Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-01-13
GENERALS OF The RING


not believe that successful prizeflght-
ers are born to success. He says It
takes years of experience and hard
work to become a ring general and
learn how to guage and handle danger.
Gus opponents.
"A good ring general is not neces'
sarily one who has had much exper'
fence In the ring" said Nelson recently.
There are men who could fight TWEEN.
ly.five years and yet not be good ring
generals, but the boxer who sees things
and learns as he fights, eventually
makes the general.
IL will call a good general a boxer
who knows when he Is winning. when
he Is losing and uses his head to help
him out Of hole. He must know how
to save himself when in distress. Tie
must find the weakness of the other
man and make the best Of H. He must
know how to get out OF the highest
corners, the hottest mixes and the
fiercest rushes. All this requires APP
plication and study.
Jim Corbett was a first.Class eX-
ample of this sort Of fighter. When
Jim met Jeffries at Coney Island some
years ago he was up against a man
who had weight, reach, height and the
punch. Jim was merely putting his
Cleyerness and experience against all
that Jeff had. He stood up for twenty
three rounds and made the big fellow
look sick. II was his knowledge of the
game that pulled him through and
made him look like a winner.
when Jer rushed Jim sidestepped
and pecked him with his.left. Jen COW.
cred him many times but the clever
Corbett was never held. He hit ana
was away before the giant could get
him. That's what you call generalshIp.
It is nothing more than cleverness and
good head combined.
To-day Abe AItell is probably the
greatest ring general III the world. lie
Is not only great boxer, but Is full or
all sorts oil tricks that 20 to make W
good fighter. When | fought MIN at
Philadelphia, some months ago, he was
very tired boy the last rev rounds.
Aad MIN using all his skill to keep go
,ug there, UuL ne FOOLED me at that
In Clinches, when he is tired, he will
work away with his shoulders anu
arms, giving those at the ringslde that
ne is beating his man to death. He Is
strong, too' ana cro"us you over "
the ropes 10 make the impression
stronger Inc other iellow KNOWS mat '
no harm Is Deihs uohe 10 MN, pul 'ne
spectators thlhh that AUG is haninie''
| ing his man at will.
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crowd every time' uoh Say ina,
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tor uaruher Jaw WIN inc inJureu
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