The evening world., 1912-05-02
FIGHTING pARSON
GETS LICENSE TO
PREACH IN STREET,
Mayor Gaynor Makes an Ex-
ception of Robert S. Allen,
Hero of 5000 Bouts.
ALWAYS A IN RING.
He's Sixty-two Years Old, Has
~ Children and Will
Keep On Boxing.
ALWAYS PRAYS IN RING.

n1bert B. Allen. the fighting par
-" having fought three thousand
M battles In his long hstic career.
aDA VINO o. the age OF sixty.two IL
still Ashting and preaching the gospel
70 the long shoremen among whom he
vos6s - . isborer when not fighting
~ prsach1ng. In going TO get a license
froo Mayor Gaynor TO preach along
the river front.
Other sxhorters. both white and col.
sesd. Asvs appealed In vain TO the
Mayer for permission to preach In
the publio streets. but In tho case OF
Allen. VINO u . human dynamo and
biack q the ace OF spades. the Mayor
= 70 maize IN exception. The Mayor
bGeSevss that any man who can night
anA preaoh and work with his hands
md hsaA - we'll ~ Allen 10 IN the
level
A11sa = . marvellous specimen Of we'll
preserved manhood. Tomorrow night
b , again 10 enter the rang-for the
fUurth tine THE week-and he told the
Mayor to-day that he had nc doubt he
I'm eleven pounds the best Of the
wslsht.
Tea ar." said the Fighting Pnrson"
when making his application for .
preo0hsrs license to Chief Clerk Glen
Q IN tAs Mayors once to-day. and
] expect % keep on boxing and preach
lng. for many . ~ I am just In my
sixty-second year. have seventeen chill
drsn and Q good wife. . iittjs hank &C.
.a,smt ana - hrnoe.a 0iaNa In sh~
Longshorsmen's Union. love hard
for the ring hghAs ana I Nm always
ready. I had q quarrel In the
street with Q man In my lifs. and I
never did . wrong 10 any man. but I
am always competing With my fellow.
men-hack o white.
"once I, worked twenty.nins hours at
n 0trotoh carrying bags OF potatoO from
n sA1p's hold. Hach has welgheA the
regulation 10 pounds. and In tackling
that 100 I Just wanted 10 - how ioas
! could 90 without resting tom hard
WORT. Even then I didn't nnd out. for
The work az dischafging hat cargo Of
POTATOES was finished when ] quit. and
there vas nothing more for ne 70 do.
nore. But IN ne mean time . lot Of
col0red and white workers.. rome OF then
twice - tlg and heavy ~ I. dropped BY
the wayuids.
"T attribute my strength 20 good and
plain living from my earliest days.
mover drink o. use tobacco. The trouble
with . Amsricans-of cours I am On
American and proud Of Il. and Amor.
cans are the greatest and most progrss.
sive peoQle IN the world-is hat they
live too last and then they die fast.
Thsy are all In 1t forty or nifty. when
they should BE- IN their prime instead Of
gettlng appsndicius and using crutchcs,
I'm that respect other nations can
teach ~. Other nations live the plain
su1 simple life. get plenty OF fresh
air and . plain food and do not start
out with the tremendous vigor char.
aetsr1Dtic Of the American. Our men
burn out too young because they never
put On the brakes.
II an going from here now 10 tbs
dook to help unload . vessel. and !
~ WORK ell night because ships
have got to be uulosded on time. l
~ willing 10 work hard n long. ]
shah rest for ave hours then In prepa.
ration for my nght tomorrow night
and I will win there too"
Upon entering tho ring the Flight.
ing PAfson." who resides at No.
Do0e One Hundred and Thirty second
street always knes,s at his corner
an prays cilentIy before putting W
~ dutes."