Evening journal., 1907-02-14
MANY TRICKS
in PRIZERING
How a Line Of Conversation
Has Changed a
Fight

You may not believe Sc but there scally
are many tricks IN the prlzcrins Tie Ions
end OF the cvn root IS many times copper
BY other things than tlie stmgins stab and
she jarr.ng jolt a iflc Of conversation has
been frequently known 70 help. Ask Terry
OicGotein. lie waa more icary Of Noyns
Cofncits kidding wanser thnn Of the
Rothveliian wdliop.
Dai Hawkins nal So on Joe Cans one
tmo Tor round at the old Broadway
Athletic Club. ia Che second stanza, after
a brcakaway JOE looks down az Ddrs
trunks and whispers 20 him:
"Dai your supporter is hitting your
knecs.T
Dal fails for the sag and takes his eyes
of tho dingc for an instant The Instant is
enough. Joe whiIH the rsht over to the
Saw and It's sunset siow and tho far
AWAY lullaby for Hawkins.
Nlcn Fitzslnnaus Was matched tho
second time with Jack O'Brion, Kid Nc
Coy gives Jack a tip.
rSicp on the ola mans feet" said the
KID. 'lIls feet are tn tho conheld, and
you win get his goat more by keeping ON
top OF them an The time than by stab
hing him IN the food hopper"
All through the session Jack crowded
Fiiz's hcois and had the bald-headcd
bruisor Of Bonsonhurst on the hop 20 keep
thcm On the clearing. After the fight Fitz
said among other things;
"OBrlcn had a funny way Of trying 10
step on my toes couldn't make out what
he was after. bu, Il bothered me more
than anything clso ho did,"
t.. ~ .
memorable night az Coney island whom
jim came 80 near, hut just missed beating
sH0fies and winning back the champioii-
ship
lou are hitting him when and where
sou like said tho Kid between one OF thc
rounds. 'Why don't you push his head
back with your icf, and send the right
over TO the iaw9 Take a chance with g.
You may cop him hard enough 20 put him
AWAY"
Corhett shool, his head nt the advice and
rontnued TO ain can. Mccoy repeated the
advicc for several rounds and finally Ger.
bett turned 20 him, and said.
II don't want 20 do H Charley I'm
afraid to rile the big fellow II he gots
mad ! don't know what he'll do"
Terry McGovcrn always made % ht
with the mob hy picking mp n fallen foC
rs soon as hc dropped him. This was the
generous act and showed that while thl
terror was ont Coz the win and the eatc
he was there with a fcllow-foclng
Il am not letting the sucker stay dowf
and got a rest with the short count" wai
The way Terry viewed e. "I pun him ul
on his feet while he's tired ana then wal
iop him OUT
Which be very frequently did.
when Kid Mccoy fought Peter Mahc
kt Coney Island Peter was dangoror
piece Of golne and was always there wiu
The paste that sung The curfew. u was o.
New Years Day. and So cold tina. th'
breakers ON the beach frozc as they can't
tumbiing in. and The next day they Ia,
10 be planod of 80 that the ferryhoau
could get by on tho level
Peter climbed in tho ring dressed IN
reatherbed. The KID up against a nine
foot base burner I'm Billy Brady's office
Brady ran the show-kcnt the harp wait
ing in his corner FOR three-uuarters OF ai
hour Peter had the reputation of beinl
stiff punchcr he was pretty stii
punchcr that afternoon and then to hell
ttcady the harps nerves Mccoy had tel
tsram delivered 10 him at the rngsid
tclline him that his wife had just died D
Pttsburg.