The Hawaiian star., 1912-06-20
COrdeII Confident
That He Will Win
In Early Stages

You must be going to work mighty
hard for your bout with Cordell," a
fan remarked TO Johnny Mccarthy
yesterday afternoon after learning that
he was going to Lielehua to train.
why shouldn't l work hard7" ex.
claimed Johnny. You can say what
you want to, this bout a week from
Saturday is certainly the most i'm
portant contest that ! ever trained
for since fought Packy Mcfarland.
] will be making my debut as a welt
erweight and II ! win from Corden
I shall be able TO secure a profitable
match in San Francisco and will have
a chance to go right to the front"
Cordell was also seen by a reporter
yesterday and his views on the com
ing contest sought,
81 am going to convince a lot Of
people who think that 1 am nearly
an in that they are woefully mis-
TAKEN" said Jack, "It makes me
tired to hear it sal dthat I am down
and out and waiting to be buried.
certainly didn't show it in my last
fight at Bakersfield with Tommy
Tuckey whom / knocked out in short
order.
THE reason why took up survey
ing was in order to have a good rest,
lead the simple life and get good
and strong again.
Fl know that Mccarthy is a tough
boy but he will be fighting way out
of his class when he tackles me and
will surely beat him
"As a matter Of fact have a better
fight in me than l ever pulled in my
life and once get down to solid
ground again will wade through
the present crop Of Coast mid
dleweights In such fashion that people
will be wondering where on earth this
Jack COrdell came from. Sounds like
hot air? Well, wait and see!
II will whip Mccarthy when l meet
him on the 29th anG don't be sur
prised If knock him out In the early
stages of the contest. | understand
that Johnny said that l can't stand
fifteen rounds before him. If 1t is pos
sible to arrange a bet without too
much publicity ! will stake my end
of the purse against one-half Of Nc.
Carthy's that he doesn't knock me
out then I'll make a further bet that
I'll get the popular decision or that If
there is a knockout or a knockdown
will score it.
There is chance for Mccarthy if
he really believes what he is reported
to have said about his superior skill,
unerring eye, and the rest of that
rot.
Mccarthy never saw the day and
never will see the day when he can
knock me out. I'm not sure that he
wasn't lucky to get by with Young
Caples."
That's the kinG of talk, boys II
you fight up to that line of verbiage
the fur will fly and the public will be
treated to one warm scrap for sure
Inge Feels Oats.
George Ingle has been feeling his
oats since winning so handily from
Ben de Mello and the town is getting
a bit small for him. He has stated
that Johnny Mccarthy has nothing or
him and that he would like to box him
Just to settle for his own satisfaction
which is the better man.
Inge viii probably be called on tc
box Tommy Mcfarland on August 3
and there is a fellow named Gray
somewhere in the islands who is JUS
dying to meet him and who isn't at al
fastidious as to the size of the si0t
bet. Gray and Ingle may be matched
to box in Honolulu before the end o
the year.
81 don't believe that any 133-pount
boy in the world can knock me ou
if fight on the defensive, cover up anC
protect myself thoroughly" said Ingl'
the other night
"I've learned how to keep from be
ing knocked out in the hard schoo
of experience. Mind you, I'm not say
ing that it can't be done. That wou''
be a foolish statement I've beel
knocked sitter than a dead pig in
slaughteThouse.
"Bin Kupa came near putting me u
dreamland and there have been others
In Kupa's case, however, I invite
trouble by wading into him and stick
ing my neck in the halter.
"On the other hand when | Tough
Ben de Mello recently he never ha
me worried / fought him differently
Instead of trying to knock him out
invited him to do the fighting.