Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-01-26

cool-headedness as he exhibited
against iFtzsimmOns. His manner Of
fighting simply takes mans breath
away watching him. Even rabid
friends of the old-timer were forced
into APPLAUSE.
"A dozen times or more the old fell
low got Jack in a corner and then
it looked as If Jacks time had come
But there was a couple of wonderful
little moves with the feet, scarcely
perceptible and altogether indescrib.
able. and Jack was half the width Of
the ring away and Fritz trying to un-
tangle himself from the ropes. I'll
swear that once Jack went out Of the
corner right under Fitz's legs. But
I'll never be sure exactly how it was
done.
Those who Kissed that sort of work
were those who were maddened at tine
thought of losing their bets on the
ex-champion. Most everybody else
simply gasped and yelled and stared
and cheered. l wanted Jack to win,
but did not bet because l felt that
Fitz would get him sooner or later.
must have lost twenty pounds during
the fight, for my friends tell me
fought harder than either of the men.
Twenty times I'll bet that right Of
BObs did not miss Jacks jaw more
than couple of inches, and some of
them connected, but always when
O Brien was going away. A solid punch
like Fitz was capable of delivering
would have knocked Jacks head right
Off his shoulders.
Don't let anybody tell you Bob was
MT right. for Honey and I watched
him closely at his work and he had
everything. Coffroth and all the 9TH
err smart ones out there bet on him,
and guess they thought they knew
something. And after the fighting next
morning we went with Jack to see
Bob, for it was said he was in bad
shape. He was sight, but his hui
NOR was still there, despite the brok-
en-heartedness at losing the fight as
we'll as his wife, for he knew that
then.
"'What do you want to hit an old
man like me for?' he asked Jack as
they shook hands cordially.
"I was afraid you were going to
spank me- Jack replied and that
started a pleasant talk that was any
thing but argumentative. After Jack
had gone Fitz told me that he thought
there was but one man entitled to the
heavyweight championship, and that
man was the one who had lust won.
"'By all that is right Fitz said, I
was champion before that fight, be-
cause Jeffries had retired and he was
the only man who beat me. This fel.
low is by all odds the toughest man
ever met, not even excepting the big
one. for I could hit Jeffries and
could not connect with the young one
He's the greatest of them ALL and it
will be a scratch when he is beat
en-
1t was not so long ago that McGov-
ern, Young Corbett, Britt. Nelson and
other men in their class were calling
themselves featherweights, even
though it was difficult for any of them
to get under 1928 pounds. But that is
all past now, as Corbett and Herrera
met at 1873 pounds. the regular light
weight limit while McGOvern and
Nelson are matched at the same
weight for their coming fight in Phil
adelphia. Nelson styles himself the
lightweight champion of the world"
although Cans has never been defeat.
ed for this title, but on present form
Nelson would probably be an over
whelming favorite if he should enter
the ring with Cans at the lightweight
limit. According to rules. McGovern
never lost the featherweight which
he won from Dixon. as Corbett and
Terry fought at 1876 instead of 1872.
But as McGOvern could not make the
featherweight limit now, the title goes
by default to either Abe Attell or
Harry Harris the best of the feath-
ers before the public at present
Young Corbett is to become the pro-
prietor of a Broadway cafe soon after
he finishes the tournament of fights
for which he is billed in California.
With his friend and former manager.
George o. Weldon, the eX-champion
expects to become the owner of place
on Long Acre Square, almost direct
ly opposite the jewelry store which
will soon be opened by Kid Mccoy,
but which will be operated under the
name of Norman Selby, which is the
baptismal cognomen of the fighter.
DR.. Edward H. Nichols, the surgeon
who attended the Harvard football
players during the entire season last
year, has written an interesting arti-
Gle in The Boston Medical and Surgi
cal Journal on the physical Aspects
of Football" In it he makes some as
tonishing statements with reference
to the frequency and nature of the
injuries sustained. He states that
they are not only more frequent, but
, more serious than suspected, and gives
in detail the record Of the past season
The most surprising fact he states
is with respect of brain conclusions
"Such cases." he says, "are frequent
!: both during practice and in games
! In fact, but two games were played
during the season in which case Of
. conclusion did not occur. The injury
was frequently noticed by the surgeon
from the side lines before it was re
cognized by the players. A player
might automatically run through {
considerable series of plays before his
fellows noticed that he was mental!
irresponsible.
partial and complete dislocation!
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