El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-01

w = LILLE RITCHIE. the light
w weight champion, is Of the
opinion that the eastern box
ers fight altogether too often. and he
thinks that is the reason for many of
them going stale and being termed
has beens" long before their time.
The trouble with most Of the east
erners," said Willie, "is that they want
TO fight every week or every other
night If they get the chance. The re-
suit is that the strain becomes too
great and before long they 20 stale
and then are obliged to lay off six
months to recuperate, whereas If they
took care Of themselves and boxed at
reasonable intervals there would be no
necessity for going stale 1t is the same
with some Of the great sprinters- They
oYerstra1n and that is what causes the
sta1eness, which often comes just be-
fore big events and then they are ac-
cuSed OF cold feet and the like.
With the western boxers il is diff
1eTenL Out on the coast they 20 20
rounds IN the big battles and prepare
accordingly for them. They get through
2 regular course OF training and when
1t is over they take life easv for a
time, which gives all the muscles a
chance TO relax and get back into
natural state They may start slower
IN Unelr nights, but they are surer 2 s
matters unless the opportunity should
present itself. Then again some of
The clubs hold four round bouts out
west Dut they are so short that the
bOxersIdO not have to over exert them
selves as they would be obliged to do
IN a contest Of eight or 10 rounds
When a boxer is moving along at a
rapid rate for 10 rounds he Certainly
uses up his vitality as much as in
marathon match, where he would work
much slower The short bouts are all
right, but the boxers should use some
judgment and not try to work so Of
ten That is what kills them off he
lore their time To my way Of think
Ing boxer should never try to fight
oItener than once a week, that is, in
bouts OF eight or 10 rounds and even
Two weeks apart would be still better,
IOr II would give them more chance 10 /
recuperate properly and not keep up a I
constant strain Of the nerves"
Since his return from Europe Al Pal
zers the big Iowa farm boy, who was 4
pushed to the front as a white hone /
by the veteran Tom sORourke, has /
Deen claiming that he is as much en-
titled to the heavyweight championship /
as any one else Al was matched to /
meet Jack Johnson in Paris, June g (
but from reports recs!yed I an con
Flnced that the match is off for some
time to come, II not for good.
The fact remains that Palzer has no
right TO claim any title until he can I
wipe OuL MS decisive QeLeaL at the /
nanoS OF Luther McCarty. The latter I
is the man who is now recognized as
the real champion Of America. having |
won his title in the elimination tour /
neys he entered, and by defeating the
best OF the aSplrants at the time-Al /
kaufman, Jim Flynn and Al Palzer-
in battles over the 20 round route, but
which never went the full distance.
Jess Willard and GunbOat Smith
have appeared on the horizon as
worthy cOntenders, but they will have
10 fight IL out between them or take
their turns at meeting McCarty. Pal
ger cannot get into the running for the (
title again until he beats one Of the I
-WO big fellows now to the front
willard and Smith If big Al can whip I
one Of these men, or both, he will have I
3 right to demand another match with Z
luther McCarty for the championship. |
Smiths quick defeat Of Bombardter
" els has given the navy man a
splendid boast and he deserves it, but