The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-10

t4aIL- LDdL was a mistake InGT
$40 ID have been left open to drain In
day or two my leg sWeIied up and got
black as far as the knee / ran knife
blade into the sore spot and ripped il
open 10 let The air get AZ it. But that
was an awful lee Billy Delaney was
worried 70 death for fear I'd get blood
poisoning He sent for doctor. never
did care much for dOctorinSs but after
a i9t Of argument / let him clean the
cuts out and baHdage my leg. The next
day n was so stim and sore than ]
pulled all the baHdages OF again and
left the wounds open 20 the air 20 heal
naturally 7 got so tired Of keeping
stnI that I went Of for a tramp over
the hills. but II was hard with a game
lex 7 lei the doctor bauda2e the leg
uu again ana spent my time lying
around in hammock
I thought then I'd have TO put OF
the date OF the fight for a few weeks
NY leg was al black and looked pretty
bad So I told Delaney and he teie-
phOned COnrotb IN san Francisco Eof-
froth came rushing Up On the next
train 70 Calistoga and took the stage
over 20 Hardin
''Jef you can't postpone the fight, -
said COhrOth- IT Win spoil the crowd
~ cost.you So. 600 Il you don't fsht on
i don't care" said. "IH not fight
anybody unless IN in shape
We argued and argued and at last
COnrOth said Jim. a lot OF your
friends have started 20 the coast from
all over the country. Most Of them are
business men who can't afford 20 take
another trip 10 see you fight They
another date either. You Cont want 10
throw them down"
Il hadn't struck me that way before.
III fight, I said
A day OF two after that the doctor
ioolCeG my leg over again ana took the
baudzges or for awhile. He said there
was no more danger Of blood poisoning
and tt was cheerful news TO the whole
camp The oaudages were replaced 10
cover the open wound, and went on
hot-foot for the gymnasium For near
ly a week the BOYS had been lOahng- I
called them together no wand we went
done yet You fellows have had too
much OF a snap ] said Il n going 70
make you earn all OF your money IN
a. bunch now went after Joe ken
ncdy and We had z regular fight he
Taligped me on the Jaw Is haru as ne
could and Il certainly did feel good
after a week Of laZiuess. : punched Joe
IN the RIBS until he had big red patch
that morning, came around grinning and
said Jim. you re as big and strong as
a house. We wound up with q not
sulphur bath IN the springs and rub
down
in the afternoon 7 boxed ans rcughed
around with Joe again. and WIKI my
brother Jack and Fitz IN his pink and
baby blue tights PLAYED haudn7il-
punched The bag. skirred the rope a
thousand times and vent Tor a run
When u vas over some OF US stood out
IN front Of the hotel shooting az 4 pest
71l Yards away across the canyon I
used an automatic pistol end put sew
eraI bullets into the post 7 wound up
Hv shooting all the suots out Of ten
~ dlduoBds nailed o. a stump about
fFrv feet away. And after that 1 felt
Ike myself 7 remember that 7 ate
whole chicken Tor dinner that night as
vel as n couple Of good steaks.
More Hard Work
7 did a lot Of hard training after that,
but not much boxing I knew enough
about boxing. and all cared about was
getting into the ring with Coroett in
good Sighting trim
We Still had time for a little fun.
Fitz VS. great practical Joker. One
OF orr friends at the Springs was q big
policeman from East Oakland. who vas
on his vacation. He liked TO joke. too
One morninE he rose before sunrise and
stood out ia front OF my cottage singing
songs untn ne got US all out Cf bed