Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-06
IEFF'S SECONDS KNEW HE
DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE
Muldoon Says Nervousness Defeated the
Boilermaker- Corbett and Choynski
Lost Hope From Start.

carefully, and he says that while his
man was physically perfect in every way
he seemed to be suffering from a Sc
we're attack of nervous prostration. He
consulted with the trainers and handlers,
and they seemed to come to the con-
clusion that it was best not to admin
lister any Stimulant or medicine, hoping
that when Jeffries entered the ring and
the fight began the nervousness would
wear Off
Jef in Stupor in Dressing Room.
Corbett, Choynski and Burns could not
understand the case. They say they
never saw a man SO completely Frustrated
before entering the ring. AS they were
dressing him at the arena his hands and
feet were cold and he seemed in a stupor
HIS arms were perfectly limp and he shut.
fed his feet along, and there was great
alarm in the camp. Everybody was up a
tree. DR.. Porter did not dare to rtsOr,
to the usual treatment for such ncI vous
exhaustion, because his patient was 60
ing into the ring-a condition which has
never before confronted the physician
The trainers did not know what to do, fol
in all their years of experience they had
never seen anything Of the kind. They
could not get Jeffries to talk. Corbet,
said:
For Gods sake. Jim. open up and tel
us what you are thinking about and whai
is the matter with you"
He only answered: 'I'll be all righ,
when l get started"
They were glad to get this much out OF
him. and to get him in the ring, although
not a soul in the corner had any con-
fidence at that very moment
AS everybody knows now, JEFF showed
none of his dash or spirit, none Of his
wonderful strength was brought into play
He was as limp as a rag. And when he
came TO his corner after his first round
Chcynski offered some advice, and the
only response was:
81 can't see; / have no judgment OF
distance and my arms won't work. But
I'll be all right in another round or two
This fellow can't lick me-
The seconds tell me that that is all he
said during the entire bout. At the enc
of the third round Corbett and Choynsls
both advised him to get in and mix il
up" and fight a fast round. Take
chances" was their advice. He said moth.
ing at the time. but as he left his corne,
he threw his head to one side and said
IAN right; I'll mix it up but as he ap.
preached his opponent he commenced
! sparring. or attempting to spar, and
seemingly had entirely forgotten his in
structions, as he made no attempt tt
rush or mix matters. From that time or
they could not get single expression
out of him and, as they explain it to me
he appeared to be doped and without any
mind to direct his physical actions: They
finish him inside of ten rounds.
Didn't Feel Able to Mix It.
He has not made single complaint as
far as can find out, since the fight.
said to him this morning: why didn't
You mix it, Jeff, and whale away and
take chances? You are big and strong,
and If you happened to land a good swing
or hook or punch it might have turned
things in your favor
He looked at me for an instant and
said:
II do,'t know; 1 didn't feel able"
1 said: You were able in the first
round or two. Any man that has not
trained a, all can fight one or two
rounds. Surely you. who have trained a
year ard half, Gould have fought two
fast rounGs?"
He said: Il was weak and simply
played out from the very moment en-
tered the ring"
said: You told me on Saturday that
you had not felt better in your life and
that you had never been in such con-
diton in your whole professional career.
And your doctor. who is. am sure, your
most sincere friend, tell me that he
two physicians who examined you that
morning were delighted at having the
privilege Of examining SO perfect a hui
man being. Do you think. now that the
tulH8 Is I'LL oNcT, thdS yOu WCIC ACaaay III
the best condition you were ever in in
your life?'
His answer was: Yes, l don't be-
lieve / was ever as good before. But
I simply could not fight. l wanted to,
but my arms would not move. My
head seemed queer and l can't find any
explanation for it at all. and when /
say my head felt queer it was not
after I had been struck, but at the
very beginning. before blow had
passed between US. 1t seemed as though
II could not tell for sure whether
johnson was block away or foot