The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-02-14
PUT CONFIDENCE
IN JACK LESTER
WESTERN SPORTING MEN BE-
LIEVE FORMER CALUMET
BOY WILL TAKE HEAVY
WEIGHT HONORS.

Devotees of the fight game in Seat
considerable interest i'm the chances
of Jack Lester. Tommy Burns white
mans hope" to Ego forward" to that
rank where he is entitled to dispute
with Jack Johnson his right to the
heavyweight championship title. Les
ter is former Michigan man, having
been born in this city. He spent most
Of his life at Bessemer, however. Since
Burns has taken an interest In him, he
has shown a marked Improvement and
has already stepped to the front
among the heavyweights Of the north
west.
Concerning Lester the Duluth Her
aid has the following:
"This animated Young wildcat, still
two years away from voting age, is
generously endowed by nature for the
profession he has elected To pursue
even at this stage of his career. He is
as near perfect physically as a man
could hope to be and this bounty of
health is stored in completely built
body, upholstered at every point where
they are required by. thick layers of
olose-lying muscles, remarkable for
even and consistent development
Built Like Tommy Burns.
Strangely enough, Testers architec-
ture is much the same in every char
acteristic feature as the unusual build
of his mentor, Burns. His weight Is
belied by shortening of stature, ac-
oentuated by a natural slight stoop
But any time Lester is not training
TO the limit of discretion he tips the
beam past the 1s0-pound MARYLAND
remember he has several growing
years" ahead of him.
Burns first was not impressed by
Lester on account of his physical SUI
eriorities-Tommy had laughed at q
score of aspiring hopes of far greater
tonnage who had begged him to take
them under his wing
Burns happened to see the young
ster, then ignorant of all save the
most elementary tactics of the game
struggling with an opponent far more
skilled. as heavily built and in every
way apparently entitled to win. Lester
smothered by the attack OF the better
boxer. and not knowing even how e
get power into the blow he tried So
desperately to land won on sheer
nerve. He would not see that he was
up against what to ninety-nine out o.
100 others would have appeared G
hopeless proposition. He simply KEEP
going on the principle that the figh
would not begin to end until he haC
been totally disabled.
with the caution of the foregoing
paragraph against too high expecta
ton still i'm mind, IL is significant &
know Burns down-in- heart con
hdence in Lester and the latitude o
his hope for the boy.
Champion in Eighteen Months.
Jack Lester will be champion o
the world within another eighteen
months" declared Burns a few even
ings ago, when talking with som'
close friends of his belief in TIN
youngster. IF I am disappointed II
this belief. It will be the biggest mis-
take in judgment | ever made. i
will not come to him any sooner thar
that, for the simple reason that | will
not hazard a single chance he hat
by rushing him against men fortified
by years Of experience. limitlesi
knowledge of the game and havinl
the advantage of better perfected
training. True he may meet som'
setback at any time from now on. bu
1 will not put him up against IL a
any time / feel he has only a bare
chance to win. l don't care a hoop fol
the spectacular victory; what l wan
is to beat them step by step until w
get into the top ranks. Whenever
send Lester In | am going to tell hin
he must win and am going to expec
him to do H.
| ct octar tadaVr said Rnrne OF flo.