Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-24
MANY LESSONS FROM
THE BIG RENO FIGHT
To Know How to Box CleverIy
Is the Greatest Asset in
a Ring Battle.

Young men who are eager to enjoy life
to it's fullest can learn two valuable les
sons from the recent heavyweight cha am
pionship Good physical condition and q
knowledge of knowing how to box skill
worlds title He trained faithfully and
conscientiously. so that at the end of the
fifteen rounds he showed no effects of the
battle, and could doubtless have gone
thirty more rounds at the same pace.
His knowledge of boxing, his superb de-
Tense his accurate judgment OF distance
and his mental poise all through the bout
were revelation to the crowd, and, In
contrast with the execrable showing OF
Jeffries stamped him as ring wonder.
His ability to box cleverly, block his OPP
ponents blows and keep his jaw and
other vulnerable spots outside the danger
zone proved a good asset. and brought
home the bacon.
Apart from its use in the ring, boxing
is a healthful accomplishment. A bout
with the gloves two or three times week
ouickens the course of the blood through
one.s veins and drives dyspepsia and
kindred ills to the woods. 1t helps to pre-
serve and regulate the temper JACK John-
son was splendid example or TINS. NOT
once during the battle at Reno did he
lose his temper. and he had great provo
cation. He was tainted continually by
Corbett and the Jeffries camp, and he
either replied by witticisms or an ex-
pansive smile. which ignored their shafts
of ridicule. Boxing taught Johnson to
control his temper, taught him to be cooi
r.,I hn hr.d !, -
opponent beaten. The brute strength OF
Jeffries-a man who was rated as pos
sessing the strength of two ordinary men
fell like chaff before the skill, strategy
and alI-round cleverness of his negro OPP
ponent When rightly applied, boxing
can always beat brute strength.
Now that the big battle is over it has
again proved that no man, no matter how
invincible he may appear. can defy the
laws of nature and keep on winning. The
easy. Indifferent life led by Jeffries for
the past six years left its traces. Re-
cuperative powers and wasted vitality
cannot be regained, and his defeat is only
one more lesson to young men to live cor
rectly and respect the laws laid down by
nature
The contest has enabled the enemies o.
the sport to draw distinct line between
boxing and prize fighting. Limsted-rounC
bouts between skilled men equally match
. ed. which have been permitted In Phila
delphia for the last sixteen years, have
met with general approval Cite:
throughout the country are one by ont
adopting the Philadelphia plan of six
round bouts with no decision There !:
little chance for gambling with no de
cisions rendered, and the results of the
various contests cause no end of discus
nd crit ri
| OF the game. 1t is this difference of opin
| ion that has made the contests so at
| tractive and as all are held under tht
supervision of the police department un
equal bouts are rare. The sport has
splendid defense from the fact that i
offers harmless diversion for thousand!
| of men who would likely spend thei
| evenings at the gaming table. at the sa
/ loon or some other form of injurious dis
| sipatfon. 1t gives them an opportunit,
/ to give vent to pent-up enthusiasm, ant
| has proven to be an innocent way of en-
| loving an evening.