The Washington herald., 1917-02-12
PRESENT-DAY BOXER
DECLINES To MIX II
Old-Time Fight Fan Claims Light
weights Make Game Spsrrins Match.

New York, Feb. lL-"It's certainly
good to see fighter Of the aggressive,
rushing type these days" observed an
old-timer recently.
Mine boxers out of every ten who are
fighting now lack the steam and the love
of battle that the pugs of the old days
had. And believe me. the fghtin' of
other years had IL all over the style Of
today"
The old fight fan was looking rather
wistful and we asked him who, among
the present-day fighters could compare
with some OF the better mixers Of the
old days.
When It comes to that" said he, 'T
don't believe / can name many who are
as good at the business OF standing toe
TO toe and smuggling, feinting and blocking
as they used to be fifteen, and twenty
years ago. In the lighter weight classes
the boys have come more and more to
making the game a sparring game pure
and simple. You seldom hear OF knock
outs. In the class of the biggest heavy
weights / don't figure the field can hold
a candle to the old-timers. but there are
two boys in the lightweight class who
have some of the traits that made the
game Of other( years a thriller.
They are Jack Dillon and Billy
Miske. | might mention one or two 9TH
ers. but what's the use? These two fell
lows look like the cream OF the light
weights I can't say anything about
Darcy, for. of course, / haven't seen him
in battle, but they say he is a toe-to-
toe slugger and g&es to mix IT.
when Dillon and Miske go into ba
they go in there for blood. I've seen a
lot of fights but there are few Of them
that can be compared with a battle be-
tween these two for good. solid, unaduI-
terated slugging. Both can hit, and II
seems like every time they start a punch
they stick viciousness into IL. They show
fellow something for his coin.
You know" continued the old boy
that that sort of battlin' is what won
the title for Jim Jeffries. He was a devil
In close quarters and he loved a fight.
He wasn't clever like Corbett, but he
was young and tough and he fought with
every ounce of Drawn and determination
he had in his body
II was on hand when JEFF fought Cor
bett at Coney Islan nd back I'm 1900 nearly
seventeen years ago. Say. there was bat
tie for you, and Corbett put up a wonder
full fight even though he had a younger
and stronger man in front Of him Cor
bett knew he had a tough egg in JEFF,
and he depended on his craft 10 put him
over.
We'll, you know Jeff put him out in
the twenty-third round. and everybody
was surprised because they thought Jim
was slick enough to stick out the twenty
five rounds and get another match right
away. They did fight later, but not at
Coney.
After Jeffries had pushed that fight
for twenty rounds, forcing Corbett around
the ring and following him every inch OF
the way. cutting loose with volleys OF
rights and lefts and goin' just like an
engine. he found out he'd have to corner
Corbett II he hoped to hang on the win
ming wallop, and this finally happened
in the twenty-third round
ut was Jeffries' aggressiveness and his
love ia fight that made him a winner.
And it's just that kind OF stuff in Dillon
and Miske that makes them look so good.
The old hammer-sway idea is the idea.
1t is. You can have all your fancy boys.
Put EN- in frames, for all / care But
give me the hammer and tongs lads who
love to fight"