The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-05-02
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And now ladies and gents and Teller citizens, as said
before, 1T shows you that young He can
rise to be champion like me-or he can be like Teddy
TEDDY is all right He up and is the greatest
man In our nation today. He young man once and
now he's only y days younger than l want to say
right here ladies and gentlemen that just look at it that
I've had II days more fun than Teddy BIT
Dressed in dark tights with big brawny in which
there is still trace of muscle showing ghtfooted under
his 27O pounds the great John L. addressed the big audi
at the Occur d Aene theaer Hast night preparatory
to boxing with Jim Mccormick.
John had appeared once before. Then he showed up
with wide expanse of white shirt Tuxedo and all the trim
|mngs of the artist of the caciums. a
His monOogue stunt is really good-but it didn't suit
the crowd half we'll when he appeared with those big
mts
All through the monologue stunt the men in the big
audience sat in awed silence looking at the mighty frame
Of the Boston lad and wondering what it all meant.
Once in while when John would get off really good
one would gigge and then or two
laughs could be heard.
But those laughs smothered quickly as possible
and the who gggled would look around in fear that
he had committed violent breach Of etiquette.
Johns powerful bass voice would rumble forth again
and there would be another time to auglbut although
he would wait for that cacke it didn't show up.
Every feyyow looked at the other fellow in scared
way and wondered what would be the right thing to do
look at the solemn countenance of the big joker the
|Sage would result IN the rigid drawing OF facial lines and
the funeral face could be all the house.
Nobody appeared to know when it time to laugh
The big fellow got off really humorous hits. Those
given with beautiful brogue rich at tes-but they
flew clear the heads of that frightened crowd of sight
who wondering mostly to when the boxing
would begin
When that marvellous three rounds did show up the
crowd thawed and John L. got his first real
reception
After describing the Roosevelt growth and telling how
Teddy won the battle of Manila Bay John L. Waded into
Mccormick
It was funny stunt The old lad there all right
with the feintng and the burlesque and the fun was in
creased by Frank Hall keeping constant warning OF
John, john be careful John, don't hit so hard."-
That boxing stunt is sure worth going to Talk
about Patti and lost voice why
But then it's trying to describe it. Just go there
yourself and have laugh with the Dutchman
Sullivan has with him this trip young fellow whom
Frank Hall declares will day succeed James j. jeff
Ires 1t is Jim Mccormick, the young Texan who twice
beat Jack Johnson the coored aspran for the champion
ship Mccormick is but "a years DID, but feet inches
in height and weighs 100 pounds
Here is brief story jim gave me yesterday:
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81 was born January 25, 1872 at Galveston Texas.
started boxing in the year 1899 and my first fight
with Jack Johnson in Galveston Texas 1t stopped by
the police and called draw after fighting rounds
Ny next fight with Australian Billy Mccarthy in
Galveston in 1899 who defeated in three rounds.
My next fight was with Herman BuIneau at Galveston