Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-27
TALE S Os-El
 AT THE RaMG SEEaE By w. A. PheIon.
The Man Terry Couldn't Lick.

Terry McGoVern-a name that will never be forgotten while men talk of the fighters who were great-was not only d champion, but a humOrist. He had a keen Irish wit a. ready apprecia- ton of a joke and a fund of comedy The little fellow was the best of com pany, and carlzing care didn't get much chance to cark when McCfOVern was in the neighborhOod.
 One joke that had Terry for the goat was as absurd q thing as was ever brought off in the roped arena It came off when NIcG-oyern fresh from a tour of conquest, Iaureled with 8 doz- en glorious battles was making a trip around the theatrical circuits. Sam Harris, his manager and mentor. was offering $50 to any featherWeight who could stick four rounds with McGov- ern, and many were the men who tried to win that piece of change. One man did win it-one. and one alone. All the rest finished with their expressions in the mat and the one who got the money was, perhaps, the poorest fight CT of the whole collection
 One night, with big house assem- bled, and Terry lowing to the loud ap- plauSe, announcement was made that 1 The Alaska Kid' would meet Mr. Me- Govern ill q, few minutes. and would do his best to win the fifty. Harris and ATcGOVern had not seen The Alas ka Kid. Negotiations had been con- ducted by an enploye Of the theater, and on his assurance that the Tedoubt- able one from the Yukon was an sun- derWeight the battle had been accepted cheerfully, The stage was quickly cleared; the ropes were spread and a mat laid on which the hapless victim of Terry's punches could reclina when the ten count was under way. Terry gayly draped fin his green fighting togs hopped into the little ring. smiled, bowed. and sat down.
 Then through the ropes there climb ed the Weirdest and strangest looking object that ever entered the arena. It was a. reddish-b and Wizened lit tie man, of McGovern's size, with long black hair stra aggling down upon the wide shoulders. It's copper coIored face was featured by an enormous ca - gle-beak nose. Little black eyes blinked eviHy across at the astounded McGovern. Huge red ears stuck out like sails from the sides of his head. Scarlet trunks were round the creat- 1 ure's waist, and vast shoes, like those worn by knOckabOut comedians, cOV- 1 cred enormous feet. The thing moved solemnly to the center of the ring. and ] then took a fighting attitude-with the right hand to the fore instead of the | left. and the little black eyes gloWer- 1 ing at the beWildered champion. ''T'he Alaska kid'' was d Siwash In- 1 di an, ard about the homliest. most ab- surd looking aborigine seen since Can | tain John Smith mixed with PoWhat- ! tan.
 l McGove1n looked at the ridiculous crea ture and then doubled up in q. par 1 oXysqn of laughter. He rolled off his chair and foandered hoWing with giee l in the rosin of the ring. Sam Harris ] helped him up; the gong rang; the Terrible One rushed-and fell back
 against the ropes, squalling with the | absurdity of the situation.
 l The Ala ska. Kid remained immoVable right fist out, and little eyes stil blinking. Again and again McGoverI strove to rally himself and attack the comical object. He couldn't. He ha5 to drop his guard and back away il utter merriment whenever he Iookel at the solemn, silent Indian.
 For two rounds McCfOvern laughed and laughed and laughed again. II the third round he sobered a little. ana tried to swat the Indian The Alaskf Kid solenanly blocked a blow or two and then, driving out his right smot, Terry on the nose, with about enougf
 force to kill a mosquito. Another par
 oxysm of laughter seized McGovern and the gong rang.
 In the fourth round, mindful of hi.
 managers money, Terry tried his bes
 10 annihilate the Indian. but the Alas lSa k11 blocked, clfnChed, took the nin count repeatedly. and stalled through
 Harris held the gong four minutes an | over, puS it was no use. McGoverl
 was So weak from laughter that h.
 could do no lFarns and tha Indian Wol the money.
 sam saia Terry, stall that fellow off. Don't let him go on again unde Iany consideration. I've broken two rib Laughing and if l had to fight hin 'again I'd probably bust to peices.'
 4Ccngrishteds J. I.s Rohias