The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-24
HE IS A FAITH PUGILIsT.
Destitute of Muscle and Skill, but so
Guarded by Will that None Can
Knock Him Out.

Destitute of Muscle and Skill, but so
Guarded by Will that None Can
Knock Him Out
From the Minneapolis Journal
81 am a pugilist," remarked a dapper
young man as he entered the store of John
Donaldson, the well-lnown Minneapolis
sporting man, the other day.
"Ah, prize fighter p replied Donald
son, with a suspicious air.
Pardon me, no. said | was a pugil-
ist."
don't want to talk with you. What we
want in this country is fewer pugllists and
more ighters. don't thing that have time
to talk to you"
81 suppose that am the greatest pugilist
in the world, announced the dapper young
man easily, as if he were making the most
commonplace statements. Even men
who are much heavier than | am fail vic
tins to me-"
ugh" grunted the sporting man i'll
tone of intense disgust
"You notice that do not talk like other
pugilistss Well, my method Of fighting
is just as different. l have never lost a
battle
"You don't look much like pugilist.
You amt strong enough to whip a lamp
post. But mebbe you've got some sci
encep
lyon have struck it exactly. | have
more science than any man that was ever
i'll the ring. | am invincible," announced
the dapper man in the same quiet tone
that he had employed in the former re-
mark
"Who have you metz asked the sport in
a tone of greater respect.
That is inmaterial If l told you,
you would not believe me. But when you
have seen me fight you will not question
further
Let's see you strip" commanded the
sport.
The greatest fighter on earth did as he was
bid, and the sport held up his hands in won
der.
You are the greatest fake I've struck
lately,n Donaldson announced. "Why, YOU
have no more muscle than a clam
But did not tell you that my methods
were not those of the ordinary prize
fighterH'
Yes, but you said that you had science,
and a man who had SPARED at ali would
have more muscle than you have
But, my dear Sir, you do not under
stand. My science is not the vulgar sci
ence of the prize ring. | do not depend
upon upper cuts, counters, and cross-coun-
tiers 10 win my battles. l have something
higher
I'm, What" CALCULATED the sport.
My friend, | am a Christian scientist
and have adopted the ring as a profession.
Therefore | am invincible Let me explain.
You know that we believe that there is no
such thing as pain or illness. It's all inn
agination Now do you catch the idea!
Let me explain further When | am in the
ring and a man hits me, know that it is all
imagination if it hurts 1t is all trick of
fancy. Now by bringing my strong will
power to bear, ! can overcome the feeling.
and the blow will not hurt me in the least
When | am hita knock down blow, | will
refuse to be knock down, for ! know that
1t is all Imagination that makes mo think
that | should fall. After have been in the
ring few times, | will get SO that | will
not be conscious of being hit at all | can
can turn the feeling aside with "a mere
effort of will. SO you will see that it will
be utterly impossible for any one to knock
me out. Now, do you not see how just is
my claim
But the sport was too dazed to make re-
ply,
But my opponent would not have this
advantage continued the young man
easily, without waiting for an answer ale
would not Ice Christian scientist. Ii will
be long time before pugilists adopt il, al
though they all will eventually, and then
prlze lighting will come 10 an end, for then
II viii be- impossible for one man to knock
another out, But until they do shall be
the greatest lighter in the world for nj
though they cannot burt me / can punish
them nli that ! want 20, and, aud knock
them oat when please VOL. good day.
tlr; see that you are busy. III drop In
tomorrow, AMI then we can Arrange a
match with Ike Wen, the Spider" and the
youns man passed out whlstlng merry