Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-06-03

1t had paid to see, for the
great Jim Hanford. the WORLD
champion. had been knocked out. 1t
was unofficial, but it had been with
single punch.
Never had there been such a night
in 6stiana. Glendon looked ruefully
at his damaged knuckles, cast a
glance through the ropes to where
Hanford was groggily coming to and
held up his hands.
he had clinched his right to be
heard, and the audience grew still.
when began to fight" he said,
they called me One Punch Glen
DON You saw that punch a moment
ago. always had that punch. l
went after my men and got them on
the Jump, though l was careful not to
hit with all my might.
'"Then I was educated. My mana
ger told me it wasn't fair to the
crowd. He advised me to make long
fights so that the crowd could get a
run for its money. was a fool, q
mutt. was green lad from the
mountains. So help me God, I swal-
lowed it as the truth.
my manager used to talk over with
me what round would put my man
out in. Then he tipped it off to the
betting syndicate, and the betting
syndicate went to 1t. OF course you
paid.
But I am glad for one thing. I
never touched a cent OF the money.
They didn't dare offer it to me be-
Pause they knew it would give the
game away.
You remember my fight with Nat
Powers. l never knocked him out. l
had got suspicious. So the gang
framed it up with him. didn't know.
I intended to let him go couple Of
rounds over the sixteenth. That last
punch in the sixteenth didn't shake
him. But he faxed the knock out, just
the same, and fooled all of you.'
How about tonight?" a voice call
ed out rs 1t frameupT"
1T is," was Glendon's answer.
SLOWS the syndicate betting? That
Canaan will last to the fourteenth"
Howls and boots went up. For the
last time Glendon held up his hand
for silence.
''1'm almost done now. But want
to tell you one thing. The syndicate
gets landed tonight This is to be q
square fight. Tom Canaan won't last
till the fourteenth round. He won't
last the first round"
Canaan sprang to his feet in his
corner and cried out in fury:
You can't do it! The man don't live
who can get me In one round"
Glendon ignored him and went on.
"Once now In my life have struck
with all my strength. You saw that
moment ago when caught Hanford.
Tonight, for the second time, am
going to hit with all my strength
that Is, If Canaan doesn't jump
through the ropes right now and get
away. And now I'm ready"
He went to his corner and held out
his hands for his gloves. In the oppo-
site corner Canaan ragged while his
seconds tried vainly to calm him.
At last Billy Morgan managed to
make the final announcement.
This will be a forty-five round con-
test!' he shouted. marquis of Queens
bury rules! And may the best man
win! Let her gov'
The gong struck. The two men ad-
vanced. Glendon's right hand was ex-
tended for the customary shake, but
Canaan, with On angry toss of the
head, refused to take it.
To the general surprise he did not
rush. Angry though he was, he fought
carefully, his touched pride impelling
him to bend every effort to last out the
round. Several times he struck, but be
struck cautiously, never relaxing his
defense.
Glendon hunted him about the ring,
ever advancing with the remorseless
tap-tap of his left foot. Yet he struck
no blows nor attempted to strike. He
even dropped his hands to his sides
and hunted the other defenselessly In
an effort to draw him out.
Canaan grinned detiantly, but de-
- clined to take advantage Of the prof.
fered opening.
! Two minutes passed, and then a
change came over Glendon. By every
muscle, by every line of his face, he
advertised that the moment had come
for him to get his man.
Acting 1t was, and it was well acted.
He seemed to have become thing Of
steel, as hard and pitiless as steel.
The effect was apparent on Canaan,
who redoubled his caution.
! Glendon quickly worked him into a
corner and herded and held him there.
Still he struck no blow nor attempted
to strike, and the suspense on Can
mans part grew painful.
, In vain he tried to work out Of the
corner, while he could not summon
resolution to rush upon his opponent
I'm an attempt to gain the respite Of q
clinch.
Then It came-a swift series of sim
pie feints that were muscle flashes
Canaan was dazzled. So was the au.
dience. No two of the onlookers could
agree afterward as to what took place.
Canaan ducked one feint and at the
same time threw up his face guard to
meet another feint for his jaw. He
also attempted to change position