The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-29
copyright By North American Company and IT
Mashinafnn Harald.l
By MIKE MURPHY.

Reno. June 2S-With the big clash only
six days or Johnson and JeffrIes took
g. comparatively easy to-day.
JefIries had planned to DO a lot Of hard
boxing this morning, and in the expecta-
ton OF seeing the WORKOUT, hoss Of
enthusiasts cut short their sleso ard
llued up at the camp Of the white man.
left was up all right and ready. but
when he saw the crowd he absolutely de-
clined to put on ? glove.
,TefrrieS is a man or moods, he does any
cid tang he takes into his head, and
doesn't care what any one thinks.
I wonder that, under the circums ,anCes.
sine. hC so much disli6es to do his wor>
i'll front Of a crowd. that his handlers
picked camp for him 50 near the scene
o. the battle.
jeff Sidesteps Work.
II surprised and disappointed me to
see JEFF pass up his work to-day. for he
is getting so close TO the finish that 1
cannot understand how he would be will
ing TO let up.
He did a little read work. but it was
nothing like as hard as the kind of
preparation we give college football
plaFers The white man is undoubtedly
IN good shape. but I uuthfully think he
has not boxed enough. Jumping rope,
shadow boxing, punching the bag, ard
the use OF chest weights are all right,
but they do not compare for actual bene-
fit with hard boxing bouts where the
punching is real. and where a. man has
a chance TO test his actual condition IN
der fire. / have told Jeffries this and
so have many of his other friends, but
one might as well try 10 move a noun
tain as change this fellows opinion.
Jeffries needs a master So does John
son. Jeffries has shown an amazing
ability 20 recuperate after six years re-
tirement and Johnson deserves credit
for being willing TO box at any old time
and against the strongest and toughest
young fellows who can be found, but
neither OF them have worked as hard as
they should.
Long ago. when I used to work men
en- the road, I went along TO make sure
that they did it right. These men. JEFF
fries and Johnson. in their road work,
take along their trainers, some Of them
men well advanced III years. and yet so
easy is the pace that the veterans are
able 10 keep up with the fighters and
finish strong. This running ought 10 be
more strenuous.
They gave out to-day that Jeffries did
eight miles. and yet he was only out
fifty minutes and his companions came
out IN the best Of shape. Why four miles
would nut most Of these trainers cut Of
commission.
If were TO give these big huslzies such
q workout as have given many a foot
ball player there would be a howl ali
over the land.
Football Players as Example.
ANY of these good lads in the big uni
versities do more training in a week than
Jeffries and Johnson in a month. No one
ever saw johnson and Jenries work till
they were gasping for breath, trying to
get their wits together. hardly able to
understand what the cuss of a coacher
was telling them. and being so weak they
could hardly stand
I told Jeffries and hts trainers that a
little more violence IN the work would be
a good thing, and they told me that 1t
was not required
They may be right. but there is one
fact TO be remembered. we train a foot
ball player for sheer grit and ability to
withstand a terrific and maintained or
deal, one in which he does not get one
alA4liubS rest III every lOuIs as the uBlI-
ers do. And we succeed. Take a foot
ball player. Watch the pounding and
smashing he gers. and see him bleeding,
cut and tired, but still jumping in for
more.
I think a little more OF that kind OF
spirit IN the training OF fighters would
bring much greater assurance Of vic |
tory. In his preparation the football
player takes some awful ciouts. Jeffries
and Johnson haven't q mark to show for |
the boxing they have done Jeffries has
some clever men around him. but not one |
with enough hitting ability to hurt him.
Johnson has two good men in Kauf- |
man and Cotton, but in his bouts with |
them the champion is always taking It |
easy. thing he wiz not be able TO DO /
with Jeffries. He Just stands still and /
lets them nit him. depending on those /
wonderful arms Of his to keep them off, /
a thing he will not dare 10 do with JEFF |
fries. 1t will take more than his guard |
ing arms to save him from the body /
smashes of the white man.
Moreover. in this boxing neither man is
under a strain. In the bout they will be.
and this in itself IS the most firing OF /
all things on the wind.
Each man has trained himself Yet
what both have lacked has been a strong