Show jim corbett ex champion james J corbett talked most entertainingly last night ilis bussing cussing the great boxers of the past and present says the cincinnati enquirer dozens of question were submitted aad he hata claveran raH The most interesting statement made by corbett was ine gard to jim Jeffer leff the retired heavyweight who left the ring undefeated say boys said corbett opening up his line of talk on big jeff do you know what made jim jeffries the greatest fighter that ever lived no one had ever got wise to this important question and of course no answer was volunteered well ill tell you said jim set down in his chair while his listeners waited with bated breath to learn the great secret jeffries in the first place wag the biggest man that ever wore the title but his one advantage was that left band with which he has won BO many battles you see jaff was naturally a left handed man he did everything with his south paw that we do with our right hand this gave him such a humph on all other heavyweights heavy weights that they never could defeat him what appeared to be the most difficult part of jeffs anatomy to get to someone asked that question is easily answered replied corbett jeffrees Jeff rles was just like a stone wall you could hathim anywhere and still not hurt him he was so big and awkwardly clever that it was impossible to make any headway in wearing him down to a point where you might have a chance to put over the knockout blow I 1 always considered jeff the terrible turk of the prize ring he was so much bigger than all the others who fought him that his opponents were so much outclassed in size that they lost heart outside of bob fitzsimmons was the best heavyweight I 1 ever met peter jackson was also a grand boxer and I 1 think this pair stood alone in the class of heavyweights heavy weights of natural size altz was a wonderful fighter tor his weight and inches he was a two handed boxer with all the finer points of the giac at his finger ends and that famous shift of his had us all guessing two of the most scientific I 1 know of we tommy ryan and joo gans they are master mechanics on a job and what they dont know about fighting lant worth learning I 1 always did say terry mcgovern was the best featherweight I 1 ever saw he was a real fighting machine anda bis men while his opponents were thinking of what to do mcgovern fought so many good men and whipped them go handily that the public to this day does nob fully realize what this boy ud when ha was champion ter rys beat fighting weight was pounds at 12 pounds young cor belt wag the best in the business 1 I do not think we will ever see kid vignes La equal as a lightweight he was a fighter pure and simple and none of the present day lightweights has reached anywhere near the stand ard pet by the saginaw kid joe walcott like peter jackson is undoubtedly one of the most wonderful colored fighters that ever put on a gloved I 1 fought jackson and would fight ham again U I 1 was champion and peter was still on earth I 1 never could agree with the fighters who claim the right to draw the color line black and white fighters aro on an equal when they go in the ring boxers who pretend to be of getting in bad with society for fighting a man of another color are not made of the right atuf what has a fighter to lose socially they are all put in the same class by the public and the man who proves himself the best of the lot is called champion and it makes no difference what the color of his opponents may be just as long as the sports look with favor on the match in other words it is better to whip one negro boxer of championship caliber than a dozen valte men whom the public does not look upon as dorthy of attention 1 I think tommy burns has made a taking on a lot of dubs and then demanding that the people of the united states receive him a a champion here is a splendid example of a fighter trying to make himself a ring idol without the support of the right element in the sporting world the scrapper who will be hailed as the champion of the horld will bo the fellow who puts up his money ana fights every man that dares dispute his claim to the title the public makes the champions one might nr guo day and night 10 the contrary but I 1 have never known of an instance whore the claims of a fighter overshadowed the opinion of the public tommy burns may think be is the real thins and can map out an easy way to the top of the pugilistic ladder 0 t fame but when he gets a couple of ade shocks then he will re alleo that he has fooled no ono but himself and the people will flock to the side of some other ring hero while bums will have to jalcs a back seat Pine salve acts like a poultice draws out inflammation and poison antiseptic healing for chapped hands lips cuts burns sold by geo F cave drug store cor st and washington ave |