The evening world., 1911-08-30
'EnaliSh Boxers Learned All Their Rules
OF Training From Americans, Says Wells
British Champion Tells How
Weight Can Be Semitic
ally Increased or Reduced.

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knev iess about training and
~ proper dieting before the Amer-
lean lighters began visiting US than can
be imagined. From your men we've
learned every rule of training mat 10
now followed by the ~up-to-date fighters
in my country said Matt Wells, Eng
li,h lightweight champion. last nisht'
az he ordered q larse-sized STEAK
smothered in onions.
when Il comes to dieting. the Eng
li.h have changed from the old rou-
tine OF raw beef and ale to a simpler
food. Some are almost vegetarians, but
none of them are purely 20. I. myself.
cat mostly vegetables when at home
over there the green's are very plenti-
full and very cheap. II wa quite a o
AZ 'ome when Freddie Welsh declared
himself a vegetarian. It's quite the
cheapest food. ye know said some OF
the camp humorists, who were &C.
ouainted with Freddie's keen attempt
to AVE every penny.
"At least 4 week before I fought him
I was down to 133 pounds. When a man
4. TO box at a certain weight he wants
everv available ounce, and as we we're
to meet at 1856 pounds l told my trainer.
Ola DolllnE, IA like those two pounds
without fail. He's marvellous at tinker
ing with a mans weight. and when we
weighed in that evening I was within .
half pound OF h notch"
Wells brought Dia Dolling over to
train him for the fights he expects to
have here this trip. and he tells an
other interesting story that goes to
proye that weight can scientifically be
added or reduced at will by anybody
willing to settle down to plain ~hoie-
some and we'll cooked food.
Had to Forfeit $3.50 Weight Money.
II seems that this splendid little
trainer had In charge a lightweight who
was matched to hgh. against one or
the best men in Eng nd. Dia's man
was reduced to the required 1888 pounds
in the ordinary way. but a week BEFORE
the bout the near champion sent word
that he couldn't make the weight. and
forfeited some $3.50.
..pon't let him raw out of the
match. I'll bring o up a few pounds
and then you can surely beat him.
DOlling told MS lightweight.
Within a weeks time Dolling's fighter
weighed. LAG pounds-only a little less
than did the man who had passed over
his forfeit because he couldn't rake the
weight agreed upon. The added thir-
teen pounds failed to prove bad luck.
and Dolling's man won with q knockout
in four rounds.
"supposing I ind II necessary to re-
duce q few pounds. I know that soft
foods like soups, stews. puddings and
such like will heap weight on to the
thannest man on EARTH" a Wells
TOO much meat is not good. so I keel
70 a simple diet. For breakfast. boiled
eggs, toast and coffee; luncheon. fruit
| vegetables and a few crackers; dinner
roast meat or a small steak, vegetable
and a baked apple.
Tonight find a steak will JUS
about bring me TO weight. Tomorrow
morning l Will have my usual breakfast
and 4 few hours before l meet Knock
out Brown In the ring I will probabl,
have a small steak and some fruit,
"Here's my rule for dieting: Eat what
aver you may crave. II you are in neet
Of more weight partake mostly o
'soupy' foods, and to reduce stick 10
plain, simple diet In following eithe
system eat plenty and work hard"
Wells Tells Funny One on Welsh.
Wells tells a funny story on tina
faithful English vegetarlan. Freddi
welsh one time when y els was nelp
ina to train owen Moran. Matt helpe'
himself to several chops at the training
table. A few moments later Matt agaii
presented his plate with a request tina
IL be rehlled, much to the disgust o
Moran.
'Say, Wells. you're as 'ungry a cha
~ that fellow welsh" remarked littl
Moran. THE lawst time me n hin
met was at my camp attFred Bohm's
and when asked i'm In to dinner wit
the crowd I'll be bllmed II e didn't ca
every bloomin' lamb chop on the table
Wells declares that all of the Englis
aghters have cut down on road wor
until now they do no more than Is don
nv the majority OF American boxers
Years z the English believed It neces
sary that a man In training shoul
|, cover many miles on the roads ever
morning and do an immense amount G
walking during the otherwise unoccu
pied hours OF the day.
Its snappiness OF action a fghte
most requires said Wells. land W
have found that short. fast road wor
Ia the best. Long runs and walks max
one slow and no more strong than d
,he fast. little sprints and short. IA,
walks that are now INDUCED in by n
better class OF boxers in England. IN
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