South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-19
"KnoCkouts"

Here's a queer one that happened
one night down at the boxing club
called the Pyramid run by Billie
kin" Pascoe back of the Alhambra
theater on Archer av II goes TO
prove what strange jurns a boxing
bout viii take when there is an out
and-out gutter in the mixing and
what ludicrous things may happen
when couple OF cutters get to-
gether.
a boxer named Kid Cross was on
the bill but his opponent did not show
up. Pascoe asked Emil Thirty TO get
somebody 10 MI the gap. So Thirty
10 do the Kid a favor scurried around
the hall and the only man he found
was a roustabOut fighter whose right
name wasn't Brown, but that viii
serve the purpose as well as any
other
Thirty asked Brown if he would
box Cross and Immediately he began
90 whine that ne couldn't whip a man
like Cross. etc.-the' usual dog
symptoms OF the gutter. Finally he
was induced with sundry promises TO
20 on. You can take one along
about the second round and go out"
they told him and he seemed satisfied.
Thirty knew Brown intended to
quit so when he went back into the
hall he discovered that Ike Bloom,
Harry Forbes and several others, who
usually bet something on all OF the
bouts, were willing 10 bet almost
anything that Cross would lose.
Forbes in fact was laying 4 10 l that
way because it was we'll known
around that Cross would Dog it"
quicker than anybody.
This was one time Thirty had
some inside dope and ne quickly be-
gan 10 take some of II csc bets, TAX
ing of course the Cross and because
Brown already had told him he
wouldn't go more than two rounds.
But to make it look good and to see
there were no mistakes Thirty went
into Browns corner. In all Thirty
had $50 bet on the battle.
I'm the very first round. Cross, find
ing he could hit Brown, was making
n dashing fight OF IT, Right there
Brown wanted 10 take a flop" but
Thirty insisted that he go on. Just
one round more and then IL will look
all right" Thirty pleaded with
Brown
"AII right. but he is hitting pretty
hard" Brown whined
In the second round Cross began to
get anxious. Seeing no signs of his
opponent quitting he began himself
TO back up and suddenly Brown got
in a hard rap that dazed Cross. In
stautly Brown began TO fight harder
and the round ended with affairs
about even.
Thirty seeing the turn OF affairs,
whispered TO Brown to go out early in
the next round as II was his best
chance. But he didn't reckon with
the quitting bird in the other corner.
They came together with a crash and
"a tho a1uazaroant Of pVprxrhOdV M
Thirty's extreme disgust. Brown sunk
his right into Cross jaw and over
went the latter down and out.
1t was a case Of which would quit
first, and Cross beat him to IL.
Brown wanted to quit but Thirty.
who had bet on the other man.
wouldn't let him. Ever since then
Emil has believed in letting man do
as he pleases in the ring.
Many funny stories are told Of
cutters in the ring. About the best
of the whole lot is the one originally
told by Jimmy Bardell. who was
counting a man on the floor. knocked
down with a suspiciously light blow
and apparently not hurt at all. His
opponent was a hard hitter and the
man on the floor evidently was taking
the easiest way out of a tough spot
Jimmy had counted six and see
ing that the fallen man was not
busying himself to get up. Jimmy
knelt down and said TO him:
Get up: amt you going TO fight
any more2"
20. yes" came the answer. but
not tonight
Bardeu told another Of a similar
case in which he felt called upon TO
threaten a man who had been knock
ed down. He could have arisen with
out trouble but he didn't want TO.
Get up" roared the referee in his
ear cor you'n never fight IN this club
again"
"Or i'm any other club" calmly
added the gutter.
Still another boxer OF this same va
rietv got a lUsty swat and went flat
on his back The referee stopped
over him and counted in his ear so
that the hattened one might hear
above the roar OF the crowd.
The fighter looked into the referees
face calmly and said:
you needn't count L amt going