The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-13
TO HELP TRAIN JEFFRIEs
corbett viii Leave New York for
California Next Week


California Next Week
Jim Corbett, unless he changes his
plans will leave New York the first
of next week for Jeffries training
camp, where he will assume charge
of the task of preparing the big fell
low for the Johnson fight. COrbett
is in pretty fair condition himself
and says that after he has been at
Jeff's camp for ten days or two weeks
he viii be able to make things hum
in the ring Corbett probably knows
more about scientific boxing and ring
tactics than anybody, and as far as
speed is concerned, there is no
doubt that he can set a tremendous
pace for few rounds. That is to
say, he can make Jeffries hustle for
all he is worth to put a glove on him
and in that way the big fellow will
receive much benefit. But as far as
gruelling is concerned Corbett will be
of little or no assistance for the rea-
son that he does not intend to sub
ject himself to Jeff's hardest punches
and furthermore, his own hitting pow
er never had enough strength behind
it to inflict serious damage.
Corbett however, knows Jeffries
like book, having fought him twice
and suffering a knockout in each oc-
casion. He has figured 1t out that
in order to beat Johnson the boiler
maker will have to develop greater
speed in attack than ever before.
Corbett admits that in defensive tao
tics Johnson is hard man to injure
and that unless Jeifries can Outright
him by forcing the issue of long
drawn out struggle may ensue. In
taking hold Of Jeffries, therefore, Cor
bett has just one object in view, to
put so much aggressiveness into the
burly ex-champion that he can make a
rushing fight, which will bring about
a quick result. But to many ring
followers who remember the Corbett-
Jeffries fight at Coney Island this
task appears to be extremely difficult.
II Corbett is allowed to have I'M
disputed authority at the camp 1t is
believed he will make several i'm
portant suggestions, among them be-
ing the engagementa of one or two
rugged heavyweights who can mix it
up with JEFF in deadly earnest at the
same time being well paid for their
services. Corbett's friends say he
fayors the engagement Of a man like
Kaufman, Barry, Flynn or Ross, who
can hit hard and is big and strong
enough to receive heavy blows with
out fiinching That kind of work, in
Corbetts opinion, would do Jeffries
more good than light sparring, but It
remains to be seen whether Jeff ac-
cepts this advice with favor or not.
Jeffries appears to believe that Sam
Langford and Bill Papke can provide
gruelling work for him, but those
men are so much smaller and lighter
that it is hard to believe they can full
ly extend the big fellow. Corbett re-
ceiyes credit for knowing just what is
required to put Jeif on edge, but
when he reaches the camp he may
find to his disgust, that Choynsk and
Berger have other views. With the
big fight only seven weeks off Il Is
freely admitted that Jeffries is as
slow as cold molasses and appears to
tire rapidly when the work becomes
strenuous. In view OF this fact ex-
perienced trainers say he will have
to increase his labors from now UNI
III few days before the mill II he
wishes to be in even fair condition.
Persistent reports are sent from
the coast that Jeff is troubled with
a stiffness of the neck and limbs az
ter light boxing bouts and that he is
having serious trouble with his right
elbow Taking him as he is today,
there seems TO be no doubt that he is
far from being like the Jeffries OF
old, and is in need of valuable advice
from men who know what stamina
means In a long fight.
Johnson has already begun active
training. The negro regards his task
rather lightly and says there Is no
doubt as to his ultimate fitness. He
apparently knows how much work is
necessary and does not require adj
vice from a regiment OF trainers and
handlers. He says there is no pos
sible chance to become stale and
when the time comes to enter the
ring he will be trained to the minute.
IL is an odd fact that while Jeffries is
Ia 10 to Z favorite in this country, the
betting is at even money In Canada,
while Johnson has an army OF back
ers In Australia who are Offering to
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