Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

For three weeks this went Every night Mike
Monohan at the stage door with his funny little
grip, and just often he sent away with the re-
quest, Come around tomorrow night; we've picked
for tonight" But Monohan's gang wouldn't be
fooled any longer and finally papers came out and
roasted the life out of saying hatI sdetrack
ing the only who had chance to stop me-
went to Brady and said, What will we do?" =
Brady didn't know, l suggested that l go out into
the alley and pick row with Monohan, and when N
started to have the police handy and have
Monohan jagged.
The next night I went out and, sure enough there
my brave Monohan lined up against the wall with
the inevitable grip walked up to him and said:
Look here, you big stiff, you've been round here
every night now for some time looking for trouble"
and with that let fly for his jaw A rumpus fol-
lowed, the cops jumped in, and Monohan dragged
OF down the street his to JAIL believing like
mad bull Then dashed into the theatre and out
the stage. Stepping to the footlghts, 1 said:
There has been request that 1 box a Mr.. Mike
Monohan of the Gas House If Mr.. Monohan is in tho
house will he please step forward" repeated the
quest and then went on with other chap.
Well when Monohan got out Of Jail there was no
quieting him. 1 simply had to take him on. The place
was packed It was the last night of the show. Mono
han went down into the dressing room and Daily be-
gan to work him. repeating all the stuff he
fed to previous victims. At last DAILY up on
the stage and said:
Jim, I've tried every way know to throw a scare
into the fellow but he won't be frightened He's down
there whistng Irish tunes. He seems to think
you'll be lucky to stay four rounds with him
went up to Brady and said:
Now. BILL I'm going to knock this fellow ont in four
rounds If the four rounds take four hours Let the
first round go five minutes the next ten minutes and
The crowd won't mind. They'll like lot of
boxing and Monohan will be too busy to know that
time is being heightened on him
told Brady to signal seconds before the first
round was up as had idea that wanted to carry
out
The bell rang and Monohan rushed at me with all
the fury of Bengal tiger. His right hand came flying
across for my jaw and put up my left to block It,
thought the blow had broken my arm. never felt
such power behind punch! hen started dance in
and around and away from Mr. Mike Monahan of the Gas
House
Mike never stopped The faster he came the faster
ducked and sided and slid away. Then 1 that
Mixes getting heavy. He wanted to drop
them to his sides and rest them. knew he getting
tired No in the world could stand the pace he
going But every time he attempted to drop his
hands tented and up they would come. Up to
hadn't struck blow. The five minutes seemed like five
hours.
Suddenly got the office from Brady. Ten seconds"
he seemed to nod. That was my cue. With all the
power at my command I ripped left hook to his jaw.
Mike quivered Quick as a fash I sent a right to the
other side of his head and several to his wind Then
the bell rang 1 ran quickly to my corner and took
several deep breaths. Then l turned and watched
Monohan staggering slowly toward his corner I had
accomplished my purpose The ginger all out of
him
Just he started to sit down nodded to Brady and
be yelled "Time!' Poor Monohan! He staggered for
ward and went at again He started up his speeding
but not with the vim of the FIRST round worked him
around fast could. But his arms were dead
tired. I watched this like a hawk Then I'd feint and
call him A. P. A, and that would him all over
again
But he like old clook now, simply running
down and going slower and slower. 1 waited for an
other chance and sent a right crashing against his
Jaw. He reached out and clinched. Like grim death
Mike Monohan chung to He tired, groggy.
glassy-eyed and "all IN" But he was foxy He had
sense enough to know that the minute he go
all off with him So just the pred his way
in between US to break u.s. Monohan said in a husky
voice:
Il THINK YOU'D BETTER STOP TT BEFORE WE
KILL ONE ANOTHER"