The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-05-11
NOTABLE dissenter from the
theory that . small assert.
msnt Of punches y all that a


msnt Of punches y all that q
boxer needs in his climb up the
pugilistic ladder Is Johnnie Kilbane.
Training At Rye Beach for his Now
York debut next week, the feather.
weight champion IL Just as busy a.
ever polishing up his wide variety Of
cloutS. determined that there shall
Be no chance Of Frankie Burns, with
whom he clashes. taking the edge
Oh bis nrst appearance before the
Gotham light critics.
Not long ago Packsy Mcfarland as
serted that three or four properly de-
veioped blows are all any boxer needs
to master. Kirbane's theory In entirel,
at odds with this. for he plays no favor.
lite In this department Of the game.
having blows ready for instant use In
any smGgency. His favorite punch 10
the left tsb. but he does not devote
much more attention to the develop
n'snt Of this than to any OF the other
clouts with which he bewildered the
willy Attsil and captured the worlds
title
LEFT JAs 10 sEsT BLOW EVER
KNOWN IN BOXING.
Ny belief" said tho champion a. no
came steamins from a hot mill with
one Of his aparring partners at training
quarters. is that . boxer cannot know
too many kinds Of punches. OF course
like the left jsb better than any Of
them because I think It Is the greatest
blow known. but ! do not neglect any
OF the others In perfecting myself In It.
During my training for every night
I devote q certain amount Of attention
toward improving all the punches use
and ! use most Of them-so there will
be no emergency for which am not
prepared. ! can't believe that II Is pos.
sible for . boxer to get to the top
unless he uses every kind OF punch he
can think Of. In the hrst place. II on
opponent knows YOU are going to use
only certain kinds Of blows except
when forced to change your style Of
attack he has an advantage right At
the start. On the other hand, II he
doesn't know what you are likely to
use and 10 pretty sure ne 10 likely to
get just what he isn't figuring on the
man with a big variety Of punches has
. distinct advantage"
kNoWe HOW TO USE HIs GLEN.
DER LEGO.
The hrT thing one notices about XII.
bane 10 his unusually slender legs.
These arc what Let him into the feather.
weight division. for his upper frame 10
that Of 4 lightweight and those who
see him In street clothes wonder how
no can ever wsish 10 little 40 Ia. The
next thing that catches the eye IL his
| fighting posture. He almost invaria bly,
stands erect, head thrown back. with
| every feature OF his face dsnotins con-
slant alertness. Then when the oppor.
tunity presents itself those slender legs
begin flashing around and In q moment
his opponent II wondering how &c hap
pens that Johnnie Seems 70 be In front
and on both sides 1t one and the same
tina.
Dunn watched his man admfringiy a.
the chs mpioD flashed IN and out with .
bewtadsrinE shower Of blows descending
over Delansy's head. shoulders and
| chest That 10 Just the way he
whipped AtteiL" said the manager.
lnu1Dun8 - nls game, ana u - Do
cause he oan time punches 80 sxpertly
that hs can make his attack 90 effective,
lie 10 also q great imitatOr Of boxers,
He can imitats the styis OF any man
he svsv saw In action from Jim Jeffriss
and johnson ali the way down thu line
And don't forget tha' he profits by
this, too"
After Q few minutes OF hot spaPring
kiibahs and Delaney gave no ths moor
10 Dunn and Papks, fov II was plain
the two bigger fellows had . few
mora ciouts they wanted 10 show each
othss,
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