Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-09
BROAD AND wIcKs AT CLOSE RANGE.


their money las club members) 20 see
Kid Broad ana Alfie Wicks, late Of
England, pummcl each other in an
opera boufIe combat. 1t all happened
at the Sharkey A. c.
When the crowd had recovered from
the sight OF the two faces that Broad
and Wicks displayed, the mixup be-
gan. The principal weapons used In
the fight" were words, words and
more words.
Yer holdIn'. you fat Englishmnn,
yer holdln' me armsw yelled Broad
and II was UP to Wicks to bewilder
Broad again.
AYE, We Chawntilly pippin, low d. Hi
old you? Bloom e. tibble tofr, hits
you'se 'oldin 'nrd, hand not ILL.," was
the way Wicks put Broad on Queer
street again.
Wicks' accent struck Broad ON the
point of the jaw, and he was counted
out then and there.
Wicks is II typical British boxer.
For years he Travelled through the I'm.
terror towns and cities OF England
boxing with all Corners Every show
In that country Is followed by pugilists
They have small tent, charge admis-
sion and offer Il cash prize to the man
who Will 20 three rounds and have the
better of the boxing.
AT every large turf event scores OF
these showing pugs pitch their canvas
along the roads leading to the courses
They always are, with the exception
of the seller of american home made
pies the main attraction for the labor
ing man.
AT Havana, Cuba recently, 10000
people witnessed the deciding game
for the championship of Cuba. The AL
mendares won the $1,000 prize anu the
championship of the island.
BASEBALL IN ANCIENT ROME.
When Julius Caesar was n kid, and Bru-
tus was another.
And each Imagined he possessed spear
that knew no brother.
These noble Romans chose up sides. all
on summer day
And hurried 10 a corner lot hard by the
Appian Way.
tiberius Doolcy played FIRST base on Can
tain Caesars team;
Terminus Clancy covered short and did
Il like a dream.
IIoratius Flanagan played lcft-that gar
den was his home.
And Marcus Shay In centerfield tore up
the Latin loan.
Vicinius Cogan. tall and broad. was Gaze
sar's pitching kid"
And with his Roman spItball most as
founding things he did.
While Claudius McGinnity, q twirlcr tried
and true.
Struck out the mighty Julius and num-
Der OF his crew.
The game was nearly over, and the score
was three to three
When Caesar. sliding into third. spiked
Brutus In the knee
The game broke up. and Brutus snarled
Some day III get you. Kid"
Which history Informs us that in later
years he did.
When you find that your coming OPP
ponent Is bad egg" don't drop him.
-RUBAIYAT OF SLUGGER FILM
FLAM.
When the present baseball season Is
over, tile gossips have it, Barney
Dreyfuss of Pittsburg is to promote
~ SWIM I'i'NNttioH w Dt tlltlslttl
Glands Across the Sen" with Wagner
and Mailman representing Germany,
Leach and Lynch as Ireland, Abba
tlcchlo Italy. Nenlon the Pacific coast
and Clarke the American prairies.
The man who takes too many eye
openers will go blind ere long-RU-
BAIYAT OF SLUGGER FLIAIFLAM.
a man must have fighting blood in
him TO stand for peace. Any fool can
acquiescc. Only the dead agree. The
living always disagree. If you want
uniformity YOU ear get that In the
cemetery. -RUBAIYAT OF SLUG
GER FLIMFLAtI.
WILLIE WEST.
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