The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-30

explained in the first article, know
ing himself thoroughly and being in
lairly. good condition, started late and
Is gradually rounding himself into
shape and doing more and more hard
work each week, with no i'll effects
whatever. On the contrary, he is
feeling better, and showing remark
ably good wind during the fastets
kind Of work. Jeffries has been
forced to take half-holidays weekly,
which have been extended to sull
Gay of resi- and his work in general
las bene much lessened in severity.
With this modification, can he get
cewn TO r. oper weight?
Johnson is running from twelve TO
fourteen miles daily, at fast pace,
While JefIries takes much shorter
!uns, at much slower speed.
Ieifres is very much averse to
showing himself in action hefore he
public, willie Johnson, on the cCn.
tlary, TIC other day before fifteen
hundred people in Seal Rock pavilion,
boxed eight full three-minute rounds
with three Of his spalring partners,
ana with only the usual minute rest
letween them, and showing no shoft-
ress of breath. On the day follow
irg he boxed nine hard rounds wnh-
cut showing the slightest distress
In his preparation for the fight
M:lh Burns he trained only tlve
weeks, which schedule is similar 10
tie one he is nov following. and
vlNich, with his knowledge OF his
Cwn condition in his recent fights,
ts fair to put him in excellent
shape by luly 4.
Importance OF Diet
The die; of man in training Is, oil
Cnli Sc, most important. Jeffries IS
such more careful in his selection OF
iood than Is Johnson, and he has q
:, gular list Of articles of food wLieh
LIE adheres to throughout his ira n
ing. On The other hand, Johnson tells
lfc that ae has absolutely no dietary
rule, but eats anything and eyeTy-
thing that appeals 10 him, almost up
10 the eve OF his battles This pan
Ihss many adyocates.--they are grow
ing rapidly in numbers, Weston, the
pedestrian, among other exponelis'
tho at an advanced age recently
walked across the continent Inc
theory, which is a good one, Is nat
v Lat the appetite Graves contains me
Substances which are Immediately
Ireeded by the body. OF course. Il Is
ilust be held well within bounds, IS
cially in dealing with large apoe
tites
This me dern system is diametrlcal-
" oppositc To The old time dieuns
theory foi athletes, which allowed
raw egg and sherry only for break
fact. then after lot of hard WORK, q
Ftiece of beef nearly raw, with one
slice OF stale bread and no llqud
vLatever At the midday meal IN n''e
rare beef. dry toast with no butter
and half Il glass of claret was TAKEN
ana at supper the second meal was
practically repeated, the man goins
TO bed suffering from thirst.
II is of the greatest Importance
fiat food should be properly eooAeu'
.~d this is the reason that IN each
camp change has been made In ne
Kitchen. It goes without saying INA,
there should be absolutely no frieu
dishes. nor any liquid fat: all me az
should be btoiled or roasted, and tl'is
;s what Is now being done in the case
az the food OF the two fighters
Neither Johnson nor Jeffries cnews
us food sufficiently, as ! know IRON
,n,sonal observation. This is oum-
non fault with athletes. as the great
umount of exercises taken In the open
ar develops ravenous appetite, dho