The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-20
MANY FREAKS
IN BOXING GAME
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The man who really loves sport is
an enthusiast at studying all of the
different angles of the game. whether
it be baseball. boxing, football or ten
mis-, and nothing is so pleasurable to
Your Northumberland fanatic as to
review in his mind the careers of the
various freaks that have become more
cry sport has them-these bugs-and
: their antics afford the humorous side
OF the sporting game. although If he
truth We're known, perhaps the fana-
tics who read them-and (whisper it
softly) who write them-show just as
much "buggism' in their arguments
as the subjects of these discussions
a difference, too. between the bugs"
and the freaks. for while all bugs are
freaks. all of this latter class are not
bugs. Your freak is an individual who
is lop-side physically, mentally and
morally, while the bug. according to
the latest acceptance of the term, is
simply that erring comrade of sport
who is. slightly weak in his upper
story, and who, because Of this light
sorts Of queer actions and humorous
sayings. Baseball has had its plenti-
full supply of bugs and has them to-
day. while the freaks are to be found
in the fighting game, and those who
remember Joe Grimm. the boy with
the iron jaw, will realize just the diff
ference between the two classes.
boxer who stood before Battling Mel
son for six rounds at Fort Smith.
Ark, a few weeks ago. is one of the
latest additions to the list of freaks
Of the ring.-and from the way this
youngster from the land of the lotus
has started his career he may be a
champion before another yea goes by.
Those who saw him fight the Battler
are willing to swear by him, and even
such experienced ring lnen as Otto
Floto pronounce him a conner in the
bantam class. 1t should he remem-
bered that Togo fought Nelson at
catch weights. the Dane weighing 1888,
while the jap tipped the scales at
los. Under the agreement Nelson was
to forfeit his end of the purse to Togo
If the Jap were on his feet at the
saw the yellow boy walk home with
the big end of the money arc still
talking about his performance. Nell
son. as o know. thinks pretty we'll
Of a dollar and he did his best all the
way to drop the Jap, even to the ex-
tent of putting him down four times
in the last session. but each time Togo
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ing for more. He Wal there with a
smile at the final round. and, although
a bit Rroggy, was just as willing as
when he started. and that's. why the
spectators were tickled when they
learned that Togo had grabbed Bat
Nelson's $4,000 end OF the purse.
Fight fans down Arkansas way are
now figuring that Togo will be the
bantam champion some day. II Nell
son couldn't knock him out they feel
sure that Johnny Coulon will not do
much business with him. and they
know. too, that Togo can hit some on
his own account. He is a fast and
clever little boxer. with all kinds Of
nerve and his ability to take punish
ment is nothing short of marvellous.
He intends to keep. right in the game
and to go after the title of his divi-
sion. for he has learned now tina a
champion makes much easier money
in a very short time. He is the only
Jap fighter in the game and his career
will be watched with interest by fight
fans throughout the country.
1t wasn't so long ago that a Chinese
fighter on the coast gained no little