The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-05
HERE'S LOTS OF
ifH0PE" FOR THE
WHITE MAN
Tommy Ryan Finds Prom
Use in Many Directions
But of Course His Man O'Kelly Has
the Best Chance to Whip johnson
Next tn that Undefeatable Cham
pion. John j. Booze-JeR Not
Worldbeater Once Upon 3 Time.

Every few weeks since Jack john
son defeated Tommy Burns in Aus
tralia two years ago, reports nave
been coming from all parts of the
country O. young heavy weights VINO
are going to go into the ring to re-
store the title TO the white race, ana
these youngsters have now become
known as white mans hopes IL
* with some OF these "hopes" ana
their struggles to get into the front
rank that / will deal, writes Tommy
Ryan in the Buffalo Express. :,
Look over the early records of all
the great fighters. and 1 do not re-
fer. to the heavyweight class alone,
and YOU will see that, with very rev
EXCEPTIONS they amounted to very 1T
lie until after they had been BOXING
for from two to 20 years.
Jeff-:es No Wonder at the Start.
For instance, Jeffries wasn't any
wonder when he first started to- ngnt.
7 met Jcffries after he had been tight
mo for fo,,r or Ave years, and he knew
very lift;e about the nne points OF
the game at that time. He was Dig,
SLOW clumsy swinger. But after d
wear or so OF careful training ana
with more experience he became
truly great fighter ExE er1ence gives
a =
saw Tommy Burns after he had
been boxing for a couple of years, yet
he wasn't any better than Second-
rater at the time. johnson is sun
anoth . instance Tc day he is rated
as one of the greatest heavywelgnts
In his early fights he was was easily
beaten. rot orce. but several times,
and he never amounted to anything
until he had been boxing seven Or
eight years.
And il the men I have mentioned
took years to reach the top, can you
expect any Of the present day hopes
to get there at a bound?
His Own Protege.
Now. I have a big, young fellow I'M
der my own charge just now, Con
O'Kelly has been boxing only seven
months and lots of people take him
as a Joke while others think he Will
become a great fighter. Of course.
there will always be a difference of
opinion in everything. But l don't
think Con has yet been given time
enough to demonstrate whether he is
to be a great fighter or not. Only time
will tell.
1t is always very easy to cry fake
or fraud, but every true sportsman
should give any young fighter time TO
demonstrates his worth-they should
not be judged too hastily. In some
bouts a young fighter will show up
TO great advantage; in another he Will
make a poor showing. The reason Is
that some OF his opponents will be of
the aggressive type-always boring IN;
Others will wait on him to do the
leading, and box almost entirely on
the defensive. johnson is one of the
latter kind. A young fighter must
learn a lot of the different styles to
meet different men, and this learning
only comes with time and experience.
Weed EN- Out.
i haven't seen any of the other
young heavyweights and have to
Judge them merely by reports. How
ever, / am willing to match my man
weed out those who cannot show
enough ability to stay in the race
and be trained to meet the champion
for the title. The fans take more in
1erest in the heavyweight class than
in any other, and are deeply interest
ed in any young fighter who looks as
il she would make a contender for the
title.
Aside from my own man, this fellow
Hart last week in three rounds, looks
TO be the most promising, and I am
willing to take a chance On putting
my man against him. - q
I heard a lot about Miles Mcleod,
but Joe Choynski doesn't want to
take any chances on matching him
with OKelly, saying that Miles. has
not had the experience O'Kelly has
had But 1 can't see where he will
stage. He ought to fight little any
way-not go on the stage before he
has gained any sort Of a reputation
in the ring.