The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-21

SUIT. of punishment sustained and the
drug administered and was Unable
to leave" for his home in Chicago UNI
t' the evening of the following day.
Those who We're present ut tho
West End club IN February IL, 1903
and saw the bout between Mike
Schrerk and "Cyclune'' Kelly WONDER
cd nj the marvellous rer~uperative pow
or of the latter. Despite the fact that
he was knocked down repeatedly. it
seemed Impossible for Srhreck ,u uut
him out and in the fourth round. aft.
err Kelly had been knocked down many
times. J stopped the bout and CAV.
the decision tn Schreck.
u was not until Il long time after.
wards that ] was told what had bern
dome and which accounted for Kelly's
strang" actions. Vie had been given
one fifteenth OF a grain of strychnis
s"tphate tonc-thirtieth of n grain he.
onr-thirtieth AT the beginning of the
th1rd round. AS the effects of thu
drng had not worn off when | stop
ped Inc bout in the fourth round II
WAS necessary to- take charge of him
afterwards to restrain him from fight
ing.
u is almost certain "Rrooklyn''
Tommy Sullivan will never forget his
bout with KID Abe, of Chicago in
this city on tho night nj NAV 10. 1909.
This bout resulted in one of tn emost
perpieXinS ,niNups ever S.en in a local
rlng and Tommy was declared the
winner OH Il fouI.
sullivan had easily o%utronited Ahnl
when h latter ri the beginning ot tn.
fourteenth round bounded out of his
corner and went after Sullivan like
an "nraGed bulldog. Not oniy did
he pull and ,namI Tommy about thu,
ring but he finally d~cliberatriy push
cd Tommy through the ropes To the
i,"or aud acted in such a frcIiZier man
ncr that it cooked for n while as
If he WAS going To make a general
cleanup.
Lost tho Eight um a Foul
Vernon Johns, manager of Sullivan,
Jumped into the ring to protest ,Abel's
action and Dave Nelson. the referee,
gave the decision 10 Sullivan upon
the lattcr's claim of foul. Abc1's sec
"nds then raised Il rumpus and rlaim-
cd TN" decision because of Johns in
reference and after much %wrangliny.
Nelson reversed his Judgment and
awarded the fight to Abel. There had
been injected int" the forearm of
Abel a thirtirth of Il grain of .trych-
mia.
ON the night of April "a. 1905.
"Fhiladelphia" Jack uIsrien entered
the ring of the West End club TO box
"l>id Carter. Al that time Carter
was almost at the end of his string
but WAS still counted A pretty good
man and A stiff argument between him
and oRrien was expected, though the
Phladelphia man appeared To be the
logical winner.
When Carter entered the ring his
condition was such as to excite suspi-
clon. and many of the spectators
thought him drunk He boxed O'Brien
in a dazed. mechanical sort of way
and was f%earfully punished. He insist
cd. though. that he was all right and
should be allowed to continue. After
on"-sided. ! stopped the bout in the
third round and gave the decision to
O'Bricn.
Given L" Cnuntcrart Liquor
WAS puzzled TO know tho cause
III carriers ncculiHr showing. but WAS
Satis,led he WAS not drunk. because
had taken occasion tn smell his
breath Whnn my suspicion had been
aroused. 1t was some time after the
n that ! learned the reason.
ON the day of the bout Carter had
broken away from his trainers early
III the morning and gone To "A remote.
section of tn" city aud began drink
me. When found he was drunk and
heroic measures wcr" rcsnrtcd to in
order that h" might fill his engage
ment of tho evening.
At /" O'Clock that afternoon he VAS
given u hNpodernlic injection nf NOR
Prime. one-eishth nf IL grain, and AT 3
O'Clock he Was given u thirticth OF a,
grain of s%trNrhnia s%ulphate. This COM
'inallon proved him undninG II i'll
ring he should have been sent to a
St nitarium