The chronicle=news., 1913-01-11


forget tho ring for six months and
stay away entirely from II gymnasium.
Then ! Will do Il little work. take on
u match and perhaps | will find that
tired feeling has left me.
why, since / have been home this
time the four-round promoters hav.
been after me to box short matches.
consider such II proposition. ! realize
that have more friends right here
in San Francisco now than when
was champion. and l would lose them
II | jumped right back into the ring
They would think mo insinccre. and
| wouldn't blame them.
I'm have to 20 back to New York
had was wire To come quickly.
and we didn't even wait to pack. |
am Interested In some vaudeville acts
that are out on the road and want
TO clean up all that business and
then come back to California for
keeps.
My plan Is to 20 into business
OF some good boy to manage and lo6R
after. ! realize that have been in
the game IL long time. and that am
almost through with II. do want To
say. though. how much ! have appre-
ciatcd my reception here nj home. II
does my heart good. People stop me
On the street to shake hands with
me. and II counts more. now that I
am an .X-champion and practically
. out OF the game
Abe says that II In all tru.---rliat
interview he gave on, In New York
about his various fights.
What's the us" Of dodsinss" h."
said. The public knows about all
those matches. and II wouldn't do
me any good TO deny IL. As I said. I
agreed to fromc that fight with Muir
ply because I wanted to stop him.
felt sure all along that | could have
taken tho decision. but ! was so crazy
for return match with kilnan" ;ha,
II figured Knockout would make II
absolutely certain. That was the
reason ! agreed to that sort OF n
lproIosition9"
How about all the times YOU have
been accscd OF stallinS with some
fighter and later taking him on to
knock him out?"
That's true. Also he replied
but II wasn't my fault altogether.
have been In boxing nm u business,
aud found tha, ! couldn't get match.
cs with boys OF my own weight.
would get an offer from some clun
ito fight. and then lind gu, that III.
opponcnt selected wouldn't, ro ON
molly I would get u letter from til,
fighter saying that he would agree tI
a match OF would put up "a r,si
bond agreeing not to show him III
or knock him out. Why. I hay" .
stack OF letters In my trunk from
Iivhtcrx-all over the country. mak,ni
such propositions. Tho best ,hnt
could do under the circumstance
= Twas to shade the other fellow. an,
all the time he was trying To knocl
mo out
''fut how aLou; coming along II
Ia return match and knocking I'll.
mo chap galley wcst?"
That's easy to explain" said re-
sourccful Abe. The next time tn,
same man would have more conf
jLcncc In himself. and wouldn't ash
mo to agree to anything. Or. IL h6
did. | would say tina, the fight was
to be on It's merits.
Now. all this time I would much
have preferred to win my fights. aud
In short order. lin. altogether hui
man. aud We all OF us like ,o be
chccrcd and pattcd on th. back. The
only time ! was never asked TO hold
back was when ! went out Of my class
and boxed the lightwcigh's. They
thought they had enough on me
without asking any other favors. But
/ suppose all this IN over now. and
mos, OF the time ! will be on the
wrong side OF the ropes. still, you
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