The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-02-24
THAT KID LAvIGhE CAN
COME BACK is OPINION
OF El-CHAMP CORBETT
Says His Dissipation Has
Worked Harm But That Care
Can Bring Him Back
HE HAS A GREAT HEART
IL He Could Get Into Condition
He Would Be Wonder
q full Fighter
HE HAS A GREAT HEART

kid Layigne can come back" says
Jim Corbett
Through the influence OF one Ed
Bacey, who is OF the opinion that the
Kid can still be brought>ba into
+ position up with Wolgast in The fight
Ing world, Lavigne has ANNOUNCED
that he will try the get back stunts
Corbett thinks he can do II. La
vigne has one big thing against HIM.
lie has hit the cup hard. This has
no doubt undermined his constitution,
but Corbett pins his faith on his com
\ ing back TO his wonderful physique.
which he thinks is one that is mar
yelous.
"Lavigne is not very old for a
fighter," says Corbett. He has
great heart, probably as good in its
& time as any fighters, and this may
be depended upon TO hep him back.
or course his dissipation is likely to
have put his stomach to the bad, bit
It will probably take only time and
propoD care OF himself TO get him iato
shape.
And IL the Kid gets into shape,
he'll still be a great fighter. He was
marvellous in his day. People don't
know how good Layigne was. l con-
slider that in his palmy days he was
better than Wolgast. He was as good
a fighter just as game aud more
scientific boxer than the present
lightweight champion.
with the Kid in shape battle be-
tween him and Wolgast would be one
OF the greatest battles ever SEEN"
II there Is anything moe than an
other that will keep fighting alive in
Corbett's estimation, IL is reasonable
ness on the part of referees and Sec
onds in stopping bouts when one man
IL apparently all in.
THAT last knockout blow given a
man after he is under the weather Is
the thing that has done more than
anything else to give fighting a lad
name in some places" says Jim. III
referees would stop the bouts when
one man has no chance, there would
be little kick on the brutality OF the
game. That isn't fighting, to allow
one man to put the other to sleep af-
ter he Is helpless. That's fooihardi-
ness.
Il remember one bout that l ref
creed that ended in very peculiar
manner because l insisted on using
this prerogative of stopping the bout
when I saw fit. / was to appear at
an exhibition and referee one go.
told the crowd before started that
did not claim to be a very competent
oficial. but that I did insist that there
be fighting and on stopping the battle
when IL was apparent that one was
licked.
about the eighth round, one OF the
fellows was all gone. He began TO
stagger and his opponent rushed at
him. i jumped in between ther,~
xrasped the good mans hand and held
II ND to show that he had won. Then
he rolled to the floor in dead faint.
The other fellow came around ano
was ready to go on.
"The shock OF winning so suddenly
had been too much for the victor
The nerve that had kept him going
and would have given him strength 10
beat the other fellow TO mush failed
HIM as soon as the strain was over"
In the former champions opinion
the most popular bout is that between
the smuggling, rushing fighter and the
clever man.
What people want TO see Is the
strong, burly slugger meet the shifty,
clever boxer. Two sluggers make a
pounding bee. not fight. Two clever
= boys are likely to make a parlor spar.
ring match, instead or a fight.
But put together the man who
wants to rough it and the neat fellow
who wants to hit and get out of the
way and there will be an exhibition
worth watching
Il believe that the clean break rules
promote the best fighting. | don't see
the use in letting strong, bullish
brute hang on and hug and maui and
shove about the ring the boxer who |
depends on his skill and speed for a |
victory.
'It the battle is TO be one OF !
strength alone, what Is the use of
making them fight to determine it.
We know whe Is the stronger before
they begin work. There's no use max
ing them bruise themselves up for
nothing
But II II is to be fight. let the boy
who does real fighting do his hit and
get away stunt. Let them fight with