| Show When Tunney and Corbett Sparred By GRANTLAND RICE WERE TALKING about the ring's best They were J bunch of old-time fight writers and old-time They had listed Joe Sam lack Gene Joe Tommy Packy Benny Leonard and a few They also naturally named Jim Corbett as one of the best take a many other a Demp-Grantland Rice for the Jim Corbett had written a book called Roar of the Jim was looking for some publicity for the Tunney at the lime was looking for publicity that would help nail down the Dempsey Gene was Just finishing a long campaign for the Sa Jack Eaton and your correspondent got the Idea of using Corbett and Tunney In a In movie sport-reel Both agreed The meeting was to be only two rounds at two The only outsider permitted to sra the boxing duel was Frank the late and always brilliant Jim Corbett was then 63 years Tunney was around 25 or Tunney was dressed i In full fighting costume but Corbett asked to be allowed to wear long white legs are not what they used he have thinned out a I don't want the old gang around the Club in San Francisco to note the In addition to his 63 years Corbett also had a Gene Tunney later admitted that he had never faced a boxer with that much boxing Corbett would feint with his left and then lead with bis Or he would feint with his left two or three times before calling on his Old Jim had an amazing used the he on attack and Most boxers now use it only In defense to make you The feint Is a wonderful attacking It was not only the various uses Corbett had for his but also the speed of his hands at Naturally Gene Tunney was not out to show Corbett or to make It too But Corbett kepi Tunney busy enough through those four And Tunney that afternoon was at his peak as a boxer one of the best in the Corbett's Choice always said I was a boxer who couldn't Gentleman Jim said one could punch more than hard But there were two fights that I won by In both I hurt my So I got to I knew I could anyone then around by a wide So I decided to save my hands and win A good boxer can last much longer than a good In the first place he can save himself from Especially to his In the second place ha can concentrate on one detail in place of That was some 24 years But even then Corbett was Beverly critical of the way all fighters that far back All except Gene Tunney who studied the game Intelligently who studied the effect of many punches and who also kept himself In marvelous condition for the five years needed to reach and hold his can't Corbett said at that goes out for the quick He puts everything he has Into his earlier Dempsey has the finest competitive spirit I've ever Tunney is the coolest man in the ring I've ever Here are two great fighters who are almost opposite in everything they Dempsey is 99 per cent attack Tunney at least 80 per cent But don't think Tunney can't hurt When you think of fighters like Dempsey and Tunney and Louis in his prime and then look at the morbid heavyweights you see today you wonder how such a change could take Future of Cardinals Is the once great Cardinal machine on its way At least It faces stormy When Bob and Fred took over the star team of the older both knew the handicap they farm system is far behind what it should Hannegan told me one day Just before he Rickey is with Brooklyn building up that organization now and Sam Breadon has been too sick to plan Fred is one of the smartest operators baseball is a hard-working But neither owners nor managers run or No one could ask for a better manager than Eddie the But Dyer can't replace tiring arms and legs with the sinews of Today the Cardinals have Stan almost half a ball club and Red another star |
