Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07
AMATEURS NIFTY WITH FISTS.
Many Really Great Boxers Are Not
e. Seen in the Ring.
ooSKL1NG TACKLED JEM MACE
Edwvis Forrest, Jshn MccuIIouEh,
KInE Edward, squire Arlington
and President Roosevelt I'm
Boxing Game at Times.

. Am0 ErenhMGmN ftNO1gNcAN IN
Boxinw Game at Times.
NEW YORK. Feb. S-'There's many
\ husky fellow chopping down big
.rees In the back woods all winter
MO could wallop the life out Of jack
Johnson, the coon champion, or big Jim
Jeffries II cornered by either OF these
professional pugibsts." said the old New
York sport while talking OF says gone by
he other evening. II tell you the woods
are full OF great fighting men, and so are
the. cities, but they won't come out in the
limelight because they do not care for the
ncteriety OF the prize ring, also the ele-
ment with whom they'd have TO mix.
lin my days I've known a number OF
good. clever boxers among the best class
OF c~itizens who enjoyed fistiana in private
with their friends. There was the noblest
Roman Of them all. Senator Roscoe Conk-
Dr z, who lost his life In the great blizzard
Of 1858. He was a .n.ighty handy man with
his dukes and could more than hold his
own when It came 10 a pinch. When Conk-
ling was I'm the senate at Washington he
never took water from any fellow member
END vas always held IN high esteem.
Ccnhling was a magnificen nj man physic-
any, standing over six feet. as straight as
an arrow, with tho proportions OF a Roman
glsdiator One night in Washington Conk-
nne gave a stag supper TO a few intimate
tr4cnus and associates in the senate. After
Tue coffee and cigars Conkling produced q
set. OF boxing gloves and offered TO spar
any man in the room. Senator Zach
Ciardlcr, who also was 'of gigantic pro-
portions and perhaps fifty pounds heavier,
accepted the challenge. So they donned
the gloves and the fun began.
ConkIInK Laid Out Chandler.
'Conkling soon proved himself 10 he tho
more scientific. and proceeded TO land a few
smart blows on Chambers paunch. The
latter, very red In the face, did not relish
this at all and quickly sailed In to get
SQUARE. There was a warm mix-up, and
Conkling, finding his opponent was getting
a bit rough, crossed him with his right
lhc blow was a pippln, too, for Chandler
ivund himself IN d neap in the corner OF
the royln. everybody laughed, including
ClaLu.e,. Dut hat ended the boxing part of
lne .n.N. ,~ihnent.
a mvutn or so after this affair Senator
Chanoicr save d little tea party, and
Conkling, vi course, was invited. Among
the otner guests was a black haired man
VINO was introduced as Mr.. Brown OF New
York. He was a very quiet fellow who
scarce uttered a word, but seemed to
enjoy himself in his own way. 1t was
noticed, however, that when Mr.. Brown
said anything 10 anybody his accent was
decidedly English. 1t was not until Senator
Chambers guests we're smoking big cigars
that the mysterious stranger came to the
foreground. Chandler proposed that some
geutleman, put on the gloves with Senator
ucIhling. Nobody seemed anxious to re-
spond, and as a last resort Mr.. Brown
was induced TO accept the honor Of
boxing with the leading senator Of the
Lh.ted STATES.
everybody smiled as the two men re-
moved their coats and prepared for the
buut. The complete humiliation of Brown
Was. of course, looked for. Conkling tow
eree fully five inches over his stocky
opponent and smiled mercifully as he
gszcd down at the latter. In the first
round not a blow landed. II was all besuti-
ful, scientific boxing, and the senator was
supposed 10 be letting up on Brown who
seemed TO be satisfied with stopping and
stepping away. The second round was an
other fancy exhibition although Conklins
appeared to be serious and also anxious
10 land OH Brown who was quick on his
fvet and clever at ducklng with his head.
strutter Was Laid Low.
\ Brown came up for the third round
1t was noticed that Senator Chandler wills
pered something in his ear, which Brown
answered with a nod. Conkling then LEI
20 his right and left in quick order as the
men toed the mark, but both blows missed
the mark. Suddenly Brown tapped Conk
a. ia Nt-.. - NAA - Of tho mona
anu the senator looked both puzzled and
astonlshed. lie made 2 wild rush al
Brown who neatly sldestepped and Their
floored the senator with a right hand
smash on the jaw. Conkling was up quickly
and vent after his man, hammer and
tong. Brown nlmbly got away and before
The senator recovered from his headers
rush Brown landed another right handeI
that sent his distinguished rivel to thu
carpet, fiat on his back.
+" That will do cried Chandler, as hi
jumped in and pushed Brown into 4
chair. Conkling arose slowly and will
much injured dignity demanded TO know
who Mr.. Brown really was.
It's all right, senator said Chandler
bursting into a laugh. I'm square will
you now for the punching YOU gave me thu
ether evening over in your rooms
"fBut who is this man? Why, he's tn
eleverest boxcr~I ever met in my life.
exclaimed conklins. Then Chandler, afte'
smother good laugh, said;
"fsenator, let me introduce to you Mr.
Jem Mace, the heavyweight champion o
England Conkling appreciated the jok,
and. shsking Mace by the hand. compli
mented him highly on his skill,
some ClerGymeR Not slow.
do yoa know there are many clergy
men We never hear about who are goo,
boxers? For illustration there is Fathe
W, H.. Reaney, the chaplain of the receiv
ing ship Columbia at the Brooklyn nav.
ward, who, II il said. defeated Tom Sharke.
in = boxing bout when the latter was in tn
service. Father Reaney encourages scien
ufc boxing AMONG the boys as long a
they do not set too rough at the game. II
believes .it'ssa good, healthy sport and h
has turned out some clever. manly fellow
who can box with marked ability. Their
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