The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25

| over again, hasn't he And il Is
the same with fighting. II you are
out of 1t for year or two you
can't take it up where you left off
You have to begin all over again
That's what am doing. still re-
member the things | used to do and
| am hammering away at them like
a fellow learning to play the fiddle
Another great help is to obey the
laws OF nature-to live clearly. And
above all. you mus, see to it that
the mind dominates the body thor
oughly."
The changing Of the gong broke
up the conversation and was sor.
~. The Kid was radiantly talkative
and surprisingly interesting and
had not thoroughly grasped what he
was driving at. wanted to know
whether domination of the body by
the mind meant a new cult in pu-
gilism; a different order CT things
under which the effects of wear and
tear and punches could be reasoned
away; an advanced system of mill
ing which the mind would insist
upon continuing when the body felt
as though it was knocked out.
| have only the Kids ring ex.
ploits since that night to assist me
in forming conclusions and | see
that he is thoroughly satisfied with
his progress so far He seems to
think that his new theory has work,
ed out to the utmost satisfaction;
that he has learned to walk all
over again." that simple living is
reaping its reward and that the
Mccoy mind has the Mccoy body
under perfect control.
And all because he has bowled
over a trio Of nobodies in such short
order that there wasn't really am.
pie opportunity of deciding if the
Mccoy physique is as subservient
to the Mccoy mentality as the Kid
imagines.
It's all very we'll for the mind to
boast Of its powers of domination
where there has been no particular
call upon the physical resources
When the journey lengthens and the
legs begin TO drag; when the heart
begins to pump violently and the
lungs feel overtaxed. the most per.
suasive mind in the world may fail
to make the body respond.
Mccoy, If the record speaks cor
eighth year again. And, that, from
an athletic standpoint, is good
round age. He has been in the
lists full twenty years-so long
in fact, that reading his past doing
within the hempen corral is like
strolling among the tombs in a
country churchyard and noting the
names of the dear departed.
Jim Barron. Shadow Maber, Dick
O'Brien.
Where are they now?
Steve O'Donnel, Tommy West
Tommy Ryan, Joe Choynski.
How can a man disentangle him
self from such wraiths as these and
come back?
Jim Hall, LaBlanche, Dan Creedon
Nick Burley, Joe Goddard, Billy
Stiff, Jack Root, Peter Maher.
Can any one blame the Kids body
if it refuses to dance attendance on
the mind after reading list of for
mer associates like that?
Isn't it quite time the poor body
enjoyed a well-earned rest?
This much can be said for the
Kid: His mind is young. His man
ner and his conversation attest this
But that proves nothing, that is, SC
far as coming back is concerned
They say you can't put an old head
on young shoulders and by the same
token you can't very well hitch a
young mind to an old body and ex
pect anything remarkable in the was
of team work.
There have been iron men, OF
course, though that was more ques
ton of the flesh than Of the intel
lilect. George Godfrey was one, Bot
Fitzsimmons was another. They were
exceptions to the rule that in the
matter Of athletic activity man has
a prescribed span.
Now, if Mccoy is a Godfrey or a
FItzsimmons physically and has the
powers OF mental domination he
hints at he may prove the greatest
marvel Of them all in the line Of
pugilistic longevity.
But the test is the thing. And il
isn't supplied by tumbling tyros like
Jim Savage, and Kid Ely in bouts
lasting less than five rounds.
We are interested in the Kid and
his claims, and would like to know
how far he can go. And when We
have seen him or have reaC
OF him - in a brisk bout Of at leas
ten rounds duration with a mar
OF the caliber of Jim Flynn, San
Langford or Joe Jeanette, We vii
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