The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1905-06-25

They are merry at all times at the ex-
pefIse of the politicians Of both parties IN
thesEast. *
..They don't live the simple life. them
gold-bugs out East" said fellow to me
t,other day. They all live the Equitable
Life" You can divide that among you
and solve it at your ease.
1t would help some if some or the Dig
guns in the East would use some OF their
railroad passes and circulate bit in the
West, where language is always refresh
ing and where opinions are not kept IN
cold storage.
Why, there wasn't anybody out here
who thought Parker could win the Presi-
Dental bout. 1t was all off when the
West thought he suited the men. who
roost on the money bags. Western men
I've known for years as the red-hottest
Democrats were out trying TO make the
price of their winters coal betting that
the he-mermaid Of Wolfert's Roost. as
they called him, wouldn't show AT the
finish. They were glad to know that ne
could swim, but they said they didn't
care much about watered stock
As a matter of cold fact, the West IS
forgetting how to play the political game
in the old-fashioned way, and IS going In
to stand together against what they call
the Yankee push. / have written TO sew
eral good friends in Boston and nearby
towns to put them wise. because, bing il.
they ought to know these things Here
some of the replies I got
what you need is some good East
wind, John"
You're getting too far away from the
IL o'clock law and it's going TO your
head"
.sYours received. John L.. and Professor
O'Shea is going to set IL to music, to be
sung at the next meeting OF the Sea
Serpent ClubsRi 80
And a lot more fudge. 50 quit pull
ing the alarm bell
Hogan of Providence Knocked Him
Down.
In some OF the obituary notices writ
ten of me 1T was stated that the only
time in my career that I was Knocked
down was in my battle with Mitchell
/ went down in that fight. but wasn't
knocked down. We fought in the rain
and il was so cold I was chilled. While
stepping backward I got a push from
Charlie. I went over just as brick
balanced on edge would go. over when
showed ever so little. Afterward / OF
fered to bet thousand dollars that
could stand square on my feet, with my
hands tied behind my back and let
Mitchell hit me dozen times without
getting fioored. That bet never was
taken. even If 1T does look like easy
money to-day. But / did get knocked
down once. I'll tell how it happened,
and it will be the first time it has been
in print When was new at the BUSH
ness and known as the Boston Strong
Boy" I went to Providence, r. l. to
battle with Jack Hogan Of that good
town. We met in the old Theater
Comidue Hogan was a blacksmith.
who had trained on clambakes-by the
way, Providence beats the world on
clam dinners-and he was hard and
husky as nails.
wanted to catch a train. so opened
on Hogan with a rush. He stood
stock still in the middle of the stage
waiting for me. his left lthe size of a
stovepipe and as hard as a bungstart-
er) stuck out in front Of him. ! was
greener then than later and ran smash
into that splendid bit of fist. Down l
went kerfiop. But I was up before
YOU could guess and was at Hogan like
the big wind. The fighting was finished
for Hogan right off the reel.
who pulled the roof down on mel?
Hogan asked when he came out OF II
later in the evening.
Jack Hogan of Providence was one
of the more than ITO men I have
knocked out, although he certainly did
Great Night I'm Boston Town.
The dizzy season Jack Hogan went
through was sought by a lot of others
who came a long distance for theirs
and went home sorry. One who came
far was ALI Greenfield. He was i'm
ported from England especially to take
the dog collar from me. We met in
Boston and there never was such a
defeat in that. town since that ST. Pat
ricks day more than a hundred years
before, when the Britishers under Lord
Howe evacuated that little old burg.
The British are good sports and they
came from all over with their encour-
agement for ALT" Most of them went
broke. but they didn't care about that
They were hurt most where they have
always been tender-in their pride
\ Remember hold Hingland and
|, knock'is bloody ed hon. good rooter
for Greenfield yelled as we shook
hands.
Remember Limerick and put your
mark on him. John L." we'll wisher OF
\ mine hollered
ALI never got a chance at my bloody
head" for it wasn't in that condition
at all during the evening. A number OF
times while was convincing ALI that
the twined American and Irish flags
about my body was hoodoo on him,
he asked me not 60 hit him so hard
When the bout was over and Greenfield
was added to my list OF also rams
he made a speech in which he showed
that he was gentleman and sport
\ During that speech he said:
Hive spared with the strongest men
In the world but Hi never spared with
any man who could lit one ART has
ard as John Hell Sullivan can it,"
Ny training for that eight consisted
mostly of a brisk walk to chowder
emporium at the point in South Boston.
a visit to photograph gallery and a