The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-15

ing in. but II he misses or Ketchel gets
| him going Il win be al over with the
| big negro. He won't be able 10 keep away
/ from the Michigan Lions swift. attack.
II suppose one Of the prOudest mOrtals
is a champion prize fighter who has been
Dampered and petted Ike q prize dog.
You can't blame him. for hundreds OF
admirers are giving him presents or slap
ping him on the back, at the me time
telling him he's the greatest th!ng that
ever happened This eEOtism is part Of
his fighting qualifications
Its this pride that makes him go IN
and battle hard 20 win. OF course. the
biz purse may cut big figure with him,
but vanity has much 10 60 with his sue
cess IN the ring Hes susceptible 10
fattery and the cheers often help him
on 10 victory
Some Chesty Fighters.
sullivan. for example. IS one OF the
proudest men in the world to-day. he
actually considers himself a bigger man
than Theodore Roosevelt or anybody else
Dempsey was also a proud fellow. He
believed himself invincible. and when
Bob Fitzsimmons put him out poor Jacks
heart was broken. suppose II you hunt
ed all over the globe you couldn't find
more chesty negro than Johnson. with
his fashy song and dance clothes and big
diamonds. He's a moving picture Of pride.
no mistake.
Some physiognomists win tell you that
the ideal fighting face IS the Iow-brow,
square-jaw. Bill Sykes type This Is a
mistake. Can YOU point 70 one great pu-
gilist to-day with this kind Of mug2 I'm
sure no one would pick Ketchen as q pug
in crowd on the street
"Corbett. Mccoy. McAulife. Young Cor
bctt. Packey McFarland. Tommy Burns.
Abe Attell. Battling Nelson. and a whole
fleet Of clean-cut pugf'sts might PASS for
swells when they have their glad rags on
and mingle with the fashionable throngs.
7 tell you, a big change has come over
the fighters OF to-day regarding their gen
eral appearance. when you recall the old
bruisers q bare-knuckle days.
Z remember when they brought Tug
Wilson from England 10 box Sullivan fl
lSS2 The English scrapper looked Ike a
thug-a veritable Bill Sykes-with a
hard. brutal mug He wore tight trous-
ers, short peajacket with big white
pearl buttons. a greasy cap. with A huge
colored handkerchief tied around his
neck. All he needed was a Jimmy and
dark lantern 70 complete his burglarIike
makeup
Bless me h'yes. but yer'n ave 20 ave
bloomin' new rig" said Arthur Cham
bers. as he greeted Tug at the pier. SO
they took Wilson % clotsiug store and
fitted him out I'm swell Prince Albert
suit and a silk hat Then he was q comic
piece OF scenery with the new toys on.
Now 'ow do yer feel hold pal. logged
up Ike lordg asked Chambers.
Not blawsted bit comfortable. Har-
thur. replied Wilson. HI feel like a
rudy Sky pilot doing time hat a gents
funerel. WIN III ave 10 keep desc toys
on han the time2
SIN Has HIS Clothes.
No; no; hold chap, Yer may take EN-
hoff when yer gifts into the ring. an
swered Chambers with a grin. They say
that Tug Wilson has the very same
Prince Albert suit and high hat slowed
away back OF his shoe shop IN England.
where he shows them now and then to a
few chosen friends.
American fighters, from Tom Hyer
down. were always more dressy than
English or Australian scrappers. John C.
Heenan was one Of the neatest and most
fashionably attired men I ever met. and
that was forty years ago When Heenan
went to Great Britain in 1860 10 fight
Tom Sayres for the International cham
pionship he made n hit with the English
nobility by his swell appearance.
They invited the Yankee gladiator 20
their clubs and estates and gave him
more recognition In social way than
any foreign pugiiist ever received before
or since. Heenan was a genIlemanly fell
low, and always tried 10 conduct himself
in q modest way. Heenan did more TO
raise the standard Of the American prize
ring than any other man who has stepped I
through the ropes.
Peter Jackson set a good example
among the colored fighters. for although
Peter was as black as the ace Of spades
he tried to dress and behave like a gentle
man. Jackson was no piker when it came
TO a matter of fine clothes and good
living. He would buy wine with any Of
them, yet he was never boisterous or too
fresh. Ike some Of the colored fighters /
OF the present day.
He seldom alIed upon fstic topics and
never mixed in tough society. As a fight !
er he was far superior 10 Jack Johnson. |
in both science and hitting. But he loved |
the grape juice. and fell by the waysde !
"A classy fighter must have clear J
brain. No dull-witted, bullheaded fellow
can ever hold sway among the topnotch- /
ers. The modern fstic champion must be
a bright, intelligent walloper. He must be !
a good ring general, who can plan his |
battle and be able TO carry ut out by |
skill and science TO a successful finish !
Take the American ring stars Of to-day 1
and youn find they are all bright. clean /.
cut, smart fellows, with other qualities /
that were unheard Of in olden times"