The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-13

the rounds" said a man the other day,
and the argument he used can be heard
all around.
This idea of Jeffries and Corbett. rep
resenting respectively the mailed fist
and the winged foot of the pugilistic
game, must have grown out of their
previous contest, for there isn't much
in any of Jeffries' other fights that en-
titles him to be looked upon as an
effective puncher. on the contrary. he
may rightly be regarded as one of the
poorest finishers ever seen for cham
pion and a man OF his heft.
True, he put a dent in Sharkey's ribs,
but any one who saw the go will admit
that the Sailor was guilty of contrib
utory negligence. He left his left side
exposed to the boilermaker's assaults.
1t was like the immovable body and
the irresistible force being in collision.
Yet Sharkey fought right along to the
bitter finish of the % rounds, and was
more pugnacious than the other fellow
in the closing moments of the go.
There were other fights of Jeffries'
which should help to correct the i'm
preston that he is a knocker-out.
Choynski went 20 rounds with him, and
so did Rubin. while SharkeY was on
deck at the end of the battle, one 20
and the other a 25 round affair.
1t can be readily understood how
Jeffries. with his bulk and force. could
do considerable damage in a rushing.
scrambling contest. Bob Armstrong
once said that being bumped by JEFF
of cement hurled at you. but Bob never
held that Jeffries could hit a clean,
Furnishing crack with his fist.
AS a matter of fact Jeffries hasn't
learned the secret of finishing a man
with a single punch. which his prede-
ceSSorS in Office possessed. With his
bone and substance and his tSick
bluGgeons of arms he can batter a man
/ inent ring affairs Jim Corbett is about
the only opponent he caught and
dropped on the fly with one fell thump.
This is not an argument that Corbett
is going to win the coming fight 1t is
simply an idea of how easily wrong
impressions in regard to a pugilists
strong points may crystalline.
! Jeffries has been derelict in his train
/ ing, that is, according to the notions of
those who believe a fighters prepare
ton should consist largely of boxing
bag punching and other kinds of in
door work.
over at Corbett's, on the contrary, the
thump and creak of training gear has
become as monotonous as the wash OF
| the waves on a sandy shore. AS a con-
sequence a good many are beginning tC
think that Corbett will land in the ring
in better fettle than Jeffries.
Delaney thinks differently. He says
that he has schemed to keep Jeffries
away from routine work. as the cham.
pion has made serious mistakes on the
score of overwork on former occasions
The time is not far distant now wheT
Delaney's ideas will receive a practica
test. Meanwhile the opinion is gaining
ground that Jeffries' main reason fol
sighting the ordinary routine is a pur
pose to make a hurricane battle of it
1t is felt that he believes his strength
and speed will carry him to victory be
fore five rounds have elapsed.
1t is very easy to reconcile this view
with Jeffries' tactics. For that matte
he has been quoted as saying that con
dition will cut no more figure in tn,
coming match than it would in a bar
room fight
Communications bearing upon the re
suit of the big contest keep pouring in
and there is constant inquiry whethe
Corbett will be champion of the worl'
if he stays 20 rounds and gains the de
cision without having knocked on
Jeffries In reply it can be said tina
whoever gains the decision will b
champion of the world, no matte
whether he wins on points, knockout
foul, or what not. At the same tim