The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-26


. nsbulous sort Of . aotion that hs
much who wss tossed into the ring q
one or two fighters hsd the Biaes
Dsuson measured up pretty Well One
Was Tommy West. who could fishS
ME . streak and who wasn't AFRAID o.
tAs Demon himself. West fought wal
ceet several times. One fight WAS
ninetsen-round draw. The nsxt wsas
tUUaty rounds and Waieott vas we'll
Whipped. Several times during the
nat he Was sent staSgering BY We0e
hevy Isft-handers on the Jaw ana hooss
= ne body. aad At the end the utt'e
''oasoadees Wondsr'' was battsrsA %
Delp and ell but In. A little later We'-
eoee fought West Q six-rouud draw. thso
~ IN the eleventh round q . dss-
pirate battle. claiming that bis arm wes
bsotsn. lie rsvsagsd himself In their
~ battie-ths last that Tommy west
Ovoe fought. This was In the National
1porting Ciuo Of London. Sitting at The
slnosiAs. ! saw waicost In the very
0sUt round rip . furious len hoe6 into
,TOamy's ribs over the heart. sIesstsp
y few Inches and repeat with another
~ before Vests guard could come
loVn. From that moment 70 the end
iee The AStsnth aad final round the hsht
Wsat slightly In waicott's favor. West
0tSed occasionally. and fought on the
01eeosivs With csasummats SKILL But
'whsa Il was over waieott jumped lsush.
ing from the ring. sna West walhs1
s1isotly TO his dressing room. 70 TAU
eeassless across the threshold with twe
hgobsa ribs. the splintsrsd ends Of whteA
thooatsaed 70 psnstrate 70 bis heart
WAisetts bievs hAA dons the mischief
y that first round.
1o1s WAs only . samois Of the Dsmon's
'hissiAG power. Ne broke Mysterious
'Du1y omith's hbs. too. and when oaiior
Ten Ohashsy first came East Waicott
srolns1 WITH him. and u he didn't &C.
tua11y knock him out (as rumor had Il
g The tsmN at least gave him such .
souGh half hour that Tom changed
0assias Dsrtnsrs ne very asxt day.
-aD HAreadoo wosdsr was .
physacai freak. I've never sssn
an other man Of bis build. He
~ almest - broad - he was tall.
- lo0D were sturdy. but his arms were
UaGA thicker than his calves. over .
1eet shorter than JseRries. ne had arms
81 Aosd - big - the giant cham
Uosa'a HIS chest and back aiasciss
WuV hugs N proportion. HIS neck Va
- thlck ~ his arms. and his eoceanut-
Ghoosd he'd wa almost bullet proof.
Lavigns and West were Tie only msr
~ Aght Rubs Ferns was In pssfs1t
-. Ak - - -
,vhsa he met waicott. but the Demon
'WOa, without being In trouble. taking
~ worlds championship fyem Ferns u
ovo reusds.
hat aght was on Dee. y. tsei q
Nh Erie. II drew . great crowd. To-
tvssns Vas . hghtsr. and many though
,Waieett would meet his match ~ last
1sras was IN aggressive nghtsr. Con
taaiiAS himsslf ~ nrst with svadinl
Hho n1gro's plungss and swishing right
- jabsing In return. In the third roua,
- ooddealy rushed and mixed furiousiy
Wasestt lifted his risht nst and asov
4 loUu On top Of Rubs's skull. III
49, drove Ferns stASgerinS from tn
01o1ls a the ring - the sopes In u,
M soaaA Ferns was Knocked dow
tG1oo and was helpless on his fest whs
ns66sss NeBstAs tumpsd In and stspps
~ 0gbA
:. WAn Walcott fought Cheynski. Ten
~ west rent 10 visit Choynski In hi
o0ess1sg roou. He offered 70 give J0
9 utt3s good advice about how 70 Agh
- hlnsk fellow. choynski laughed.
-1Dsk here Tommy" hs sAia "Yo
- hek Wsicett. can't yssr'
ss8oR CA" said West
~Aod I can lick you. can't ~ 70
- NJ WaIcott dead easy"
NJ ~ Dss discussing whsehsr 700 20
s - ~ o. not" saia West Il lon
Gome toat zen can. sust 0iok yeu'l
= noftv. lscsot feaioG and don't var
. = - you licked b. the aig0ss. %
4 6fo % y a1v5es res - Ne yeus ski
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