The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-07
DOxINC CHAMPS
LIVE TOO HIGH
Reside on Easy Street and
Live Like Lords,
BEATS THEM ALL IN END
Sullivan JeffrieS and Johnson
Were No Exceptions,

have frequently called attention 60
the high HE many " our top-notch but-
ere are leading But Instead of goIng
back TO simple. athletic existence
they seem to be running more and more
10 luxury, says Jack Skelly Of ionk.
era. N. y
Just "a soon NJ most NJ them aU.uW-
ulAte a bank roll and begin tp live uu
Easy street they start 10 indulge them
solves like lords. never stopping io rnn.
sider how much harm thoy ARE doing
their physical condition
High living has beaten more cham.
pions than all the punches they ever re-
csived within the ropes II was t""
much foasting and luxury that beat
Jeffries. Charlie Mitchell. kd Mccoy,
kid IAylgne. Terry McGoyern, ircidN
Welsh, Abe Attoll, Jack johnson and
host OF other champions
No fighter can expect 20 remain y
world beater and live the HE NJ fcs.
tive millionaire Plain. healthy food and
considerable outdoor. rugged exercise
produce the strongest and most athletic
men with the most vitality, stamina and
endurance.
JsffrIss o Great Fighter
When YOU see a champion fcaSilng on
fancy dishes and taking llfo easy. and
Shrinking, surrounded by luxury you can
wager defeat Ia knocking Rt his door
Jeffries was one Of the greatost fighters
In the history of fistlanR. lie had n
wonderful rugged physique In the hey.
day OF physical perfection he was a.
most a hercules
Aftsr he knocked out Corbclt and
Fitrsimmons. twice each, there were no
mor formidable opponents left Tor him
t. L.. N.lI Ns.N.. ..N
luxury and soon lost his fistic form
And. after five years Of high, easy
life, he was lured back 10 the game by
q big financial offer TO meet Johnson.
yefrs long lay-on In tho lap ~ luxury
had robbed him OF prowcss and he fell
an easy victim 10 his clever, duHky nn-
tsGonist, who was then In the NefN prime
Of his pugilistlc form Had JET led %
simple. healthy, athletic llfo he would
not have suffered this humiliation
NEGROES Can't stand Success
Jackson. In my opinion. was one N
the greatest heavyweight nttlers That
ever stepped into = ring But when
he started high rolling. he soon broke
down and became helpless consump-
tive. Johnson could not stand prosperity
after he beat Jeffries and he In now
has-been In exile In Spain. Cans and
Dixon went the pace and passed away
In early life. This Ii the story Of nearly
WY Nln'I NuioIfu llhNl'i WHO hNVulItN
money enough 10 live In luxury
Langford has made big money, hut
he has spent u freely. lndulging him
self They tell me the Tar Baby llkcS
TO have dozen or no of handlers and
Wallets In attendance upon him when
he 10 flush and the picking In good
Many Of the great old-time battlcrS
liv.d In rather humble homes and ate
the plalnest OF food. They did not stop
al swell hotels and indulge In fancy
dishes, chiefly because they did not have
tn, money, TO he high-rollers In those
grIelling old days
Some Of the old champs had many
ups and downs In the world. which
In the end made them more rugged
and hardy, u takes few rough eS-
periences In life TO make man able
10 Withstand the hard knocks
That Ia the reason the old fellows
were 80 tough and sturdy II was not
all peaches and cream with them But
they lived close to nature and acquired
physiques Of steel. which enabled them
TO 30 through terrific finish battles In
which the present generation Of boxers
would not last very long
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