The San Francisco call., 1908-05-31

<tyF T. ioaied about GodthaaD
EN for two weeks before I
J" could prevail upon Tib to
let the arctic circle giants
go by the board. Then we caught a
Newfoundland whsler and beat across
to.Cape Grldley, where we were to look
for any mail that might have been
brought up by the last boat Our craft
was well filled. but the captain hank
cred for Just one more fish and began
romping about the point and into the
mouth of Ungava bay. where the tides
are greater Than they are in Fundy.
Then came the frisk OF wind that
drove the tub well inside and made il
imperative for us 10 tarrA in that dread
northlsnc for Yet another bout with
fate, in which, Incidentally Tib was
destined TO eclipse ali Ribby o'Hara
and Harlem Slasher records and make
the Butchers Own, with his new scis
sors blow. look like an aged dame
working doilies. For il was after we
left the whaler in high disgust at Tn-
wax. or the Smooth Rock trading post,
that Tib cleaned up Chuck McBurr, the
weiter weight champion Of the Little
Seal river and hudson strait. A million
dollar baby boy was the gate receipts.
and the winner was to take all.
Now, you know, j had always hank
cred for the boxing game a bit, but Tib.
because of his New England upbring-
ing. had but little use for the SPORT, and
always insisted an angry man in a
righteous cause could mace the average
pug into oblivion. Yet despite his aver
sion 10 professional bouts. he opened a
new vista in iistic possibilities, and was
the first man TO introduce the sprocket
wheel smash 10 the shores of Ungava
and the strait. Dear, dear, what mill
ii was, and neither Of 'em Wore the
American flag talked into phono-
graphs You see, he fought for charity,
sir. and il was wonder he wasn't mas
sacred. For the ozone of Ungava bay
nourishes some robust youngsters, ] can
assure yoil. and he came out whole only
by employing a bit of delsarte, invented
on the spur of the moment, and COM
bining in technique the radical action
Of 8 circular saw and the nervous en-
ergy Of ratchet screw driver.
But let me bark back and not spoil
the finale. The circus management
had given Tib carte blanche to pick
up whatever odds and ends he could in
event OF failure TO snare 4 giant and
a side issue he had brought along
the faithful old, picture machine that
once made him president of Arcate. II
was his intention TO snap series OF
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on the side. and profit by them when
once embarked in business on his own
hook. This machine we had tenderly
brought with us from Godtnaab on the
whaler. As soon as We reached the
post, Finzer the agent. gave us -
carat welcome and when Tib set up
his gallery in the long low house and
began squirting on the screen scenes
from Central park and Palm beach.
our host could only wipe away peariy
tears and moan. Man man. never
leave US This was a great game of
Tbs With that loyal apparatus he
knew he could capture the affections
and cooperation or any agent or factor
on the circuit and obtain more favors
than il he had paraded out a rat
salary IL was to them what beads
and tin cans are TO aborigines and
more dian once did we find the move
paid for all bother and expense.
And because he understood these
men and had anticipated meeting them
he had waived his hostility to the
bruising pastime and had trotted along
three or four six round goes between
different celebrated Chickens and
Gorger Boys ! thought the gang would
go daffy with glee. They kept bin
working the films slowly. so they
could dope oct just how each lemon
was donated. And the old boy, al
though the pictures had taught him al
he knew of the sport, could so ADAPT
himself TO our hosts humor as to rant
learnedly on just how teiiins Joi'
was delivered. When the screen go'
hazy he would illustrate on my per-
son and the spectators quickly decided
ne invented fisticuffs.
"1 confess ] deplore its brutality