The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-02
PUNISHMENT
1 is COMING T0JEFF
May Win Fight, but
Is Due to Take
Beating.
JOHNSON is IN
BETTER SHAPE
Negro Working Hard, While
White Man Absolutely Refuses
the Labor Of Training.
Style of Fighting Is Bound
to Use Up His Vitality
Rapidly.
by MIKE MURPHY,
omcinl Trainer OF the University ol

pmcinl Trainer of the Uniyerbity OF
Pennsylvania.
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only a stride from the ring In whlch
they Will battle for title and for
tune next Monday, am convinced
that johnson is in better shape than
Jeffries. There was little to choose
between them when l had my frst
look week ago, but the negro has
protited by working harder since they
shifted camps.
johnson has taken of weight and is
now down to 2os. This is official. for
saw him weighed. Jeffries does not
weigh less than 22o and think 225
would be nearer the mark.
This does not mean that Johnson Is
going TO win Jeffries is sucn won
cerful man that he perhaps Will tri-
umph in spite of some disadvantage In
the matter OF condition. But that he
will have TO carry that slight handi-
cap / have become convinced.
Negro Works Harder.
Neither man has worked intelligent
ly since have had a chance TO watch
them, but the negro has undoubtedly
worked harder He likes 10 box. and
he has done his share faithfully every
day. Jerries is unwilling to box. and
has not done any real work of this
kind on mo-e than two occasions since
have been here.
Even on these occasions he did not
force himself half as hard as the ne
gro. nor has he had the kind of part
ners TO carry him along at the same
kind OF a clip.
Again and again his program mas
been the same in the last few days. In
,he morning he goes fshtng; after DIN
aer ne sitY around playing carts AL
sunper time. He goes 10 bed early and
gets Up early, but starts right on an
other hshinB trip. AS ! said yesteF-
day, these trips are on the level. he
brings the fish back with him. and none
of his trainers and helpers goes along.
Jeffries really does not work; he ex-
ercises This is unfortunate, for. big
man that he is. he takes on weight
quickly. The greatest misfortune OF
II all is that no one has the backbone
to tell the boilermaker just how value
less are the finishing touches he Is
putting on his work
Nothing in the world equals good.
hard running for taking off fat. IN
stead OF running, Jeffries has depended
largely on rubbing. This is lazy way
of taking off fat and is not all-etfica-
cious.
There is a mountain near. Suppose
Jeffr!es does not want to box. II he
would put in a hait-hour a day run
ming up the side of it he would get
more exercise and benefit than in all
the work on level roads.
The Shame of 1t.
1t Is not pleasant to have to write
this way about Jerfies, for l am jus,
as anxious as any one to see him win
and am still not prepared TO admi,
that he is in danger of defeat But II
seems shame when, by keeping up his
hard work to the bitter end. he could
have made the victory sure.
No matter what my own feelings are
was sent here to get the facts, and
must write what / see.
I think that Jeffries, like many an
other athlete who has had long, hard
siege of getting in shape, felt SO good
when he came here that he thought ii
all right to let up little in his work
confident that he was right and good
enough to win. He still looks superb
1t would have been better to have
kept up the grind top-notch till the
last day.
johnson works as though he hadn',
time to do all ne wanted. There is nc
doubt about the negro being dead ir
earnest now. The work really seems tc
get faster every day. Kaufman goes al
johnson as though he had plan to cor
all the glory that would come from
Knocking out the negro. Johnson il
getting plenty of practice in warding
off punishment, and the fast going II
the actual bout won't seem dazzling tc
him after the kind of preparation he
has had.
But Kaufman can't do any damage
for It's hard matter to get inside
those arms of Johnson, They seen
to be everywhere, always Just on time
yet with such simple motion as Il
appear slow. Nothing is more deceiv.
ing than the motion of the big hghter
nothing wasted, yet always on the spot
Uses Up Vitality.
Jeffries will use up more vitality II
this fight than the negro, for he work.
harder in his natural method of b.ox
Ing. His style puts much greater
strain on him than the negros. Tha
is why ! wish Jeff had punished him
self little harder in getting ready.
johnson has studied out every de-
4 vice for labor saving in the ring. H,
doesn't worry himself by moving hi.
hands needlessly, He saves himsel
whenever he can.
Jeff's In and out style, feintine al
the time. makes him look faster thai
4 The negro and faster he undoubtedl,
is. In siS-round fight this styl,
could not be surpassed, but Will itano
be tirng when II comes. to the Ion,
stretch? This question is being asket
by many of those who study the sci
Il entttic aspect of the boxing game, ant
who know that outstanding the vital
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