The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-12
Jem DrisCOll In Action
Makes Other British Fight
erS Look Like Weak Imltd-
tionS-Meets Mdtty Bald
win on Friday Night.

that Jem Driscoll can fight. |
looked the little Nelshman over
yesterday afternoon at Cannon's
place, up where old Morris Park lies
like an oasis surrounded by desert
of half finished brick fiat buildings
and dirt piles from new excavations.
saw him box two rounds after COM
Ing in from an eight mile run. Only
two rounds-but that was enough and
10 spare In fact, about thirty seconds
OF action is all any one need see to be
convinced that Driscoll is all they have
claimed for him. AS a boxer he's a
past master, and as two-handed fight
Ing man he looks capable OF RELOCATING
owen Moran, Johnny Summers and all
the other little Ensishmen to the scrap
heap.
Driscoll came out into the large, light
gymnasium room dressed in tights and
sweater. 1t was cold and damp out
side and the fog drifted in through the
windows.
First he punched the bag. I'll admit
that up to the instant he made the first
quick step and delivered the first snappy
blow l was viewing proceedings with a
eltdln ueSTte OF llSSltuue. But there
was something so classy about the little
Welshman's first movement that II ap-
pealed TO me- He was light as
feather. yet his step showed elastic
strength His arms weaved back and
forth as he beat a tattoo on the bound
Ing ball-a swift, rhythmic, and withal
slammng. banging tattoo. He put a
world of force into his punches. al
hnt ha, no,
fast as the taps of the sticks on a drum
head. The punching bag ceiling doomed
and shook. and the bag travelled over /
Its route so fast that it blurred before |
Ahe eyes like the spokes of a swift |
turning wheel
soon Driscoll shifted and played few |.
variations. He's a second Fitzsimmons 7
al this game.
Shows Speed in Boxing.
In the meanwhile a blond youagster.
known locally as Harry Clutch. a semi .
windup boxer. had donned the gloves
Driscoll went after him at the call of .
time.
Here was the real thing. Driscors .
combination of footwork and swift hook I
and jab and uppercut was what the
old-time sporting writer's Invariably re-
ferred to as revelation" I'll have to !
admit that to me ii was a surprise more
than anything else. had been led to
think Driscoll a straight standing
pretty English boxer OF the Johnny
Summers stripe-or perhaps a plunging
fighter with modicum of rather COM
monplace cleverness like Morans
Nothing Of the sort. The smiling,
rudy, curly haired Cardiff feather
weight neither posed like an English
man nor fought like one. He didn't
work an affected crouch with the idea
that it was the American style" lie
used everything. Light and swift on
his feet. he kept just within striking
distance. Instead of blocking every
thing. he bobbed and ducked his head
and swayed his body just as that one
time marvel of the ring, Young Grro.
did many years ago. Clutch couldn't
touch him. and, while he missed blow
after blow, Drscol shot his lef, in at
every possible angle and with TIE most
amazing swiftness, striking his target
fairly at every blow
DriscoIl Knows the Game.
In minute Cutch's face was streaked
with hood, and he was staggering.
Driscoll, laughing, drove him about the
floor, playing with him as a cat plays
with a mouse It's an ancient smile,
hut 1t describes Dr!scolrs work He
could have put mis- man out any mo-
ment, but he held back the punch Drls-
coll shifted TO inhEhling. l doubt that
Matty Baldwin wiz be able to unearth
any trick Of the game that this young
ster from Wales has overlooked He
has them all-and then few new ones.
Al last CutCh was in lad shane
Driscoli just danced IN front OF h,m
aud tented him INTO a bow knot, then
tossed him TO the wall with ore sMiit
right Jimmy johnson eXCltedly called
time, but the watch holder protested
and said the three minutes were not I'M
Driscoll worked Clutch around TO the
other side Of the ring ana then, whaugi
Jems lett fist nipped him Ia the Solar
pleNus and he dropped In q ugLt il
would have been a knockout. In a mo-
ment Clutch, rubbing his stomach vob-
bled over 20 a chair and Eddie John
son jumped in for the second round
AS Easy as Leach Gross.
Eddie johnson, brother OF James, IL
rough, rugged little fellow OF Drls-
coils weight lie didn't look very
for Driscoll outroughed him as easily
as Iachey Mcfarland uutTuuEhcl Leach
Cross. Driscoll tossed Eddie about IKE
bean bag FOR moment, then BEGAN
feinting him mo a AT aud suappint
swift lefts TO LiE jaw, johnson g,tlTg
wild and backed away steadily While
pered him. once Dom put his Jaw on
and stopped one uI Juhusous swings
neatly with the t.p end Of a. The
punch didn't even shake Drisgolls ha'f
but Jimmy johnson turned 20 me Hfh
sn expression of alarm. aud SAID. .DHi
Iiell catch II now
lie did, too meaning brother Eddie
Driscoll Jumped al him, aud yIfIuur
pulling his arm back au iuga shot his
right straight to JuAusuu's Jam ana
threw him back against the Wall. Mil
bang Then brscou smiled AGAIN
and eased up.
There are several remarkable things
about the invaders st5le. In thp rIst
place he "a amazingly fast iu driving
his blows across. n Is hard 60 follow
his gloves With the eye lie Is fast on
his feet and fun OF wiry strength He
has absolutely faultless Uldcmeut "
Instance lie can hit like q htue Fitz-
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