battle in ST. Louis, Dec. %. This is a
match that Kelly has been seeking for
many months. 1t has been the goal for
which he has been striving since he came
| into prominence in the middleweight diyi-
| sion and his manager, s. Ferret, of Chi
cago, has been hot on O'BrfenS trail since
| o. Brien met ChOynsh In Chicago more than
| year ago. 1t is very probable that the
battle will attract quite crowd of Indian
| apolis men, as Kelly Is favoriIe in this
| city.
With San Francisco closed to them, Tom
my Ryan and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
| will accept a purse to battle six rounds In
| Philadelphia. Not considering the claim OF
| Fitzsimmons, Ryan is conceded to be the
| champion Of the middleweights. He did not
| win the title by any fight, but came te
| when Fftzsimmons and Mccoy ceased tC
| fight at 15S pounds. He has never defended
| the title in fights of any Importance, ex.
| cept those against Tommy West, at Louis
| vile. and Kid Carter, at Fort Erie. Mean
while o Brien has come rapidly to the front
| He is regarded a rival of Ryan in the
| point Of cleverness and speed, but RyaI
| has been regarded as a harder hitter
| O'Brien has fought every one that has beer
| willing TO meet him in the Fast three years
| He has been in over seventy-five bouts IL
| that time, and, except for his defeat b,
| Young Peter Jackson, early in 1900, before
he began to show his present form, he ha:
| not lost battle. Nearly all of his fight.
| has yet to be tried out against a real gooC
| man in a twenty-round engagement. TIL,
| men are natural rivals and they should NEE
| in the ring.