Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-04

Hghfer. He could box with great skill
and could slug like a blacksmith. II
fousht him. He adapted himself IL
their methods with remarkable quick
ness lie was "A past master at long
range work. using his feet and shoot
ing in punches while getting away. lie
could step I'm close with powerful up-
percuts to tn" body or straight punches
knew how TO conduct himself when un-
der hot fire. Cams never lost his head
when punched the jaw, until Bat
ting Nelson reached him the second
time they met to settle their differ
ences Then Cans weak at the
Wel"ht. ana. being practically an old
man. his stamina was zone.
Nelson WAS the irst to employ the
method Of covering up and clinching.
He seemed to feel safe when wrestling
or hugging. He was aggressive. game,
Nlnn1ctfve: but he never stood up and
fougnt liz tine champions OF old He
crouched. with the left arm extended
across his face for protection. and then
bored I'm with the right ready for bust
ness AS finished boxer ne was a
source of merriment, and he never
classed with Cans or Erne in this re-
spect.
Wolgast learned these methods from
Nelson and improved upon them 10y
roughing. In clinches and butting with
the head Wolgsst has beaten his OBJ
ponents with rapid-fire body blows
after getting them on the ropes in half
clinches He is powerful hitter, and
can shoot punch 10 the Jaw as well
as anybody. but science is lacking, and
whenever he lands really good blow
there seems t. be an element Of luck
in Il
Perhaps the most scientific man of his
weight is Packey Mcfarland Strictly
speaking he Is boxer, although he can
slug If the occasion requires He Is a
close student Of pugilisn. and possesses
natural ability. Mcfarland has a SPLEEN
did style He Is as straight as an ar
row. moving in and out with great rapid
ity. and using his lef; hand with surprising
accuracy. He can feint a man into knots.
and is quick to perceive the weak points.
He doesn't believe II is necessary 20 rush
in biindly and mix il, for lie says that
such tactics invite disaster. But IL he
can outlook an opponent with clean
margin he Is well satisfied with his work.
McFarland's best blow is "A left ian.
but he can hook or uppercut with this
hand and make the blows count. He has
vicious right-hand hook. but he seldom
uses il unless hard pressed. He knocked
Jack Goodman out with this hand. the
blow suddenly shooting up TO the Jaw in
response to an unexpected opening.
Abe -ittell, the featherweight champion,
is another clever man who prefers science
TO smuggling Atteil doesn't show much
footWork. but he is a splendid Judge OF
distance. and has way of stepping out
of range that Is extremely agsraNating.
He possesses left hand that continually
usually shoots into the body. Attell is a
hard hitter. even though he is a little
fellow. and if he gets the right chance he
doesn't spare the other fellow. But he
does not let himself out unless he is com
PEELED to, and for that reason he has
been roundly scored. He is a quick
thinker and a crafty performer.
Jem Driscoll, Freddie Welsh, Matt
Wells. Jim Sullivan and Owen Moran. all
Britons, may be called boxers. not fight
They ra G in work and
left-hand jabs. Barring Wells and Mo-
ran. they are not hard hitters. Moran,
after his defeat at the hands of Wolgast,
declared that boxing was dead letter in
this country. and that rough-houSe meth
DDS were gradually superseding the old
style.
Driscoll two years ago was regarded as
the best boxer in the world. and he seemed
to prove it when he outponted Atteli in
this city. He beat Attell with the left
hand. doing little work with the right
except in blocking His speed was reve-
lation. When Attell rocked him with a
jolt on the jaw in one of the early rounds
and stood still to see the effect of the
blow, Driscoll surprised him by landing
half a dozen quick lefts in the face with
out getting a return. But DrscOlls weak
hitting was something that never will be
forgotten. He couldn't shake Attell. no
matter how much strength he put into
his blows.
Jack Johnson last but not least. is a
short hitter He seldom uses the round
arm swing. He hits from the shoulder,
and has a faultless aim. He knocked
the late Stanley Ketchel out with a
straight right flush on the jaw. and he
battered Jeffries at Reno with similar
left-hand smashes. Johnson is the best
clincher in the world. He has made ii a
study He can stop blows with his open
hands and smOthers a rush with left
hand iabs. His weight makes him a
hard hitter but whether he is the master
of Sam Langford in this respect will not
be known until they meet in Australia,
that is. if Johnson does not back out Of
the proposed match.