The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-22

10 ~ I've ~ funoehdn0 u |
m ~ Yosk pvsnins wssid).
- loHT on the heels Of Johnny |
~ Hergst's telegram from San
Francisco. Jack Davies and Sam
Uespatr1ck arrived In this town.
~ must have picked Fitzpatrick |
- under his arm and made the trip |
= ssvsn league boots. He looks fully |
eAoab,s Of doing II.
sDest white hope I've ever seem"
Ybuns Mitchell describes him. And II
Davies makes a. good an impress
IN IN the ring a hs docs outside.
IN %.
Davies. John o.. IL a typical from
1lDr American In appearance. lie
)oeks like the kind Of men who used
- lght Indians before breakfast for
- appetisar. He's six feet four.
weighs 10 pounds stripped. and his
uooeeAl build might be described by
GayinS that he's . very large edition
g The old KID Mccoy. He has broad
shssldsrs. good arms and 4 great
0-lnaA reach. which II two inches
nose than that Of Jeffries and Fits
onnous. He II saunt at q range
ridse. ana - reserved. His high
Soesk bones and sun baked skin give
Nm the look Of . pioneer.
nov many nights have you had7"
'Oh. about twenty -ons," said Da.
~. II lost two of them"
How did you win the othersf"
fifteen knockouts and four de-
o1o1oas. Ny last hve won In one,
throe, I'VE. six and ten rounds"
who Wero the victimsf''
y don't think you'd know much
ooout them" was the tall fellows
candid reply. 1T was kind Of bush
leaSue gtu6, you know. But some Of
Pea tough fights. Eddie Smith. tho
boeoroo. told me once that II didn't
HAke much difference who they were
q nag - I went along knocking
thoa est
AT CAME on here to got some OF
The fellows who have rsputa-
tInns In the East. I'd like to
start with Corey. After that Sam
80 ! ass going over to 80 what wo
eaa % IN England and Europe"
Whrs were you born7"
AT Colorado Springs"
How "a you happen to become q
: ogAtaer'
1t was Just natural for me Ia boz,
! s1vpose." said the big fellow. II
Z ~ Ssv amateur bouts in San
vsanoisoo and got the money for II, Of
cousus. and then the A. A. U. came
aloag and decided that we weren't
eleoal."
. :,;n,s ss ~: your father O0rn~
"Wha& did be DOT" I asked, think.
laG tAa& the father Of such q clean
loosahg speclmsn Of . man must
hevo eeea something OF Q man him
WY" said Davies, he hssn',
: 49, mucA big lighting since he
fo9Ght Joe Choynski."
Holy smoks!" said I. was your
49,: e ( asat::. '0o' Why didn't YOU
"Dscauss." replied Davies, II wal
Z 5uSe answering your questions and
you didn't ask me-"
Then tell me about him: did b,
- tUBC0 yO0 oOW W DOx
gusos be was too far back for 20,
. remember. but he was q greai
I. agAtsr IN his time. He 10 fifty-sevel
: now, lives In California and II
0erong. healthy fellow. He tough
: Doot % them. HIS last big Aght wa
z WttA Joe Choynsh In San Francisc,
: twenty.6our years ago. Choynski bea
|. hin In The fourteenth round.
NY father was . clover boxer.
bad IN older brother. When We wsr
> He made pretty good boxers Of VI
. u thoos days he had an athletic shov
and travelled around through Tn
West With II. He had wrestlers. run
n0e0. strong mon and boxers. N
\ brother and ! boxed exhibitions.
liked Il. Ny father was q good In
structor. He had several boxin
A schools. I suppose ! naturally In
!, herlted the nShtins spirit. and that
Why drifted into It,"
last who can beat Johnson
said Fitzpatrick. I've bee
K looking for one ever since Johnso
: nook n IN Australia"
Have you fought any black men
I asked Davies.
souss. fought one At the Needi
3 q vhils ago." he said. He was
blg. powerful fellow and he gave n
!, to toushsst night ever had. In q
4 ooooud round ! broke my right thun
hitting him ON the head. After tn
Nd 20 Aght him with my left han
& ana ! had IN swfully hard time wi
X mag"
" VINO was hsf'
',Oh, 1uot one OF those unknov
W nagsoos," Said Davies. II don't thi
- o1V6o0y ever heard Of him back he
~ - surely could night"
W0nAoe u Mr.. Davies will be
q 0olo9t e he's Successful with Con
W. - ooG8o Of the others who hs
x 6S61r oamoo IN the newspapers eve
~. AnehAps he will. Come 20 thi
Trt @ g, I've noticed . number 81 mt
q - eothusiastio articles abs
~ Davies nines,f In the eaa Francis
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