The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

j forgot to kiss the missus. / guess I'll
have enough time to do so, and without
further ado Terry left the club house and
Went to his wife. He was back in a
Jiffy and was apparently much relieved.
When the battle was over McGoVern
said to Harris: I'm very glad that 1
went back to the hotel I was punished
for my forgetfulness by being knocked
down in the first round and 1t would
nave served me right had I been licked
KID LaVigne had good way to stave
Off Ill luck when he was forging to the
mont. He invariably used to dance and
Jig during the last week of his training
In those days he took exceptionally good
care of himself and would not touch a
drop of Intoxicating liquor. When he
was matched to fight Jimmy Handler,
which battle practically brought him to
prominence as fighter he skipped the
rope a certain number of times each
day; no matter how tired or exhausted he
felt, he would not stop until he had gone
through his regular performance with
the rope. Another of his whims was to
keep tally on the number of blows he
delivered while punching the bag. He
would not punch 1t more or less than
1900 times a day. While In bathing he
used to count his strokes and did the
same thing while rowing. I remember
when I visited him at Oceanic, N. j., one
summers day he was out of sorts. Sam
Fitzpatrick, his manager, asked him
what was up. The Kid frightened up
bit and said: Il forgot to do something
today which I should have done and
think l will have hard luck When fur
ther questioned he told US that he had
forgotten to count the number of times
he had struck the bag and was appre-
hensive that he had not done his usual
a i'm hui
to make up for the deficiency the next
day, which, you can bet, he did.
kid Mccoy will never again fight on
the thirteenth day of the month, no mat
ter how large the size of the purse may
for he was born on that day. He attrib-
utes his defeats at the hands of Jack
Mccormick and Tom Sharkey to the
both of these affairs on the thirteenth
of the month. You've no doubt nc1f iced
that the Kid always tries the ring first
before he fights Some people think this
Is merely a test, and that he walks about
pressing his feet here and there simply
to discover some defect or other in the
canvas flooring. Not at ALL It's just be-
cause he has an idea that it Will bring
him good luck.
bob Fitzsimmons is great fellow fe4
dreams. He INDUCES in more dreams
than any other pugilist living, Before his
championship, he dreamed that he would
get whipped in SO many rounds. The
thought was so strong on his mind that
he said to his wife the next morning:
Rose, I'm going to lose. I felt In my
sleep last night that Jeffries knocked
me out. The fight was so wildly Dor-
trayed that you cannot make me believe
that 1t isn't So. Bob will not strip for
any person while In training unless he
has made horseshoe He turns one
out every day while exercising and every
thirteenth one he keeps for himself
These he retains for a few days before
the battle and then throws them away
He likes the association Of pet animals
and is somewhat freakish in this respect
He must have one or two of them
around his quarters every day, much
to the annoyance of his trainers and adj
mirers. Before he enters the ring Fftz
always folds his arms and stands In an
upright position for nearly ten minutes
He does not have very much to say at
all times, but two hours before the FRAY
he is very, quiet and will not speak I'M
less first addressed. One of his other
peculiaritieSf,s which is not generally
known, is to look at the stars on a bright
night and count one hundred.
Spike Sullivan is a very unique char
acter both in and out of training. His
first duty each morning while at work
for an important contest is to say his
prayers. Spike Is very good to his pa
rents, and after every fight, whether he
wins or loses and whether the purse Is
large or small he invariably gives a
certain sum of money to his mother.