The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-28

left and right to the body. He hit
him wherever he liked. whenever he
likod and Jen's attempts to lead or
counter were so pathetic that fire.
uuently both Delaney and brother
Jack woCld leave the barn In disgust.
And be not deceived with tho idea
that there was any agreement that
Jeff was not TO do his best He was
always trying. and Ryan saying,
Come on, come on"
They swore and fought and scarce.
ly spoke at times. but Ryan was not
a hired sparring partner and he did
not care one d. whether he trained
with Jeffries or not He wanted Fitz.
simmons beaten. and before him was
a big. strong youth matched with his
enemy He knew Fitx, his every
trick. his weakness and his strength
He could initiate him perfectly, and
he made Jen fight Fitz in the barn
as near as Ryan could fight like
Fitz. He would Jolt Jeff and then
stop and explain and then do 1t again
harder AT times JefI was discourag-
ed 4 hundred times he asked me IL
| thought he had a chance with Fltz-
simmons | would tell Ryan and he
would say, III he's going TO quit III
make him do Il In this barn, not in
the ring" and the next session would
be one Of binding speed, blood and
taunts.
But there was no quit in Jeff There
is none He was. and Is, game. and
his courage Is as rock.ribbed as the
everlasting hills. (And lay your bet
L.. La, grL e.,
Is the ace)
Ryan says I know more of those
tutor days than anyone. guess
that's true Delaney didn't like to see
Il and quit coming Jack used to try
10 advice Jeff. and jon didn't want
him around l used 10 stand by and
sic" Ryan on, and some way the big
bear liked me for that
jeff was not taken In hand like q
young millionaire and gently taught.
He was turned into a barn with the
cleverest fighter alive. who was trying
10 break his nose, cave in his ribs,
cut him and put MIN out II he could.
And he learned first to protect him
SELF and next to hit while protected.
Ryans wallops at his body taught
him Ryan's crouch. and the old
straight left that Ryan used, left
that travelled six inches and set your
head back. IN the hands of Jeffrles
learned 10 travel four Inches and set
you down
Ryans little left hook TO the float
ing rib that slowly stopped his men.
In Jems hands brought a temporary
but complete paralysis
,o,I,
wagon tongue. that stopped many a
rushing sucker. In Je1l's hands later
stove Sharkey In like ship pound
Ing on q rock-strewn lea shore.
II was Ryan's rapid FIRE battery OF
six.lnch guns turned into twelye-inch,
In Jerfries' hands
Al the ringside It was Ryan mind
that won. Only one sound ever reach
ed JeffrieS ear that night Of June .
II was not the howl OF the multitude,
nor the shrleks of the hysterical
Brady. nor the encouragement Of his
best friend Delaney. 1t was the voice
of the master, Tommy Ryan. sharp as
pistol shots In an arctic silence. that
steered him through the reef OF tricks
tnat Fitzsimmons forever led him TO-
ward
heard Ryan rs last Injunction, on
the day JEFF stopped training. lay out
the fight | heard one thing reiterated
until II became o chant.
Don't ever lift your right hand to
ritz's head. JEFF. Stick TO the left
to the end"
And Will anyone who ever saw the
fight forget how relIsIously that In
junction was obeyed?
Even when Fitz, with both arms
hanging limp, stood ewaying. blear-
eyed and beaten, Jeff hesitated until
he heard Ryan's voice
II came. a scream above the throaty
roar Of thousands; Let 1t go" And a
moment later JEFF was champion.