El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-03

I'M Is II lIaL ul-u cld-- DoAel
/ wv who has been beaten by an
other very rarely comes bach
/ and pulls a win on. his second try.
He hasn't lost his punch; be IS ap-
parently as fast as ever, yet he Is not
| the same man after that first defect
! Look over the records OF any Of the top
notehers and after their first lose you
see them start the long slide.
4 prominent lawyer defined old age as
the DEATH OF ENTHUSIASM.
Can it be that these fighters have lost
the thirst for glory9 Has their en-
thusiasm faded!
! Terry Mc,IOvern never amounted 10 a
I hill of beans after he was knocked out
| by Young COrbett at Hartford. True,
I Terry did fight many battles after that.
but he was not the same MeGOvern- He
fought COTbett again III Frisco, but the
dashing, ripping. tearing Terry was a
defensive fighter when he faced his con-
querer the second time.
1t wasn't fear. for Terry had no fear
in his makeup. vet he faced COrbett all
covered up. He was set to cover, not to
tear in. and in the very first round Cor
bett put Terry down on his launches FOR
a count Nine rounds later Terry was
counted out
He was not the same man. although he
was certain that he could lick the Den
Yer lad
Klaus Couldn't Beat Conqueror.
Frank Klaus, who laid claim to the
middleweight title, was knocked out by
George Chip in six rounds. Later on he
met Chip again and the latter put Klaus
away in five rounds and had a much
easier time of It. Klaus quit the game
altogether after that
Joe Cans lost his title to Battling Mel
son in II rounds. He thought it was a
lucky punch that cost him his crown
and tried again with the Dane. He
lasted p rounds the second time. but
took a fearful lacing.
Jim Corbett met Jim Jeffries at COnev
Island when the latter was heavyweight
champion and licked the big bOilermak-
er to a fraZZle for % rounds. Jeffries
wanted to quit. the thing was so one
sided. but Billy Delaney made him stick
With his eyes puffed and his nose
bleeding. the bOilermaker kept Flooding
along and in the 23d round. as Corbett
bounced off the ropes. Jeff let a left fly
and Corbett was counted out. Up to
that time Corbett was a 1000 to ] win
ner-
Gentleman Jim figured that if he had
another chance he would keen an eve on
the spriney ropes and lick jeff with ease.
They met the second time In San
Francisco and Corbett was off his feed
a mile. He wasn't there. Jeffries hit
him on the head in the second round so
hard that the glove burst and padding
floated all over the ring. There was a
delay until a new glove could be fitted.
This saved Corbctt from a Knockout In
the second round He FOUGHT EIGHT more
rounds. but he was not the same Cor
bett and went out from a body punch
in the tenth.
Corbett's fear of that deadly left took
ais steam, his speed. his confidence and
his goat. He wasn't the same Cnrbett
who met jeff in New York BY 50 per
cent.
0'Brien Also Proves the Rule.
Most OF Won remember the wonderful
light Jack O'Brien and Stanley KetcbeI /
put M IN New York some years aa0. Re
member how the tide turned round after
-ound: Remember both men cut and I
bleeding. both oTo00v. when one punch I
would have settled it, Remember IN tho |
.enth and last round how Ketchel. cut /
md reelino- drove an npercut 70 /
PBrien's chin and knocked him cold |