The Washington times., 1910-04-16

near He stood up 20 me Tor q mo-
menL and ! swung my left hard enough
TO DO the trick. Bob sau II coming and
IN his hurry 70 get away fel on the
floor As he got I'D j went after him
and Landing Doth hands On ais laW
drove him back into his Own corner
Armstrong; seconds were yelling
him that the end Of the round was near
and the big black turned his back u
me and covered I'D like turtle i was
pounding away at his back sibs %
make him turn aou1es when the last
bell rang.
Referee Charlie White gave ne the
decision at once and I started toward
my dressing room for the half hours
rest
As I stepped from the ring Billy
Brady. IN q rings1de chair called 70
me me, and asked @How are YOU big
just held up my broken hand and
went along. Brady followed me out
60 badly swollen that the glove had
20 be cut 70 get II on Brady took
one look. DR.. E1vey. OF the club ex-
au1ineo the hand too ano said that II
would be impossible for ne 20 60 On
with O'DonnelL 1 never could have
put on another glove that night
1t was announced from the ring that
on account % 2 broken hand JsHrfes
would De unable TO 60 on with the
second bout could hear sound
like the Roman mob growing behind
the scenes IN q theatsr Just before
reaching the stage. All Of a sudden
Il struck me that for the first time Ia
my life 1 was being booted and jeered
ever had. I felt Ike going out ana
fighting ODOnnell With one hand, bit
what was the use2 I felt sick and
sore and Disguised with the East
I hat was the most hOmesick moment
Of my lie.
And to tell the truth. II was nothing
20 what I got the next morning As
soon as had hoped out Of bed and
dressed myself with my hand in a
big bandases feeling pretty blue, they
began 10 hand me the papers View
everybody regarded me either as a
gutter or e clumsy second rarer-
Some OF them even said IL was lucky
for me 1 did break my thumb, for
my head on
That day I went down 70 the Police
Gazette Office with Billy Delaney. ia
the outer hail there was e bench Tor
visiting fighters 70 sit on while they
were waiting % see the editors Dubs
sat on The bench Champions walked
right in I sat on the bench while Billy
saw Sam Austin and talked over the
fight with him II was funny to be left
al alone out there, with the Office boys
looking me over and everybody walking
right by II made me feel ike q messly
yellow dog without any friends That
surely was q gToUchy- day and didn't
love the East very much
But just when ] had reached the bit
tom Of ths blue streak one Of the few
newspaper writer's that hadn't roasted
me walked in He hit me on the Shout
der and said Cheer NJ big fellow
You've got the stuff IN YOU and yOu u
beat them AL Yet Don't mind the
knockers
I'm going home and back TO the old
fob" 7 said
"oh. forget IT. said ny one friend
Go home and zet IN shape and then
come hack again and clean them All
up
IN do it said And two days later
was on ny way. California, never
looked so good 70 ne before as Il did
when our train crossed the State line
After hall year az home, with e lot
Of good hunting. 7 began 70 feel ike
taking on another fight But ] didn't
care TO look for little ones. 7 felt near
enough TO the top OF my class TO want
fight for the championship. Things
were going along this way in the sp-ing
OF go when al OF q sudden We heard
from Billy Brady in New York.
Title Of Next Chapter: 81 Meet Billy
Brady"