Show i ISOME SOME THAT f WERE MADE DURING BIG BAT BATTLES lES I The following account of or sayings s Ings of or fighters In the ring was written by br Charlie White for the New ew York World and is about as Interesting a astory ator astory story tor as was ever eer told concerning the pugs pUS and their doings A clever olever fighter never neglects neglect any legitimate chance to beat Tale his hlf antagonist antagonist antagonist onist The talking that goes on between two men who are punching each ech other ther therIn In the ring is nearly erly always d ne r ef of feet Ceet I dont suppose that tat any in Inthe inthe the tho business would know what yoU meant mont montI if I you talked to him about hypnotism m by suggestion and yet that tat is just What that wat any clever man ma wi ty to do to his op opponent say something som that that will wl make mak him think he is beaten beten I 1 have heard hundreds of f amusing dia dialogue logue in the ring as I as referee stood loge close to o two fellows who were trying to put Dut each ech other to sleep with their fists fist I cant remember them all Al of course coure but I some borne of them tem I shall never forget For example when Jim Jeffries was defend defending tog ing the championship against Jim Corbett that tt night g at Wl Coney I Island rs Corbett e eri ri flew around the big bis fellow like a nimble deer deerhound deerhound deerhound hound around a a big stag jabbing and anc blE worrying him almost a as kei he ie pleased le dk Naturally fy if he could r i make m Jeff ef think l that he had him at his mercy merc that state of mind would help him to victory victor so after whirling a left lef hook on the cham mouth Corbett laughed laughe and ex cx exclaimed claimed Well Vell VeI Jeff Jef I taught you Jou all al you know out at Carson City but I kept a few things thing up my sleeve Im Jm m going to spring them on you OU tonight This worry Jeffries JeffrIe a little bit bitHe bi bitHe He fe grinned his schoolboy grin rin a as he answered Well VeU a 1 I have a lew tricks that I never showed you out there Jim but I will show them to you pretty soon In the round Jeffries Jefrie wung swung hIs hi left lert on Corbetts Corbets jaw and an put him down iowa and out Corbett was still sUI Sut dazed when he sot ot up and his seconds had h to o j lead 3 him h i back ack ku to his corner c e oJ Jef Jeffries Jeffries fries trie came over with wih a look on his face as If was wag wa sorry sory for tor C what he had hd done dont and wanted to ta apologize for Cor it Say Jim ho exclaimed I 1 fought you fair fir I Well VeU 1 dont know answered Cor Corbett heft bett who had not quite come to tos iv ii was s a good goo fight It I I gUe Its Ia all aU right Jeff Jef Knockouts Effect E rhe The effect of or a knockout on a man la is always alway curious I remember Jack Dow Downey Downey Downey ney was knocked knocke down by b Jim Iron Man Mae Man one nIght rIght and md only uie we Kong gong at the end of the round saved aved him from being counted out out As he lie came camo to his corner beng counte his eyes had usda a faraway expression I asked him eJe how he lie f felt U l aske Bully Buly he replied I can cn lick Iel it the the whole five of or them All right J just jm t try and Al punch the middle one and then toen you ou will be right wf Terry Tery McGovern and Young oung Corbett in I their whirlwind fight at Hartford artford for forthe forthe or orthe the championship a year ear ago t talk taik much but their words oame out as a fast ast asta I ther oo as blows and the quick quickest oat est a ct I ever saw In any ring In the first fIrt round In n a hot a n f right swing of Corbetts lade landed on McGovern 3 head hed and dazed him for perhaps one see sec second se ond He jumped jumpe back took a deep breath breth and rushed in again Stung you up some it asked Young Youny Corbett with a grin i If ItT T says sy Terry T rry It W was as S with the right Yes but Im rm there tere with wit the left let too toos said Corbett s All Ail 1 Corbett tight right Terry Tarry answer Im Im there tho therewith th e with one too toe Just It then too he swung hie hI left lert in a ter terrific rifle hook that caught Young Corbett Corbet on the belly bely hok and tt knocked kocke him Mm down on his Knees nee Fite Fib itz and Sharkey I When hen and Sharkey fought at Coucy Island some time after their battle at t San Fan Francisco Francisc the e sailor nor whO I had Improved a great deal In the mean meantime men hd Ume time rushed at get Fitz swinging boUt both hands rushe His left caught Fitz on the Jaw Jawand jawand jawand and shook hook hint him up pretty well wel That a good goo one Tom Fitz Fib ex cx exclaimed e claimed Yes Ye and here comes come another one said sid Sharkey rm Im not as a easy el as a you ou might think think Tom had tho the best of or the round rund and kept Fitz on the defensive As they thO started back to their corners corners at the close of or the round rund Fitzsimmons turned and winked and grinned at at the sailor Just Juet wait till tm you ou see mo me sink the ship he wal prophesied The ship of ot course the th fine bIg bg that Tom hud had on Oi 01 his hta hi i c chest cheat In th row round rOl n suddenly exclaimed Ere Erel l now nois Tom ore goes goe for your jour ou face Un rn Unthinkingly Unthinkingly the sailor threw throw up his hs guard gard gardt to t protect his jaw and just j t then Fits simmons right rIght in a fierce uppercut uppercut landed on the Keel of ot that bi big blue ship tat l he e a torpedo The rho Th keel is just about on solar plexus The ship reeled reed quivered and slowly sank san to the floor with all aU on board hoard Tom Toni was a great however and In a few seconds he was up and fighting again a aln Once more Fitzsimmons told him Eres JEres I one for your our face and as as Tom threw I his arms ars up Fitzs Flus fist landed under the I ship again agin and this time poor Tom was down and out Oh says sao Fitz Fiz HI I ment meant to say Eres one for Cor the ship chip The most effective conversation judg ing lag by results that I ever heard beard herd in the theer ring was between e Kid McCoy and Pete t tIsland Maher er In their i celebrated et t Ci fight t af at Coney Coner l Island on New Now Years Years day They clinched in the second round and sad McCoy MeCo held Mahers arms arm so s that he hI could not move hen he looked him in the eye and smiled his ht malicious cold sneering smile and said sad smie Well iVeli Yel you sUu I sea soo you are In the thea newspapers a hollering rne I fog foj sympathy be because because cause your wife is sick I J Well fat when 1 I get set through with wih yop you you y u will wl want more sympathy than ever As a matter mater of or fact Peters wife was terry sick at that time When he heard McCoys words the Irishman be became came frantic with wih resentment and of course coure that helped McCoy to beat him When the fight was over Oer McCoy went over to Peters corner and shook hands I with wih him |