El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-16
TRICKS IN EVERY
TRADE BUT OURS
Nearly All Great Boxers Generous Towards Op-
ponents Many Victories Due to Psychological
Trickery; Attempts Often Fail.
Nv ROY ElITK.


4 LONG in the 18th round when
"A an opponent is dropping bombs
4 - around a boxers jaw. jabbing
like a machine gun and occasionally
sending in a torpedo down about the
solar plexus. it does seem that box
ing is a bit rough. Very few ring
sters let their mind wander to rules
OF etiquette at such times. Yet
nothing becomes a boxer more in the
ring than generosity towards his
opponent
All truly great men are gen
erous. The strong can always
afford to be maSnaniz1OuH. They
need not stOOp TO the little tricks
to which weaker men turn in
hopes Of winning cantests- This
il prominently true in all the
games of life and IL very notice
able IN the history OF boxing.
Gentleman Jim Corbett won that
sobriquet because Of fair play to all
his opponents. He was never known
to take an unfair advantage OF
rival in the ring. During his long
career as a boxer he never had an
intentional or damaging foul charged
to him. Often he helped his oppon-
entS 10 their feet Always he kept
the game clean, and Gentleman Jim
is today one OF the most popular Of
fistic idols whose star IS shining far
brighter than several champions who
have held the title since his day.
There was a world OF scare as well
as destruction wrapped up in John
l. SulliTan's rushes but he fought
fairly. Robert FitzsimmOns was
crafty but there was the assurance Of
getting your jaw jolted loose accord
ing to the rules or q solar plexus
that was not below the belt. Tom
Sharkey was once awarded a fight
in a bout with Lanky Bob. but that
was not Roberts fault-it was the
referees The blow was fair enough.
Fitzsimmons was given fleeing ac-
cording TO ringsiders.
Policy With Mccoy.
kid" Mccoy. who did not hesitate
10 win bouts by means fair or foul,
nevertheless recognized that the pub
lie reserves the biggest place in its
heart for men OF fair play, and when
matched with man whom he did
not believe dangerous. showed the
greatest courtesy. assisting his op-
pOnent to his feet at times waiting
until he recovered TO continue the
fight and giving him the most solicit
uous care after knocking him out.
He was accustomed. too, to compli-
ment his adversaries On the good
showing they made after they came
back from dreamland and to earnestly
advise them to continue the game,
giving as his opinion that they might
some day be very successful. This
was the coolest kind Of policy with
kid" He was businesslike-wen
after results. His generosity-in
strong contrast to the many shady
methods he emplJyed-won him many
admirers.
Jim Jeffries, Jack Dempsey, Jack
Nc a Milf and nearly all the hnTprC
with distinguished records left also
records Of fair dealing. 1t is true
that some OF these champions at
times put on rough stuff but It was
always when they met opponents
whose cUde and practice was on a
par with Germany's today. Boxers
of such stamp must be taught re-
spect like Germany is being taught
by rough doses akin to her own
methods.
Yet there is in the boxing world a
borderlaud between generosity and
unfairness from which many ring
victories have arisen, and II may not
be said that they are croOked-only
a quick or extraordinary display Of
mental quickness. Most Of these
tricks OF the trade are so well known
to professional boxers as to be en-
tirely useless against a good man.
Yet from time to time they cause the
downfall OF younger fighters. or. in
a slightly changed form. are the
means Of topping a veteran from his
pedestal
BrOad's Stunt.
A laughable Illustration is a stunt
often pulled off by Kid Broad in
training. On putting on the mitts
with a new conner he was accustomed
to stop at intervals and turning his
head away from the man in front of
him, spit in the palm Of his right
glove like a wOodsman in handling
an ak. He then gripped his right and
with show of regained strength
from the operation, waded into his
opponent for a mixup. Often after
repeating the act several times, an
adversary who had been stung by
the kid" would strike at him when
he tunnel his heal this W. .rhat