The evening world., 1911-07-07
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WoIgast, Unlike Some Cham
pionS. Has the Advantage Of
Youth and Condition, and That
Is Why He Needed Only a
Weeks Training for Moran.
Copyright. 1911, by The rress rubli shing 20.
THE New Work MoFJl

Copyright. 1911. bv The rre~ rublishing 30.
THE New Nork World
A ID WOLGASr trained only one
"A week for his great nEht against
Moran. according 20 the "cpor's
from Frisco. He never trains much
longer than that for any fight.
That's the advantage OF youth and
condition. Wolsasi has all Of his nstu-
raj stamina stu unimpa. red Vie doesn't
take on much extra weight between
fights. lie has fought often Of late. and
has needed rest between battles more
than long periods Of training. In fact.
no athlete In good condition needs a
long training period before any event.
The man who needs six weeks OF
training is the fellow who has larded
his muscular tissue with TAT by oyerin-
diligence In food and ~drlnk-ususlly the
latter, He has 10 30 out on the road
srrayed In heavy sweaters. and run the
fat on before he Is ut to begin the
regular train.n.. When he is at last
free from trac-s OF alcohol and other
thirgs deterrent TO good cond tlon he is
still starting behind the cond lion point
at which Wolgast begins his week OF
work. for he Is weak and needs building
up. When at last he is In normal physica.
condition he can get the real benefit Of
normal training for a hgtt, sharpen his
eye. tune bis nerves TO time step and
block and punch. and set the feeling
OF confidence tina, les IN every man who
10 perfectly ~. ana knows 1t.
II 10 the same n all branches o. ath-
letic sport. some athletes condition
themselves IN week-others necl
months 10 arrive at their best form.
Age has much 10 do with this-age and
condition. A youngs,er can throw on
the effect OF a relaxation from training
hours and training diet quickly. willis
sr older athlete needs more time.
NISSlPATION between events has 10
be figured In the training work.
The effect Of the dissipation mus;
10 wiped out before a man can begin
to get into true condition. Jim Cor1ett
broke away from the vaudeville stage
for several months when he fought
Fitsslmmons. He was whipped In spite
Of his hard training. Corbett was the
most nervous man 7 ever saw before
fight He was so irritable that he
could hardly talk about anything with
out losing his temper. lie had seen
fftzslm mons fight, remembered his wi
long period Of dissipation after the fight
with sullivan, and was afraid. Again,
lens afterward, Cor3ctt trained himself
carefully for a year, secretly, finishing
With two hard months Of work with big
Gus Rubin. That time he apparently
came back into perfect shape. lie
made a great fight. toe. but JeMries
knocked him out within the time limit,
Probably Jeflrles Roult have done The
same thing IL Corbett had been Younger
ans !r HIP Lest shape
yoUNG CoRBETT. after q few
years OF dissipation and several
knockouts at the hands OF less
able hghting men, grew very fat. lie
went away quietly and trained like a
dog for four months. He did manage
10 come bsck'' enough to make half
Q dozen fairly good fights. He had al
Of his old gameness. part Of his sueed.
some OF the old punching power, But
the fat crowded him hard. Day by dav
II crept back when he had worked I,
OF. cor5ett's moral courage wsnel,
he began drinking. took on much more
fat. and was whipped by men who
couldn't have been his sparring part
nsrs In the old days. That Vas the ems
Of his attempt TO come back, lie didn't
Try again.
MATEUR athletes hnd the same
"a training rule to work IN theiI
cases, too. Mel sheppard. for In,
stance, showed signs of breaking dow
last year. He had done more grea'
running .nan any other man In III,
world. lie had run himself out, an,
he wal getting old for "a champion
This spring Mel began training harde.
thG.s usual. Instead OF covering from
half a mile to a mile In his practlc,
logs, he increased The dist. e TO tw.
miles n more. lie troiLet for en-
durance. and when he ran that hal
mile at Pittsburg II was The seconI
fastest half mile OF his career. liar,
training In E!s case did the work,
YEFFRIES trained Yearly a year 10
his hsht with j. .isor, No livin
man tf'f NsAA'A ~ a NbHN WI
such tremendous determination, lie too
of Loads CT fat, drew his muscles an
sinews into the old condition. was az
parently as fast, as strong, as endur.n
az eve in his lie. Hard work d.
wonders for Jenries. Al for the resu
-let that 90 without a.sument. Som,
tn NJ more than job son's hsts turne
the tide 0. battle At Reno. In one va
the resg.; Of Jets lonL training perio
owe Unable TO eOnjure back II
speed. strength n mental qu!ckne.
that was m nm less I. an a " eI be:oI
the hght. he stNI walked steadily
and tops |Johnson's hammerIng Tar Il
teen long rounds. johnson. too. Vas
safe as II he hac been punching a ba
)ie could hit with al hi strength. al
know that Jens IoH,. 10 strike ba
swiftly hal cen dcstr,yeC. The thu
that carried Jsfrl-s so Ia, he'p's-s
ne was 20 make his hght, was Hothlr
bu' the marvellous c0ndi,'cn gaiued
ihis long trs.n.Rs THAT hing aloi
slowed what bard. conscientious VOL
ear do
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