Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15

Creedon is doing his training in st.
L Lnuis, under the care of his foster
brother, Tommy Tracy. He was seen
In the Office of his manager, Col. John
d. Hopkins. In POpe's theatre, by
Chronicle reporter, and among other
things unbosOmed himself regarding
the "muscular rheumatism" story:
I'm December last" (he laugh ed
when the subject wss broached) II
was giving sparrlng exhibitions with a
variety and athletic company. We
played weeks engagement In Boston.
During Christmas week 1t was bitterly
cold, the theatre in which we played
was miserably heated behind the cur
tain. The dressing-rooms were so cold
that you could actually see your breath.
My contract with the manager stipu
lated that / was to box two bouts of
three rounds each, one Of which was to
he "try out" with any local fighter
possessed of an ambition to make me
''bite the dust"
"Though my task was not severe
one from q scientific point of view, the
work was hard and monotonous and
the Precipitation streamed from my
pores as / scampered from the stage
into my cold, damp dressing-room. /
resisted the shock of sudden chaDgrs
until the night before we closed our en-
gagement, when, as 1 was dressing
preparatory to leaving the theatre. q
sickening chill penetrated my back, my
legs ached and suddenly became sick
at my stomach. I drank two hot
whiskeys in neighboring saloon, hur-
ried to my hotel, and huddled up In
bed.
ION the following morning on awak-
ening, my right ankle was stiff and
sore, and the muscles of my arms were
swollen and pained excruciatingly.
II rapidly grew worse. My physician
ordered hot water bags for my feet and
prescribed an alkali c0ncoction for mus
cular rheumatism. Within q week l
was unable to bear my weight on my
| feet.
''I discharged my physician in de-
spair and tried enough 80 called rheu-
matte curc3 to st6ck q fair-siZed drug
store. By the addition OF Col. John ID.
Hopkins, my manager, ! purchased
box of DR.. Willisms' Pink Pills. Col.
Hopkins had read 30 much In the pa
pers of the marvellous cures made by
Pink Pills, and being u victim OF peril
odicaI attacks of rheumatism, gave
them trial.
"Physicians be hanged, have spent
hundreds of dollars on 'em," here broke
in Col. Hopkins.
"After using one box of Pink Pills."
continued Creedon, "the pain gradually
relaxed my appetite improved, started
taking q second box. and the pain aud
swelling disappeared from my ankles
and feet, and the muscles OF my arms
were restored to their normal condi'
| tiOn.
HI left for Jacksonville. Fla, New
Years Day with "Billy" Dslaaey,
trainer of Jim CoTbett TO assist Ia pre-
caring the cham 2iOa for the iDterna-
tiODal glove contest with Charley
Mitchell. had finished my second
box Of Pink Pills when [ left Boston.
The sudden change Of climate, COM
bined With the malaFlal atmc sphere Of
Corbetts training quarters At Mayport,
revived the pain Ia my muscles and i
b came alarmed at my condition.
II went up 10 Jacksonville aud So
cured another supply Of Pink Pills,
The marvellous effect 0f these Pills al
most battles belief.
nThe Pink Pills baftled successfully
with the rheumatism and the seeds ol
malaria planted IN my system BY Ga,
damp nights spent % the FloFids
coast. i ives In condition 20 begli
work with COTtstt an7T = few day
rest aud was rapidly restored 10 health
the muscles 0f my legs aud eTnas pelpl
as strong aud good as eyer.
~ never Ia my life worked hhfde
than dunng the COrbetl tFaininG cam
psign Al Mayp0Fl The rbeumeil'
ankles Of q few weeks previous wefl
free from soreness and sll1ness, ~ ~
visitors ~ MapOt who Witnessed i,i
olay band ball aud speed over W.
hafd sand of tina bsaeh ean attest.
"a remarkabls isatufe Y, that