The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-06
HAHME & CO., NEWARK, H..

nearly everybody who met me. I soon began 10
indulge In fights for money again. l engaged
In numerous contests throughout Indiana for
from a dollar up, but l did not receive my hrst
500 until boxed George Bennett at Akron, O.
IN eight rounds i beat this man, but the referee
called the bout q draw, and his friends had 10
protect him from the mob.
see he Ess, IN mr or. ehSoouanIets Gecifea 70
near Pittsburp. Then / ca M to this city Tor Tho
appeared at the benefits OF poor Jack Dempsey
and John L Sullivan in the Garden ana hen
Hayden in a couple OF rounds. After that | went
West and ut Cleveland l met my first and only
and after tbirt On seconds esS sIsS oe aS WIN bi IN tie SSe1 FER:
round he pushed me over and my head struck
the door. knocking me out 1t was more OF an
week I beat Australian Jim Barron a at KIN.
tarn match IN H q ise stesess a SSsi 70, T sSGsl ! So fdr a m re
l had a plumber Of small lights after that, Al .:
enough coin to visit England in 1924. While
over there WAS matched to box ten tvo-minuts
weight, at the National Sporting Club. Ibe-'ci
bite, but the referee decided against NE, That
experience was enough to make me come hack
makers were after me in earnest.
AT the Manhattan A. {. ! knocked Tommy
match with Tommy Ryan over al Masoetb. Tic
pubic probably that knocked
nydn. out IN nIIeen ROUNDS. and ihen | hli = Ms
tionad reputation. The fourrOund bout VITA
Joe Choy nski in the Grand Central Palace va:
merely e friendly go, but a few weeks Later |
OF in two rounds az Memphis ami
then l met Jim DAILY, Corbetts eA-sgarr,G!
occasion ! knocked DAILY out and also broAe his
jaw ,,
smith and won on n foul in the sixth round.
Dick Moore was my next victim IN Ten Fn"4,,'.
and then ] decided to so TO South Africa. Tho
there was big money 10 be made there, and
also wanted to see the country. When sAl;ef
u was under the name of 'Char!o: fit9-rr,lt.
with good things, Hut / hadn't been an tie
steamer three days before the p~asscu;,r, navw
who was. and when arrived in South Africa
bill Doherty, who had twice won the m.iG!t
weight championship. was the man ! 80 ml rap
Tor, and O light was arranged between - 'E
test was taken sick with African 7evrr ,ndArsi
took my place and was knocked out by pohcriE
In i've rounds. When ! came out OF the hnspi''ii
boy. SO So T ! sss aHa' to Z e GIVE Boxing ) iissi Lessons = sG Saaaiyt!'ii
was strong enough to Begin training again. Tho
citizens cn Of Joh;nnss6arG were very nice o,o io%i
realized from this source ! made 4 deposit i9G
new match With Doherty, and The r'-h' ai%,
christmas, 1880, met him and kn"EH'" LII
Il was extremely sorry to leave that country
Tor there are many fine people, 'nGr' n",
way home ! stopped in London and yos.'' 80"
to fight Charley Mitchell, but the fn- ';'"nn n,
wouldn't take any notice of me. | ontN ".,i N,
had. Then sailed for America AMI i'''''
around awhile. In Pittsburg during ore vs.
while travelling with a theatrical tro'l',nhh
match with Dick oRrien and we AL kneW. ,,"'
last Monday night.
There has been a great deal Of '4lh Ah"n, ny
meeting Dan Creeion. the Austra'iHN '"l',
weight, ] want 10 fight HIM the wnI,' w.. ,'f
i WISH LIE SUN would SAY Tor me VA. . pr d
crcedon TO battle at l5s pounds. VIII ~
him thirty days in which TO arg"Gt '. J"
he prepared 10 defend II against li ,~''.'-
Tommy Ryan wants a match WITH NE. N
have II. providing Creedon backs "u', ~,
also agree to fight Joe ChoynsS!tt he can "'.'
DO you ever expect to be heavyweight '."in'
pion r the reporter asked, ,
some day, perhaps. answered Met "..
see, ! am q young fellow now. and an,
bigger and heavier every day. When 60. ~
the henyy.weight class the present e'ai-
line will be back numbers. Yes, ! hD.'..
be the champion Snme day, and II r.H. '''.
body who challenges me, too"
do you like 10 knock u man ont
Well. no." was the ready response.
sec, II is sometimes necessary Ia pat
sleep In order TO win, but II ISM rira-'N al,
Now, there was O'Hrien the other ma. ~,
was badly beaten and Was choking froI. 'Nl
blood, which he had swallowed. | Coz @
whipped him In a couple OF wall'Ds aud ".,
him out, but l almost asked the rC'crr" l1- '.
battle so that OHrion could be spared.
have any III feeling toward an opruI' ID
EuTs matter AZ. i" OF m sin ra@s tS US'I and md 'n. II
never pays to be angry In a contest. for u l.'
follows that the cooler your head Is ih' ''''
chances you have for success.
Mccoy Is a temperate fellow, is an cnii
on, physical culture, and IL married. he, b, Nhi
bohayes himself and has q kind worii Tor ,
solf or insignificant "nIIxed.ale' sCrappoGS. hu
bank account u Of profitable proportions