The star and Newark advertiser., 1908-03-14
John [. Better Than Jeffries.

sion that all Sullivan had WAS his
wallop But that is a mistake. That :
what ] thought then. but ifithere was
trick of the glove game that Sullivan
did not try on me in that fight / never
knew it. sullivan had speed, science,
and above ALL the punch Jeffries, |
know, has all of those important allies.
Many have said that Jeffries had
more speed than sullivan This IS a
mistake. The style of lighting when
was in the game was different than
today. The men stood up and swapped
wallops. 1t was not a foot race around
the ring. but the man who had the
big punch and could take a licking got
the decision. IT ii were ever necessary
to do footwork John L. was there.
Gotch's Toe Hold.
| see that Haekenschmidt told the
reporters in New York yesterday that
he does not fear the toe hold of the
big Iowa giant. I'll bet that he has
not the faintest idea what it is. Few
people have ever seen Gotch use il on
an opponent Those who haven't win
never realize what a terrible instrument
Of punishment it is.
Boxing alongside of this is tanner
Hack win think so If ever Getch gets
it ON him 1t is the worst sort OF pun
ishment possible to innict on an OPP
ponent. and IL Gotcb had tried it ON
Rogers it would have been all over
early in the shouting
IN my younger days | engaged in
wrestling to some extent. though, OF
course, boxing was my favorite. and
still think that there Is no game like
It. ! knew all of the old-fashioncd
holds used by the grapplers, but the
lowan's new tangled grip has any
thing beaten ever saw. For my part.
give me the strangle hold.
one night in Kansas City several
friends of Gotch's asked him to try his
Toe hold ON a local wrestler, who
weighed in at 10 The big fellow
told them 1t was dangerous 10 even
experiment with 1t on any man unless
it was case Of win at any cost.
Someone told the local wonder that
he had 1t on Gotch, and he started i'll.
For appearance Gotch let him stay a
while. This gave the grappler's friends
chance to yell. Try the toe hold,
they shouted, and Goteh merely put his
giant paw on the right foot OF the
ISansan. The fellow squirmed Just a
little, and tighter Gotch squeezed, just
tc show them. Suddenly cracking
sound was heard. as though bones We're
breaking. The audience stood on their
feet at once, and yelled to Gotch to
let up. The big fellow smiled. and his
opponent cried Enough for me-
Roche Looks Good.
y friend OF mine recently wrote me
concerning Jem Roche, the Irish giant
II what HI saws is true, the son of tho
could sod is there with the punch and
is able to take care of himself. Accord
ing to my Informant. Burns viii have 90
txtend himself To win. Maybe ireland
has real champion In Roche. 1t will
be q fine thing for the heavyweights II
she has
Well 1t rather sounds familiar and
looks good TO hear tho ball fans talking
and read a box score or two in the
daily papers. 1t is one of the sure
signs Of spring, and let me tell You,
am not serry. | like the old national
game. and never miss an opportunity
10 see one. / am only sorry that my
boy took up prize-lighting instead OF
baseball Now. ] have said that | pre-
fer boxing. That is true, but I don't
advise any young man to get into ths
fighting game for living