The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-03-23
Rine-Side Story.

when it came to a betting PROPOSE.
ton on any sporting event and a
prize fight between two fast favor
ties in the betting was often the
cause of Benny's coming to a fash
with his bank roll. Nobody was bar
red says Abe Pollock.
Faux never missed a good fight
anywhere in the country II the
trains were running and the night
of the contest always found him in
a rngside seat, roofing for his favor
ite
The Badger Athletic club of Mil
waukee once had match billed be
tween Benny Yanger of Chicago and
Maurice Sayers of Milwaukee for six
rounds and the betting was billed at
10 to ! on the local boy with lots of
takers in sight.
Yanger was a strong favorite with
Faulk, who was plunging for every
bet he could get. Sayers was the
who was called the Upton Slasher,
had a whirlw nd style of fighting
very hard to overcome Savers knew
this and insisted that clean-break
rules prevail.
AS official referee for the club, |
had made it my rule never to referee
bout unler these conditions and
finally persuaded them to take my
view of the matter. My instruc-
tons were to protect themselves at
all times. This point settled, the
boys Jumped to their feet at the tap
of the gong and tore into each other
like wild cats, Savers jabbing and
dancing away. Yanger slashing and
always boring in, trying to land a
knockout punch.
For four rounds honors were even.
In the fifth Yanger started to leal
Of course, Sayers being the local ia
vorite, the town fans were all root
ing and yelling for him much to the
disgust of Faulk.
When Yanger started to forge to
the front, Faux Strengthened up in
his char and Immediately took out
another lease on his life. which had
become a burden from listening to "a
fellow sitting next to him. This fan
was yelling at Sayers at the top of
voice like a fog horn every time
he landed a good clean blow, GO
on, Savers, you've got him now, hit
him again." and up he would stand
on his chair like a chrazy man.
Faulk stood him as long as ne
wouldn't keep quiet second and he
had Faulk and every one else around
him wild.
At last an idea hit Faulk. Jerking
out his bank roll, he flashed it at
the noisy boy and said, Il bet you
800 Yanger wins" The pest never
even looked at him and only got
noisier than before.
Faux offered to bet him 5000
against 800 on Yanger with no re-
Spouse from the bowling fan. By the
time Yanger was putting it all over
Sayers in the fifth round, Faux got
desperate He grabbed the fellow,
pulled him down off his chair and
yelled at him, Listen. you boob,
you've got my nanny with your
noise l offered you a 2-to-1 bet and
you don't even rap to me. What are
you roofing about if you don't want
to take chance?"
By this time Yanger was starting
in on his finishing touches and Faux
started his own finishing touch, say
ing 10 the fan, Here's $500 to $50
on Yanger. II you don't want that,
I'll make it $500 to SO you don't
know you're alive and let you hold
the stakes"
The gong tapped. ending the fight
the decision going to Yanger, and
at last the noisy boy turned to
Faulk and said:
"Nothing doin, Sport, I'm hoodoo-
ed ! amt pulled down bet in five
years"
Thereafter Faux never let out a
peep when the fans started.
International League.
Victoria. MIR. Sam Lorimer, a
Victoria soccer enthusiast, has ar
ranged to visit Vancouver, New
Westm nster and several Washing
ton sta.e cities in an endeavor to
start an international football league
He has already received the assur-
ance that two teams from Washing
ton state will enter the proposed
league, and is now endeavoring 20
get teams from Victoria. Vancouver
and New Westminster.
George Popular With Japs.
Engel will be nominated for en-
peror of Japan when he takes the
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