The Washington times., 1914-03-11

10 be in demand Tony Biddle.
IN the big cities
at considerable distances from his ma
I've Scranton.
Then be met Mysterious Billy Smith.
'-mith was making a barn ,sturning
tour at the country. meeting all COM
"rs- When he came TO Scranton there
''as nothing to it but that tie must
meet Jimmy Judge. Jimmy vas
rIors than willing to meet him. .Iinn,y
Iad SCI his mind on winning the title
and the sooner he met the champion
h" sooner the title would be lis he
iigu!ed. So they were matched to fight
riitccn rounds.
Since leaving the coal mines Jimmy
lad lcarned more than a little boxing
principally from the Englishmcn and
rIshTen who in those days did most
Of the boxing in the coal regions. He
had learned to be fast as lightning on
his feet. 10 stick out his left hand in
fauitless English jsb, and 10 duck
and dodge and take care OF his head
exceedingly well, but he knew hothinS
f Iniy fighting nor how to take care
"f his h"dy. Body fighting is not mucl
,ieveloped in the old country school of
i'oNin@ 1t is by body fighting that
American big men so easily beat English
md Irish heavyweights.
When the two men cane together
Jimmy Judge took flying start. He
vent 1T Smith like whirlwind. lab
mug him until his head seemed Oh a
hibcc at the neck. and stepping away
and ducking so that smiths counters
missed 10y ridiculous margins. Smiths
>oowl became more than ordinarily &C.
rCcious. and his dark. saturninc lace
urncl brickcoIored. suffuscd with red
""t rage and passion.
IIo started fighting for judges body
IN IL" relentless. rough. >ava@,. style
i"culiar 10 Smith. lie womIi step in
Ird tax, blow or two on tirc ,ice.
,h.n torce himself inside judges .Iard
md hook blow after blow into his
stomach: then come into - cIinch aud
each ;,rOund IN back OF him and chop
IN, over the small OF the back v ith
me kidney punch. method OF dcli,-
"rI|g punishment which Smith brought
rH,k INTO vogue and Developed ;urtnrr
bar any other fighter ever derclourd il. .
indgo fought back savagcIl IL Was
rating the champion and hc know i.
y he could keep up tn" rac" il wpu'd
-ncan money and honor untold 10 nIm.
NT:th grew darker and ~"r"r AMI n,or..
~a"3gc. 'Ill Kill this big rulc." hc
,rowicd. IN chop him IN ha';.''
Then lic would force himself INTO
hn"hcN even Ottcncr, and stay ~ them
longer. Sometimes he wouId stick 10
.lud-e for nearly whole rnunG at =
tIri'. hanging on llIs neck and chopprIg
at his back with his for"arrI~. The
'ci"r"c demonstrated. but til" mon were
iiS'riin" straight rules. and rs Inmy ~
'ith"r mad ono arm free hc Wle power
less /" break them
\ vide. notified. red and bIarll belt
hogan {" appear across Jimmy lack
"r"r tn" kidneys. still tn" Eri.h lad
plunged and fought with iudonrifall"
7ollTagc. But eventually the r.arir"
."G,r 10 tell. as III th" nature of things
II n.r-t. Judge hegan 10 hr una!.n. 4"
s;r1'ghtCn his tortured harl. lI- I.it
~ide hegan 10 swell in the nei-hb"rhnud
a. sc short ribs and blarI, brai--d
Uas- Ike raw beef liver .,irn.nrnd
"r'r his lett kidney. SaNacc and im-
i'i"cahlc. Smith rougicd him and maui
e! I'm the more cruelty. until il" rec
II from side TO SIDE of the riItm. sr,rrn-
ing 10 keep his feet only by :. NINA
II OF courage. He finished the iift" u
Oua!s "m gamcn"s- alone and gut ::
draw. hut he was in bed tor many =
day thereafter.
That heating finished jimmy Judge
$ fighting man. and sine thea,
Irirude say. he has never known G:,N
ir.c from annoyance and pam. One ol
ii> kidneys is afoat. his ribs are in
1,rahly battered and his whole body
I"ceIyed mauling and twisting from
which II never recovered.
The thing that happened 80 Jimmy
Judge happened to many of he :rcn
Mysterious Billy Smith fought lie
WAS the toughest and foulcst iiaIfer
the game ever saw. Fighting him MAS
Iiic going through thrcshins machine.
He marked his trail with battered ply