Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-17

inson. the boy / was To fight, did the
same on his side of the ring. We
stepped into the open space and with
out sinking hands began the hight
One Of the boys who had n watch was
10 stop us every live minutes for
minutes rest, but his services were not
necessary | had decided that my su-
pcrior height gave me an advantage
which could be best utilized by beating
down on the top OF the other boys
head. i thought ] would ratn blows
on him this way until he wanted me
10 stop.
THE boy advanced in way / had
never seen before and which some
what shook my confidence. | started
TO hit him in the way | had planned,
but he wasn't there. The next second
he struck his fist hard against my eye,
and l felt 1t swelling. ! tried to umile
and hit back, but he poked me in The
other eye. made my nose bleed. cut
my mouth, and raised big bumps on
my forehead. | must have been n
pitiful sight. as my followers wouldn't
let me fight any more, and / was led
away, while the other crowd Jeered l
resolved, as soon as | could, to learn
how to flght-a resolve which l Aubse-
quently made good. That fight taught
me the worth of science in ignting,
and indirectly put me where l am to-
day"
Jack McAuliffe starts of by saying:N
II was raised in the seufaring town
,.eoplc nre pretty rough Sailors like
nothing better In the way OF umuse-
mont than a lively fight. and in conse-
ouence there was ALWAYS something OF
that kind going on. There was lot
of rough and tumble fighting, and that
Is what l first learned. The fight l
best remember took place In the cellar
of n storchousc late one Saturday. |
Igas IG wears old nj the time. and as
stronr. as n hull. An English sailor a
coupie of wears older than myself. had
puved mo n GOOD deal that morning,
and Ibad enough Irish In me to strong
Nv resent IT, To help matters along. a
number of sailors made up n purse That
amounted 10 IS or So a big sum TO me
in those DAYS
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s Esl ,nii's 80 -, .rty,,ad 10 ah'.
a % 10 ,,.e ~ ds,bt win ba,s
Muls, n'u W. 49, ran -
hnuy ',Nt Al Uig, ,,', nLa,,t G',htin,s
aauEht ne s9i', ,.,hinr,oa 800 r,Hn,,
anu, a. nau 1922 a So $50 HaaatS
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we WIZ ~ ~. 'lii'.n liz, ~ s,,,ita
sanc W. e s'',s inxs s ava IN he ,,,e,,
y ~, s,I, a. ~, e., va ~. ~
from ms sup PEI ~ uiey n"1 iiat ne
Wou,u Nm s,sa,,,, ~, 20 ,,,,s nnd
SNety VI. as ' g't ~ ~ h ~ ',. 81" ~,
Hgnter on ny ieel, puu ne WIS M
more seienlilic' lhe s.sie we ioushI
IN, housn, was %sains' mn,
clnehed as oItSn US uou i anu nluil-
aEed 70 thr0M nun a u Fn VI 'i ,.1'
lie smackeu me IN tls lace anu ppug
time after time. put l was alWays
hog FOR punishment anu ! ,ook me
medicine IN GOOD shape. we hept TINS
up Tor nearly zen minutes anu polh OF
US were ready 70 drop Al last ! man
aged TO throw MN AGAIN ana IN illi-
ing his mead mt upon me corner OF
box. 1t knocked him senseless ana the
money was given TO me
II was a great boy IN Bangor after
that. IL made me think was lshter,
and was one OF the causes which made
me ADOPT a pugilistic career
BOD tlt1simons says ne pgsah nsht-
way, was In Cornwall, England, where
he was born. While he was still