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Show f refused to obey the latter'B lnstmo-1 Uons. John did pretty much as pleated. He boxed 'when be felt Ilk It, and dldu't deny himself anything In tho way of v food and drink. When friends advised him to work harder ho literally chased them away. " "Sullivan seemed to have a grouch wheh. 'bo ' entered - the? arena at New Orleans to, tight Corbet!, for a $25,000 purso and ,$l6;000 a fild. , He growled at Ills' seconds : and glared at old frlend)v over, tho" ropes. He was Just like n'n old: grlwly bear, but when Corbett began to put It all over blm he was a pitiable sight. Willie Lewis Is Religious Boy. "Willie Lewos Is a religious young man. I've Rpen him kneel and pray in his dressing room beforo several fights, and even as ho sat lu bis corner cor-ner waiting for the sound of the gong, I've seen his lips movo as If in prayer. Jack Dempney also asked for Divine blessing before all of bis battles. Ho was a good man morally and bad a warm heart. "Did you ever see Deacon Stonewall Stone-wall Jackson of Boston, who says a prayer on his knees In the middle Of the ring before he engages la a fight? The deacon's stentorian voice can bo heard by thoso.at the ringside as be asks for mercy, salvation, strength, and a few sliver coins to help his church along In this wicked world, after which he does his best to knock Ihe other fellow's block off. "Tommy West, who defeated Joe Walcott, told me recently, that all pugilists before, a mill are nervous, whether they jdiow It or not. 'I've known courageous pugilists that trembled from head to foot as they got Into the ring. . They nooded a few hard wallops to steady their nerves, yon know. For that matter, some fighters are not worth a rap until un-til they've been hit hard. Then their blood begins to boll to a white heat Some of the Nervoua Kind. . "Among the highly strung, nervous fl enters I've seen can be classed such men as KJd McCoy, Jack Dempsey, Jack McAulIffe, Abo Attel, Jimmy Brltt. Dob Fltzslmmons, George Dixon, Pal Moore, Johnny Coulon, Jimmy Barry, Joe Gang, Jack Skelly, Jem Drlscoll, Owen Moran, and Jim Corbett Cor-bett and that roralnds me that Corbett Cor-bett was in a class by himself In point of nervous tension. "I recall the day that Corbett fought a truckman named ePter Courtney Iks-fore Iks-fore tho klnetograph over at Edison's In Jersey. It was iho first time moving mov-ing pictures were taken of a glove contest Six rounds of one minute, each were arranged and It was up to Corbett to knock his man out In the last round. "Courtney waa the greatest kind of a novice, yet Corbett was so nervoua as ho prepared for the one-sided scrap that Brady found It hard to quiet him. Jim wanted to wear skin-tight gloves, while Courtney wore elght-ounco mitts, so that the knockout would-be a sure thing, but after a long wrangle Corbett agreed to put on six-ounce gloves. When the men got Into the elgbt foot ring Corbett was shaking like the leaves In a gale, but the, moment ho knocked Courtney down In the first round he recovered his usual composure and was a typical fighting machine. FIGHTERS WHO ! AREJERVOUS ' Chicivgo. Aug 19. "Most of tho big (fighters haw been Interesting propositions proposi-tions before entering tho ring," says I on old timer who has . the records and dispositions of every one of note, at the tips of his fingers. "Tbey tell me that Jeffries was 111-tf;"pered 111-tf;"pered and surly before he began l1s battle Bt Reno, and that doesn't surprise me a hit. The night Jeff knocked out Fltzslmmons at Coney Isl- and elewu years ago 1 saw him beforo be-foro he entered the ring and he looked look-ed as if he was going to prison for life. "In tho ring that night Jeffries waa a solemn, determined looking fellow. The stolid expression of his hardened face did not change until poor F1U-slnimons F1U-slnimons had been counted out Then a wicked smile illuminated tho boller-makcr's boller-makcr's bronzed featuros as his friends surrounded him and smothered smoth-ered him with congratulations. "Jeffries dleplayed the same tralt6 while ho was training In California and al Reno. He was in an ugly mood a greater part of the time, and his sparring partners found It hard to humor hu-mor him. That was his way, and ho simply couldn't help it. Johnson Always Happy. "Johnson, on the other hand, was always good natured and In high spirits spir-its He's never trained for a fight without displaying these bright qualities. quali-ties. It's true that he got hot under the collar two or three times, but It wore off quickly because rot tho ltegro's jocularity. Right up to tho time that ho was called to the ring Johnson's disposition was cheerful. "Still, I am positive that Johnson was probably more nervous than Jeffries Jef-fries before he began the Bcrap at Reno, although ho concealed his feelings feel-ings cleverly. Jeffries, slept like a top at his quarters every night at Reno, but I doubt whether Johnson en-Joyed en-Joyed similar rest because of his nervous ner-vous temperament and alertncsB. ' I never saw a fighter more cheerful cheer-ful before entering the ring than Ketchel. He always 6eoms over anxious for the battle to begin. Ho laughs and Jokes with his friends and never" bcowIs. Ho'b all life, fire, and ginger. Ho's often told me that he never worries and seldom loses an I hour's sleep over a coming event. "Jack (Twin) Sullivan and his brother Mike are a Jolly pair before a scrap. They dance and sing together In the drenslng room so that you would think they were preparing for a vaudeville turn. Yet It's an odd fact that neither will second the other In the ring Mike says he gets too nervous when he goes behind his twin brother, while Jack declares that Mike rattles him when he's lighting. John L. Confidence Personified, 'John I Sullivan was always confidence confi-dence personified before he climbed throuch the ropes In the old clays, and he was also 60ur tempered. He was a proud as the proverbial peacock, and believed ho could outpunch any man on earth, yet on several occasions oc-casions I heard him mumble u prayer. Ho did that before he tackled Corbett in New Orleans in 1S92. "John always carried under his belt pome religious medals hl good old i mother gave him When he was traininc at Canoe Tlace Inn. down on 1 Long Island, for the Corbett fracas Sullivan was never out of a bad humor. hu-mor. He wrangled constantly with the late Phil Casey, his trainer, and |