The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-17


while practicing duckins. and getting the
added Jack. "a broken nose or two don't
count"
The professor watched the frst bout
with keen interest It was cautious SPAR
ring on both sides and no one was hurt.
He acknowledged that there was fine op-
portunity for skill; 'but why" he said.
turning his spectacles toward his sophisti.
hard to acquire skill which II no little
called for by tho average conditions Of our
modern society?''
Jack assumed the defensive. "The good
boxer ia above the average. He can take
care OF himself in fight or protect the
ladies from insult-or--"
"Or what. my boy? have never found
It necessary to know how to box. Splendid
exercise 1t may be under decent conditions,
but your argument that men should be ex-
pert with their flsts so as to protect them
selves II assaulted doesn't meet my case
at all. l am to hear DR.. Triobite lecture
on the extinct fauna Of the subtertiary
formations; 1t is an exciting theme. sure
to provoke heated discussion. yet none OF
us would think Of defending our views with
our fists"
'Oh, rats! said Jack II mean It would
come in handy to know how to put up
your dukes If you run up against gang
OF toughs some night down In the Hooks"
II don't know where the Hooks is"
answered the professor, but know I'm
not at all likely to be there wherever 1t
is Your argument on the value Of boxing
doesn't apply to the conditions Of life that
/ am likely to abide In"
About the eighth round there was live
ly mix-up In the old-time ring parlance.
which Jack had at his tongues end. the
Tonawanda Terror got tap on the bugle
Ogre received jab that put a two-inch
cut under one pepper. Arms and backs
were blood-smeared and the seconds threw
sand to keep the ring from getting slip
perry. At the end Of the bout the men.
lay against the ropes In their corners,
painting, gasplng, splitting; while their at
PENDANTS swabbed and famed. Jack stole
a glance at the grim-visaged old man.
well, professor, what do you think Of
TT"
II don't mind the brutality, my boy;
but how frightfully unesthetic It In! Now.
the old Creeks"
.'The old Greeks be bowed! Don't you
see. these fellows are after the champion
shipy'
"Ah, the championship! 1t Is fine to be
the champion Of q good principle! But
the ring champion, now-how does he up
lift society?'
.'It's no good arguin' to YOU" said Jack.
you'll have to come a good many times.
and then you'll go into the spirit OF the
thing. This amt no society affair
Even your grammar, Jack. suffers from
this contamination"
But Jack heeeded not. lie saw ten times
as much in the ring as did the philoso-
pher by his side. The Olean Ogre was
surely going Jack called the professors
attention to that fact.
"Going where?' asked the professor.
49, A.
see--give II to him Tonawanda!-one more
good bif In the jaw--hir' Half the crowd
were on their feet. yelling The Ogre,
very limp, had slowly wilted down under
the last punch. and now lay numb and
dazed, In an inglorious heap, while the
minutes were being counted off, The
crowd anticipated the end, and as item"
was cried, poured through the ropes to
congratulate the exhausted winner. Pres
entity the man who had been "out' came
back again, was helped to his feet. shook
hands with his late adversary and made
for the dressing room.
The professor took off his hat in the cool
air outside and breathed deeply. II want
to get as much of it out of me as possible
he said. then. presently: so now this
Terror is the new Champion"
That's right. And he's got a hig wad
to travel on, too. But he won't last. He
made match tonight with the Kansas
Cyclone. We won't hear any more of
the Terror after the Cyclone gets after
him.
"Then these championships are not last
ing honors, like LID, or F. r. ST."
Last nothing. There's always new
man coming up"
But where does the improvement to
the youth of the community come in?"
"Well, professor" said Jack, 'ft's there
all right, only you can't see 1t. The trou-
BILE with you is you're no sport. buffalo
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