The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-20
R|SkED HIS
+. LIFE FOR MONEY
Went Up Against Forbes
After an Appendicitis
Operation

matched to box q negro bantam nam
ed John !Whitall before a Chicago
club. Three weeks before the date
scheduled for the bout ,Whitall sent
word that he was Ill. and asked for q
postponement. which was granted
Nobody knew what was the matter
with .Whttall. and nobody took the
trouble to find out. Eactly seven
weeks after. Whitall showed up al
the clubhouse ready to fight. All OF
he contestants In bouts before the
by a physician on the premises. Whit.
all was accompanied by two seconds
Of his w race. one Of whom resem.
bled him somewhat in size and rem.
eral appearance. The club doctor
made a physical examination Of the
lad. who was pointed out to him as
Whitall, and pronounced him to be
In good shape. The battle started,
and Whitall. who was a tall, raney
lad, devoted all his attention to block
ing Forbes attempts to reach his
body. meanwhile jabbing cautiously
with his left. Forbes took matters
easy in the opening round. and Wal
preparing for a rapid-1re piece. Of
work In the second, when n OF the
reporters in the press stand went to
his corner and whispered excitedly ia
the fighter.
Forbes Is Given Warning.
For heavens sake. whatever you
do don't hit that coon around the
stomach. Harry" he pleaded. IA
chap who knows him Just tipped me
off. that he is only. out. of the hospi-
tai a few weeks after recovering
from an ~1peration. misrepresentation.
The wound left by the doctors knife
Isl scsrcely healed., II you punch hin
IN. the wind It's liable to open and
he'll croaks sure" =
Forbes heard these tidings in deem
dismay. If he refused to 70 on and
fight the referee might have. declared
him the loser. II he did fight. ana
happened to send his adversary ia
Kingdom Come the future wouldn't
wear very favorable aspect. And
then there was the chance that the
information might prove Incorrect.
perhaps cooked up by some friend. OF
Whttall.. who was anxious to save him
from a trimming. There was not
much time for consideration of the
case, however. for the bell rang and
Forbes mechanically walked from his
n But luck was with him and
rescued perplexed white boy from
his difficulty. Forbes Tented with
his left for the stomach-he would
not have ventured to strike the spot
aimed at for.any kind of q bribe-the
negro dropped his guard an instant.
and over. shot the right to- the Jaw.
Whitall fell to the canvas and was
counted out. , :. "
Tells Club Oficials About It.
The winner lost no time in notify
ing. the club officials Of what he. had
been told. Whitall was cornered IN
the dressing room and the doctor
looked him over The outlines Of a
fresh. newly skinned scar made by
the knife. several inches in length.
We're plainly visible on his bronze ab.
domen.
"Irl take my oath that wasn't there
when I examined him BEFORE" said
the puzzled surgeon. who had not
yet been let into the secret. Whitall
grinned an expansive, white-toothed
grin.
"Yo' didn't all examine me afo'
doctah," said theAreckless. son of
Ham,, cheerfully. "Yo' done lamped
nah cousin ovah, de smaller man as
seconded me. Clar to goodness, sab,
All wouldn't have slipped him in NAH
place; only All was scared 70
did need dat iosah's end, doctah. Dem
knife cuttings 70. :gemmen does
comes mighty; expensive, sab, an An
jus, had to have dat money to pay
nah hospital bill."~~
And just for that you risked your
worth1ess life and left me in Mailing
distance Of a charge Of manslaughter.
to say nothing. of your opponent"
yelfed"the club manager. wrathfully,
Here. take your coin and get out.
here again I'll have. you thrown in
the, lake.,
Still smiling pleasantly. Whitalls ac-
copied the reward Of his labors, dom
ned his clothes. and departed hastily
from the scene.