Evening journal., 1903-11-04
SPORT
FIGHTER WAS KNOCKED
DOWN OVER 900 TIMES

The wonderful fight Of Joe Grim. Of
philadelphia, with Joe Cans. the light
weight champion. In Phnadeiphia two
weeks ago has called attention al over
tlro United States TO the seeming invul-
nerablity OF the Philadelphia italian.
Grim has defeated few men In the ring,
but robody has ever knocked him out.
lie has been knocked down 800 times, and
by such strong men as Robert Fitzsim-
mons, Peter Maher Joe Cans, Jack
O'Brien and Joe Walcott. but he was al
ways up and doing before nhe fatal 10
seconds had elapsed. Blows on the Jaw
pont hardly daze him; his solar plcxus
seems absent. Here Is Grlm's story OF
himself as written FOR the New York
World:
Am Joe Grim.
ara Joe Grim. fear no living man.
VIII fight them all Fear? Pain? j don't
know what they mean Who will fight me
next2 Let him come. 1 am ready.
] was born ia Naples q years ago. 7 am
the tenth in the family Of II children; 9
boys ana g girls. OF the sons am the
smallest, but I am without fear.
MY right name is Joseph GiOna, bat
NnhnH'0 Ni 10 1IliNt WHICH la fANlil iNI
my friends. Everybody Is my friend My
word IS true. I arrange a fight and when
The Papers are signed ! say Joe Grim
viii pay his forfeit 81 he fails TO be-
ready" That IS enough What / say /
Will do Is already done. / am Joe Grim
that IS enough for any man to know.
who has knocked Joe Grim out? No
body. 1t Is impossible why? I viii tell
you.
Firas ] have no fear.
Second. I icel no pain. A blow Is some
thlne 10 laugh at. When ! am hit on the
jaw ] shake my head. I think of my nn-
cestors IN Naples ami the thing is forgot
ten. Who Is Iitzsimmons THAT he should
try 20 knock me out? I laugh.
Who is Jack O'Bricn2 Nobody.
Who Is Peter Nlaherf An old man.
Who Is Joe Walcoht? P-s-s-t
Who is Joe Cans?
am Joe Grim.
Nobody can knock me out
Will Fight Anybody.
win fight Gardner Corbeut Jenrics.
Monroe. Lot them come TO Philadelphia
10 me. or I VIII so to them. / weigh $50
pounds. ] am feet S inches hieh. MY
chest is 30 inches. my waist 3gih. My
reach is ~ inches. my thigh %. my calf
a. my biceps 1914, and ! have a l5-inch
neck.
Every inch OF Joe Grim is courage.
When 1 get "a blow IN the solar plexus.
whore Fitzsimmons hit me five times, /
am Jared. For one second it Is unplcas-,
ant. J. gasn. / feel disturbed. bui i rel
cover instantly. and 1 cxclaim SO that IN
can hear me: II am Joe Grim" ThiJ a.
enough for any man to hear All ngh ors
know what that means.
WHOM ] get "a blow on the heart3 .,,a g,
have had many OF them put thcrQi a., ~.
mon-I have touch OF regret 5bot ,bs
heaut is so weak as 10 feel bsouv aDs
then I call up the courage qS Toe cru
and smile at everybody lnsieht. Good
tho thing is @5sgf iYnaa ain hs' not hurt. II m,
father could see his son he would say
- 'Joe Grim IS q Roman'
When Walcott and O'Brien hit mo on
the jaw and IN the neck ] shut my eyes
stood up straight and my blood boiled al
the loud applause of hhe people. I fough
back. ] became so enraged at Walcoti fol
his conduct that ] almost knocked hin
out He had narrow escape. lie vii
never forget Joe Grim.
Lost His Tooth
It is a very hard thing ITO explain m,
courage II I am Knocked down it Is be
cause i am too light TO stand up. Fhzslm
mons hit me thrce punches and I sank a
tho nCor. He walked away smiling.
felt of my back no see if ne had left hi
glove IN there. Joe Grim was as sound al
ever. / heard the referee counting.
heard the people cheering. dhousani
devils could not have kept me down. Jo
Grim stood up bravely and went afte
Faizsimmons like "a tiser. II was a grea
surprise to everybody. / beat him agains
the ropes. All he got away. 1 went afte
him. The gong saved him.
am Joe Grim. / fear no living man.
You can look at my body ] have n
muscles TO speak Of. have no gre'
arms ] am small man. But I have
heart. II you listen you can hear Il be.
when = am nghung. I DO NOT want
learn the science Of fighting. 1 only wa
10 nght as my courage directs me.
Anybody can learn TO box. But to fig
II Is different. Joe Grim fights only b