The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-23
SPOR is
TRAINING JEFF
FOR CL|NCHES
(By Eddie Smith,

Oakland. April 23.-At the Jeffrics
training camp the men in charge OF th
big white man who is TO make tho
supreme effort of his life In q battle
with Jack Johnson on the Fourth OF
July are studying the various punch
es used by the colored man and arc
trying TO perfect defense against
tlcm that will make the undefeated
Mr.. Jeffries as safe against the favor
ties of the black man as an amor
plnted battleship against n rifle ball.
This work puts us in mind OF the
fact that both JeffrieS and Johnson
have pet blows that are made to or
der for the coming contest. Jeffries'
best punch Ia the left hook for the
body. and 1t is this punch that has
proven the undoing Of most of the
mon he has met and defeated Jack
johnson has perfected right upper
cut that owing to the crouch used
by the big white man. should prove
a very damaging punch, and hard
one to get away from.
One OF the Johnson strong points
IN his fighting has been his knack of
turning man half way around while
in clinch. thus leaving aim practi-
cally helpless 10 either defend him.
self or land a punch This is one of
the things that Farmer" Burns aud
! Frank Gotch are to try to prevent,
Y and TO guard against It the wrestlers
! will show the fighter few counter
holds with which TO break the colored
mans grip
The stunt is accomplished In the
/ following manner When the opposing
} Ipt nj
nen have locked arms in a clinch.
johnson allows his right hand 10
slide down the left arm OF the fight
! or until such time as 1t reaches the
+ elbow, never allowing his grip to
loosen to any great extent. however;
( then, with the leverage of the mans
arm md his own as well. IL Is an
essy matter 10 turn n man around so
that he is off his balance and absolute
j. unable to punch with any effect.
Burns Says jeff is Strong,
Burns has been working With JEFF
fries on this very thing ever since
I the men have gone into camp, and to
the unframed aye II would seem that
ne is simply using wrestling holds OF
no unusual kind I'm his effort to hustle
the big man around
day the wrestler was asked by the
writer II IT were not a fact that he
was trying 10 show the fighter how
10 break this hold, of the black man
The Farmer" did not deny the fact
and somewhat to our surprise he be
came enthuscd over the idea am
said MIR. Johnson will not turn thii
r1sn about as he has such little fel
lows as Ketchel and Langford. and Ii,
VIII not have the easy time he il,
with Al. Kaufmanfin the clinches. b
the time Jeffries enters the ring b
will have counters- for every hold tha
johnson has. andva few more. Rieh
now l find JEFF almost as hard 1
handle as Gotch In the ciinches an
to turn him aroundiis one of the har(
est things | have ever tackled I'm tn
wrestling game-aDd I nm stronge
Inan than Johnson. at that"
There is little doubt but that JobI
son has several other tricks ND hi
sleeve that JetfFies will try TO De
feet counters against, but at this tim
the trainers aiee doing all they ce
to guard against the right uppercu
and the t,irningiof the big man In tn
clinches
Johnson has 40 natural guard agains
the best punch that Jeffries has. an
for this reason he will not have 1
perfect a couner for It. The me
who know the gamc of fisticuffs an
haveibeen watching the big black ma
advance In his chosen profession hsy,
oecn satisfied for a number OF year