Arizona republican., 1919-07-06
"YelIowness"

There is indistingushable line between physical and mental cowardice We call the latter "yellowness It had been suspected that Willard, the late heavy weight champion, had a streak of yellow" and it generally predicted that if it existed it would be brought plainly by such fighter Dempsey. "Yeowness' in the prize ring usually manifests it. self in quitting when there is still physical ability to proceed with hope however slender, of winning. Yet Willard fought two rounds after having received in the first three minutes apparent punishment than had been administered to fighter in an en- tire battle. evident to all the onlookers that he without hope. He evidently not physically yellow He had done all that it possible for Willard to do
 This brings to the state of his mind, and the effect of it upon his body We may wonder whether another fighter of Wilards natural physical powers would have suffered such breakdown under the same punishment whether strongly mentally equipped would have fallen to the floor under those blows which Willard says took all his strength away"
 There is such thing as the second wind" Athletes of all ages have experienced it. but generally believe, they have not understood it. Boxers oars wrestlers long distance sprinters and others whose exertions are crowded into compara ratively brief gruelling period. when all but out, have sud denly felt return of strength and exhilaraton of spirits by which they able to proceed to greater exertions than ever through longer period This has been generally regarded purely physical phenomenon due to proper training.
 All athletes have never felt this second wind. In fact comparatively few have experienced it Usually they contest under steadily growing wearness pain until they sink in utter exhaustion. So think ability to withstand pain and wearness and to from them suddenly depends almost entirely on a of mind Persons laborng under great
 
 exhilaration that follows the intoxcants, per form marvellous feats of strength or agility They have for the moment been taken out of themselves. All other emotions have been replaced by determina- ton. The second wind comes to sane. normal when he submerge every other thought in deter imitation. The inability do that is mental yellow 
 Not long ago we heard man relate his experience in a contest with fellow workman. The nature of the work such that of the could tinually carry the fight to the other. If failed he "swamped" and the work stopped. This said that the other boasted that he would swamp him. Unused to such strenuous labor, he thought times his antagonist would He felt that the time had come to give up, but he would not give All there to him feeling of restfulness All his wearness passed away and he continued with increasing strength until his fellow workman, man of superior strength and used to the task com pelled to stop, gaspng for breath.
 The second wind" is state of mind which dis regards protesting muscles and shattered, shrieing nerves. Willard's mind susceptible of being brought into such state That probably the extent of his 'yelowness'
 Men engaged in contests involving physical strength and skill have felt this wind though they did not call it that. There are men high in professional, financial and industrial life who have been down, but out" Some of them have been more than the verge of failure. They have been pronounced failures but the fact that they ti- matey succeeded, proved that they had failed fail until he himself gives up. Then he's out.