The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-11-03
Fred went and done il.

I WI. ''''0' say h'N uiu.' dH'
YOU was right about the name. after
all"
Forget it," says Cushman.
Then kits and Neustadt and al
the rest Of EN- got around Fred. and
/ told him what swell battle he put
! up, and how he was winning in 9
walk when h run into a lucky punch
How about YOU Brooks" says
Ben. DO you want to fight few
more of these folks? I've got you on
the list for five fights, aud if there
/ any OF that bad blood left"
Not a DROP says 30. and with
out being told he went over and
shook hands with Billy Breen and
four more men that he hadn't gave
a pleasant look 10 since the season
opened. They all told him he was .
bear, and guess some of EN- was
mighty thankful they didn't have
to fight him
IN tell you now. Billy" says
Brooks. 1t was some OF them bush
recruits that did up your room like
that. wasn't near the place all
the evening"
hats good enough for me-" says
Rreen. Better have Doc Miller
take slant at that nose. She
looks bad"
Order, please" says Ben. Next
on the card we have Abe Goldbaum
and Mike Fish"
"Lemme al him" says Mike; and
h Went to the dressing room on the
run. Mike was good head taller
than Abe but they weighed about
The same.
Well. that fight was a surprise
party Nobody ever knew Abe Gold
baum had war record, but he
handled himself like an old fighter.
and the things he done to Mike
Fish were plenty. He danced around
that old boy like a cooper around
= barrel. and he was in and out
like streak. rocking Mikes head
every time. In the third round,
when Mixes left eye was almost
shut and his kneese vas beginning
to sag. Abe went in close put one
under The heart. and ripped the 9TH
er to The jaw. and that was the end
OF Mr.. Fish
Where did YOU learn to fight"
SAYS Mike. after the doe had waved
the smelling salts under his nose
for a while.
Different places" says Abe, shak-
ing hands Il got to slip it to YOU
You're a game old bird, Mike Most
of 'em would quit under half the
punishment YOU took. | hope you
amt hurt"
You never ought to pay any at
tention to what say when I'm play
ing cards. says Mike. You know
/ always roar when lose
1t Was great stuff Abe didn't
wait TO find out how many more
battles he had scheduled He climbed
through The ropes and made for
Jake Neustadt. grinning like full
moon. Mike Fish didn't take any
chances, either. He went down the
line, and mitted everybody on the
team and We laughed all together
for the first time that season.
The swell battle, though. was
between Charlie Kits and Whitley
Blanchard. None OF us thought
that Charlie was scrapper; he was
such peevish, grabbing old boy
that it didn't seem he knew any
other way to fight. That's where he
fooled us, and he had a jaw like
cast ron He and Whitley was we'll
matched for size, and they whirled
to it and tore in like pair of bull
pups There wasn't bit of science
on either side 1t was just whang!
whang! whang. from beginning to
end and a knock-down every other
punch.
They was both all in after the
first round. and couldn't do anything
but stand up and fan each other.
Charlie let go with his right, and
Whitley pulled one at the same time.
They both went down. rolled over
and laid there. Then Whitley began
to laugh. and Charlie crawled over
and patted him on the back
Lets call it draw" says Kits,
and we cheered.
Then Charlie got up and made
talk He said he knew he was orn
cry, but he hoped his heart was
in the right place, and # everybody
would forgive him he would forgive
everybody else.
IF I've got to fight everybod.
I've grabbed WITH says he, Il might
as we'll take on the whole club.
Lets arbitrate.
Jimmy Davenport one OF the
catchers, punched the head off Jerr.i
Davidson in five rounds, and made
his seconds throw up the sponge,
Jack Butler, the pitcher, put Nc
Murdy out with punch and there
was seven or eight other battles.
Thnn COW Rem Day kind of cock