The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-03
LIKES CHANCE
OF KITCHELL
O'Brien Sweet on His
Master.
HE COULD WHIP JOHNSON
Jack Would Like to Have Another
Bout.
The New Man Has Splendid Left Dab,
Good Right and IL
shifty ON His
Feet.

Jack O'Brien, In an interview at New
York, talked with keen appreciation Of
Stanley Ketchefs prowess. Jack IL for
the Michigan lion forty ways Tor Sun
day. He thinks that well Of. the man
who was really the first to send him to
the land Of dreams that he VOWS he can
whip Jack johnson for the title. He
Is Just as sure that Ketchel can whip
This is the first solid bit of food
I've tasted since the fight" he said as
he sat eating his dinner. Not Ill.
mind you: no bad effects but this and
lacerated all along the right side.
THAT Is the result of those wicked
little uppercuts he delivered in the
clinches. I have been unable to chew,
so u eliminated solid foods.
Il don't want to take anything away
from that boy, and I'm not going to
say nice things about his greatness
simply because 1t was Jack o'Brien he
tenth round, though. just as sure as
I'm sitting in this chair. / don't re-
member that last part of 1t at ALL.
didn't realize what had taken place
until I felt the towel breezing over
my face and even then had but a
vague idea OF the outcome.
II want to fight him again. and
have made my wishes known to John
ny White and Britt. I called at Ketch-
els hotel this morning to see it I
couldn't get him to promise me a re-
turn bout, bur Ketchel had taken a ma
chine and rsturned to- Woodlawn Inn
to remain in training"
"What do you think OF, Ketchers
chance of beating Johnson" i asked.
Hes got a bully chance. I'm not
saying that because he got me, but it's
punch You'd beat the black man. He
can whip Langford. too. I don't sup
pose that many will agree with me. but
you wait and see. He's the man to do
beside HIS shift he has a splendid
me more with his. straight left jabs
than with his Justly celebrated shift
punches. He didn't hurt me about the
body. But that shift is really wonder
full, and I would say far superior to
Bob Fitzsinimons'. Not as deadlS-s
Deed 1t is! You must remember few
men ever landed one on me. and he
did. Many of them went wild. but
reeollect I am as fast a moving man
as there Is in the ring. and this boy
had speed to contend with. Let him
hit men who are not always going
around as I do and something will
"You know he has piled up that won-
Just because he didn't always land IL
on me Is no reason that II isn't deadly
as Fitz's.. It's natural shift and the
greatest ever seen ina ring. The beau
out Of one shift into another ana what
one hand fails to accomplish the other
does.
"The thing that struck me most for
chilly about his work was that though
he missed time and again he never was
off his balance. That is remarkable.
Never once was his body out of plumb.
1t isn't necessary for him to get set.
He doesn't hit with his body. BY that
I mean he doesn't send his hddy along
with the rest of the punch. It comes
from either hand and he hits with
the full force of his arm alone. He's
the hardest puncher I ever faced, and
I'VE met them all.
and don't think he isn't clever. He
is clever In his own way-homespuD
II you will--but certainly clever