Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

| fellows around here anywhere near my
weight. Ad was given the chance and
| he made good from the jump. That was
In 1908. and shortly afterward, after hav-
ne headed for the Pacific coast. His
| first bout with Danny Webster, then well
| thought or proved a win by the knockout
| route In eighteen rounds and 1t put him
In right with Tom McCarey. His chance
came when he met Battling Nelson, Feb
ruary y, 1910, for he put up a great bat
| tie and gave away weight, too, winning
the title after forty rounds of terrific
battling. He held the championship just
two years and eight months, losing to
Willie Richie last November after a
hard contest of sixteen rounds Ad is
well nxed financially, SO he need not wor-
~ about the future. He seldom weighed
over IDS to 100 pounds when in shape and
| weight. He must also be given credit for
meeting any lightweight the matchmak-
erS selected.
Wisconsin has another real fighting
Dane" In the person of Matty McCue Of
Racine, whose real name is Matthew
Paulson. and who has been creating all
kinds of dismay for the featherweights
about the middle west; in fact, he has
sent chills into more than one fighter who
has essayed to face him Of late
Although only eighteen years of age. the
OF his victories have been by the knock
out route. OF the last fifteen contests
ne had. eleven were knockouts, which
shows what kind of a haymaker he
producer in his right hand, but he can
also give the sleep potion with his left
hand just as well: in fact he hits like
a good-sized welterweight.
school and is above the average fighter
in intelligence. He is not bothered with
the big head" and has the utmost con-
fdence in his manager, Johnny McCue
who has taught the boy all he knows
In the boxing line and has also trained
him for all his battles. Johnny himself
is an old-time wrestler and boxer and
knows the game as well as most OF the
wiseacres Of today. Matty is very re-
served and has a soft voice more like
clerk In dry goods store than a fight
er. He Is not boastful in the least and
would rather talk on any subject than
discuss fighting.
He is almost counterpart Of AID VOL
CAST in action and the boy looks very
much like the famous Michigan bearcat
He strips well and is well DEVELOPED
about the upper body and arms. He also
has sturdy pair of legs to stand on and
his cover 9p" is excellent. but he does
not keep In his cage as many fighters do
except when he wants to protect himself
from attack. He hits freely with both
hands and from any position, with either
right or left. He seems to have the
knack of hitting down to perfection the
same as Kid Mccoy had, and once he
puts over one Of those swings to the jaw
1t Is all over but the counting. He has
not been meeting lemons all the time
either. but such boys as George Stevens.
Kellar, George Horton and Joe Home
land, who know the game, and have all
taken the count In short order. Now
Matty wants to get a crack at Abe At
oil no. riff 40 %
chances are he will get one of them in
the near future
Willie Richie. the lightweight cham
pion, is of the opinion that the eastern
boxers fight altogether too often, and
them going stale and being termed has
beens' long before their time
When Willie was visiting with me sew
eral weeks ago he discussed the matter
at some length and as student of the
game he has most of the boxers beat off
the boards. THE trouble with most of
the fasteners" said Willie, lis that thew
want to fight every week or every other
night If they get the chance. The result
Is that the strain becomes too great and
before long they go stale and then are
obliged to lay of six months to recuper-
ate whereas II theyrtook care of them
selves and boxed at reasonable intervals
there would be no necessity for going
great sprinters. They overstrain. and that
Is what causes the staleness which often
comes just before big events and then
they are accused OF "cold feet" and the
like
with the western boxers it is different
Out on the coast they so twenty rounds
in the big battles and prepare according
ly for them. They go through a. regular
course of training. and when II is over
they take life easy for a time. which
gives all the muscles a chance to relax
and get back into natural state. Thew
may start slower in their fights but they
are surer as they go along. They do not
try to rush matters unless the opportun-
ity should present itself. Then, again.
some OF the clubs hold four-round bouts
out west. but they are SO short that the
boxers do not have to overexert them
selves. as they would be obliged to do
in a contest OF eight or ten rounds When
a boxer is moving along at rapid rate
for ten rounds he certainly uses ND his
vitality as much : as in a marathon
match, where he would work much slow
er. The short bouts are all right, but the
boxers should use some judgment and not
| try to work so often. That is what kills
them off before their time. To my way
Of thinking q boxer should never try to
! fight oftener than once week. that is,
| in bouts of eight or ten rounds, and even
| two weeks apart would be still better.
for 1t would give them more chance to
recuperate properly and not keep ups q
! constant strain Of. the lSrves.