The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-03
SENATOR.
CHAN OIL RS
REVENGE

evening, has many SENATOR.
an interesting REM CHANDELIERS
iniscence stored REVENGE
away In mis- mentalH
repository, in which the old-time box
ers and their patrons figure.
"One or 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 a pleasant and convivial even
ing, produce set of boxing gloves
which he would don with some ad.
yenturous companion who didnt
know how clever Conklin was. The
companion always got an awful lac
ing. On one OF these occasions, Sell
ator Zack Chandler, of Michigan. was
the recipient OF choice assortment
Of the Conklin punches.
Senator Chandler remained In re-
tirement until his bruises disappeared.
Then he bided his time.
II. Il SO happened that Jem Mace,
then champion OF England and the
cleverest boxer OF mis- time, made his
| first visit TO the States shortly after
the Cenklin-C Chandler episode. Sen
ator Chandler met Mace at Hills
place In New York, shortly after the
arrival The senator saw that Mace
fitted his purpose. He unfolded
plan to Mace.
The next day both disappeared.
Senator Chandler returned TO Wash
ington. With him there turned up
Mr.. Smith, said to be distinguish
ed Briton, seeing America as a guest
OF Mr.. Chandler. He was pleasant
and affable. For 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 SC
pleasant. He drifted into a discussion
OF sports, British and American. He
Landed British boxers and boxing
Britain's national sport, even though
he himself had never taken Ii up. He
sat down
"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 fine Illus
tratfon could be given by 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 ant
donned. The senator put all his
weight into a straight left to Smiths
nose. Smith eenntered with a righI
that sent Conklin under the table
Conklin emerged. puzzled but game
From then on, for about FIVE minutes
Smith played 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 1t all.
Senator Chandler was active In
dashing water on his colleague ant
swabbing of the. blood. When this
was fairly well done, he said: Mr.
Conklin. | want you to meet a frienc
OF mine He led up the counterfeit
Smith, and announced: This gentle
man is Jem Mace, champion OF Eng
land!'
Mace used to recount the whole
story with great gusto but | think M
was proudest OF all over the fact tha
Conklin grinned from between his
bumps. when he saw the game tha
Chandler had put on him, and shool
hands with real cordially
From the Griswold's Parlor A, Il
the yaulted bar OF the hostelry was
short ship made frequently yester
day.
| Cleveland suggests that, even Il
worst came to worst, Abe Attell car
exc out a living as a boxing instruc
tor. This to man who has beer
making $4,000 a year and had JUS
splintered his breadwinner on dul
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 a 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
MOI The aggravation Of such sun
of money. tied up In bank would be
too maddening for all concerned.