The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-01-26
HAYES WRITES ABOUT
OTHER DAY FIGHTERS
Tells of His Training John P.
Glow, Former Champion OF
Northwest, in Denver.
Falls Out With Glow Once
and Brings Nc afery From
East To Put Him Out.

the West as ROCKY HuOII smith. no
was the first man to run q train from
Denver to Cheyenne, was discharged
with thirty other conductors when the
big cleaning took place on the Union
Pacific. He afterwards went into the
saloon business, and made mint OF
money. Everything over the bar was
two bits a. throw. While was work.
ing for him, did some boxing and had
the reputation of being pretty clever,
and always managed to take care OF
myself. Those who saw me box al
ways seemed to come again. Among
the frequent visitors was John P. Glow,
afterwards we'll known In Duluth, and
then only a mere boy.
The young fellow took a liking to tho
sport, and when Richard K. Fox sent
out a middleweight medal for the
championship Of Colorado, Glow won it.
He and I were chums, and taught him
to put up his hands. He was an apt
pupil and. soon became more clever
than his teacher. 1 had falling out
with him after he won the middle-
weight championship Of Colorado, and
sent to Erie, Pa, for Dominic McCaff-
cry to fight him. When McCaffery ar
rived I sent him out to the rolling mills
| in West Denver and had him put on
a pair Of overalls. Then sent a party
! to Glow with the brag that there was
| a man working at the mills who said
| he could knock Glow out in six rounds
| for $3.50. When Glow heard this he
| went forthwith to the rolling mills with
500 as a forfeit. A match was soon
made and the town went wild over the
prospects Of a good fight.
McCaffery was a great fighter, and
he put it all over Glow; giving him a.
very severe thrashing, but Glow staid
the six rounds and got the money. The
next morning Glow, very much batter
ed up drove up to where was work.
ing; ordered a bottle Of wine, and we
shook hands, ever to be friends until he
died.
Glow was Of Scotch parentage, but
was born in America. A better man
at 1855 pounds never stood in shoe
leather, and in 1884 he could whip any
man of that weight In the profession.
On the street he appeared like sales
man in drygoods store, but when
he stripped for fight he showed up
| as the most perfect Of fighting ma
chimes. He was there with the punch,
| and was as clever a general as ever
stepped into prize ring.
In 1886 Glow and I came to Duluth.
| We were both strangers, and broke.
All we had was our medals. He had
| the middleweight Fox medal for COL
orado, and I carried the honors for the
| lightweight. Klien the jeweler has
mine. He says he Is taking care Of it
for me.
We were not here long before we
arranged a match with a popular little
local fellow, and who We afterwards
| discovered was most fearless man.
We went up to see the Chief of Police
to ascertain if everything would be
| all right if we made a match and gave
everybody square deal. The Chief
looked us over pretty well, and then
informed us that if we had come here
to make fight, the people who paid
! to see it wanted to see the real thing,
and he guaranteed us a square deal,
but cautioned us to be right, and if it
| was not so he would take charge Of the
box office, give every person his money
back, and land both Of us in Jail.
| The fight came off and Glow won
in the ninth round. To say something
Of the gan1eness Of his opponent, let
me add, that I never saw his equal.
Glow and I were standing in front Of
Mh1rnane's old place the day after the
fight when his opponent Of the cven-
ing before came to u.s. and invited
! US inside. After treat or two, he
said to Glow. Are you the man who
knocked me out last night?" Glow was
always very gentlemanly in his con-
versations, as every one who knew him
will testify, and he calmly answered.:
Eyes sir"
Sizing Glow up very carefully he
said: you whipped me last night"
then pulling $50 out Of his pocket and
laying it on the bar he added; Nov
you come in this back room and fight
me with no rules; everything goes, and
if don't make you sQueal and leave
the room first, you can have the $50.
I spoke to Glow and told him that he
was no rough and tumble fighter, and
we were bluffed out.
AS I have previously stated there
never was a gamer man; one who
feared nothing-like this little fellow
who fought Glow in his first Duluth
battle. If half the fighters Of this day
has his sand with their modern science
In boxing, there would be few cutters
in the prize ring.
He quit fighting some years ago. and
has since turned out to be one Of the
leading contractors in the Northwest,
In business, as in the professional ring,
his word is as good as his bond, and
I presume that is the reason for his
success.
! Poor John Glow didn't live the SIM
pie life, nor follow the rule of health
so necessary to the successful athlete
and he was obliged to return to Col
orado for his health. He was cut down
Their in his prime by bullet from thu
gun of an associate in a poker game
A SENSE. OF RECTITUDE.
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