Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-04
First of the Modern School.

Carson City in 1897, Corbett was cohsio
cred unbeatable
First of the Modern School.
c-orhett was the first of the so-called
modern school of boxers His defeat OF
sullivan marked an epoch in boxing,
science conauering smuggling and brain
triunphing over Drawn. Corbett always
will be remembered as one of the most
clever if not the most scientific boxers
that ever lived His sped ana 1ool-
work were truly marvellous. ard as ring
strategist he was Napoleon
Corbett's two battles with Jeffries are
history In the first Corbett stopper
rwentv-three rounds with the big feilow,
his marvellous footwork completely re
wiIdering Jeffries and carrying MIN viii
in the shadow of victory, only 10 see tne
houors fade away by the knockout route
when "A false step brought MIN within
range of Jeffries lunging lett Corpett
trained for strength in his second en-
counter and by doing so he sacrinced MS
speed and Tell Nlctiih W 1eii' " 49,
tenth round.
Jeffries fought Choynski only once. go
ing to a twenty-round draw, out the hghI
always will be remembered. Tor IN IL zen
savs he was hit the hardest BLOW OF MS
career In telling OF II Jeffries says:
Hardest Punch Jefries Ever Took.
"A few rounds later-l think ii was the
tentt-Choynski struck me the hardest
blow ever felt. in the ring or out of H.
vas e.aIaing after him. when he sud
denly stopped and whipped over
straight punch that caught me fairly on
lie mouth. My tech are very even
and grow close together. but that was
such q terrific blow that il drove my up
per I'D through between the two in front,
weGelag them apart. j held Choynski
IL with my lef,, while ! put my right
had Up and tried to Pull my lip away
WI the glove. Af the same time tried
20 -oTcp il out with my tongue. nut IL
Wa no use I couldn't get it away, and
II bothered ne % much that round or
two later. while i was sitting IN my
corner l had my seconds take knlie
ard cut away piece Of the lip 10 release
H. had 10 Keep splitting the blood out
a. went on fighting. for nothing makes
q man - sick a. swallowing warm blood
Besides that. Joe KEEP on popping tae
left over To my mouth and nose from tha'
rimr on. and had me sncarcd up more or
les.
Al tho time Choynski weighed only 1914
pounds while Jeffries topped the meat at
3l3 pounds and wsS trained down 10 pan
therlike IitheneSs. Jeffries says he ofteh
has wondered how men like thoynskl and
Fi'Zsimmons could nit 80 hard Jefries
never tires of telling of Choynskis clever
ness or h.E punching ability OF the San
Francisco fght Jeffries says: "cne OF the
San Francisco newspapers the next day
said that il looked like David and Goliath
over again only David didn't have the
sling Lucky for me he didn't He
could DO well enough with his fists.
The ChOyrs ki-Jeffries battle was a good
draw Choy n'Skis clean hitting and clever
ness equalizing the knockdowu scored by
JeffrieS IL may be interesting 10 New
Workers 20 know that Marty McCue, now
New ork aSsemblyman from the six
teentH assembly district fought in one
OF the prelimiEarieS to the Cho$ ns ki-Jef-
fries battle. going To a fifteen-round draw
with Young Jack Dempsey. Marty was
d clever lightweight. Eddie Graney was
IN Choynskis corner the II ght of the
Jeffr'es hGht.
Armstrong and Jeffries met in the hey
day Of their lives. When the pair craw!ed
through the ropes fOr their ten-round
bout at tire LennOX y. &. Jeffries met a
man taller than himself with a greater
reach. OF almost equal strength and
plenty of weight II Armstrong had had
carry training he undoubtedly would have
SCARED high il puGiiistiC circles. AS ii
wa Le gave Jeffries a hard battle.
In the nrst round Jeffries. after landing
= left or tie Jaw. SvdnS his port fipper
again FOR the same spot Armstrone
duckcd and the blow landed on the re-
ErO's hard c:sniUm. breaking Jeffries left
thumb III telling Of the fight, Jeffries
says.
JeT's Hurt Hand.
I didn't let any one know my hanc
was hurt. but went right on hitting with