The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-20
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30 2ugaists
,h feel Their Defeats
neeniy aao u,e 7rokenhearted.

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The reported breakdown of Terry Nc
Govern recalls similar cases among well
known pugilists. There Is nothing that
will take the heart out Of fighter who
has long enjoyed vogue as champion
more than a defeat. II causes him TO
worry and fret until his nerves and
health begin 10 sufIer, and IN the end ne
will become a wreck and sometimes die.
But for being whipped by Bob tltzslm-
mons Jack Dempsey might have been
alive to-day Dempsey never forgot his
defeat at the hands OF the Cornishman,
and the late "Nonpareils' friends have
never forgiven him Tor causing Il. AFTER AFTER
Dempsey lost to Fitz he began to show
signs Of failing health. He was depressed
In spirits and seemed TO be broodng over
something, and ii was apparent 10 al MS
friends that there was something amiss
1t was several years after that night
that Dempsey's admirers learned that the
once invincible pugilist was dying of a
broken heart. Jack conveyed this impress
sion In every word and gesture. In order
to forget the reverse. Dempsey began 10
drink and his health began TO suffer.
Every possible thing was done to cheer
Dempsey up, but TO no purpose.
Don't let that beating BY Fttz bother
you, Jack" Dempsey's friends said to
him He is bigger man than you are are
and you were not dlsgraced. The public
will never forget you, and you are JUST
as popular as ever.
That's all right" Dempsey would say.
ship OF America Is gone. ! would not
mind IL. but bloody Englishman took It
from me and that hurts me the worst
All the same Dempsey's cronies sue
ceedel In cajolng him into the belief that
he still could fight They induced him 20
come North and got him a match with
Tommy Ryan at Coney Island. POOR
Dempsey was but shadow of his former
self and Ryan made a punching bag of
him The mill was stopped before Demp-
sey could suffer the humiliation OF anoth,
er knockout. Dempsey never. recovered
after that. He became very Ill, and died
IN the West from consumption.
Johnny Griffin. the Braintree Lad. felt
his defeat by Solly Smith at Roby. IND,
very keenly ard from that time on ms ue-
ure Griffin never knew the taste OF liquor.
He was model young man Tor a pugl-
list admired and popular. Smiths vlc.
All pride In his ambition. began to dissi-
pate. and what might have been lauoa-
BILE career came TO an untimely end;
Jim Hall, the once noted Australlasn lsll
middieweight was never himselt asalu
after Bob Fitzslmmons laid him low az
New Orleans more than ten years age;
II was reported many times that Haii
was dying Of an incurapie maials' pIs
he managed to regain his health lie
still speaks OF the defeat but Is more
or less reconciled to 1t. Kid LaNigne
went down hill at rapid galt atter
Frank Erne wrested the champion.shlp
to show that he still possessed the quah-
ties of an excellent fighter, but Il was
no use The defeat ranked in his breast
and he rrver was himself again.
Billy Plimmer was rarely heard OF al
ter Pedlar Palmer dropped him for the
count for the second time For two
years afterward Pllmmer was III and II
was often reported that his mind was
over his lost laurels. He kept aloof from
his friends and went into sort or re-
tirement. II was only after Palmer was
beaten by Terry McGovern at Tuckahoe.
NJ Y that Plimmer mustered sufficient
courage to appear In public again. tie
tried his hands In a couple or bouts. but
his old-tirce skill and speed were gone.
To-day PIimmer Is said to be in South
Africa. His friends say that he has re-
covered his health. but that he stlll talks
about the honors that once were his.
John L. Sullivan never forgave Jim
Corbett for the latter's victory over him,
ana to this day Sullivan regards Cor
bett as an enemy 1t was many years
before Sullivan was able to forget the
defeat. Perhaps he might have wor-
red himself into III health had he not
been convinced that his popularity had
not waned. Bob Fitzsimmons often said
that were 1t not for the fact that JEFF
ries Is bigger man than himself and
that he went out of his class to meet
him he might have taken his defeat to
heart George Dixon feels the loss OF his
title very keenly to this day. He went
10 England shortly after McGovern
whipped him and has been there since.
He says that he will never return unless
he is assured that his defeat is not
forgotten.
McGovern has not been himself since
Young Corbett knocked him out the last
time Terry had hoped that he would be
able to turn the tables on Corbett some
day and in their final essay was conf
dent that he would retrieve himself. Nc
Govern never disslpated to any extent.
but of late his friends declare that he
has been imblbng freely. They predicted
some time ago that he would break down.
McCovern is highly strung. and constant
training in the past has left his once
rugged constitution in weak state. He
Is still very popular and is only twenty
five years olu.--New York Sun.
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