Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-21

CoRBETT AND ] WENT OUT EVERY DAY
FOR A TEN OR TWELVE MILE SPIN.
ton. His shoulders were very wide,
and he had long reach Everything
about his build helped him TO pivot at
whole body into the blow My style
was different / didn't need TO pivot
like Fltzsimmons, All did was to
stick my left arm out like "A piece OF
scantling and lei them try to run into
me. could hold them off with the
left and could hit hard blow with
my arm nearly straight, swinging it a
few inches like club could whip
, that arm down TO the body In good
stif punch and plunge in with IT.. And
the right used for good dig into the
body whenever ! came to close quar-
ters., ! crouched a little. and my chin
was partly protected by my left shoul-
der. When began using more of my
own style ! did better, and especially
after ! had begun to try TO equal Cor
belts fast footwork That, think.
was about the most important thing
learned from Jim Corbett,
One Of the first things | noticed
when l began sparring with Corbett
was that unless could find Corbett's
toes ] might as well throw stone at
a flying duck as try TO bit him. When
we tirst boxed he was as hard TO reach
as shadow. soon grew tired OF
wasting my blows on the air and de-
termined to force my way to close
quarters before letting so single
punch. So / went after him steadily
while he jabbed aud hooked and dane
ed away. AZ last In closing struck
my toes against his and. lunging at
the same moment managed to get
home a good whack on his ribs AS
soon as started forward again tried
the same trick. feeling around for him
with the toes Of my left foot aud then
shooting out one hand or the other
As soon as felt him knew he must
be within striking distance White
laughed at me after that round and
asked me II I was trying to step on
COrbett's feet 20 hold him there so he
couldn't get way. but kept my own
counsel Corbett knew what was
doing. as ] could see plainly, for when
we boxed again he took care 10 keep
shifting about rapidly to confuse me
The part OF the training thar liked
best was the work on the road. nev-
er tired of that Corbett and 4 some
times with the other sparring partners
trailing along. went out every day FOR
a ten or twelve mile spin. Sometimes
we walked and ran alternately; some
times I ran the whole way at an easy
trOt. 6nishing with 200 or 300 yard
squirt as we came near the handban
court. Jim Corbett was very proud
Of bis running ability and naturally /
ran even with him az the finish, al
though there never was a day when |
couldn't have Jeff him far behind.
Billy Delauey thought that Corbett
WIS doing too much road work. es
pecially when he went out Tor tong
slow Jog on the day before ne was TO
meet Fitzslmmons Hes leaving his
fght on the rond" Delaney complain.
cd. But Jim was a nervous bic feh
low, lie had 10 be doing something
an the time With me d never made
much difference how / KILLED time Just
before a 6eht az lone as knew my
work hnd been done ANA THAT ! was
dt A game of croQuet or q couple OF
hours poker playing was good enough
20 an Ga corbett was dlnerent He
was Of worrying mind. always
thlnkinr he had 70 40 a llffle more 20
get himself exnctly rlcht and perhaps
actually losing more strength through