The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-01
CURRY BACKED OUT.
Topeka Prize Fighter Didn't Care to
Meet Watkins.

The prize fight scheduled for Paxico
Sunday afternoon was a farcical fizzle.
1t didn't take place, due to cold feet"
on the part of Joe Curry, inspired by
fear of the minions of the law. He
was listed for a fifteen round go with
Bob Watkins of Denver at the wide
open little WaubanSee county town.
Both of the principals turned up at
Paxico at half past two, coming from
/ Topeka on the west bound Rock Island
train. Just then the east bound flyer
came through. Curry looked at the
scenery for a few minutes, informed
the crowd that he wouldn't fight
where the officers were laying for him, ;"
and then clambered on the east going
train with his seconds, and went back
to Topeka. Watkins and his friends
stood around and cusseds and designated
Curry as possessed of "streak of yell
low" Incidentally the sports from To-
peka and Alma, who came to see the
much advertised mill, colored up the
atmosphere a little more and declared
that they would be id before they
would attend another Topeka prize
fight
There never was a more sore crowd
of sports. At least $50 were on nand,
coming from different points about
Paxico. They wanted to see the mig
gers bruise each other" and they were
ready to pay the one dollar admission.
Several Topeka sports had gone to Pax
leo in the morning and prepared
place for them,'' in an alfalfa patch
right by the town. The joints in the
little town were doing a red-hot bust
ness and nothing but prize fight was
talked of. 1t was the subject of the
hour in those places and they had their
pugilistic appetites whetted to keen
edge. Consequently they were right
Curry for not staying. They handed
him bunch which must have made his
ears tingle all the way back to Topeka.
Watkins and his crowd with the rest
g H.. 1,-fcs al
tried in vain to scare up a fighter and
fix up an impromptu mill.
Teddy Williams, who knocked out Nate
Kerns three weeks ago, was also on hand
and a lightweight to take him on was
hunted for. But their efforts met with
The Topeka baseball team. There was
nothing else for them to do but hold
the eastbound train pulled in at 1880
Incidentally in their long hours of wait
ing the sports set about to fix up a
match to take place between Curry and
Watkins at Topeka during the next week
gossip, for if they were afraid to fight at
Paxico. where the promoters felt conf
ference, they would naturally not tackle
the proposition in this city; where they
know that they will be soaked l,,,,o+,,s -,
Topeka prize fighting. The sports who
wasted their time and money in getting
and they were sore. 1t will be like pull
ing an elephants tusks with a cobweb TO
get them out again.
ingly good one. Curry is the boxing ex-
pert at the Topeka Athletic association
and weighs about 220 pounds. Watkins
is a pugilist of considerable renown -
Denver where he says he engaged in
40 ring battles He tips the beam at 1g5
pounds The advertised go between the
two attracte a great deal of attention
and elected considerable betting Expec-
tation is usually greater than realiza-
ton and that was poignantly demonstrate
ed to Topeka sporting fraternity Sunday
afternoon.