The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-24
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Al the slightest turn OF Tnden' z
waist the ball flew like a bullet.
lie couldn't have driven II harder
with fun arm sweep. II reminded
me OF Maurice Mclaughlin when the
Comet used 10 break n racquet every
little while with his terrific fore
iatm drives. But Tilden did Il with
! n wrist twist In which his arm moved
hardly at all and his hand moved
only few inches, like that of old
/ Bob Fitzsimmons In hts famous six
| inch knockouts."
once Tllden shot the ball near
| Patterson's feet like streak OF
Hight. Patterson reached for It. A
smack --- ana Patterson's racquet
flew out of his hand and went whirl-
| ing through the air 20 feet away.
Patterson stood looking at his hand.
which had been wrenched open.
Tilden "Just played tennis" with
tho Australian until he was ready 20
finish 1t. Then those builet-llko
wrist drives, perfectly placed and
lunreachable, left Patterson so help
lessly anchored through the last set
that Il looked az IL he was giving II
up and waiting to be counted out
But that wasn't Patterson's trouble,
\ II was simply useless to reach for
a ball that had passed before his eye
registered It's flight.
Tllden did the same thing once to
Shlmldzu, the Japanese contender
Shlmidzu was two sets To the good
land within a stroke OF winning the
third set and the match. Then Tlldcr
suddenly turned loose HIS magica
tennis touch and won three sets anC
the match without giving Shimidsl
"A single gnauCp Ia scOrp.
Tho Japanese used all his spect
and skin, but he might az we'll hav,
, been Blttlng on the court In rock
Ing chair with a soup spoon In on
hand instead of a racquet.
\ Joe Cans Had Best Touch ANON
Boxers.
e Champions In other branches O
G sport almost always have In
touch" that placeA them in clas
}, above contenders who are merel
s strong or quick or ekiltul. IT'S somc
;. thing that can't DO drilled into a
y athlete by training, II has TO b
o there naturally. Tfalning can onl
o develop II "a little.
e with a fighter It puts the X {
u into a blow at the instant OF landinI
j. Stanley Ketchel, years ag
l. nstonished the northwest by knoCl
- ing out about forty more or lei
= skilled fighters, when he was only
l. cowboy with a natural love for fish
y Ing that made him leave the rang
and livesin Montana town whel
bouts were held.
lie never had Il boxing lesson, bt
no was a master boxer from Oh
- start because the touch" was hOr
IA In him. Later | saw him knock OF
d clever Jack O'Brien in New Yorl
y The skill learned In 10 years boNin
l. with champions cou nj say
"a O 'Brien from ketchel's blows.
II Kctchcl was born with n knac
Of timing and placing punches, iu
as a musician IA born with an ear Il
g. harmony and an artist with an ey
y Tor color.
n II Tom Sharkey had been gifte
y with ketchers touch" no man II,
Ing could ever have beaten him. II
l. won a lot OF fights by sheer aggrc!
II sive sluggiug hardly knowing whei
10 his blows would land. when d
It fought Kid McCoy---a genius with
touch" at the end OF each arr
o that gave him amazing hitun
o power for a slightly built man Sha'
! key was knocked down twice I
d cleanly that his feet flew up and h
p hlIuth ON MS hnoulutE blANtAs II
d only beat Mccoy by wearing him ol
q, and roughing him. with Mccoy
d "touch"--his instinct for hitting
e iSharkey could have beaten Jetfrie
+ Fitzsimmons had the touch" II
~ fought tho way Tilden plays tenni
~ waiting. studying his man, firing n
n man, and then timing hits that wei
Irresistible Knockout blows. eske
N Fitz once how he knocked out Shal
a key, Rubin ana other tough men I
Is easily with body blows. Fitz thnugl
!. 1t over a minute and said:
~ II see the way they breathe ar
or time the punch TO get there wht
ne their breath is out"
sn Timing n punch to land when &
opponent has Just expelled n
breath Is a rather neat operatio
and no boxer without the toucl
could do Il.
he Johnny Kllbane used 10 have "tl
ee touch" He may have II stnl. We
% see when he fights Johnny Duud
TX, this month. Kilhane was fast bo
OF er. He liked TO dance around 9th
w fighters and tap them neatly witho
ed knocking them out. He liked
nB make them look foolish And
e. could do IL without the slightet ri
because his sense OF timing was DC
teeL But when he wanted 10 "