The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-09
SPARRING
PARTNER
TESTIMONY.

PARTNER zon for those who
TESTIMONY. haven't as yet con.
-kt racted the ferry
beat habit, Willie "Mush" Campbell,
| OF Detroit, usually manages TO appear
somehow in the ostensibly hostile
role. Perhaps that is one OF the guar
antees insisted on by the limbs or the
| law who are always on hand 10 see
| 10 II that the statutes against prize
| fighting are being conscieniously ad-
hered 10. Be that as II may, Willie
| has boxed them all. from Bat Nelson
10 Jack Johnson and that is going
some.
Willie was waiting the other after
noon for his turn with big Jack. he
took occasion to comment on the fact
that, in spite OF the fact that his
mimic combat was with champion
Of the world, IL wasn't really such
fierce stunt, after all.
"Old Bob Fitzsimmons was the lad
that made trouble for the sparrins
Mariners" said Willie. He made
every sparring bout real fight anu
II was up 70 me. when | was on the
road with i'm. TO take mighty good
care I didn't get knocked out This
was particularly the case when Bob
had been drinking. On those nights
he'd WIDE into me as II was Jefries
anc were fighting for the champion
ship of the world
Before I'd been on the road week
with Bob, i had learned 10 get my
dinner after the show, not before II.
II he thought I'd eaten a hearty meal
before the evening performance, he'd
do nothing In our four-round bout,
but plug away at my stomach. Most
people concede that Bob could beit
a body blow with any OF EN-. | guess
even Jim Corbett would admit that.
and the solar plexus punch that BOB
handed him out at Carson City didn't
land on a stomach full OF corn beef
and cabbage, either II Bob could
make me put my lunch between the
third and fourth rounds he was as
tickled as a kid with his first pair or
pants.
But Johnson Is a gentleman and
has some consideration for a sparring
partner He's awfully big and strong.
OF course, and he handles me about
as he pleases but he isn't a bit ugly
about it."
AS Willie finished. the referee in
troduced him. He left the wings,
made his bow 10 the liberal hand ex-
tended from the gallery where his
friends were out in force and was
soon engaged in the daily combat.
After the first rafting exchange the
big black caught both OF Willie /,
hands under his armpits. gave a little
wrench and let go. Willie sailed
through paper scenery portal.
caught his balance and rushed again
From high up in the gallery came 2
voice that bore a message OF irony.
Knock him out, Mush, II said.
This from a newspaper friend in
Chicago who seems bit biased in his
views toward the Tigers and the Ma.
tional league:
I'm sore on your rotten ball club
They have made a minor league out
OF the American Comisky Is alive Ia
the situation and will furnish team
OF kids this year that will run away
with your pennant and then trim the
winners in the Jew league too"
And now. II they will only secure
pack Of hyenas 10 laugh at Presi
dent Fogel's Jokes. the Philadelphia
ANdllOhdin lhGhhhNiAt y III w tVAARatNN
In other words. Mr.. Camnitz and
Mr. Dreyfuss had a chat in which the
latter made some pointed references 70
events that occurred during the
worlds series.
] Unless there were really extenuat
! ing circumstances not greatly 20 tho
credit OF Mr. Murphy. his employer
IL IL hard 10 see why baseball should
further stomach John King. a man
who signed a long-term contract and
then refused 20 work az II.
John /. Sullivan NAV not appreciate
some OF the methods OF the present
day fighters but none OF them has
anything on John L. in reckless man
handling OF his typewriter