South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-19
"Knockouts"
BY Ed. w. Smith.

Excitement over a tense ring battle
causes lots and lots of amusement
and comedy scenes especially for the
man who watches calmly and is not
carried away by his feelings Tor one
of the contestants.
We've all heard of double knock
outs. and other strange happenings
but one Of the quaintest things that
ever came off in a ring happened IN
Fond du Lac, Wis, one night IN a
preliminary bout. Young Scotty was
battling a pretty fair sort of boy
named Young Sharkey and they were
going at il hammer and tOngs.
Scotty could hit like "a middleweight
though he was only in the light di-
vision and during the four or five
DAYS that he spent in training in the
Wisconsin town he got one of the
business men of the city wildly infau-
uated with his athletic ability.
This man went completely daft over
Scotty and during the battle sat IN
the boys corner watching the bout
with keenest attention. 1t was a ter
rifle contest with ScOtty having
slight shade until the fourth round.
Suddenly a terrific rack on Scot
tvs jaw sent him down and out as
cold as q sailed fish. With a scream
Scotty's friend threw up his arms
and fell to the floor as completely
knocked out as ScOtty was And they
had a terrible time bringing him
around. too.
There's a lot of comedy around
fighters corner at different times
and many amusing stories are told of
what an excited second will do and
how totally mixed up he may become.
They tell some amusing things on
Silvy Ferretti who once was Hugo
Kelly's manager and dearest friend.
Silvv and Hugo were almost INSOFAR
able and the little manager was so
completely wrapped up in the other
Italians welfare that at different
times he was led TO make some fool
ish mistakes.
They tell one on Silvy that is rich.
tt happened back in 1910 when KEEL
" was boxing Frank Claus in Bos-
ton ring in a 12-rOund battle. Kelly
was pretty good at the time and in
cidentaIly he got a decision over the
Pittsburgh man in handy fashion
that night though the battle for
time looked a little bad for Kelly.
SiIvy was in Hugo's corner and
was supposed TO have entire charge
of what Kelly was to take during the
battles. including water, oranges and
the like. Kelly got back to his cor
ner in an early round and told Silvy
Il
seconds before the bell sounded for
the next round, the idea being that
the fighter then could have the bene
fit of freshened mouth during the
round
Silvv was anxious TO do exactly as
Hr.ro wanted but became ratified
when he got the signal for the
orange. He grabbed the orange
stuck il in his own mouth and jab-
= s-1, inf
lighters outstretched face.
That wasn't all. either. Confused
and Inundated at his mistake Silvy
seized "A big water bottle when the
bell sounded at the end Of the next
round and stuck in into the ring in
place of the chair for Kelly TO sit on.
Silvy says it isn't SO but we have
it on good authority.
Not so very long back Marty Cutler
went up TO Burlington. Wis. to do
battle with Ned Carpenter. big fell
low who was getting quite a repu-
tation there Marty had nobody with
him and the afternoon of the fight
went TO a local gymnasium TO get a
couple of seconds for the fight. He
was recommended 10 a young fellow,
who proved that he was a pretty
good man at swinging towel.
During the seventh round Of the
fight. which had gone along evenly
up to that time. Carpenter started 10
rush Cutler around the ring They
clincho| and Cutler happening 10
glance down into his own corner. no.
ticed his towel swinger yelling. eX-
citedly.
Come on. YOU Carpenter: keep
after him." he was screeching.
When Cutler got back TO his corner
and had recovered his breath he said
TO his young helper:
SAY my names Cutler not Car
penter."
Il know that was the calm reply.
.'but YOU see. Carpenters my cousin
and I got 10 root for him