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Show TRAINING PERIOD OVER; UP TO PRINCIPALS NOW responsibility. He can look for no relief; no treat tackle can be sent in if he finds a weak spot in the line; no fleet halfback can be stiu in to run the ends found to be slow in defense. He has no man near him upon whom falis the work if he tires. He is terribly alone and lie does not f6rcrot. This fact fi:;ds a chance to reach his mind in the hours bofore the bout. The champion's worry will be srre.it. A foul, a iiuke. knock, a fall, to lose the c tu vv n that va s k ct i r. e d after years of struirj:le ; to lose the thins that carries witli slory, money and the feeling of champion. The challenger, will find plenty to think of will, the champion's reach, hettrht. experience "to win 1 must overcome all this." He thinks, "and I am alone." So these thincs will all help to make them both spend many iu rvous hours. Many little twitches and jerks will punctuate the hours they both wi:i spend supposedly in steep. Dy FRANK MOR AN, Famous Heavyweight Pugilist. TOKKIk, Ohio. July 2. The day has arrived, and it is a certainty that Jess and Jack feel that their real work Is over. Hoxers always re-Krct re-Krct traininL; ns tlm hardest part of the hutt'c, and It can be truthfullv said that the taM day' work is th easiest a in I ha .pi.-st in th' training p--riod. Tile daru.T of cuts and bruls-s that miiy handicap, th possible danger of broken ,.r n.ntus-M kninkle and the thousand and one Utile things that may happen aiid decrease the ciiances of win-id win-id nv, alu a s play a treat part in the work ii.-ri'.iry to perfect condition. There is little now that will worry the trainers and the handlers. The men will be nursed with the greatest care, voices will b stilled around the camp, and a nervous, faithful watch will be kept to prevent outs: do influence from causing either man a whit of worry or excitement. Kvery one III camp will enjoy the thought that the men are us near to perfect per-fect as their (.arc and advice could make possible. l"ut the men will live more hours than most peoV" 'an imagine, as the strain increases with, the drawing ne,ar of the hour for actual work. The lectins a Ker lias in the hours followitii his training period before the bell r i ii its to start him on his loni; !ooked-for journey, is quit1 duferent from the feelings, of any other athlete. On a baseball team the lesser lights look to the batters, the others to the pitchers or to some star who never fails. A football p'aycr remembers a fast tackle who ran stop anyone on the other temi, or a hall" dozen others on the team who will keep things going riuht. The doubtful one of the rowing crew can remember the other seven or three who have never been known to fail. Hut wiili the boxer he In one to mat.-h his mind to another's, his arms to two more, his sieed to another, and so he remembers that the winning of the match Is his own ft |