The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-23

known i'll temper and irritabilitN OF
| the athlete who is having too much
work. This shows itself very plainly
IN many crew and football men
II is well known that in any athie-
tic contest, the loss of temper counts
most decidedly against a man, as 1t
10 Oily warps his Judgment, but has
4 direct effect on the heart and ner-
YES, for, as Shakespeare said. Anger
| Is ike a full hot horse, whose self
mettle tires him" Obviously. prize
ring Is the hardest place in the world
| in which to keep ones temper, but
Johnson has remarkably good self
cont oil
Then, too, Jefffies has begun TO de-
velop boils. which Is bad sign.
This simply means that in consum-
ling tissue by hard exercise, the effete
and waste matter accumnlates in the
blood and reduces its resisting power
no the entrance of outside germs. The
old-tlmers used to call its absence
clean BLOOD which is good way to
put IT,
Probably the older man has con-
sumed more alcohol OF the two, both
as regards the number of his drink
ing years. and the concentration
Johnson taking nothing stronger than
Eeer and champagne; and this counts
for much as regards the heart.
The difference in height is in JEFF
fries favor He stands feet 2
inches in his stocking feet; while
Johnson is / 2-3 inches shorter john
son has the thicker neck by Ia of an
inch, while Jeffries beats him in chest
measurement three inches. The girth
Of the upper arm tbiceps) shows John
son 1-2 inch to the good, and he is
also ahead of Jeffries in forearm meas
urement, as Is also the case with the
thigh, but Jeffries has much the larg-
er calf.
Negro Has Better Defense
In physical conformation the me-
FRO has a better defense against in
jury, as his high, massiyely inuscled
! shoulders, with his heavy arms and
forearms, prove excellent bulwarks
for him: while on the other hand, the
famous ciouch of the white man pre-
/ vents the solar plexus from anything
but a glancing blow, and it also
keeps the chin and angle of the jaw
to a great extent out of danger, ex.
eept from upper cut blows, which are,
of course, not as dangerous as the di-
4 rect blow, and in Jefires well-known
pose, these upper cuts must be well
planted by his adversary to do much
harm.
Finally, it has been proven that
ieffries can strike blow probably
harder than any other man was ever
known to deliver, and in conjunction
with this most important characteris-
tic he can receive tremendously hard
blows himself, without seemingly be-
being Jared in the least and without
I flinching.
Offsetting this, 1t is safe to say that
Johnson, with his good general condi-
tion, and his excellent heart action,
described before. can undoubtedly
stand fast work and hard exertion
much longer without fatigue than can
The white man. Johnson is much
lighter on his feet and can spring out
of danger much more quickly.
II the battle is drawn out into a
great many rounds, without damage
to either of the combatants, Jeffries
Is almost sure to tire first and weak
en-.
Therefore, it comes down to the fol-
lowing outlook
J.effrics, in order to win, muss
get in one Of his famous punches
early in the game, else he will tire
and lack steam. On the other hand,
johnson to win must keep away from
his opponent for sufficiently long
number Of rounds to allow him to be-
come fatigued, and at the same time
keep away from the CaIifornians
sledge hammer blows until late in the
fight and then sail in.