Bisbee daily review., 1908-06-21

isfying meal. He also took on
his favor in the course of the bout.
Cans was said to be actually weak.
ened through inability to eat lufI
meal before his long go with Nelson.
lie Battler, on the contrary, was in
the best of fettie. On his basis
look to- see Nelson cut up somewhat
badly in the early stages OF their go,
as Cans is said to be lower in weight,
when in his best condition at present,
than he was when he met Nelson IA
Nevada.
This bout looks as if Cans should
be strong fayorite. He seems 10
, have his man outciassed, and unless
Nelson can get In a wild swing | fail
to see where he has much chance TO
trouble the veteran. or course, &
younger and stronger man who Is
hard TO hurt is always dangerous. But
Cans is such master of ring tactics
that / think tae old fox of the ring
ought to make better showing even
than in the last long go.
Mcfarland and Welsh put up neat
bout at Milwaukee. But believe Nc
Farland has improved so much since
then that this go will be a different
proposition.
Welsh boxes in the old, sterotyped
British style-straight left. right
counter and all that sort of thins.
Rut he has picked up one leaf from
the American books by learning TO
counter rapidly and to use footwork
in the ring.
If ne spent the time side-stepping
! against Mcfarland that he did in fan
ey dancing about the ring, he would
have improved his chances. He at
tempted the bobbing up and down
! which Abe Attell thinks so much OF,
and only succeeded In firing himself.
Moreover. Welsh has one fault
with his counters--he lands too kigh
on his opponents head. | noticed
, that most OF the counters which he
landed in the bout wherein hap
pened to be the third man in the ring
truck Packie too high on the, neao
TO be effective McFarland's crouch
ing style helped aim here. Put even
If he had adopted a more erect Posi-
ton l think Welsh should have landed
too high on the head to be effective.
Philadelphia Jack 0'Brien caught a
bit tougher opponent than ne figured
on when he met Jack Blackburn at
Philadelphia. Although the colCieu
serapper was fourteen pounds the
lighter of the pair, his ability to bore
in and land with both hands caused
O-Brien to hop about at respectful
distance and TO use his footwork TO
the best advantage.
So far, have seen no criticism o.
any of O'Brien's recent battles and
| am inclined TO think all his work Is
on the level these days. Blackburn
certainly went after him in hard
enough fashion and the bout seems to
have been fast throughout.
1t is a shame that O'Brien, with his
native ability TO box, should have
let himself follow the course that he
did. as he personally admits, OF nix
ing" bouts in advance His bouts
with Jack (Twin-Sullivan, Kid Car
ter and Mike Schreck in st. Louis
were undoubtedly on the level. He
| himself has cast aspersions on the
match wherin he beat FftZsimmons
Ge has declared that an understand
ing existed before they entered the
ring However that may be. Jack Ger
tainly has the scince of a boxer, and
/ it is to be regretted that he did moi
keep his record clear throughout.
Their private agreements" did not
| effect either Tommy Burns OF
O'Brien financially, as both have
made great deal of money since
| But it was a hard blow for the game
| to have it announced that what al
first looked like a hard bout between
the pair was really a stern chase
when Burns abandoned his agreemen
at Los Angees and went in to licl
| his opponent.
Jimmy Coffroth, who returned here
| from the East last week and who vii
| soon be back at his native town o.
! San Francisco, says that he knows
| Burns win meet Ketchel if suitable
inducements are offered. Inasmuch
as Coffroth intends to hang up a bis
purse while bidding for tne match, il
seems likely that the pair will ge
together.
The next bout at the Coffroth Clut
! will be between Cans and Nelson. bu
/ Jimmy would like to send Ketche
s against some good man out there
ne NAV try to secure Hugo Kelly a!
an opponent to Stanley in the near IN
ture. KetchePs victory over Papkt
I has increased his drawing powers il
all parts of the country, and he should
be able to pack the arena wherevel
| he is sent.
Battling Nelson has not yet returned
| TO San Francisco to start training FOL
his bout with Cans, but is expected
to come back from Portland in tbs
near future. Although both mCn car
be relied upon to enter the ring in
good shape, these training methods
would have been considered rank
heresy decade ago. Fifteen or six
teen years ago they would have beer
an actual setback to any bout. Whe1
Corbett and Sullivan met in 1892 Sui
| Ivan spent weeks in training, and eV
cry move was heralded. Corbeti
| spent tae greater part OF. the summer
at Asbury Park.
Nowadays prolonged training of tht
sort is not regarded as so essential
and it must be said the men generlly
show up in good shape after each
contest-better possibly than after
4 the old-time bouts.