The Washington herald., 1909-07-25
BOXERS WITH PUNCH
Barry, Dixon, Lavigne, and
Cans Heavy HitterS.
JEFFRIES' BLOW THE HARDEST
Expert Tells Of Hardest PunIshers
in Ring Haii of Fame-KnocIouts
Are what Count, Not speed ana
FoOtwOrk skill - Americans De-
mand CIean-cut Victories.

All OF the toutlng OF the combined
presses in America win not accomplish
FOR fighter what some solid and undis-
putable knockouts tacbed onto his record
viii. and the manager of every ring crack
/ in the country knows that this is a fact.
Notice may De procured By the mile as
10 the speed and cleverness OF a fghter,
I but the multitudes come forth when a
"waIloper" is matched 10 fight
/ The populace admires a neat fielding
bail player; but how they love the lad
who can bounce the BAH of the fence
now and then. A true footed goal kicker
! is dreaded when on the opposing team.
but Of what use is the nimble hoof il he
lacks line-buoking ability or cannot stop
the opposing backs when they come sear-
I ing through the line? A race horse NAV
have the slickest hide and prettiest mark
/ ing imaginable. but he won't carry
/ dollar or the real turtle unless be has
shown he Is there" Therein lies tbe
I love Of the American fstlc fan for the
man who can prove beyond press discus
sion or referees decision by a clean
knockout that he Is the master crafts
man.
OF all the bantams who have donned the
toga or Kingdom. Jimmy Barry, OF Chi
cago. carried the largest caliber WALTON.
he was a terrific hitter and just as dan
gerous in the twentieth round as when
the gong tinkled FOR the start OF the bat
tie. Abe Attel as a bantam. was
puncher OF merit; twenty-seven straight
he finished. among them Eddie Hanlon.
Terry McGOvern hit In ugly fashion with
/ both hands.
DiXOn's Savage WaIIOp.
George Dixon fought most OF his men to
win the verdict. but when the occasion
! demanded Little Chocolate" could drive
homo blow which settled the battle the
instant Il crashed on an opponents jaw.
Dixon, in all his battles. like Cans. walt
ed for the opening 10 cross his knockout.
He did not fight blindly and keep wing
I ing with both hands, but kept the right
hand ready like the old pistols used in
duels, which had 10 be cooked to fire; the
instant lowered guard left entrance
Dixon hit It a@as Ike the fisherman
awaiting the tug at the line hich sig
nails ye speclled seafood has accepted
! the bait: a swish OF the line and the fish
Is hooked; flash IN the air. and Dixon
had battered all the fight out Of his foe.
Terry McGovern was a particularly saw.
age hitter as a feather-weight Young
Corbett, in the days gone by, could lift
his rival from his feet TO his back Solly
Smith once had the punching powers
most middie-weights possess.
kid" Lavigne, perhaps the best light
weight this or any other country ever
produced. was the hardest hitter OF the
lightweight division Lavigne had per
feet aim. and he shot home his punches
Ike a streak OF lightning He could
swing, hook or hit straight. and had the
faculty Of being able to shorten or
lengthen his punches, as was necessary
10 reach the mark.
Joe Cans was an enlarged type OF Dix
on. crafty but careful Battling Nelson
has a fair blow, but he depends on his
durability and the iGcessant gaff he
shovels into the body OF the man he Is
trying TO conquer. Jim Carney and Billy
Plummer of England. were men who
could win In. a single instant with a
well-dlrected blow.
Joe waIcOtt, Too.
You cannot pass Joe walcott when you
dissertate on the slugging brigade. When
the BLACK Demon" let fly, and he came
within inches OF his prey. he usually won
right there. One man met Walcott who
outpointed hirn-Lavigne-and twice the
Saginaw KID so crippled walcott that
his fighting spirit dwindled. Mysterious
Billy Smith" was a hitter. Stanley
Ketchell displayed great ability as a
welter-weight; IN fact, Californians claim
he was the hardest hitting welter-weight
the country has produced.
Bob Fitzsimmons was the chief OF all
the middle-weights when it came to ming
ling. Some Of the heavy weights claimed
he hit them harder than any one they
came In contact with. "Old Red Ton"
was able to hit as hard after ten rounds
OF punishment as he was at the instant
he faced his opponent at the commence
ment Of the battle. Tommy Ryan and
kid" Mccoy both wore heavy artillery
IN the swatting line. and used similar eau
tious ring tactics
John A. Sullivan had a terrific punch.
Fitz was wonderful middle-weight. In
the big gun class Jim Hall was worthy Of
rank. but James j. Jeffries, with mis-
245 pounds Of splendidly compact flesh,
could drive his hand to the mark with the
force Of s-inch shell. Critics who know