The Detroit times., 1911-02-03
SENATOR.
CHAN DlER'S
REVENGE

1
an interesting rem CHANDELIERS
iniscence stored REVENGE
away In his mentalH
repository, In which the old-time box
ers and their patrons figure.
"One OF the most proficient amateur
boxers | have ever known" said Far
rell the other day, was the late Sen
ator Roscoe Conklin, of New York. One
of his favorite diversions was to get
bunch OF his friends together and,
after pleasant and convivial even
ing, produce a set OF boxing gloves
which he would don with some ad.
venturous, companion who didn't
know how clever Gonklin was. The
companion always got an awful lac
ing. On one or these occasions, Sen
ator lack Chandler, OF Michigan, was
the recipient OF a choice assortment
OF the Conklin punches.
Senator Chandler remained In re-
tirement until his bruises disappeared.
Then he bided his time.
1T SO happened that Jem Mace,
then champion OF England and the
cleverest boxer OF his time, made his
first visit to the States shortly after
the Conklin-Chandler episode. Sen
ator Chandler met Mace at HIS
place In New York, shortly after the
arrival. The senator saw that Mace
fitted his purpose He unfolded a
plan to Mace.
The next day both disappeared.
Senator Chandler returned TO Wash
ington. With him there turned up
Mr.. smith, said to be a distinguish
ed Briton. seeing America as a guest
OF Mr.. Chandler. He was pleasant
and affable. For a matter OF six weeks
he and Mr.. Chandler were constantly
together. Mr.. Smith met most OF
the senate They all liked him.
The date finally arrived when Mr..
Smith must leave. Senator Chandler
gave a sort OF farewell party at which
there were many distinguished guests,
including Senator Conklin. After the
dinner, the guest OF the evening ex-
pressed his formal thanks to the
many men who had made his stay so
pleasant. He drifted into discussion
OF sports, British and American. He
lauded British boxers and boxing,
Britain's national sport, even though
he himself had never taken IL up. He
sat down.
1.-The boxing reference was nuts for
Senator Conklin. He Immediately
maintained that Britons had nothing
on Americans in boxing ability and
ended by suggesting that a fine illus
| tration could be given by a match be-
| tween himself and Mr.. Smith, both
unskilled but ablebodied representa-
tives OF the two nations.
| After much urging, Mr.. Smith &C
cepted. Gloves were produced and
donned. The senator put all his
weight into straight left TO Smiths
nose. Smith countered with right
that sent Conklin under the table.
Conklin emerged. puzzled but game.
From then on, for about FIVE minutes.
Smith played a tattoo on Senator
Conklin from the waist up. He cut
HIS eyes, he bled his nose, he mashed
his lips and he ended with stomach
punch that finished II all.
Senator Chandler was active in
dashing water on his colleague and
swabbing of the blood. When this
was fairly we'll done, he said: Mr..
Conklin, | want you to meet friend
OF mine He led up the counterfeit
Smith and announced: This gentle
man Is Jem Mace. champion of Eng
landl'
Mace used to recount the whole
story with great gusto but | think he
was proudest OF all over the fact that
| Conklin grinned from between his
| bumps, when he saw the game that
| Chandler had put on him, and shook
hands with real cordially"
From the Griswold's Parlor A. to
the vaulted bar of the hosiery was a
short ship made frequently yester-
day.
Cleveland suggests that, even IL
worst came to worst, Abe Attell can
exc out living as a boxing instruc-
tor. This to a man who has been
making $4,000 a year and had just
splintered his breadwinner on a dub
OF nearly twice his size, must indeed
have been comforting to Able.
Houston and Dallas have been dis
putting the 1910 Texas league cham
pionship. Now the National Associa-
orders spring series to settle It. A
Daniel come to judgment!
Can Il be true that Ty Cobb and
other stars are still keeping those $500
certified checks, given out by the
third league promoters last fall? No!
No! The aggravation OF such sum
of money, tied up In bank would be
lx.x For oil ah