The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-08

DtSu perfect ne mas trained wei anu
is on edge to make one Of his great
fights. Hs has not resorted TO the
usual Just before the battle" talk. but
his every move denotes confidence. He
expects 10 win and win easily and win
when he pleases.
Punishment Rattles Britt.
Now for Britt. The native son is nt
for a hard fight II may be said that
he has not been out Of training for eight
months, and there Is a wire edge On
him which makes IL certain that, barring
the possibility OF a knockout, he will
be able 20 90 a terrific pace for twenty
rounds.
Britt was once highly recommended
, by Jim Corbett as one OF the great ring
generals of the day. Britt believes this
TO be true, and has often expressed
himself on the pleasing subject OF bis
wise noodle" while in action. He lays
particular stress upon his GOODNESS in
tie ring
The only time that the ice takes fire
IL when Britt is hurt. The minute the
other fellow stings him good and hard
James throws out the sand bags, cuts
his suspenders and scars aloft His fine
Old Irish temper carries him OF his feet
and he wades IN. eyes flashing. teeth
set and both arms flying Ike falls.
Gets His Irish Up.
While he Is sparring along, blocking
the ones that are meant TO hurt and rip
| ping into the midsection with his edu-
| Gated left. James is the human cake Of
| ice. IN the cIInches he turns an eye 70
his corner for signals and advice, shift
I I'm MIA of hzfr1E zr.orfHarares
with the Geographic code of Spider
/ Kelly, in whom James has implicit con-
| hdence- Then James is the ring general
| all over. But let the other fellow sneak
over a hot one. and all the Irish in
| James IS on the job IN an instant
In one OF his earlier fights Charlie
| Sieger, a tough wallOper with q whole
dream book IN his right hand, pasted
/ Jimmy on the Jaw and sat him on his
I launches IN the middle OF the ring.
/ There was CONSERVATION IN the Britt
! corner for about three secOnds-ume for
| James 10 scramble TO his feet, shake
| OF the swarm OF bees, and climb on top
/ Of SieRer- Britt hammered him al over
| the ring
Cans Knows the Weakness.
In the CoIma fight, when Britt was 50
| g-oggy that he could not see Nelson,
/ he began throwing wild haymakers.
and he kept # up until Nelson ran into
/ one and wabbled 10 his corner as badly
| OF as his opponent.
| BIRTHS temper IS under perfect con-
/ troll until he is hurt and then he wades
/ in Ike a wild man Joe Cans knows
| this and VIII endeavOr 10 trap James
/ INTO swapping right handlers. This viii
/ be a bad business for Britt, FOR the
! negro is something more than a long
/ range boxer with a dangerous right
| hand. At Goldheld =. heard a man try
| 10 sympatnize with Cans because Of
| the snallness Of the ring.
Small Ring Suited Negro.
Billy Nolan made mistake there"
/ said Cans. Il could fight on top Of a
! Saratoga trunk if I had to. can stand
| within three feet Of man and beat him
| with one punch. That's the secret OF
/ infghting: not clawing and mauling
| away, but letting a man get his punch
! started and then beating him to it.
/ Jars him worse that way. Blocking
| don't dc any harm. but the real way is
to time the other fellow with a sun
/ counter"
/ For the first ten rounds Of the Gold
/ field fight Cans was always within
/ arms reach Of Nelson, vet Bat landed
/ less than five clean blows in the half
/ hour OF lighting, while Cans made a tar
/ get Of the Dane and landed about 20
/ times.
] Jimmy Must Curb Temper.
jimmy viii have to put his hot temper
/ on ice Monday afternoon. If he tries
/ to rush in and outslug Cans something
t viii happen 10 him.
| Britt has sustained only one knock
! out, and that after as game a fight as
one could wish to see. He is of the
I type Of man who viii never stop fight
I ing while he has an ounce Of strength
I or shot IN the locker: game under
! punishment and courageous In an uphill
l fight
KetchelI a Middleweight.
Hello! HeHoi Look who's here. Kid
! Ketchel OF Montana has arrived. He
beat Thomas in a dingdong battle which
I lasted tnlrty-twO rounds, and before the
I long fight was over proved taat he pos
I seSses every qualification Of a real fight
/ ct. Thomas had the lead On the early
/ rounds. but Ketchel chung to him like
/ q bulldog and wore him down in a heart
| breaking contest In which grit and de-
I termination proved large factor.
/ ketchell was rocking along Queer street
/ many times after the tenth round. but.
4 grOggy and on the verge Of collapse, the
Montana lad rallied and fought back
! Ike tiger, putting the great California
( weller down and out in one Of the long
/ est fights Of recent years.
TIC Meet Jack Twin.
| It is not likely that I[etchell Will lin
ger around the weller division. He
weighed $50 pounds for the Labor Day
/ fight, and cannot do the welterweight
/ limit without borrowing a saw. He will
/ be forced TO graduate into the middle
weight class, where Jack Twin Sullivan
and Hugo Kelly viii be pleased to taIa
/ business with him
Speaking Of Jack Twin, the old bald
i headed business man has been matched
! with Bin Squircs late OF Dreamland.
/ Lots Of people want to see Scuires fight
/ a man whom he can lick. but in picking
! Jawn Twin the management has made
! q mistake. Squires viii have about
I twenty pounds the better of the weight.
/ but he win need II, for IL takes more
than bulk to LEX the crafty old doublst.