Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-03-25

cAtcptioIS, qua ] nave always
 been exceedingly fortunate in picking winners. Tbis is due largely 10 the fact that n the fights in which Battling Nelson has participated have always be. on myself. As | be- ginner. however, l didn't have enough money to risk on the result of the ring battles, and 1 was very well satisfied to get tue purse. The greater part of my earnings was sent to my mother, and l had very little pocket money that l could afford to lose.
 Shortly after l had licked Cyclone Johnny Thompson in March, 1902, began to taac on a 10y Or con.iueI,1e, and l made np my mind that would put towu | bet on myself the nexf time ] started if st :sotd chance was offered aud could keep my mot her from findjn& l! cut Ii came quir,xcr than I expected.
 William ,,assci. q ii.sutuiug fast young iightNeigh' aud at that time thc pride of West Pullman and boy who had been defeating every Chicago fighter Wlsu t'ared to com" l.;to his baiiiwick. sen, nc a challenge after had stopped ,tse cyclone. With a sar4c party Of my He@cwiseli friends a;N: packers VIC iournryed oyer to Harvey by buses. bi,g@ies. automobiles ;l.tu T, every mannc: i:s:AyntaE.r. We ~.rs. ahou! 2!al strong
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 About A week previous t. 'an ;iG. while training at my White Iut;.:G. club at home Frank keig.r, pae es those talkative fellows, dropped i,tc the cluhrooms and asked nse what 1 thought of my chances in the coming fight jokingly said, Why, I'll knock him out in 3 round
 Reiger. who had been continually be- Hitting nay ability as |; lighter, at once offered to bet me $40 to S4 or $1o to Sl tlat wouldn't knock him out in 6 round. l. thinking 1t was only q bunch of hot "lr. dug down In 1uy jeans aud took up tue bet keiger i'm mediately aM@inted George Wickhain as Stakeholder and handed him the $40. Of course l put up my S4, think ing he would try to crawl out of the het any mulaent. But the stakeholder forced hlm te keep his coin up.
 Now thni Ike bet was made and the iuoney posted il was up to ne to fig ure out waHs aud means 10 Win that light in a ga!lop.
 I Immediately made up my mind tc get that one round money if l never fought again. l notified my packers that v4,iia show the Harvey sports three minutes of the fastest fighting they ever saw in their lives
 Having that $fU in view ai1 the while. l made u.' Ny nin,l that ! wouldn't allow him to get start When We were called to the ceiter of the ring for Instructions l had the scheme figured cut Instead Of retir tug to my corner, as is customary, l de ci,lel to take a step toward his corner Worked Like Charm. The trick worked like q charm. AS the tinekeeper rang the bell Eossci raised, cat of his chair, and he was lust within nice hitting distance. Thf bell had not ceased ringing before shot terrific right hand swing iusl on his jaw. He tottered a step for ward and fell in the center of tht ! ring. Rosser tried hard to get up anc | made two futile efforts to rise but only got 10 arms length, and hy tut time the referee had tol!ea eff seveI seconds he dropped on his face ant turned over on his back and remainet for the full count, only to be carried ,1 to his dressing room by his handlers. l My only punch was so Well directed