Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-27
SIZING UP JABEZ WHITE.
English Boy Looks Good and Has Made
Friends in New York.

The arrival of Jabez White, the English
lightweight champion, and the prospects of
a match between the Briton and Jimmy
Britt have stirred up the boxing situation
to considerable extent. says the New York
Sun. The appearance of a foreign champion
invariably helps to boost the sport. White
is a modest young man and made fine i'm
preston upon his arrival. But how he will
fare in America is another matter. There is
no doubt that the native pugilists are up to
date in every point of the manly art. and
the aspiring boxer, whether he be foreign or
native born, must know a lot about the
business to make good over here. Those
VIII have seen White put up his hands have
nothing but words of praise for his talent.
Such excellent critics Frank Erne, Sam
Fitzpatrick, Charley Mitchell and Ben Ben
ton are of the opinion that White will JUS
tify all the nice things that have been said
about his skill, etc. Naturally, Mitchell.
being interested in White as the English
mans hacker and manager, would speak in
glowing terms of Whites prowess. 1t is 10
his credit to say so. But Mitchell, aside
from this, is boxer himself and can tell a
fighter from pretender any time. And he
seldom makes a mistake when it comes TO
anything appertaining to his profession.
Mitchell chose White because he thinks he
is the best scrapper that England has pro-
duced in many day, and feels confident
that after the Britt bout the American peo-
pie will indorse his opinion in this respect
A good deal has been said about Whites
personal appearance. But as to his style
and gameness but little is known. White is
a combination of the American-Australian
pugilist. He has the cleverness of the Amer
lean and the aggressiveness of the anti
podean. He is as cool as an iceberg in the
ring and executes all of his punches after
careful and deliberate planning. Some
critics have belttled Whites ability to
punch, but most of his friends say that he
has the power in both hands to land a
knockout. Britt in most of his fights has
failed to prove that he is a man who can
drop his opponent for the full count with
single punch. Most of his mills have gone
the limit, and his rivals have not left the
ring with many marks upon them. But as
regards cleverness Britt is a past master
and always has something in reserve. Britt
had Joe Cans on the run in their recent
fight. He trounced the negro good and
plenty and toppled Cans to the boards once
or twice. The punches that sent his oppo-
nent down were well aimed, but Cans arose
we'll able to continue the fray until the next
punch came Had another boxer or fighter.
say Terry McGovern or Kid Lavigne. hard
hitters in their respective classes, had the
same opportunities Cans must needs have
been knocked out. McGovern and Lavigne
seldom permitted their men to come back to
life after they had them going. Perhaps the
foul which lost the battle for Britt deprived
the Californian of the chance of scoring a
clean knockout.
That White has the utmost confidence in
his ability to beat Britt is shown in the fact
that he does not desire more than three
weeks at best to train. Mitchell figures on
the encounter taking place about the latter
part of April He is now on his way to the
Pacific coast, and before he secures the
proper quarters and has his protege in
stalled in camp another week or perhaps
ten days will elapse. American fighters
going abroad the same mission White
would insist upon at least three weeks in
order to become acclimated and month to
get in shape. White is a fighter who does
not take on extra flesh. He is not very fat,
and when he begins work it will be more to
build up than anything else. CALIFORNIA;
climate is conducive to flesh gaining for
healthy person. and it is expected that after
White has been training for few weeks he
will be about five or six pounds heavier than
he is at present. Probably the last week
will be devoted to reducing, which Mitchell
says will be very beneficial to his man.
White employs the same training methods
as the American fighters. He acquired the
idea by mingiing with native pugilists when
they came to England to do battle. His
first aim is for speed After this has been
obtained he pays strict attention to his wind
and strength. White has made a lot of
friends here, and on the suggestion and adj
vice of Mitchell he will enter the ring carry
ing lot of New Workers. money.