The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-13

face htm) ""' W." ~
The manager, with a srowl, said ad.
crossing the Unknown. Here, Jack, is
ID. nelson, who Is Going to try and
s,arine uolIar OF your money tonight by
saying on his feet for three rounds"
JACK was as tough looking fellow
as ! had ever seen or have met sinc"
ne stood about five feet six, and. Of
course, was few inches taller than /.
re possessed broad, compactly.b,Ill,
shoulders, had a square. heavy law.
ana. all In all. was a rather likeIv
looking fellow. He would have
passed P Tor twin brother OF Kid
broad. wasn't much on muscle or
breadth OF shoulders then. but had
hauling Ice. shovelling coal and doing
some butchering also. and, for kid.
mao oeaut OF a sleep producer myself
JACK would hardly look at me and h.
growied, All right, we'll see him stand
Packine.House Pride.
Then the band played Down Went
McG'nty," and the big audience roared
IN laughter as the announcer sang out
that one Bat Nelson. the Packing
house Pride. would take the chance Of
MS NE and attempt to stand up be-
fore the ferocious onslaushts Of wal
lace's Wonderful Unknown"
| They say that my elder brother All.
bert fell of his seat close to where the
ring was pitched from sheer excitement
when | was tamely led into the ring:
that my little brother Harry tossed III
both hands and tainted dead away of
fright. But my faithful gang was there
and ready TO see me through, even II
they had to break up the circus and
XII all the. Wild animals. I became
| BIT cheerful when ] saw them settled
about the ringside, ell apparently su.
premely confident.
1t didn't take lone for us to get start.
ed, though ! must say | felt awt,llly
queer when the bell changed and the
announcer cried, Fight"
Great Unknown Dropped.
Round one-He made a bound at me
before the gong had ceased Its chime,
and everybody expected me to toss up
both arms and go down and out. But
didn't II ever he made r mistake In
MS HE he made It here trying his rush.
ing tactics on me, the best, even then.
OF all kid rushers. ! met his rush flat.
footed, with both hands set In front Of
me, the left bit high and out on he
came and colllded with that trusty left
OF mine with such force that ! almos,
tossed him TO the sawdust.
Back he went staggering, with blood
streaming from his nose and mouth. I
had not been touched. / then jumped
forward and whaled in terrific rir fI
uppercut which landed squarely over
his heart. He was paving the air like a
bronco now, and his trainers were fran.
lcally crying out: KNOCK his block
OF, Jack Rush him through the ropes
Don't let that dub beat YOU"
Yes, and have to give 1t 10 Jack for
his samene's. He came right back at
me and handed out hard Jolt flush to
my Jaw. That one crack set the house
roaring for my opponent, but Mr.. I'm
known, after landing, forgot TO get out
u the way, and over flashed my left
% his jaw, While | countered hard III
right TO the wind. Then something
dropped Ike a bundle Of lead into the
deep sawdust II was Wallace's Terri.
Die Observation-Disclosures Ferocious Man
eater.
He walowed IN the sawdust Ike n
chicken with It's head cut on. completely
knocked OUT His seconds rushed oyer
20 Where hc LAY and dashed buckets O,
water over him I'm an attempt IN revive
him the house was IN a tumult OF ex-
ioment now
My gang danced about me singing
Down Went tho Unknown" With
'McGin.y" and other song. Tie sen,o.
'ional evening VIII hardy be forgotten
In Hammond even to this day.
Circus Offers IA oh.
TIE manager OF the defeated fghter
OF course. was greatly pu; out over The
easy manner tn WI cn 7 dusted HIS won.
der into oblivion. and naturally wanted
me to play return engagement the
next evening. He, N desperation, fol.
owed me home 10 Hpgaw sch and
wanted N s.gn ;ac UP % tsavel with III,
u.s. offering salary OF So per ween
md exp snses,
However, my parents wouldn't listen
20 such O proposition ~ tie time In.
snrmug him that vas needed at home
and was entirely too volng TO travel
Wit. such an affair
Wien the excitement that prevailed
had subsidized ] asked the hnvs what had
become % my coat and vest MuCL IN
ms ,h,Trin | discovered that some o..
tie Gin IS hands Lad stolen the coat
when contained my weeks salary OF
s. n and a dandy Waterbury watch We
pad 4 ylsi, ~ Mr. Manager the next DAY
and made an attempt to recover ny
property but with little SUCCESS.
L I Lad. however deCisly ~ trounced