The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-02-14

too strong.
WELL" said Cryder. finally. "w,
can't fight here. Come up to my house
and Wen get it over"
1t was a grand fight. At the end o.
about eight minutes Cryder landed 6
right on Warson's jaw and put hin
down and out
He helped his old scholar into the
house; they washed up. had supper
together. and Cryder was warson':
guest at the theater that evening
They parted the best of friends, and
as they separated. warson remarked:
"I'lI come back and whip you when
think I can"
Better come every time You get
in town. Don't wait until you can lick
me-just drop in any time"
Warson took boxing lessons. pre-
pared himself, and exercised. The fol-
lowing year he made Omaha, but Cry
der was out of town, and 1t was not
until 1898 that they met again. That
time they met in Chicago during the
They frankly were glad to see each
other.
"Still want to lick me?" asked Cry
der.
Yes" replied Warson. ct hate to
do it, but gave my word that 1 would
and must"
well. let's put it off until the end
of the week." said Cryder WEN
have a jolly week, and then settle it."
NO." remarked wsrson. "Pm mar
ried now, and don't want to take any
black eyes home-let's fight Wednes-
day." (
So it was agreed. They ran around
the Fair and the city for three days,
and Wednesday afternoon adjourned
to a vacant lot near Sixty-second street
and Ellis avenue and fought. cryder
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forced him to quit. They then went
together to a drugstore and patched
up their wounds and bruises, and
finished the week in perfect friendship.
'Tll get you the next time." said
Warson. ;,
"All right" remarked Cryder. I'm
still in Omaha. Telegraph me when
you're coming and I'll be on hand"
In 1896 Warson, then at the head of
the company he had started to work
for as a boy, was going West when
he decided to get off at Omaha and
whip Cryder He wired from Kansas
City. Cryder met him at the station
in a carriage, took him home, and the
following afternoon they fought in the
backyard.
Cryder won, but it took him six
rounds, and both men were badly beat /,
en- UP.
"whew," said Cryder when War
son recovered from the knockout blow. !
You ought to give me time to train.
I'm getting fat
Maybe then I'll be able to lick YOU"
said warson.
Warson visited Cryder for several /
days and persuaded him to go with
him into the Yellowstone, where they
had a week of sightseeing.
That was the last they saw of each
other until recently. Ten years had
it seemed as If Warson
never would get the chance to keep his
word. Cryder had rented a cottage at
Long Beach, Cal, for the winter, and
was staying there with his family. He
was walking up the beach when he
saw a familiar figure on the board
walk. He advanced and greeted the
nan-who was Warson.
Just out for a few weeks" said
Warson. You're looking well, Cry
ier."
"In perfect condition, old man. And
,ou?"
"Never better. Think I'll whip you
his time"
mot yet" laughed Cryder I'm
ust getting good. This sea air has
made me 10 years younger"
Warson stopped at the Cryder cot
age for several days. For obvious
easons neither mentioned to Mrs Cry
er that they were going to fight to ,
ettle their old Crude. They waited t
ne morning until Mrs. Cryder walked
owntown to do the shoppinf, taking
tile Harlan, the baby, with her; then (
hey went into the back yard, stripped t
Dr. battle.
The yard is of sand, deep and loose,
nd 1t is fenced in with a high red {
God fence, but the fence did not pre-
ent those who rushed from neighbour
lg cottages from seeing one of the
randest fights in history. The two b
en-, both getting plump and prosper 5
is looking, but each still athletic, a.
ught until they tore the sand into nj
eat hollows. until their blood sprin- 81