The Detroit times., 1909-12-14

boxing contest came over the wires
e----> last night In tho
n A. dispatch from
CHIi.D or Grand Rapids stat
foHrt NJ. INK that the county
authorities had at
last dropped the charge Of aiding and
abetting, which had So long hung over
the head Of Eddie Ryan. formerly OF
Detroit who had acted as referee on
the fatal night when Harry Lewis
landed on the jaw OF poor Mike Ward
with the blow from which Mike never
recovered Michigan will be long
time getting over the shocking result
Of that battle Ii virtually put "A
duiotus on the sport all over the state
and its effect may not be removed in
the memory OF the present generation.
John X Robinson. at present man
agcr of Battling Nelson, made the
match for Lewis and recalled some of
the interesting Concomitants when
here a week ago in advance of his
present charge
I've had some bad luck In my day, ="
quotn John X. r. but | consider that
It was all balanced by the good for.
tune | had In connection with that
Ward fight
%" had Harry mp AZ Saginaw with
Kid Walker rs sparring partner and
VAS deyoting my Efforts 10 getting him
right for Mike Harry was working
We Il aud boxing more effectively than
! had ever seen him. The fact that
! the punch which ended poor Mike
travelled only a matter of four inches
or 50 is the best indication OF Harry's
/ form
we were getting along finely untn.
! only couple OF days before the fight
/ was To take place. PA Besterman.
! Lewis father. dropped in. He and
( Harry had their heads together | mo-
ticed. quite often ;hat day and then.
Just before We were to take our train
To Grand Rapids the old man called
me in and said that he was going 10
manaee Harry In this fight was
canned
Wei. walked out TO cool my
fevered brow with the breeze OF the
Saginaw river and ! couldn't see any
way out of the dilemma made M
my mind that il might be possible for
me 10 TIC up the receipts AT the
Rapids that was the only way In
( which / could expect 10 get my share
of lie money aud this in spite OF the
fact that I'd made the match for
! Harry handled all the details OF his
: training and given up month OF my
time to the affair without taking in a
cent.
Il traiIod along 10 Grand Rapids a
! pretty blue individual, you may be
sure. Then came the fight and tho
tragedy
\ lelt 'hc hail in Grand Rapids with
my head In the air, my chest out and
my vest bulging Was there ever
such luck? | was sorry for poor Mike.
OF course. but was patting myself on
the back every step didn't have a
cent 10 show for my time. but | did
have tho satisfaction that there WASH t
a chance for them 10 railroad me TO
the cooler and fine me matter OF
$4,000 or SO. as they did Pa Bester-
man. he having been Harrys man.
aver alder and abettor.
I ne old man did me a lot OF bad
turns while had Harry. hut he never
did me a better one than when no
fired me IN Saginaw and then coughed
up that $4,000 fine for me
The writer has seen quite few in.
! >idHttF NiNIt uiSu SNiOOl SluutnIS ar
rayed their desire against those OF
their faculties. but he has never yet
seen an instance where the faculty
didn win ont at the finish The Ann
Arbor case is a fine example.
The climax OF the baseball fuss NAV
confidently be said 10 have arrived. On
all but two occasions the magnates
have gotten warmer as the date OF tho
meeting approached and have then
dropped clear from the boiling point
20 nC'mal
BATTLING Nelson clearly is entitled to
the palm as an advertiser I have
some Of his stationary. adorned with
cartoons and other literature, but the
browning stroke of all is the delicate
tracing on the face Of the paper i'm
which IS depicted The downfall OF tho
Great Master"
There H. skating on--no we won't
dare to tempt the hoodoo.