The Washington times., 1910-03-31

M Witn what appeared 10 ne bu-
very moderate appetite FOR a big HIe7.
ana Billy Deiarey-Who was aIws -z
little vspeptic-nibbIed. and the Others
took What they wanted. 7 managed ~
get away with six or eight sof. boiler
eggs and rs many chops. with ve-=-
tables OF one sort or another. II fa~-
was making out nirelv wnen 7 noticed
that Billy Lelaney had stopped and was
0egardinE me as soiemnly as before 7
looked 'ID for "a moment While n the s--
Of reach.ag for another chop.
Don't sou feel a little sick. JeF---
Billy asker. soicitously.
7 only stared al him
Last night you were too ferrous 10
sleep, ne went on. and this -uo-ni1z
something The matter with YOUR spDp-
tte- Why don't you brace UP and ~
On eat bite or two2 You cant give
Cor5ett any work on an empty s-ora-
ach-"
Here the whole crowd began 20 Iau-7
ana ] hurriedly came 20 the conclusion
that they were having little fun VIZ
me They were all just ordinary men
u they were IN a chsmpiOus caup in
stead of in a boiler snop. Whateve-
awe 1 had for them all dropped away in
a second. and from that time on was
Jim or Big Fellow" 70 everybodv in
camp Many a tine in my life I've been
ln less pleasant company, and many a
time felt far less at home among Deo-
pie who wore boiled shirts ana pate1-
leather shoes.
That day Corbett and / boxed again
Delaney and Charlie White were coach
L.g me and telling me shat 10 do FOR
Lae} wanted me % fight as much Ike
EilzSlmIhuls as puSslD bic. The- had me
s-.iLt my 1e=t around. pull my left hand
Lach little and let drive with il for
CcrSeti ribs The FIRST time Z did II
me champion Stepped IN lightly and
sloL MS right across 10 the rofur Of my
ln-n- il was a good hard punch bur II
nldnr CaZe me To only drove my had
back little went right on trying
the same blow. and every time C7-he--
stepped IN and landed on mv chin When
walked back 10 the dressing room 2 fr.-
me round Delaney said -Jen. I difu--
- -.-i1 yoa be willing 20 try thar punch
again after I saw the way he Ia75@i
on you the hrst time. You must have
81 great Jaw"
Why. / thought that's what YOU
wanted salG- Let me use nv Ipfr
--aLH III nay own way ard ne won [
or twice
went o4OW az ElrSL.
Time enough - tine enough" said
Billy You're here % help Corbe-r
'Ialn Just now You must COX the way
you're told to for a few DAYS IN =
week or so you can cut loose any way
you like"
50 that is what did At rrst 7 fol-
lowed Instructions and tried rre bIouy
lIey told me Flczsimuons used Br-+ 7
never could get the krack Of i- % t1s-
I ie-t right ~ letting the punches "a
Every man has mis- own instructive s-,ra
o. ngnLng- ElJzstmmons had his and
IL WASH Ike mine az ali. II w. q
s} .e deslsned 10 III his own br5ifd E7---
simmons had light. thin les ana mar
row hips He stood in q knooL-L,s--7
position His shoulders were very v-55s
and he had q long reach. Eve~v-bf7-
about his ful.d helped him 70 rivo- -
me hips and knees and swing his whole
body into the blow NY style vas d.r-
ierent I dldnI need 10 pivot Ike Fitz-
simmons All did was 70 stick my left
arm out Ike a piece Of scantlirE and
let them try 10 run into me.
I could hold them OF with The left and
could hlt hard blow with nv ann
nearly straight, swinging 10 few inches
Ike club / could whip that arm down
10 M body m "a good stiff punch and
plunge IN with d. And the right [ use
Tor good dis into the BODY Whenever
I came 90 close quarters. I crourhed
Htiie and mF chin was PARTLY pro-
tectec nE my left shoulder When I be
gan using more of my own SrvLe I did
better, and especially after I had be
gun % Try 20 equal CCrbe-r-s fast f00--
work That / think was bout the
most important thing [ learned from
Jim CUr0err- Nv sryIr Z hitting VA
natural and only needed practice
But tC-1ett was master OF fOOrUOrk
and I picked up many a neat trick
through watching him
Title Of Next Chapter: what =
Learned at Carson"