The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-30
"GLASS JAWED" FIGHTERS
MANY OF THEN IN THE RING
AND GOOD ONES, roo.


They Are Usually Possessed OF q Nervous
Temperament and Have Lean Features
This Weakness often Prevents =
Man From Becoming Champion.
Pugilists with glass jaws are as common
as baseball pitchers with glass arms. I"
The whole secret Of the glass jawed fighter
Is that he Is born with weak jaw. While
many fighters can stand lot OF poun ding
on the vulnerable point, others will go
out from the slightest jar. A number Of
boxers In the ring to-day would prob
ably have been worlds champions but
for this fact. Some fighters can take un-
limited punishment IN the stomach, which
IL considered the tenderest spot Of boxer e
anatomy. Joe Grim OF Philadelphia is not
susceptible to blows on either the jaw
or the stomach He has taken any amount
OF beating on these spots without i'll effects.
Yet he is only human and can be knocked
out. His weakest point, in all probability,
is on the jugular, and II he Is whipped in
decisive fashion it will be from a punch
either on the neck or on the temple.
II Is usually the very nervous fighter
who has the weakest jaw. He invariably
has lean visage. At the same time he
NAV be the most skilful boxer in the pro-
fession. There Is no MOI scientific pugilist
in the country than Joe Choynski but
the Californian has weak jaw. He can
stand plenty Of gruelling on the body.
But when a rival succeeds in reaching his
face, Choynski becomes dazed and is In
position to be put to sleep easily. When
Chovnski met Joe Walcott at the Broadway
A. c. sever al years ago he was getting along
famously until Walcott landed light blow
on the Hebrew countenance. The blow
made Choynski groggy and Walcott had no
trouble In defeating him.
Kid Mccoy is another fighter who has
glass jaw. A single punch in that locality
will pave the way for q finishing blow.
Mccoy realizes this and holds his guard
high He also has a weak stomach, but
would prefer a couple Of jolts there than
one, no matter how light on the jaw. Jim
Corl ett cannot stand much pummelling
on the jaw. Jim Jeflries conquered Corr EFT
when they met at Coney Island with left
hook on the jaw. For twenty rounds the
champion trying to get in such Llow,
and Corr EFT knew il. for when he left his
chair to Legin the twenty-frst round he
turned 10 one Of his seconds and said:
Il wouldn't mind so much one Of Jeffries's
body blows. but II he ever catches me on
the chin it will lie all day with me, And
| am going to lock out for it, too, you can
bet But Jef1ries got there just the same
wild Bill" Hanrahan who d.ed lew
years ago In Chicago, was one Of the hardest
hitters In the business for his weight Han
rahan had a wallop that would have feled
an OK One of these smashes knocked out
Marvin Hart OF Louisville. who was then
rated as an invincil le. But as soon as some
of Hanrahan's opponents landed on his jaw.
Bill went to pieces. Hanrahan was making
rings around TOMMY West when they
fought at Coney Island, but West tumhled
Hanrahan to the canvas with the lightest
OF taps.
Young Critic OF Australia, as scientific
a boxer as the ring has ever known, has a
weak Jaw That Critic was able to avoid
being put TO sleep was due to his exceptional
skill After his dissipations had left Critics
constitution In feeble state the clever
Antipodean was easy prey for the man
who could locate his chin.
Joe Cans Las wea. jaw. but none of his
ami q Ionists as yet has succeeded in finding
that spot with any deal rec of accuracy,
Steve ODonEell Of Australia, who about
els hit years ago was a marvel Of 81 Ill in
the ring, had glass jaw. In tact this
weak ness Was so manifest that his ri ais
were afraid TO hit him very hard on that
organ for fear Of fatal results. tommy
" bite might have been the premier feat her
wei hit Of the world but for this ", ak spo..
hite met len Jordan in England ana WIS
getting along swimminely when Jordan
suddenly slipped over q sli. hi jolt on the
chin and the ihicaRoan bit the dust.
On the otht hand tn r. ar f. hters who
sir ply revel in b. ing .prodd d on tn, jaw.
For inst ancn. Jim j, fri 8, Bob Fitzsimnons,
Terry McGovurn, Kid Broad, Youny Cor
bctt Tom sharkcy, I'D Cart r, .Myste rious"
Gus Kuhlin. Tommy II,yan, Eddie Kanlon'
jimmy Britt, Aur Lila Htrr ra, Joa Nalcott,
Battling" Nelson, Matty Matthew'S, Eughy
McGovern, Frank Emo. Kid Lavirne,
Dave Suliv an G' ORE Dixon, Spike Sulli-
van and Jimmy Handler of Newark TIL s.
i''hto re all have hard jaws. They have
square I. aturas. Fitzsinlnons wins l. ost
Of his contests by holding out his jaw for
his opponent 10 hit. He knows that only
a real pile driving blow on the spot wi bring
him down. 1t Is an onticing bait. In aim
ing for the jaw a fighter often leaves en-
oP ming. :,
The glass jawcd- scrappHr, il his
Weakness is not known. conveys the i'm
preston that he Is faint hearted. He Is
subduod so quickly that a question Of his
ga -cncss is raised. Often from this cause
honest battles arc rris'a aiken for fakes.