The Cairo bulletin., 1907-11-30
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What the Prize Fighter Said
and What the Reporter
Said He Said

recognize my way Of talking in any
OF these interviews with me that arc
printed. Uncle Joe Cannon.
Here Is the way the interview witt
fiotwallon The prize fighter looks when
1t gets into type, says the New York
News:
Well, ! feel very certain that
shall succeed IN administering a quick
defeat 10 my antagonist tomorrow
night. Understand, | have the high
est regard for him as man and rs
a sportsman, but | really believe that
am the better man, and | shall make
every effort to convince my friends
of this
= am IN as perfect condition as 4
man can attain VINO trains long ami
oonscientiously and shall not have
| the slightest difiieulty in making the
weight
7 Am perfectly willing to grant that
Mr.. Swlftjolt is an excellent pugilist.
but cannot conceal the fact that be.
Iieye myself to be possessed OF con
/ sidcrabiy more steam than he, and !
feel too. that the fight will sot be
q protracjed one. In truth | shall
be more than amazed if the contest
endures longer than four rounds,
Il have developed several new meth
DDS OF attack. all Of which | shall
employ in case the necessity arises.
ANA ! think that any one Of them
| should enable me to earn the victory
front Mr. Swiftjolt. who has always
exhibited a certain partially toward
| ne oidfashi0ned methods Of pugilsm
Won may announce 10 my friends With
the greatest positiyeness, that
etc
The things which rotwallop aotu
any sail. though ont ~ the sou sou
eastern corner Of his map were about
as fellows:
"swif iolt. hey9 say, put away dis
sabble about sissages put 1t away III
o box tsee? He coll int Iick NUT
ton stew wit set ainepins
ITS one punch IN ie lunch FIR dat
gum an hem be aliStenm t a. bod.
les, He couldn't lit me little sis
ter wit . clo'espole, an wot chanet
has he got wit me-, hey wot chanel
Strip me OFF dat wot clanct hey
lle'e q rummy L san up an let ne
poke at him. I'm som { take a book
into de ring L reaG Vile I'm trimmin
him-I like t keen me lid entertained
wen I'm up agin dis soft stuff.
Wot train f'r dat piece 0 tripe?
Tsay, all need f'r dat kind is a hair
cut an haf ho.lr's sleep. Hes goin'
play fr my kitchen is he? Why.
tsav he'll neyer git near enough t
me { trlm me chew q fine cut
Sure. I'm goin T. stake de fat nuts
dat dig up der kate { see de mix
sprint fr DER cash, an I'm dere. DO,
long enough { give de moyin' picter
guys a chanel { do some snappn bur
TIN just be kiddn an foolin' rom
fr me. an wish I could get some.
body t sit up wit me in de ring an
play pinocle Vile I'm putin dat
smudge away.
Hes goin' t come troo wit dem
pokes r. me pantry. hey? Tsay. were
does he t'lnk | keeps me wicks? In
me feet?
wy, de las time fit dat mug !
could a wound me watch an den a
writ lett,r home vile he was t'inkin
over wed9er he'd slip ME a right
swing or short-arm Jolt an | come
ncar yaYAil' me conk OF a-wnitin n
him t make up his mind Tsay, I'd
rather SIAN benin two hunnered
~ al a box Office dan { wait f'r
dat f,rSin o grease make mp his
nut wot he's goin' { do in a mix
Have got any new eoives t
spriGg on him? Wot IRE Hay? Wot'
de use O runnin after street car
after you've caught il. hey? New
sun rr dat piece O. scrarple?
IVY. I'll srank him on DC teet' wit
De back Of me glove. an If dat don't |
sit me nuthin' I'll git megaphone an
talk real hash { him from de odder !
side O de stage Him dare Wit de |
punch. hey? Tsay. he couldn't hit a
Belgian hare wit a 81 sra enough |
& aia q b.saarod d. Ic.a up from
d. ,a hae .yes.
Him deIe Wit fast new shift. |
hey? lie couldn't shit a hickory nut |
from one iowl 4 de odder between now |
an next Decoration day.
Did he stake me { some slams In !
ur las fight? Not If knowed il. II (
he did J WIS too busy countin de
houae NJ de time.
Two or tree times felt some'tin'
ike a Ccckgcach crawiin' over ne
stats. an maybe da, WIS him hittin'
me. don't know. Might a bin. at
Rat
I'D be villin' { sit down in rock
In chair an let dat mollycod hit me
wiC cual maui all de afternoon IL i
he'd let me do nay efoshayin' an read Il
b. Papers vile he wae dGin' H. OATS 4
aow much Ini 'ffaid O his punch. H
See?
Would ! aiyise me pals T. spin DER
-oln on me? Tell en- 4 stan a tan