The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-02-28

weight. In way II was matter OF
brain conQuering sheer fighting
force. although. 70 tell the truth,
Tommy wasn't lacking in either I
quality. He could box with the
cleverest and slug with the toughest,
and II he was both outboxed and /.
outslussed he fell back on another ,
quality which he possessed in .
supcrlative degree-srim. unyieidins
courage. That quality. perhaps. had
as much a. anything else to do with
his ability to whip the great negro.
Vests first meeting with Walcott
was almost accidental. and It pro-
vided the hottest fight and the biz.
In 's6, at the old Marlborough A. c.
at his best pace. He seemed abso.
from weiterweishts to heavyweishts.
oooed the fighters. West, almost
bursting with rage over his recep.
ton. which didn't accord In the least
with MS own idea Of what he de.
served. settled down To q cold, Dc.
liberatc plan Of battle. He watched
WRlcott like n hawk. lie measut I'd
every move Of Walcott's arms and
fect. He tested his Judgment by cal.
cvlatinE the black mans reach and
slipping aside In the nick Of time or
opposing an impcnetrable block,
Ard whom the third round began
West knew just what he had to over
como. Then he begnn TO fight.
Whcwi That was night! slam.
bang. all over the ring and back
again. The booinR crowd relapsed
into amazed silence. "a furry"
thought the ringsiders. Nobody can
mix Ike that with the Dcmon!" Hut
west did II. Tho crowd. giving tongue
now In a different way. began to
cheer. The volume Of II swelied and
swelled. until. when West swung a
crashing left and knocked Wajcott
Nat. II rose 10 roar like that OF the
SURF on shallow shore.
wesT's DEsr Blows WERE
LEFT AND RIGHT TO STOMACH.
Joe Walco'. was having the tough.
cat time of his life. lie drove In ter.
rihc blows, and once West grunted
a. the black bOy's list caught him
fairly In tho pit. But West only came
back harder and harder. II was n
new experience for Walcott. West
beean methodically hooking left and
1snt into Joe's body, and the bio VS.
hurt. No other fighter ever used q.
more effective body blow than this
pet punch OF Vests. II, delivered
with scientific time and calculation
! OF effect.
Waicott found the noor oftener
that night than he had ever found II
before. Knocked down by blows on
body ana jaw. alternately, he was a
Rrog9y. painting and very much dts
. mayed fighter when the bell rang the
end Of the nineteenth round. II ID
. doubtful that he could have gone
three minutes more.
His face was puffcd out Of shape
: In at the middle like q tin pan tina,
. had boon hit by a hying brick. A
o curious accident saved Joe from hav.
Ing 10 night the twentieth round
, Through some mistake the ofiiciali
Thought twenty rounds had beer
\ fought'-.not nineteen---and tho refero,
o waved his arms around and calle<
q the bout draw" 1t must hav'
:. been a case OF temporary liabber
I gastedness on that sentleman's part
" Likely enough he was su obsesset
: with the notion that Wnlcott couldn'
,, DO beaten ttot nc couldn't rcAiix
r Ws.cott was beaten even when 1
d occurred right before his eyes. Thor
: was Walcott. looking ah n he'd fallel
!. dowr an elevator shaft In the Wool
worth building. and West. smootl
skinned and smiling and Unmarked
Y and n was called draw"
After the light Tommy vent 20 IN
a club Office 10 get his money. Vie wa
q to have $1,000 for his end. He didn
= get it--even after that night! A
|" ofYicial offered him $500. Vests bus,
, ness man. Jack Dougherty, ,is
- handed the whole thing. Take whe
- We can Ket now. and go utter I'll
y. ~ reat later" advised West. But b
,e this time the ofsiciai bad dian ppcare,
y $500 and all. Next day. Frida!
~ his down town Office. and demande
y the I'VE hundred. at least.
y Come In Monday" ssid tho pre-
~ moter.
n West went out and learned ths
p on Monday the promoter woulC !
" on his way to Europe. He vent bac
70 displayed the knuckles that ha
10 well chosen words repeated his d.
n,and. He got some OF it--Sl5O.
,e was hard getting In those days.
% Tommy West whipped Waico
a s afterward. In twenty rounds, ar
~ then tanned the Black Demon ar
~ made him quit In eleven. The sto,
ia Of that fight 10 an odd one too, Wa
~ colt was having the better of II uni
the end Of the eleventh. There,
II the last furry before the hell. Wes
~ who was growing stronger viii
no mendous body hooks that doubi,
u Joe up. A. the bell Changed Tomn
~ grinned In the "Demon'S'' fAcs q
.! said: "From now ON I'm going
- give you . sod itekies. Waiou
!. I ys:e 800 sees e sis os.e:r =