Bisbee daily review., 1912-07-05

| man. It goes without contradiction tbat I have been more than fortunate in my ring career. The fact that never lost a decision and also that managed to accumulate enough money Ito make my folks and myself com 1 fortable is something to be proud of.
 Many times have been asked: ''Packey. what accounts for your sue. eess?"
 That's a very hard question, and really I could not give a sensible an swer. When l started on to box there were four rules that ! made up my mind to pay strict attention to: Don't idrinkl Don't smoke! Live a clean life. Avoid bad companionship.
 Now, because ] pull these rules, don't imagine that I'm a killjoy. Far from that. l only want to tell you what l think helped me in the world. For further corroboration, you can ask any successful athlete and he will tell you the same story. Don't Violate Agreements | Another point that l made is an ironclad rule: Never break your word As long as l have been in the boxing business there Is not a single man ager, promoter or anybody that had any dealings with me that can say that 1 have violated an agreement. Recently there have been quite a few complaints over agreements being 1 treated contemptuously by some of the budding stars. That is a terrible error. for it should be realized by sue cessful fighters that promoters are entitled to big consideration for the chances they take in staging bouts One tip worth taking is, never get q swelled head. For as soon as you do then you are gone. The history of the ring will prove this.
 Now that I have told all that think is interesting from a personal standpoint l will touch on the pro fession of boxing. l use the word pro fession in its fullest sense. Boxing is so different from fighting that there is no possible comparison. Boxing is the science of attack and defense. It does not mean rushing in with head i lowered striking away in wild fash ion and doing your best to render your rival helpless.
 i Boxing Exhibition of Skill i On the contrary. it is an exhibition Of skill. You cannot pick up boxing. Without the aid of a competent in- structor nobody can become a real finished boxer. That boxing Is con sidered a decent following is my firm est belief Tn the present era it is ] taught in nearly all colleges, aoadem- ies and schools.
 1 Boxing to me should be taught to every youngster. dn the first place it | teaches them self reliance and again
 makes them apt in the art of self de fense Take any big man in life, he is always boxing, as you may say. and though he may get the worst of it now and then, he always comes back. That is drilled into you through box
 ing.
 | As an instance, I was going into the Fairmount A. C. one afternoon. There | were a few youngsters playing around the door. i invited them in to spar One little fellow refused to put on the gloves. and was almost ready 10 cry at the suggestion. That convinced me that the little fellow lacked spirit. Without that necessary requirement.
 what chance will he have when he is
 thrown on his own resources. If he had boxed a little and received few stinging wallops it would make him brace up and also teach the lesson ], that as We travel through life every ] thing is not a sweet song.
 First Lessons important
 In many cases good boxer is ruin
 ed in his first lessons. He puts on
 the gloves with finished teacher } and, naturally has no chance. Time . and again the pupil IS discouraged. He quits or enters the ranks of slug gers, and goes just so far. For any strong man can slug, but only few can box.
 For youth who studies boxing, his ! first thought must be to act natn , rally This artifcal posing or crouch ing is a big handicap, especially if h' meets d dangerous rival Common
 sense will show you that when nov
 ing about one must be natural to re
 tain a firm balance.
 Another important point Is to un ' derstand that boxing is a science. Yol - don't have Q strike your hardest, fo { points are what you are after. Tha ' brings me to something that I hea CAAAlAON hhOSh OAt III ], men"
 Before I go any further I wish t
 say that Packey can knock out hi
 men, but Packey doesn't believe I
 that sort of boxing. If any man ca . show me the advantage of Tenderin n insensible an opponent that is pract 2 cally at your mercy, would like { = know it.
 "a Boxing Better Than Fighting . I firmly believe that the public al d preciates 3 boxing exhibition nor ,. than 1t does a fight This is not th n. day of London prize ring rules. It . the era of boxing. The states wheI ?. boxing is permitted strictly rul Is against fighting, but favor boxin
 That Is quite an argument to owe
 come. I believe strictly in eieyatin
 the sport. When two men enter Il fl. ring 1t is not to slaughter each othe is but to box.
 In Take the life of prize fighter ar ,e that of a boxer. The latter perfor ,e for years. while the former disa or pears from the scene very quickly. it. Again carrying around broks