The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-30

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fdence for the private's face. The blow
was blocked and a smashing clip came
home on=his own chests He glanced at
Eleazar with a surprised look, and
Eleazar's reply was a grin of triumph.
Then Jarvey braced up and without
difficulty held his own. He was the
| seasoned veteran of a hundred fights,
the regimental champion. 1t is prob
able that at any moment of the follow
ing battle up to the very end he could
have sent home blow that would have
settled Williams aspirations then and
there. But Jarvey was fighting not
| for glory now, and for the most part
stood strictly on the defensive.
The first round ended with William
bleeding from cut lip and Jarvey I'M
touched. Eleazar assumed the posi-
ton of Williams second, and though
this was palpably unfair, Jarvey en-
tered no protest.
In the second round William clearly
gained confidence, and before its close
sent in a malicious right swing which
landed on Jarvey's eye and beautifully
blackened the same. Eleazar cheered
wildly and William was encouraged.
The third and fourth rounds passed
quite as per the original program, nei-
Their combatant landing an effective
blow Jarvey came up for the fifth
ton. Eleazar had found opportunity
to put a word in Williams ear between
the rounds.
Hes all in" he whispered. Give
him the cockscrew an you'll have him
asleep"
The round opened with a vigorous
exchange of blows. Jarvey landed on
Williams split lip, and the pain en-
ragged the private. He rushed like
ms adj hn To- ~ In, oIf
defense, fought him off with body
blows
Easy, easy!" yelled Eleazar, in
alarm. Don't lose your head Billy"
and William. obedient to his instruc-
tor ceased his rushing and wild swings
and for a moment fell back on the de-
| fensive.
Jarvey may have thought this ended
the real fighting for the round. 1t
would have been different, of course,
| if he had been pushing matters, but
he was fighting this battle for the good
of William. 1t was sheer carelessness
that had brought him his discolored
eye. and it was sheer carelessness that
caused what followed
William tented with his right and
Jarvey nonchalantly side stepped and
walked squarely into the trap. Flea
Ear. watching, held his breath in ag-
OIilISO suspense.
He saw the left hook start, he saw
| it cork-sTew viciously up through
Jarvey's careless guard, he saw It
catch the sergeant square on the point
of the jaw, and he prayed that it have
| the proper force
The big sergeant groaned, went limp
all over, and dropped like wet rag
| Trembling with excitement, Eleazar
tolled off the seconds, and when the
fatal tenth was past and Jarvey still
| lay inanimate the referee gave open
| throttle to a yell that may have trav-
| eled round the island. He seized Will
| liam's gloved hand and pumped it Wig
| orously and, to use Jarvey's own
phrase, piled on the compliments till
even William was embarrassed.
| Ten minutes later the sergeant was
on his feet and shaking hands with the
victor.
I'D like another try some time" he
said You knocked me out clean an
haven't a word to say. You're a
wonder" and the three returned to
camp, where Eleazar Immediately
spread the news with both lungs and a
dramatic right arm.
! Say" he cried. to a circle of the