The Forrest City times., 1906-03-23

on lbe exchange. He began to dron hIs cash as if he. was catching cold. ana towards the end feared he was so'hS 70 die in the workhouse. \ ;ot ci ms old pals however saved him non that, and he died a pauper ac- tually "
 
 Neo oBaldwin. a splendid fighter. "ho gave Jem Mace a whole lot os Iouhie to put away-come to think oi IL Jem never would meet him for me worlds championship. after all was shot in the back in New York by a ioaier he had fed and taken care of TOT ears. It was the merest accident that nc didn't go to the potter's field. fie was absolutely stone broke
 Johnny Heenan went up with A rus1 alter he beat Tom Sayres. and f looked as if he was going to get all tha money, but he didn't. He opened A gambling house on Broadway and wen, down With a rapid rush. When they came 10 bury him they had to take ap a collection for him. He died out in Greene River. Col
 or course there are a whole ,o, os good men of today who have managed 10 keep little of their money hut LOOK at George Dixon. It's a safe bet that George drew in over a million at one time or another. but how much of II mas he got now? I've seen Tom O Rourke hand him a ten-spot pretty l hnnDt,aa
 place to sleep, and guess a whole lot o' c;hers have seen the same. With NeorGe 1t was just the colored mans love Tor hot living He couldn't seem to make money stick to him anyway he got 1t. He bought everything in sight and was good fellow" all tha tune. iV wondering right now, how many of the lads who used 10 live off hlm are coming around now to hand nm five or ten to help him along. con | think there's any need for cop to keeE the line in order. or the crowd in line for that matter.
 l cont believe anybody ever figured up just how much John l.. Sullivan made during his lifetime. and it's not doing John a wrong to mention that he's nc millionaire now. He isn't and that's all there Is 10 1t.
 Remember Johnny Griffin. the handi. est little man with his fists hat came down the roadway in a long whileo Poor Johnny fell down a flight of stairs in New York and broke his neck and they put him away without cent 10 his name, though there was a wo- man who stuck to Johnny long after he was destitute and out at elbows. Whisky did Johnny, just as it's done a gooG many better men
 Pooi old Jack Dempsey died with but mighty little coin in his possession. and he gave that to his wife. but he made pile of it.
 Jake kilrain made a lot of money in his day. but where did it goo The heavens only know.
 Charley Mitchell has his, but it was looked out for. for him by his wifes family. You can go on down the list and you'll find. as a rule, there's some thing wrong between the average fighter and his money. They don't seem to hitch at all. I'm not pinning any medals on Bob FitzsmmOns for any thing he's got. but he was brought up Tn hard school and he knows the want of a few dollars too-not just now, but he has. Somehow it seems 10 come so easy 1 suppose that it dOesr' [ seem any great hardship to let it go little easier, and to a man who's never been used to all the mon ey ke could handle, maybe it seems little strange to have it so handy in his rocket. and he let's go of it whole lot quicker than he ought to, perhaps because he knows he can go out and gather up another bundle any time he wants it-or thinks he can.
 l wonder how many men have told George Dixon to call on them any time he was a little short. l also won der just how many of them were at home when he did call. Mighty few, I guess. II sets a chap thinking I can tell you when he looks back over the bunch of good ones who have gone be- fore him and how They have ended up It's TIC cinch to keep money for any man. and perhaps the real reason is that the sporting life takes money to keep ones end up. I've spent quite Dit in my time. but I managed to keep within the railing and that's saved me from the gong many a time. Perhaps it's all mighty simple when its figured down close. and man begins to feel that he's got them coming and that they can't help from coming. but don't believe a mans the best judge of his own capacity at all times. You know he doesn't feel the other fellow coming up on him-until it's too late, and it's pretty hard thing to have 10 wake up and find the crowds shouting for Tom, Dick or Harry instead of yourself.
 it's fact. though. that most boxers