Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-06

| pretty we'll: but ! outpunchod him and
nc, began 20 fall back
rs soon ms | found Flood giving way |
fttePpe9 l1n' swinging my right for the Jaw.
~ landed. Down no went
Round g. This was short ana sweet
ROOD was n such hurry 10 meet me
w my lett lead passed over his shoulder
lie cllhehed again, but pushed him away
MN ,.nn put ~ right hook on his neck lie
y could see by the expression on
flo9ds face that had him guessing now
~ made up my mind to try and finish
MIN sure In the next round.
IN round four Flood surprised me lie
came out Of his corner Pretty fresh for
a man who had been downed three times
Wlthin few minutes He jumped at me
Win q straight left for the head. but /
Then | dashed at him ana he blocked
my right swing for the jaw and came in
Win both hands But his blows were not
20 heavy as they had been, and / quickly
drove him TO a clcnh near the ropes
Soon I got a chance 10 swing my right
over and Il caught him on the jaw, l. lo0d
was down again.
Round B. Flood staggered as hc came
out Of his corner Whom | saw that
went for him faster than ever, for l al
ways think II is more merciful to put
your man out quickly and not chop him
w and keep him suffering But Flood
dnoked into clincl and held ON hard
IA
drowning man. He butted me in the
forehead
"The referee didn't sec Il and / didn't
complain because ! knew the poor fellow
didn't do IL Intentionally
Anybody will butt when he has 10. |
pushed him back and banged my right
On ms Jaw lie fel Ion the iioor-this be-
Ing the nth time.
but see what temperance and a good
stout heart viii do for man. Flood
was full OF stamina. within the thirty
seconds Of resting time he came back to
himself and was ready as ever TO fight
There wasn't a drop NJ blood In sight.
ana no hadn't a mark on him except a
lew Jumps on his Jaw
In round SIX Flood swung his right
ana landed on the side of my head I
wouldn't have been more surprised II the
upper deck had come down and hit me
y maGG me pretty hot too So | rushed
u banged away right and left az the
body, ana as he fell away ! caught him
on the mouth with right swing. That
cropped him' ana he was bent over as
his seconds almost carried him to his
corner
Round T. Flood was game fel.
low lie steadied himself as he slowly
came up hill to the center and let go
his LEFT IN n drive at my head, but /
hooked him with the right on the chin
time.
he was clean out when his seconda
picked him up and carried him to his
corner lie didn't show any signs of
reNving for ten or fifteen seconds and
some Of the gang got cut their knives
ana began saving az the ropes.
stop that said Al Smith II any
one breaks into this ring IN give tho
fight to this Boston mani
And that stopped them
'tiood was Just about able TO stag
ger out Of his corner In round eight. lie
could hardly put up his hands / rushed
at MIN, swung my right for all / was
worth and landed II under his right ear.
lie dropped like six feet of chain
Barney Aarons and Dooney Harris
carried him to his conner, but, although
they worked like a couple of Red cross
surgeons, they could not briug him hack
Ana ] won the fight that started me on
the why to the championship"
Dld-Jc ever have a harder fight than
listener.
We'll you see, It's this way began
me once boss of them ALL '1ts lust ike
this-lm sleepy now-I'll tell YOU an
otner time, son. some other time"
And John ambled up TO bed with the
memories that won't take the count.