The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-21
Stewart Of Brooklyn Looms Or
as q Coming Man.
Is a Bright Possibility in the
Heavyweight Glass.
HAS KNOCKOUT BLOW
Broke Jack BOnner's Rib in n
Summit Hill Bout.
Stopped Eight Men in a Half
Year of Fighting.

new York. April 21-It's many a
year since Brooklyn, once the home of
nanplons, has boosted Of having one.
put II looks like it will not be long
peIore premier in the pugiIistic
world Will write his hailing place
Brooklyn"
Ihat statement will hardly cause a
guessing contest. Every enthusiast of
and, in fact, wherever there is one in
ene greater city. has heard Of Jim
stewart, protege of Billy Elmer, once
great fighter himself and today one
or the Leading instructors Of the game.
SteWaIts latest feat was in stopping
Jack Bonner. of Summit Hill. He hit
him SO hard that he broke one OF
Jacks ribs.
Stewart will be q next June. It's a
little more than six months ago that
profession like any one would to an
other 1t was with no mercenary OBJ
Ject that he broke into it. Being a
big. powerful fellow, he longed for ex-
erclse and ran against Billy Elmer,
VINO invited him to his gymnasium,
Whleh was then located up on Sixty
fifth street and Broadway. Elmer saw
the fighter in him and induced him to
take up the game. He did, and in
those six months that have passed
since he first glanced at the instruc-
tor he has scored eight knockouts. All
told. he has had nine fights, and the
worst he got was a draw with the
experienced Fred Bradley. Later Mr..
Bradley paid for whatever lesson he
may have taught, for Stewart knock
ed him out in their second meeting.
Stewart by occupation is a draughts-
man In Brooklyn. and Is quite able to
make living at that but he likes
the fighting game. He is In no way
afraid of punishment, and is capable
OF taking as good q beating as he can
q al IVya aU.
eral members Of Elner's club, who
saw him in six round bout with big
Joe Jeanette. It was Elmer's idea to
find out II the big Brooklyn boys
heart was in the right place. He sent
Jeanette after the youngster and told
pair hammered each other around, and
at the end the eolored boy was just
as tired as his young foe. He gave a
beating and In giving It took one. OF
knowledge Of the game that did Jean
cite, but he did well. It is probably
a good thing for the colored one that
Stewart knew SO little.
Anyway, after that the youngster
worked with Jeanette, and gained a
lot Of experiences. Then he was put
on to fight, and has made good ever
since. If he continues to climb as
rapidly in the next year as he has in
the last six months. Tommy Burns
Will nave announcer IellOW TO tuluA
about. al
Stewart has the physique OF q fight
err. In action he reminds the old
timers OF Jim Corbett, when the lat
ter was champion. His build is al
most like Gentleman Jim's." He is
quick on his feet and with his hands.
and has, as has been said before, a
sleep-producing wallop in either hand.
He is always cool-headed, and the
success he has attained has in no way
changed his temperament.
His first serious fight was with Bob
Ward, heralded as a good one from
the coast. Ward had the advice OF
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien to act on,
but Stewards wallops were more ef-
fective, and Ward took to the mat for
the count Of 10 in the second round.
He not only outboxed the more ex-
perienced Ward, but gave him a beat
ing such as O'Brien never did in the
training stable.