El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-12
Parlor Boxing May Rule so Years Hence
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Tendency Is Away From Bloody Bouts
BY JACK SHELLY.

SHELLY.
thrilling secene and every body seemed
to be imbibed with temperamenIal rs
tiana spirit TO the very limit.
Buns Ruch for Bet
As the champions toed the scratch
for the second round a big Chicago
pork packer jumped up and oIIereu
to bet a million dollars on the Jap,
but was politely informed by the reI-
cree he would get the buns rush II
he persisted in his declara ton SO
the wealthy pork packer sank PACK
into his seat highly disguised In the
meanwhile the boxers displayed mar
velous agility and speed They swung
hundreds Of uppercuts. Jaos. cross
counters. straight and crooked let's
and rights into the scented air Win
out being able to land tap IN 1act
both contestants were so very clever
and highly scientific they could not
possibly hit one another
The swift pace. however, began 10
tell upon the two fistlc heroes aIler
the third round. and they both showed
evidence Of weakness and exhaustion.
Poor pet" exclaimed Mrs J. Gould
FitznoOdle, as the men sank INTO their
chairs in the corners Why, Mr.. Van
derbunk is positively tired Its a
shame TO make him fight so strenu-
ously Ee should be put TO bed"
When the golden gong rang for the
fourth round, neither Of the great
battling champions was able to re-
spond- They were pitiful sights 20 De
hold The Jap made a desperate e1-
fort to rise from his seat. but immedl-
ately fell back groSEy and helpless
from sheer exhaustion.
One of the Real Old Mills.
In contrast TO the above dope dream,
let me cite one Of the real oId-tl me
gruelling battles of the shadowy past
The church bells were ringing on
Sunday morning, August 30, tlSsbl
when Spike sullivan of South Boston
and Frank keefe of the West End
stripped for a fight TO a finish IN
little clump of woods not FAR from
peaceful village. The ground had been
cleared OF brushwOOd and a new
clothesl-ne was stretched around i've
young oaks, making q paSSable rinS-
Including the fighters there were only
"A people present They had come long
distances to reach the spot Carriages
were left more than a mile away and
a dusty walk was made. LOOkOuts
were posted. so that the alarm could
be given If any one approached
'keefe is q strong. stOcky lad, dead
game and he weighed fully ten
pounds more than Sullivan. At the call
Of time both men rushed together.
keefc landed three let's in quick sue
Cessiou on the side Of Sullivan's face
and then a cOrking right on the Jaw
1t looked as if sullivan had taken
on too much Of a contract but he shot
two wicked polles with his left INTO
keefe's belly. Then he paid attention
to the face. and with a terrific left
cut @ deep cash in the lip from which
the blood flowed in a stream. Three or
four more OF the same kind made
keefe look red all over His nose BE
gan 10 bleed also. and altogether he
was a fearful sight. Occasionally he
would hit sullivan on the jaw. and
one or two Of them were staggerers-
heefe came up apparently quite fresh.
but two let's on his damaged nose
stopped him for a moment. Then he
was fortunate enough to catch Sulh-
van twice together on the Jaw, which
almost turned the tide of battle
sullivan was more experienced, and
kept out Of danger until he recovered
Then he sailed into his man, and with
a well-directed left caught him on
the jaw and knocked him down All
thought that he was out but he
scrambled 10 his feet. only to receive
two more let's, which sent him to
grass again, a well done-up man.
Gamely he came up for the third time
Keeling around he got another. which
did not quite complete the job. Sulli-
van stood off and ripped in a fearful
right uppercut in the belly. Then
came a solid left hook full on the un
protected Jaw keefe's eyes closed. his
legs gave way beneath him. and he
sank to earth iusensible. The round
occupied one hour and 20 minutes. He
was brought to, washed and cared for
by his friends"
The mill was under the old London
rules, with bare knucIles.