The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-23


bulk towering above him with wildly
failing arms turned about three
shades winter and took to his heels.
Mccoy was scared and ratified. He
had expected to drop the man mountain
with punch or two, and here was the
big awkward Dutchman landing on
him with hand like ham and chas-
ing him around the ring like fat dog
after a rabbit.
1t was pretty work that Mccoy
turned out. He wriggled and twisted
and side-stepped the man -mountain's
ponderous rushes. Try as he might,
Placke couldn't land another blow on
the ell-like Kid.
When he found that out McCoy's
color came back and his famous sheer
appeared, he cut his side-stepping
shorter and waited for a sure opening.
Soon he stopped long enough to throw
all his weight into a left "corkscrew
punch" that landed squarely on
Placke's nose, breaking It The poor
Dutchman stopped short and felt of the
broken nose with both hands. He had
a bewildered air. Soon the bewilder-
ment gave place to rage. He dashed
at Mccoy.
After that 1t was plain slaughter
1 Mccoy, sneering, stepped this way and
that, but although he seemed to be
tavoiding the man mountains plunges
every plunge brought Placke's nose OF
jaw up hard against McCoy's fists
Placke bled terribly He was red from
heels to eyebrows. Dazed. knocked
fat on his back two or three times, he
still struggled up, and holding out his
hands protestingly kept his face to Nc.
Coy The bout had been q joke. II
was a tragedy now. The poor Dutch
man was game, but he didn't know
anything about lighting. The GROVE
began yelling. "stop it! stop 1T" and
the bell rang.
Sent Into Second.
His seconds sent poor Placke up fol
the second round. He was still some.
what smeared with blood in spite O.
the sponging. His face was covered
with bumps His lips were swollen
Tears were running down his cheeks
Altogether he was a sorry sight
lPIacke rose slowly and stood in hi
corner. AS he stepped out a little hi
belt broke. One Of the seconds junpet
Iup to the edge of the ring and tried Il
tpull the broken belt from the strap
THAT held 1t in place.
While this was going on McCo.
Jumped up quickly and came straigh
across the ring to Placke's corner. TIL
kid looked at his battered victim, an,
for a moment thought there was
trace of sympathy in his face Blu
just then Placke dropped his RICH
hand and grasping the belt tried :
lpull It loose Mccoy saw his chanc
for a one-punch finish, and he couldn'
resist 1t. Taking one step McCo
brought his left up with a vicious hooE
landing squarely on the delapidate
lDutchmans nose Down to his knee
went poor Placke with ttud. III
Ecaught the ropes with his right hand
and placing hts left over his battere
face broke into sobs. Tears and bloc
Etrickled down, and made pool at hi
fleet. The merciful count was uuickl
finished Mccoy grinning, walked {
his corner and stepped out through tn
ropes. That was the end of Her
Henri John Joseph Placke as a fighter
Nobody teered as the crowd left tn
building. Everybody was sorry 70
the poor slob.
They might have been sorrier ha
they knew the end of the story.
appears that somebody forgot to Civ
Placke his end of the purse. Clar
Ball never did explain that very full!
At any rate, Placke borrowed none
enough to leave America, or this pal
of 1t. No, he didn't wait to flgf
: Teffr.Ies And 7 never did hear how \
! squared himself with the queen of Ho
land. Press agents are strangely, siler
, on these details when the money mal
ing is all over.
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