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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
Foreigner Who Was to Have Fought Al
Kaufman Last Week Is Thorough
Sportsman and Never Has Dis
puted Decision of Referee.

shoyes me out on the stige. It was the
first tonne I'd ever been on a boxing
stige, you know. and i felt very funny.
I give you my word. / did 1 had never
had any right boxing clothes on before.
you know. So the promoter introduces
me:
"Lydies and gentlemen e says. hal
low me to Introduce to you Bill Lang.
the champion OF Broken Ill. e Is
h'open to meet h'any middleweight In the
world
81 give you my word that is just what
happened I am not telling you an I'M
truth. So they arranged to try me out
with Jim 'Iggins. at that tonne the
champion middleweight of Australia.
Lang-the champion Of Broken Hilf'-
met Higgins in four-round tryout and
made good Starlight. the champion col
ored middleweight OF Australia, who was
at the ringside. challenged the boy. Star
light beat Dan Creedon-notice how Cree
don keeps cropping up?-before that fight
er left for America. Lang fought Star
light the next Monday night.
Il was frightened to tell me brothers
and sisters" said he. so I couldn't do
any training at all. j had no fighting
toys and the night OF the fight. before
went to the hall. my sister gave me q
dinner of beef stew. I wouldn't let her
know. Well. I wasn't used to the smoke
Il had never smoked-and / was so
up and leave the hall. But when my
time came l went In and beat him In
1--WE rounds"
He was not twenty-three years old then.
and has now been at the professional
game less than five years. The only
match he ever lost to an Australian was
to one Frazier. Then the decision was
given against him on q foul.
Il was young" he said, simply land
had been getting an awful 'ammering. 1t
was in that fight that my nose was
broken. He had been pegging away at
me. and in the tenth round I got him and
sent him to the floor. I lost my head.
When he got UP. on the ninth second. I
swung at him. Mind you, I didn't hit
him-but I had broken the rules. and the
decision was given against me. as was
perfectly right
That contentment with the decision Of
the referee-or. perhaps that sporting
spirit that forbids him to cry out against
the umpire-marked his talk throughout.
He told of losing on points to Ed Will
liams. an Australian. but atoning for that
by knocking Williams out in two rounds
a little later. And then he told of his
fights with johnson and Burnside only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
Doubtful Of Burns Bout.

men who ever got a decision over MN
except as related.
Doubtful Of Burns Bout.
II thought that was holding Burns
even.' said he. II was astonished by the
decision OF the referee. My word. i was.
But he was the judge OF the game. I
suppose he should know. came out
without a scratch I know-and that Is
more than Burns did. ! got a handsome
testimonial from my friends in Mel
bourne. following that decision"
And IL that isn't sporting way of taxi
ing 1t. what can be? or the johnson
fight:
There's a funny thing about that" said
he. THAT Johnson Is wonderful man
know that at the end OF the fourth
round told my trainer, III win sure.
They stopped the fight In the tenth. Why,
Oh, you know they said i was getting
cut up SO. But | could have gone on
and finished the twenty. ] know.
That dear Sauires. who got 10 this side
on one occasion. was knocked out by
Lang three times in a twelvemofch.
And Mike Williams. the champion OF
wrested from him in fifty-two seconds OF
the first round Which elected from
Mickey McDonough the comment that
she wasn't a fighter-he is n lion tanner.
AHO, Dy the way. tndt duFtptt
tie Is working out with Lang now. along
with Sailor Burke. and Lang is giving a
new cast TO Mr.. McDonough's features
every day So that the other afternoon
Mickey viewed the vacant site on which
his face had rested and called the train
ing camp to hear:
This amt Mickey McDonough no
MORE" said he. This must be Mr.. Max
WELL
Il won in twelve rounds from Bob
Fitzsimmons." said Lang. He wriggied
unhappily at the thought. Finally he
burst out as one who was forced 10 do
an ungenerous act In defending his own
reputation
You know" he said. '.Fitzsimmons
ought not to have gone back In the ring
wasn't extra hard on him."
And. in conclusion. here Is a statement
by Mickey McDonough. who IL standing
up to three hard rounds of jolting daily:
Lang" said McDonough. lis a biz.
tough fellow ard Is no dummy. Far from
being SUCH He's got o punch In both
hands-and IL he didn't wear them TWEEN
ty-four-ounce gloves they'd be walking
slow behind me and Sailor Burke-and
especially Sailor Burke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
Man Whom Hugh Mcintosh Is Nursing for
Championship Learned to Use His
Hands in the Opal Fields and Is
Regarded as Good Man.

lieve I could have stayed the twenty
rounds II they had not stopped the fight
II he doesn't talk like fighter. he looks
like one. His weight is said to be 196
pounds, and he is an inch better than six
feet tall. His shoulders are wide and his
legs sturdy, but without superfuous flesh.
That combination carries the promise OF
both jolting power and speed. 1t is said
OF him that he starts slow" and, after a
talk. one may understand why. Likely
enough he doesn't really begin to fight I'M
I'll he has been ripped into hard enough
to warm his blood. If the list of men he
has fought does not carry conviction to
American ears. II still looks as though he
is the best that Australia can produce.
Only one Australian ever got a decision
over him. That was on points. and he
was born in Melbourne twenty-seven
years ago July 8.
Began in Opal Fields.
Il began me fighting on the h'opal
of the Australian accent. that differs from
the cockney of London by a twist. He
speaks slowly. rather modestly. and with
a big young fellow. and pretty good at
foot ball. / always liked to -ox. but 1
had no thought of making it business.
just got into il. you know"
His christened name was Ian Franchi.
Later on II will be told how he came Dy
the name Bill Lang. under which he has
always fought.
my father" said he at his training
quarters at Capt. Bonds place, just out
side OF Bridgeport, was a Swiss. My
mother was of Irish blood. There were
prize fighters in her family, too. 1 guess
came by my liking for the gloves hon
estly."
But neither father nor mother contem-
plated a ring career for Ian" There
was q large and hungry family. and at
thirteen years Of age he was apprenticed
to a Melbourne blacksmith. Bob Randeu
by name. Two years later he left Ran
dell to go to Burton & Sons.
You've heard Of them" said Lang, in
good faith. They're the great coach
makers, you know. 1t was at Burton's
that began striking for the same smith
that Dan Creedon did before he entered
the ring"
From the very outset the growing boy
was filled with stories of the squared cir
Gle The smith he struck for at Burton's
used to tell him Of Dan Creedon's fights
behind the shop at night. Then Lang
went on to Pickles & Sons. also COACH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
Horse Racing Started Early.

NEW YORK, August 2o.-The earliest
definite establishment OF horse racing
seams to have been made at Chester.
England. 1t was William Lester. who.
about 1909. being mayor of Chester. did
cause three silver bells to be made of
good value to be run for upon the "Roode
Dee" From the nature Of the prizes was
derived the proverb ITO bear the bell"
though the bells in this case existed long
before the ring" The Chester cup"
which has been substituted for the best
bell" Is now worth $4,000, TO say moth
ing of Cheshire cheeses for the three
placed horses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21

NEW YORK. August 20.-Some athletes
have been known to never come back. "
but such Ia not the case with the Swedes.
who have been over here to try their
hands at our sports. Little Gusta Lung
strom. the most wonderful pro- distance
runner we have seen for many years,
sends word that he will be back within q
couple of months to train for the races
TO be held next winter, and Frank Daniel
son. who Is an amateur Swedish runner,
arrived on q steamer the other day.
Danielson was here q few years ago,
and he was one of the star youngsters
who represented Manual Training School
at the half mile. He returned to his
native country. making quite . reputa-
ton there. He was sent to the London
Olympics and entered there in the 500
meter race. but failed to compete.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
Story Of Bill Lang the Australian Heavyweight Who May Be Champion Some Day

makers. Here he became q par OF the
brother OF Billy Farmsn. who fouent
Peter Jackson. All this time his muscles
were growing stronger. He had become
He was a noted foot ball player In his
small circle. and wrestled and boxed and
rowed and did the thousand ana one
other things that husky men DO.
And when | went :. away TO- the s Opal
wales" said he. MY brothers went.
too, and we all did fairly WE'LL
That was all that could be extracted
from him. He told OF the manner In
which opals were dug for-ali "opsn cut It
having met with fair success. But he
didn't put it in pounds or opals. He
was twenty years old then.
You peg out your undred feet OF
ground you SAID Deals ne NAV ,ns se
found anywhere from four inches to for
ty feet deep. OF course, IL you find
something, then all the miners come from
everywhere and peg out all about YOU"
Trounced Camp Bullies.
In this camp of White Cliff there were
two camp bullies. He didn't say so-but
between the lines one may read that one
Cook. 20 pounds in weight. and one
O'Brien. $50 pounds in weight-nrst
names OF both gentlemen having long
gone into the discard-were unpleasant
persons to have around. They had final
ly ceased fighting each other, but they
fought. every one else who would 60 in
the ring with them. No purses were of
fered at these impromptu affairs. The
miner honored by a challenge from either
Cook or OBrien was expected to make
side. bet, either In person or through his
friends. Or. IL he would not fight. then
Cook and O. Brien felt themselves licensed
to treat him as camp DULLES do all the
world over. Lang had been boxing in
a friendly way with the other young
fellows in the camp. and OBrien. lust
ing for combat heard Of IL. He came
to the camp Of the Lang brothers and
insisted that the twenty-year-0ld boy box
with him. Lang was willing to under
take q friendly boxing contest One may
imagine that he never really begins to
fight until he has been stung hard enough
to arouse that old Adam that shelters
in the most pacific. They agreed to go
six rounds, just for the sport Of It.. =
I'VE fought in an open cut. said Lang.
You know-the ground had been turned
over by the miners looking for opals., 1t
was soft under the feet. It was in q sort
of a pit, and the crowd that came to
watch-it was on q Sunday-stood and
sat on the sides Of the hill. all around
No one was allowed down where We were
or not very many. There was just US
and our seconds. and q few to stand
there and make a ring with their hands
just kept the crowd from running in on
us. We fought all over the PIT. It was
a fine. sunny day. The sky was blue
over us.
"well. when I got the gloves on my
brother came to me. Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
Prize Cup for Swimmers.

PHILADELPHIA. August :0.-The
Philadelphia Swimming Club has been
presented with an individual cup to be
awarded the winner of the 100-yard race
for the Sackett cup. an annual fixture
which has been raced for by speed swim
nners at 100 yards since 1895. The trophy
will be competed for August q, when the
Middle Atlantic Association swimming
will be held over the La
fayette course. Champion Daniels has
won the Sackett cup three times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21

battle worth reading years after the
Slasher has gone to an honored grave
O'Brien outweighed him by forty pounds
or SO, for Lang at that time was hardly
more than 145 pounds strong. And, with
every temptation offered him to stretch
that story into a thriller, he cut 1t short
that way. And the next chapter was
even shorter.
"O'Brien thought he could do better
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21

said he SO we made another match.
and ! stopped him in a round
OBrien having been unsuccessful, and
the camp rather liking this diet of raw
meat, the other bruiser appeared This
chap. Cook. weighed 2aO pounds. and
though he was tremendously powerful,
may have been-a bit slow A match was
made between the one-hundred-and-
forty-nve-pound boy and the two-hun-
Observation-Disclosures bully, for SO a
side-or ten pun. to keep to the YER
nacular. 1t was to go ten rounds,
But when we got together there was
no side wager at all" said Lang. so
1 said I'd fight him just for the sport
wanted to be the boss Of the township.
perhaps. won In five rounds. Then my
friends said that ] ought to go to Mel
bourne and take boxing lessons. They
told me that II studied awhile and got
hacker there was no reason why
should not be the champion OF Australia.
Weli-I liked to box-and thought /
would go and learn Of a good teacher.
IT'S q funny thing-just at that time
had learned to ride the bicycle. hadn't
been riding more than three months. but
I had already taken two prizes. So we
heard OF some bicycle races at Mildura.
and six OF US rode down there on our
bicycles-three hundred miles-and entered
in the races. I just had my road bicycle.
and had planned to borrow q racing
wheel from another chap. But when
got there-maybe he favored some one
else-anyhow he would not lend me his
wheel SO I jumped on my bike and
started for Melbourne. How far was
Melbourne from Mildura? About five
hundred miles,"
He rode 12O miles in one day over back
block roads on that journey. being en-
couraged to do so by the toothache. Get
ting into Melbourne on Saturday night.
instead of resting from q steady 500
miles OF pedaling over rutted paths, he
looked up a chap named DAILY. whose
brother had trained Dan Creedon.
II want you to teach me boxing" said
Lang.
Can you nght?" asked Daily by way Of
answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21

You've got to fight. lad said he.
O'Brien will do you II he can
$50 ] said all right. And knocked
him out In three rounds"
A most unsatisfactory way of telling
q story. call II. Here is the Homeric
story Of q lads first fight against q man
that outweighed him, under the blue sky.
amid all that romantic scenery that
makes the yarn Of the Upton Slasher a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21
First Public Fight.

Lang modestly said he thought he
could. and DAILY, who seems to have been
sort Of backwoods impresario, told him
to meet me outside the Victoria Hall
Monday night" A promoter was giving
q boxing show there every night. wherein
young aspirants were knocked into the
middle OF next week by old stagers.
II had always been known as Lam
Franchi up to that time" said he, but
Monday night. when DAILY took me to the
Victoria Hall he introduced me to this
promoter, and the promoter didn't rightly
understand my name. He thought that
DAILY said II was Lang. He never did ask
my first name, but e says to me:
"'Where do you come fromr
Broken ILL., says I. Broken Ill Is .
big mining camp near Melbourne. So e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21

men who ever got a decision over MN
except as related
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-03
GRAY HAIRS RANlsHEp.

The old idea OF using sage for dark
ening the hair is again coming in
vogue. Our grandmothers used to
have dark, glossy hair at the age OF
seventy-five, while our mothers have
white hair before they are fifty. Our
grandmothers used to make sage
tea and apply it to their hair. The
tea made their hair soft and glossy
and gradually restored the natural
color. One objection to using such a
preparation was the trouble of max
ing 1t, especially as It had to be made
every two or three days on account
of 1T souring quickly. This objection
has been overcome and by asking al
most any first-class druggist for
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur the public
can get a superior preparation Of
sage, with the admixture of sulphur,
another valuable remedy for hair and
scalp troubles Daily use Of this prep
aration will not only quickly restore
the color of the hair but will also stop
the hair from falling out and make it
grow. 1t is sold by all druggists for
SOC and $1.00 bottle, or is sent. di-
rect by the Wyeth Chemical Company,
"a Cortlandt ST., New York City, upon
receipt of price. For sale and recon-
mended by McGrath Bros.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-03
WOMAN'S BEAUTY
imperfect Digestion Causes Bad Com.
plexion and Dull Eyes.

The color in your cheeks won't
Jade, the brightness in your eye won't
vanish. if you keep your stomach In
good condition.
Ihis was the advice of a prominent
physician to a woman's club in Bos-
ton, and it is good advice
Belching of gas, heaviness. sour
taste In mouth, dizziness, biliousness
and nausea occur simply because the
stomach is not properly digesting the
food.
The blood needs nourishment to
carry vigor, vim and vitality to every
part OF the body and when food fer.
ments in the stomach enough nourish.
ment is not supplied.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets give instant
relier to upset stomachs, but they do
more; they put strength into the
stomach and build it up SO that it
can easily digest a hearty meal with.
out giving its owner hours of misery.
Mona is sold by druggists every.
where and by Wilkinson & Co., at so
cents large box. 1t is guaranteed to
cure Indigestion or any stomach dis.
tress or money back.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-03
WHY sALvEs FAIL
TO CURE ECZEMA

Scientists are now agreed that the
eczema germs are lodged not in the
outer skin or epidermis. but in the
inner skin. Hence, a penetrating
liquid is required, not an outward
salve that clogs the pores.
We recommend to all eczema
patients the standard prescription Oil
of Wintergreen as compounded in
liquid form known as d. D. D. Pre-
scription. A trial bottle of this d. D.
D. Prescription. at only % cents, will
instantly relieve the itch. We have
sold and recommended this remedy
for years, and know OF wonderful
cures from its use. We recommend
it 10 our patrons.
McGrath Bros, corner Fifth and
Main.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-03
PERSONALS.

DR.. Rowena NJ. Morse left this
morning for Quincy. where she will de-
liver a lecture today.
Miss Katherine Rogerson left this
morning for St Louis where he Will
visit for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Camp of In
dianapolis, Ind, are visiting Mrs.
Camps parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley
Erman.
Mrs. John Carrie and daughter, Miss
Alice are visiting Mrs. Carries mother,
Mrs. George Vogt, IN Franklin, Iowa.
Mrs. Charles Anderson of Oskaloosa
is visiting her mother, Mrs. George
Vogt at Franklin, and will visit rel
atiyes in Keolluk in few days.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-03
CITY NEWS.

j w Bridges has completed the
installation of new steam boiler out
fit at the pumping station in Hamil-
ton. Mr.. Bridges has been in the
employ of the T. P. & w. railway for
twenty-eight years, this month, and
has long record of creditable SER
vice to be proud of.
A car load of sixty laborers were
transferred here yesterday afternoon
to the Centerville division where they
will be given employment The for
eigners were brought here from ST.
Louis.
Inez Sheets, the little Alexandria
girl, who was recently badly injured
when struck by the morning south
south bound K line train, is slowly i'm
proving at Graham hospital.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-03
LIGHTNING KNOCKED
THE BOY DOWN
Tore on One Shoe, But the Lad was
Not Killed by the Bolt
of Fire.

Hannibal Courier-Post: An electrical
storm of unusual violence passed over
the city yesterday afternoon. The
lightning darted from the low-hanging
clouds, struck a boy played along
telegraph and electric light wires,
shattered windows and actually en-
tered one or two houses.
At lakewood, Charlie, the eight-year-
old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Stev-
ens, was struck by bolt of lightning,
but not killed, while playing in the
ward of his home, surrounded by his
father and mother and elder brother,
Walter. and three small girls. The 9TH
crs were slightly shocked, while
Charles was badly burned. The boy
had hold of string hanging from the
tree and TIE lightning, it is supposed,
rang down the string into his right
arm, crossing to his left foot, and tear
ing off his shoe. DR.. j. F. Cooper was
hurriedly summoned and dressed his
his injuries. The boy will recover.
The tongue of the shoe was torn out,
and thrown distance of fifteen feet,
while the shoe was split almost in
two
The close proximity of the atmos-
pheric disturbances, the vivid flashes
and simultaneous rolls of thunder occa-
stoned much alarm throughout the
city. The storm seemed to center over
the Seventh street hill, and when it
was at its height the negro residents
of Douglasville fed from their houses
in fright.
A heavy crash broke window In
the cellar of Fred L. Barrett's home
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-03
Estimated Receipts Tomorrow.
Peoria Cash Market.
Corn, IS; oats, 5.

on Section street ball of fire is
reported to have entered the bathroom
of Fighter L. Nelson's house on
Seventh street and broken i'll the con-
fined space and for ten minutes after
ward, the fumes of sulphur were no.
ticeable in the room. j P. Richards
was standing under a tree near his
home watching the disturbance and
saw the lightning run along the cleo.
trio light wires leading to his barn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-03
Tuberculosis Exacts as its Toll From
-keokuk Homes One Person in
Every Thirteen
Days.
MANY HOUSES INFECTED
Map introduced Before Medical Men
Showed that Germ of Disease
is Left for Succeeding
Families.

tuberculosis, the foe which medical
men OF Iowa are now lighting
with all their might exacts as its toll
from Keokuk homes one person every
thirteen days.
This was disclosed at the regular
meeting OF the Keokuk Medical So
ciety last night. One of the doctors
read a paper showing that in Keokuk
during the past twenty years there
had been deaths numbering 537 from
this single disease That many
houses have been infected, causing
family after family to have one or
more OF its members fall as victims
was shown specifically by large map
OF the city. which had been dotted in
blue ink showing exactly what homes
have been touched
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-03
To Wage Big War.

The local medical society is launch
Ing great movement for the purpose
Of successfully combating tuberculo-
sis. At the meeting committee
composed of DR.. Frank NJ Fuller. DIR.
II A. Gray and DR.. VIM. NJ. Hogel
was appointed for the purpose of de.
vfsing the best means of conducting
this campaign. The matter will be
taken up with the local board of
health.
The state is doing great work in
the warfare against tuberculosis but
the local society does not believe
that the state should assume the re.
sponsibility of having to care for
Keokuk's citizens, but that the work
should be taken UP here Immediately.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-03
What Everybody Wants.

Everybody desires goood health
which is impossible unless the kidneys
are sound and healthy. Foley's Kid
ney Remedy should be taken at the
first indication of any irregularity.
and serious illness may be averted.
Foley's Kidney Remedy will restore
your kidneys and bladder to their nor
NAL state and activity. Wilkinson &
Co, and J. F. Kiedaisch & Son.