The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-26

as ono OF Jack JohnsonS prooaolc ad-
yisers-
Naturally the chat turned to the big
battle and after lot Of sood-natured
chatting on both sides the serious
question was asked OF Ryan;
What do you think OF it7"
Fiqhtcrs Can Toll Early.
THE first clinch will settle It," was
the instant reply.
Let me tell you Just what will hap
pen." the veteran continued. "rhcre'll
be a fcInt or two and they will drop
into a clinch. Before they are pulled
apart one of them will know that he
is the weaker man. That Will prac-
tically settle the fight right there"
at is quite apt to-" WAS ChoynsN's
response TO that bit of reasoning.
And after that II Is apt to resolve
itself into a question OF gameness.
and gameness alone.
1t is true that the average fighter
of brains can tell almost Instantly
when he takes hold of an opponent
whether he can beat him or not
There is that mental telepathys or
whatever one might call It. that in
stantly flashes a signal TO a mans
brain. That signal either is I'm up
against 1t this time or I can whip
this fellow, and as far as my exper-
iencc has gone It comes out right in
about nineteen cases out Of twenty.
I May Go Great Way.
THAT clinch is likely to prove the
fateful moment In this great battle.
Understand. the fight Is apt to so a
great way beyond the first clinch and
doubtless will But after that cllnch
one man will be failing along an al
most hopeless loser In his own mind.
although he may outwardly appear
unconcorned and be lighting at a fast
clip.
The other man Will be the winner
in his own mind, satisfied that he is
much the stronger and in better
shape, sailing along as easily as II
nothing could stop him"
Other points were brought up be-
tween these great veteran fighters and
handlers, but none OF them seemed to
be as vital as that first clinch that
they talked So much about,
ChoynskI talked entertainingly
about his experience with the big fcl'
low and did not seem a bit worried
to think that he would be thrown
directly into the company OF his old
arch enemy. Jim Corbett, in the JEFF
fries camp.
Not the Best of Friends.
"Corbett treated me so shabeily
when | was a boy that / could never
forgive him." Joe told his friends
But I am not foolish enough to wor'
ry about II now I am as well on
I'm most ways as Corbett and have
become a philosopher to the extent OF
refusing TO worry about the past. II
Jim wants to be friendly. all right
"Of this you may be sure. II am
to be the cause OF any friction In the
training camp my hat Will come of
and | VIII bid everybody pleasant
afternoon. They will not see me
again Lies too short. you know.
II know medicine sufficiently 10
keep well and enough OF the law 10
keen out of It's clutches. but ono thing
do claim to know better than any
man living. That Is the fghtng bus
mess. II they want me to impart my
knowledge TO Jeff as occasion may re
quire, we'll and good II not. It's all
tho same I'll he there to do my
very best for the big fellow.
VIII Rid jeff OF Crabbedness-
One thing am sure Of. have dis
covered the secret OF Ieff's grabbed
ness and II they Will let me alone
will get him out OF that streak inside
OF As hours and that, too. without
using drop OF medicine.
Just watch me-" and the veteran
waved a hearty farewell,