Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-03-30

the speedy little Western fighter. was 1 about it" at that time. By tue way, ] was cleaning up a1 the better class of light weights ill the stort six rcalnd goes,
 Aa 1t was my sixtieth battle l want ed to celebrate 'the occasion with o.ns ef ny best kncckouts. Right of the reel Jack the SlugSer," as he was called back east, crossed me on the jaw with his right and put me flat cu my back. though 1 was up and after him in tiffy He was splendid boxer. very fast on his feet. aud his work in a short bout was shoNy, much oil the order of Freddie Welsh the boy whom l ROW consider the greatest of shadow or butterfly boxers O'Neill would have probably won the dts ison oyer me that night had he been content to have stood off and boxed with ne.
 But no, he wartad to tluish 1ue il, tine first round, as he Weut after me like shot out Of a cunnon, aud e>pc cially after being sn lucky as to isoc} nse he picked up courage aud went E ;er me to do s,r die
 II ever O'NcHi made mistake in lis lift. he made Il is tl,is fight bT trE ing to o,ltsBg me. as beat hini eYe,'y inch of hr going. and in the fash aad sixth rounds be was just barely able tts sta a1
 l, uf eps.rse, WGn he affair hY $ HegeWiech block, wstich nntnus a mike When the tSain pulled oat for ,'aicaco few days later was happy kidt'o 1 had finally succecded in downing that old Milwaukee go;,t, and. ,,esidea. say airship was nua hitting lbe high attitudes in the pugNisitc atmosphere. l licked DNeil again in Phfado'r'sa later on.
 Goes to Utah
 With tue scalps of Clarence English, Ar'ie Sims and the famous Jack O'Neiii under my bel, i felt that 1 needed greater fields 10 conqt!er, 80 I borrowed car fare iron, my lifelong friend Billy Benner and steamed inl" Utah on my way to the glorious god. en west
 As landed in Sall Lake City the matchmaker of the Salt l4ake City Athletic club was i'll need of 8 sn!e ytitute to meet Spider Welsh. as the fighter who had been booked wi1h him had taken sick and Hus nnaistc It appear ]! being on ,i4e ground ready and willing 10 fight anybody. even il it WAS for a ham sandwich made thf match aud signed to meet the S;,id.-i on April 6 We were matched to Z. twenty ronilds to decision. l,nrs': |. be split G0 ard 40 per cent. stai1e, hard for the battle and stepped int ; 16c ring fit as q fiddle.
 The Spider. as his name would in ply, was as slippery as sAn aei, a'id hf sides being ,ery clever. he showed n:e a line of straight jabs which hur, some
 He was a combination of the cierrl boxer and heavy hitter We went six teen of the speediest and most vicious rounds of fighting the good citizens ol dear old Mormon,own ever viewed ] Welsh had the edge Oh lue. as l re T member. up to abou, tue fifth round l had however shaken him up severe ly myself ill the cinches and was quick to see tliat the hard pace was , telling OH him. pla%ed somewhat c. a waiting game up to the twelfth un til heard the fans shouting: "rinisl the Dane, Spider! He cant last i out!'' Then got busy and forced tl,a :, big mob to jIs', about and ycn frat , tlcally for ne.
 Finishes the Spider.
 In the sixteenth round I went to ths ,, ] Spider with the steam turned on fnl . blast. determined to do or die bnr. :r. ', as might. 1 couldn't put tn, Spide 9 to the floor 1 was sure enough beat . Ing him to q pulp. In about the mic de of the round, fearing l lngh: Xii