The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-08-19

daylights out of the Spanish feet ~
ing at anchor there.
So l went aboard in state. The adj
miral had me brought down to his
cabin and congratulated me on win
ming the championship. l told him
that my punch wasn't circumstance
beside his, and he laughed like good
fellow. Then we had little talk, and
as went over the side again he wish
ed me luck in the future.
l guess it was a good wish, for the
luck has surely stuck to me.
On the 9th Of July, a month and
half or so after beating Fitzsimmons,
l went to England Billy Brady and
my brother Jack were with me. 1t
was my first long trip away from my
own country.
We had twenty-five days Of show
work in England, and then Scotland
and Ireland. worked eleven days in
Paris and had seven more to look
around in and see the town. A great
town, Paris, but think liked it bet
ter years afterward on my second trip.
My first experience in London was
at the Royal aquarium. Brady had
posters out everywhere. and the news
papers all sent men to see me. They
asked me all sorts Of questions. but
didn't feel like talking very much. so
they filed their columns with descrip-
lions of how looked and what wore
and what l ate. They were more in
terested in what ate than anything
else One writer asked me If l ate
oI@ VN S~l1 Eo,f,k
ers used to eat raw meat because they
thought it made them more ferocious.
All English boxers duck. They liked
the way l handled u straight left too.
AS long as you stick out your left
| every few seconds and keep your
head bobbing you can get away with
| it in England. In one round Jack
| and l jumped at each other and slug
| ged all over the stage. and then the
English cheered their heads of. They
kept calling us out again and again
until got tired.
A few days later it was announced
that I'd meet all corners. The first
man sent up against me was George
Crisp Of Newcastle. George explained
that he Jolly we'll knew what chance
he had, but he needed the money"
He didn't put up much Of fight. so
after two rounds l called Jack in and
finished the bout with him to make it
more interesting.
The next English fighter 1 met was
Arthur Morris. Arthur was stone
mason. They'd told terrible stories
about his strength.
Morris wrapped his head in his arms
and backed away several times when
tented. At last dropped my hands.
not wanting to punch man who was
afraid to fight, and all of Il sudden he
unwrapped himself and made vicious
swing at my jaw. He was trying to
sneak one over. jolted my right
into his body. He doubled up like a
jackknife and fell into clinch. |
pulled his hands down and threw him
against the ropes. He bounced off and
made couple of wild swings. ! gave
him good left in the ribs that lifted
him through the ropes and dropped
him on his back outside. l brought
Jack in to fight couple o; rounds
and give the crowd a run Cor its
money.
After seeing enough of England we
went over to Paris. The Frenchmen
didn't know anything about boxing at
that time. l was kind of freak.
When l landed good punch on Jack
or Jack landed one on me the frog
eaters rolled their eyes nearly out OF
their heads, and you could hear
squeaks all over the house. They
thought we were killing each other
1t was great joke to US.