The Detroit times., 1909-12-28
TOUGHEST
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problem 81 condi-
tioning which Is ne
fore tie champion OF a decade ago. w
tfs work OF preparing Tor nus at'a'n
~ ,bc nrcsent holder OF the title. Jen
and Corbett are both doing iot vW W
manning for that little OUTING an"
Is surely going to be strenuous
That JeffrieS has chosen wisely IN
ntcking his chief OF stan. ~ gene.alH
conceded among sporting eNpeIVs ,nvi1
mans n was only natural that he should
have chosen "Pompadour jim hs w
knew him before he became an eMS"t' M
lie was Influenced 10 this View sh.syss,
in All probability, by the fact that jim
Corbett came nearer than any otntr
man 20 hlching away his championshP
crown right at the time when jen Ws-
considered most unheataoie' Ieh h"S
doubtless reasoned that the man wh"
stood him OF for % rounds ana out
pointed him up To the time the chanse
should be able TO coach him on his
weak points better than any other In
his hour OF need. he calls on Coro"tt
and his 0ld-t rival responds.
| This condition has been matched oy
several similar instances in the history
of the ring. In fact, champion poNets
IN general have been notSn tor 49, ~
habit OF remembering with great re-
spect one or two Of long list OF op-
ponents. who have made them natt'e
harder than the others
couple OF weeks ago he was iamentins
/ the difficulty he experienced IN Eettlns
( the sort OF sparrtng partner ne Wsn'eu' an .
Particularly did he feel aggrieved on ac-
count of the fact that he had the week
\ following Detroit. booked IN MS nome
/ town OF Chicago.
/ that I'm going TO try TO get. said bat.
His name is Hedmark. and he's pane
4 like myself Joe surely used 10 ps
some scrapper but he's shaken the JOB
now and 1 don't know whether he'd
come back and spar with me Just Tor
! friendships sake or not III he'd 90 "
iheuSS e1 We met Just once once. rye lost
4 n few decisions in my day. III ADMIT
Some of them were tough ones. and
had kick coming AFTER they were We're,
about the fight with Hedmark Joe
knocked me down II times IN SIX
rounds; He simply smothered me, and
didn't have a look-in at the finish
and I'm frank 20 admit L Joe qut the
game when he was good and Is now a
plumber in Chicago, making good
money | don't think Ia care TO fight
him but what a sparring match We
would put up II he's anything like ne
And there IS Jack Johnson. Several
days ago The Times had the pleasure
OF telling. over Jacks own signature
OF the hardest fight Jack had ever had.
IL wasn't with Fitzsimmons or Hart o.
McNey or any OF the big celebrities. u.
was with Hank Grffen. Jack ran
across Hanks tracks the last time ne
was in Detroit. and heard that at last
accounts. his old-time rival was In Kali
amazoo. He tabled the fact for future
reference Though not noted for en-
largement OF the heart IL was obvious
that Johnson was greatly interested In
GrfSen's present condition. lie eN-
pressed himself as anxious TO see hts
one time opponent again and Will be
disappointed Il, when the Johnson show
reaches the Michigan burg that made
a near-bid for his tight with .Jen. he
can't get track OF the man who gave
him so hard battle out on the coast.
sad indeed is the fall OF George
Stone of the st. Louis Browns. now on
the market with nobody Offering bid,
And the peculiar part OF IL all il that
George looks and acts just as he did In
leagues most feared batsman.
But who can blame the ball PLAYERS
in the National league for entering an
objection 10 the adjustment OF the
quaint annual custom that enables
them TO draw salary for week In
which they are usually working FOR
themselves?
After all. little Tommy Burns or De-
troit is the man whom they Will have
10 credit for mixing boxing and bust
ness In 4 way that makes the public
sit up and take notice when the size
OF the modern championship purses is
being mentioned.
Doubtless Miehlgan's apology will be
sweet balm for Syracuse. The nerve
OF a gang winning a game by score
OF 81 To 0. and then coming along and
begging pardon.
students OF heredity may or may not
be interested in the fact that Jack
Johnson's alleged brother Charlie is
five feet six inches tall weighs i3l
pounds. and wears glasses.
EXponents OF the new fat-face bat
with which II Is proposed to revolution
ize baseball might direct a little prof
table attention TO the rule book which
specified that The bat must he round
not over two and three quarter inches
In diameter at the thickest part. nor
more than - inches In length. and en-
lrely OF hard wood except that. for a
distance of Is inches from the end
twine may he wound around or a gran
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