Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-04-05

wurruk f'r Twin an a poor Twin it
was. He was called Jem, he was
pathrunized be a jock an he whit into
tn ring iv a ChOosdah mornin' an
niver come out till Saturdah night
He fought tn On'y way We cud tell
he had a face at all was be obsarvin'
that it was opposite to tn back iv his
head. In his declinin' years he kept
a tavern that tn jock give him.
They were tn great boys in thin
days. An be hivens, / too, Hinnissy,
too, as Hogan says, have lived
among joynts. Think iv thin, grand
old heroes iv our time, Savers that
fought Johnny Heenan with a broken
arm all through an Afternoon, an
Jim Mace. tn Gypsy an Tom Allen
an John Morrissey that was turror
in his day ut didn't keep in good
condition an become a congressman.
An thin, tn best iv thin all, Jawn l..
Sullivan. That great warryor is with
us still. I'm glad to say. There was
fighter, Hinnissy. He didn't care
who he licked He licked ivrybody
firm tn barber that shaved him tn
wrong way TO tn oregon JOynt, that
slew oxen with wan punch. Ye niver
heerd ~ Jawn l.. wondhrin' whether
he was in condition or how much
money there was in il. He niver was
in condition or out iv it. His on'y
recorded sayin' was: Lemme at him
Me heart niver beat so high with
pride as tn day tn Mayor iv Boston
presented him with tn dimon belt nor
sunk so low in me bosom as tn night
James ]. Corbett PRESENTED him with
belt in tn jaw.
I'm Jawn l.. Sullivan's day a chal-
lenge to a fight with him was fol-
lowed be a crashing noise an that
was all there was to ii. In thin times
there was no hard feelin' EXCEPT de-
sire to STAY each other between
fighters. Nowadays, be hivens. tn
champeens are such inimies that they
seldom meet. II takes as long to ar
range a fight as it does to get up
European war First there is chal-
lenge. thin a years engagement skip
pin tn rope an maxim faces at
lookin' glass in a variety theaytre;
thin tn challenge is accepted an tn
champeens go on tn road fr another
engagement: thin a number " our
leadin' bankers are called in to fl
nance tn encounter This takes an
other year: arrangements thin have
to be made f'r tn cinnymitty- graft
an fin'lly whin both old gintlemen
can no longer dhraw audiences TO TN
theaytres they meet, paw each other
till wan iv thin gets a slap in tn
face an lies down on his back FIR ten
seconds an starts a saloon
Il know a prize-fighter. l will in
thrajooce We sometime. Yo won't find
him hard to talk to. In spite iv his
position he is very affable an has
great sympathy with tn workin
classes. Dye like ye'er pro-fissyon?
says /. Well says he, polishin his
dimon ring. it's betther thin wurruk-
in FIR Armour he says, an tn re-
mooneration is good. TIL principal
throuble have to find with II is it's
too confinin' Thin variety theaytres
are badly ventilated an | am often
so faint afther doin' me turn that
can scarcely stagger to me autymobill-
An We have no idee what us cham
poems have to suffer ivry year whin
called upon to defind our titles. Tn
constant posin' FIR pitchers, tn cease
less INTERVIEWS, tn coorse wranglin.
with me opponent about whether I'll
knock him out in tn third or IN
eighth round. tn utter impossibility iv
getting new bills an fin'lly tn smoke
laden atmosphere iv tn arena an tn
ring surrounded be fat men with pale
faces who wud die iv heart disease
If they thried to overtake a sthreet
car an all tn time yellin' fr me to
murdher a nice young fellow that be-
longs to tn same whist club as | do
oh. il is hard, hard!' But says /,
don't We get bang in tn eye ivry
wanst in a while?' says l. I niver
got as many FIR ten thousand dollars,
saws he. as l cud get at tn stock
yards amy Saturdah night free with
me pay check says he. An there We
are"
Aren't we ashamed to be readln
about prize-fightin' whin there's 50
nanny more important things to be
thinkin' about?" said Mr.. Hennessy.
an tell we what I'll do" said Ar.
Dooiye. I'll bet ye that at this
minyit that Willum Hatch Taft can
name more champeen prize-fighters
thin he can vice prisidints iv tn