Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-23
O. 'BRIEN JOLTS
HIS TRAINERS
RAIN CAUSES GLOOM AT THE
VENICE CAMP
With Few Spectators, Quaker Takes
Revenge on Swanson and the
Turk-Will Not Give
Plan of Battle

Jack O'Brien was gloomy yesterday
for the first time since coming to South.
ern California. There was no one tC
watch him train. Rain poured in tor
rents about the big Venice auditorium
and usual camp visitors we're not in
evidence. AS a result Bob Ward Abdul
the Turk and Swanson were treated tC
some of the Quaker's spleen. Jack took
his revenge upon poor Swanson and
Abdul.
Swanson is much given to kidding
with his master during their daily
meetings and endeavored yesterday to
cheer the darkness by springing some
new sidesplitters which he had picked
up among the gondola folk. But
O'Brien was not in the humor and
Swanson, receiving a rousing chuck
on the chin, cast appealing glances at
the time keeper.
Abdul the Turk also received an over
dose and is imbued with more respect
than ever for the meal ticket Bob
Ward with his two hundred pounds or
more is proving q valuable asset at
the O'Brien camp and the Phlladel-
phian speaks favorably of his heavy
weight partner.
A week ago and O'Brien's face was
somewhat worn, indicating the effects
of preliminary training. Yesterday,
however his features had assumed
their natural fullness, and further
training appears necessary only as a
windup.
Herbert Forder, OBrien's now famous
tutor, although somewhat of a novice
as regards American pugilistic meth
DDS, is an. admirer of physical fitness
and expresses keen appreciation of the
Philadelphian's superb makeup.
EnorlpnH w
the gigantic physique" he said, but
dote on models of the Grecian sort. such
as Mr.. O'Brien. Many of our greatest
athletes are not men of weight, but
combine the greatest stamina with
marvelously trained bodies. 1 wit
messed the great Harvard Cambridge
boat race on the Thames recently and
much comment was aroused because
of the difference in American and Eng
lish oarsmen as regarded their appear
ance. Your Harvard men were great
strapping fellows and appeared capa-
BILE of beating anything in the world.
Our men were also large, but of diff
ferent type. Several of them were of
rather slender build.
However, they won easily from your
Naturally 1 wish Mr..
O'Brien to win and his marvellous
quickness makes me confident. How
ever, 1 am no judge of such events"
A suggestion was made to O'Brien
that so long as Burns had given pub
licity to plan of battle the Philadel-
phian might also render some insight
as to what methods he intended to
pursue. Nothing doing, however.
Some men may be able to plan
ahead, but 1 am not. l have gone
along for the past ten years defeating
many opponents and never ventured to
predict just how 1 would win. There
would be no sense in my doing such
a thing at this late date. You know
that have oftentimes won by poking
a man to pieces and then knocking him
out, but circumstances are to be count
ed upon always. There is a strong prob
ability, however, that the left side of
Mr.. Burns face in particular may come
in contact with my gloves. l haven't
watched Burns fight as an ordinary on
locker"
There is much worth in O'Brien's
version that no ringster can success
fully plan just what he is going to do
once he climbs between the ropes, es-
pecially when men of disputed caliber
meet
O'Brien will come to Los Angeles but
once before Wednesday, and then for
the purpose of giving a sparring eX-
hibition in connection with the Los An
geles Press club entertainment at the
Burbank theater Monday afternoon.