The evening world., 1911-04-08

were the heroes OF long ago.
a New York friend for safeReepins.
Now tho boxing game In more OF a
business and a box office proposition.
In the old lays Of the Horton law and
prior 10 that time the boxers fought
more for the glory Of tho thing than
they do to-day. They loved a nght.
Give them a chanc to battle for n title
ana they would he happy. n they hap
rfn"d 10 engage In n neht tina was
scheduled to go less than to a finish
there was always a decision rendered
ana n winners n loser's cnd 10 the
purses Such conditions caused a man
TO night his very best.
Boxing In publlc was no. allowed a,
all until the Horton law came into
operation, and IN" fighters had hard
times pulling on bouts.
Fixed the Constable.
Ono Ut the mast AMUSING stories I
nave ever heard has to DC with that
hkit between McAulirfe and Billy Ney-
ers al North Juds"n, ILL.,. and II shows
now the authorities used to prey upon
tho poor pugilists.
The managers OF the Hght had slipped
the town constable n bit OF hang"
AID lie had departed for tho remainder
OF IN" night. But Just as soon az he
was out OF sight his deputy showed I'D
and demanded a century note. There
was nothing else 90 do. so they handed
over 800 To him, ana he started down
the stairway.
Among the man y~gcs and hold.up
men who we're down from "ChI' to So.
'he batte was ono Chicago Pete" lie
was there for b,rsiness as well as pleas
ure. and when he spotted that hundred
1 oil q" IN1 La .,FAV.t ~.
stairway h" held up Mr.. Deputy Con.
stable and relieved him OF his IittIe
piece 81 graft.
/ win an awful howl. the DEPUTY re-
turned and demanded another hundred.
Again they handel II over, 'Chlcaro
Pete repeated the previous operation
aud took the second oil from the
deputy.
For the third time he demanded
another bill. stating tina he had also
been robbed Of tho second one given
him. The demand Was too much FOR
the poo- promoters. one OF them
called "Chlcago Pete" to one side and
offered him s., II he would take care
OF the constable for the remainder OF
the evening,
Pete invelgled the rube into accom-
panylng him dow stairs Before a light
could he struck In tho dark room Pete
had the constable roped. tied and
gagged, lie fastened him IN a chair
and locked the door on Mr.. Constable
as he returned to watch tho fight,
"Chicago Pete" didu't even tnko the
trouble or looking In on the deputy be-
fore he left town that morning, either
FeH into The Ring.
When \uliNc fougnt Harry Gil-
more. the Canada II for tho lightweight
\ ia. . .tt.Etsa tlA, nsIt NNn a
held in the downstairs hail ~ n buildins
IN witch the upper .nll was occupied 10y
the Salvation Army, and AZ there was a
religious mreunE COINS ~ overhead
tina night the manage" az ia" hsh' re-
quested tho spectators t. remaiu ab'o-
lutcly quiet,
Two coons nd Climbed up onto the
beams that crossed ahpvr the rluG At
one o. the exciting stages ~ the bout
, both Cnons hcRan tn shout, Somebody
t, got close enough to them to saoNo them
, of. aud they fell spawning into the
!, ring. The fsAt stopped long enough e.
allow several gentle attendants 80 re-
!. move the colored mon from the ring.
|. But ,Ncn the noirr made when these
men f,ll failed TO disturb tAc singers
N ire barracks overhead, and the ughI
VAS duiShtd thor' INC Sa,vqtlouISt
suspec; ng fov an instant % prl2r-nE n
] IS bNIlk Nl II"NA N'lNN ltl'IlH
|, Years ago there were W.
. II the champions Who were class, q
I Many of them iUsl missed hcinE cham
4, Mons, some lacked a pound or two 10
, weight. while oiaers couldn't ira.
within a hair mound 90 the limit T.
A., their classes ami be strong shall
a tell OF them ia the following stories
because many 90 tarm were wonderful
- men.
, wan the readers 90 uudcrsteu.
= t.at q man mus have class On orle
= t. be a champion and there has uoyr
u been a champion Who was not classy
som, OF them lacked perfection az "a
- art OF srlf-lefen9e, hai they made %
for that IA nEhtug spirit and might
T strength
q I viii nrsi take up the ug1tNeEr
division and write of their .dlncrrl
= qualities and low they claSscd an
% compared Vita one anotner.
: The next story, Jack MoAuliffs, til
Greatest Lightwtieht OF Them All,
Al .gsTl nnnenr ~ NHnNsEN