Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-06
BoXERs, LEFr Ears.
One OF the Most Decided Drawbacks TO
a Pugilists Career.
From the PhntdeIDtia Record.

q Pugilists Career.
From the PhiItde1Dtid Record.
'I'H lay you ten to one that that feller's
q slugger, and | never saw him before,
nor don't know who he is. Which oney
Why, the chap with checked suit, there
by the window-the one reading the Clip
per. You'll go me in drinks9 All right.
If Pm wrong l owe you the next ten
rounds, and If Pm right you're elected
once"
The speaker was a well built, rather
flashiiy dressed individual OF the pro-
nounced sporting man" type, and his
words were addressed to companion Of
the same Tx as the two stood watching
a game OF billiards at the Continental on
Saturday afternoon.
Come on" he continued, "and I'll show
you that Pm right The pair strolled
over toward the subject of the bet, and
the first speaker, nodding to him, said:
How are you; hOw's things, looking up
any: or are the cops in dead earnest about
shutting down on your
The Que addressed, whOdid not bear any
marked resemb ance to the slugger type,
shut one eye, looked at the speaker with
the other from under the brim of his hat
for a moment, and replied: "We'Te all
pretty well broke, and most OF US is press
in bricks and on our uppeTs. amt had
the mitts on this summer, all along OF that
Sullivan McCafffey biz last spring. II il
hadn't a BIN fur that there fuss nothtn'
'ud bin dun ter stop US. Blank, the
champ, and McCatfrey, too, that's what
sez;" and, with a grunt, he returned to
the perusal of the Clipper.
Glow did l know be was sluggerW
laughed the winner OF the bet, as he
leaned over the bar in company with his
victim. 'Why. 1t was as easy as il he'd
had tin sign around his neck.
spotted his left ear-didn't you catch on
to tall swollen and red, here he had
been hammered there. Most professional
boxers will have ugly left ears, and the
worse the boxer the worse his ear, for the
poorer hand h is at stopping blows the
more OF 'em he'll catch on the aide of his
head. I've known 'em to be laid up for
weeks at a time with game ears, and some
have to 20 out Of the business alto
gether.v
An investigation Of this highly inter
esting conversation proved that the left
ears OF the pugilistic fraternity are in
deed very pronounced features Of their
physiOEnumies.
Leaning gracefully against a lampLp0st
at Ninth aud Vine streets stood Mike Van
SAINT, better known as THE Pride OF Ken
singtOn," and middle weight OF no slight
renown. Mike spoke freely on the sun
ject, 10 the accompaniment Of glass or
so Of old ale. He said: "Game ears, is
| II? Well, / should chuckle. Why, they're
as common hereabouts as corn on corn
| cob. Eve not got one meself, as yer can
| see, but that's because I'm such a dandy
| with me dukes that the boys can't get on
/ to me nut. Why, Gully, could show you
mOre'n dozen game ear withOuttTOttin'
/ 200 yards from this here bar. There's
/ Patsy Cardiff, he was laid up with onenot
| long since. Gus Lambert had anasty one
/ with him when he was here last, and An.
/ dy Leonard had TO 20 to the hospital about
a year ago, and had lump near as blg as
a base ball taken out of his listenin'
/ trap. He's been out Of the ring ever
since, and giyes out that he don't want no
more In his'n. There's Jimmy Golden, too,
| aud Johnny Files, louk az their ears, and
/ you'll see what steady pounding will do
/ II took regular. | knOWed a party in
Frisco what had 20 give up the biz when
I be was maxim Dig Doodle all on account
/ Of his left ear, and there's plenty as has
20 lay of every little bit 'tlll their ears
I braces up. on, yer welcome enough
young feler. any time you wants the tip
straight aud no fuuny business come 10
me- and as the reporter left he heard the
I gentle gurgle OF the ale in Michae's gul.
l lpt