The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-25
MOST BOXERS
ARE TOO FAST
Not Necessarily In ring but
in Lives They Lead,
CANNOT STAND PROSPERITY
Old Timers Were More Mod
crate in Habits

We've Qults frequently csllsd attention
10 ths hlgh ne many Of our topno,cl
horers arc leading nowadays But I'm.
stead of them GoinG back 10 a simple
athletic existence they seem to bs fin.
ming more and moro 10 lusury ever
year
just as soon a. most " them srcumu.
hlo biz bank fuil and hsein In liz,
on hHsy street they start 10 indnig.
lntm,elNes hh" lords. never stopping t
consider hoW much harm they 40 d.,t,t
10 thoir physical condition by thls pam.
pefinE
a. High llfe has detsfIofhtsd and bs,t.r
more champions than oil the pupobr,
ihey ever received Within the r0pes n
was too much fenstlng and luxury thst
beat John l. sullivan, peter jackson
jim Jefifies. Charlie Mitchell ChnrIs,
mo Mccoy. George C'KIdJ IAvlgne
tel, Jack Johnson and a host q oths,
great champions.
No fighter can ever sIpect 10 rsmalr
world bcntsr and live "thA ilis of
Rally" or that n a festive millionaire
Pain, simple. healthy food with consld
erablo outdoor, rlgged exercise. produts
NE strongest and most athletic men Will
the most vitality. stamina and snduf
Hnce. says SkelJ.
When YOU se- = champion feastinE on
fancy dishes aud taking life easy. sur.
rounded with luxury, 70 u can wager a.
feat IA knocking at his door Jim Jsifrie,
was one of tho greatest fighters IN m,
history OF fsilanO ie had \ wonderful
rufged physique In tho hey-dAy of hit
physical perfection he was almost nm
ideal Hercules. 40 rugged and powerful
After he knocked out both Jim Corbeti
snd Bob Fitulinmonr. twice sach there
were no more formidable opponents lefi
Tor him 10 conquer, so-ffn fell into idle
ness and luxury snd soon lost his sreat
fstlc form. In fact. he retired from the
ring because there was really no man
In the field worthy TO combat hun
Arm after five years Of high, easy life
he was lured bsck into the game, bv
big tempting financial offer 10 meet
Jack johnson. Jsns long hyoff IN tho
once great prowess. and he fell an snsy
victim 10 his clever dusky Rntagonl..
Tho Was then IN tho very prime OF his
Elllstic form. Had JEFF lead a simple
healthy, athletic lie hs would not have
suffered this huminilatlon. Rut he had
gone the route that has beaten 20 many
champions before him
Peter Jackson, In my opinion. wAr
one OF the Ereatest heavyweight battlefs
that aver stepped Into a rims. But, wher
he started hlgh-rolllng no soon broke
down snd became a helpless consumptlve
which soon lead him To an early grave
Jack Johnson, another famous negro
esosillst, could not stand prosperity after
he beat Jeifries. and he Ia now poor
hss.oeen IN exits IN Spain Both Joe
JAMS and George Dixon went the pace
and passed awdy IN early life. This
10 the. same story Of nearly every other
oolored fighter who acquired money
Enough to live In luxury and the fat nj
the land
Sam IAnsford hhs made big money
during his extended battling career, but
he has spent II freely, lndulgins hlpselt
They tell me the Tar Baby likes "a
have dozen or so OF handlers and valets
In attendance upon him when ne Ia flush
ana the picking IL good.
But. black or white, the majority OF
star boxers nowadays are too fastidiou-
and bent on a luxurious life for real.
strenuous comhRts They nearly all want
TO live in the first cabin, surrounded by
all the ease and luxury that money will
buy.
Many Of the greatest Of the old-tlme
battlers lived In rather humble homes
and ate tho plaineSt Of food. They did
not stop AT swell hotels and indtilge N
many fancy dishes. chiefly because they
did not have the money TO be high rollers
IN those gruelling DAYS
Some OF the old champs" had many
ups and downs In the world, which In
tho end made them more rugged and
hardy. II takes few rough experiences
in life 10 make a man able 10 withstand
the hard knocks
That is the reason the old fellows were
20 tough and sturdy, But they lived
close to nature and acquired hearts and
phyBlques OF steel, which enabled them
to go through terrific finished battles. In
which the present generation d boxers
would not last very long