The evening world., 1912-07-26
Champion Boxers viii Hardly
Look at q Ring Nowadays for
the Price at Which You Can
Hire a Band Of Assasslns to
XIII a Man.
Obpysisht, 1919. b, The Irvss pubisshias C.
fThe New Yofh WofldD.

obpyy,sSt 1919. b, The rysss Pubisshias C.
fThe New Yosh wohd).
u YEvER since the world began has
III the price for taking . punch on
= the nose been a. high ~ II 10 TO-
day. In the olden time Greek boxers
fought to the death for laurel wreath.
In the Coliseum Ut Rome giadiators
aiashed away merriiy. The losers were
carried down 10 the lion eager Of the
circus throssh an underground pas
Sats; the winnsrs got an extra allow
anes OF horse meat and garlic. In the
early days Of the prise ring nshters
eougsd ana back-heeisd and slusssd for
n hour or two for the price Of . Kettle
u suds. A rev years ago Bob Fits
simmons, formerly worlds champion In
two classes. eoilidsd with Jack John.
ssa's right mauisy for . mere ~ land
emit sst II bsoauss the promoter OF the
phliaAeiphia club where the hsht was
MIA went 10 Saratoga and forgot to
lnavs the money behind him).
hut n Fltssimmens wAs fighting to-
a. wsuiA ~ waste time on NY An
susr: re would MOTT
Suggestions line Of conversation b..
tween Fits ana promoter:
promotsr-sicw, bob. you know tie
~ ana W vea't puii much d . house.
! saa't give yeu more thaa e1e.eoo for
~ rounds.
v1ts-Forsst Mi Ny yrtcs for Sin
sssnds 10 O0.eue Ana round trip tishsts
~ Sin lrsm Dunsiisn 10 Philadelphia,
~ way o. LoaAe0. Paris. Napies. Sues
oAAai, olnsAeess, 0hs- ghAA EAsasak,,
1laaiia, Hs~e,w,a, Sen Francisco as1
tks Great LAkss."
\ No Il tAat Bss's demand wsviAa',
~ b moro interesting thaa VOL.
- sast's. The lightweight cham.
~ Mgasiy usutishs osaoo - the
snAiisst IN 10 can possisiy consider
~ three bouts under Jtn coasoth's
maAaesmsst IN Ban Francisce. I Under
e1nhA that Al 10 sscssAin0ly wroeh b.
cAns CsGroth dsssn't think hes worth
g much Nancy - drAw1ns card
~ champ 10 - fusssd W over tha
- . shor1s sifi wno's Just besa ,olt
Nat she isu't quite food enough Il
tAhs MslSa's place In srAha USsrAs
a LDO there % one Joha Johasen
heavyweight. who says thea Vic
Nr Bssysr's otter Of toNoo To-
NJ end Tor . thirty-round match will
Jeanette Ia Paris lie ridiculsus." Why
JACK wouldn't waste time takins ai
eesa~ voyage fer . trins HE $4,000
~ zee Woti bat n there wasn't svcl
II thing a. boxing he'd be handiinl
oAies OF cotton for Clio n day--and sla'
- let It.
orVHE. qussrest thing. TO me, 10
comparison between bullet price
and glove prices. A chahnpio
boxer wAs hands out nve-ouncs tAp
Nants his tens Of Thousands for tho tel
llble rish he runs Of getting n blac
ere o, . bumped Nose. and the fir
hanssr Of accidentally breaking
There's wolsas,. with his onhand a,
mahd for oss.6Co for three bouts. Al III
worst he coutd only be beaten. and the
have his happy farmer lie to return h
~ the beet he'd win the three. pock'
the s5s.5oO. and 90 out and gather isrs
roiiectionS Of simoisons on the thea
rS,nn,..ss.S NJ ar, ~. hs,. =. a-.rs
m.r T~sr,v sh.v ..v NOW, ~,
SIlahnsd Ana executed a deliberate mu
Der In front Of q hotel right In the hsa
q the city, openly. Five bullets we
Asnt crashing through the victims hsa
rpr this, Il 10 claimed. d payment
o4eeO wac split up between the actl
PARTIES 10 the crime.
~ the beet they each got few hu
orsd doliars-less than Knockout Brov
receives for . small. safe six round bo
10 some upstate town-And they q
fugitives from Justice for the rest
their iives-fugitves with the shadt
OF the chair always lying across IN,
path.
At the worst (for thsm) they'll O
In the chair.
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