The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-03
Mcfarland and Gibbons Are Lucky
They Are Not Likely to Ouer1york

offer ever made 10y the Garden man
aRement. He sen back word that the
terms were ridiculous. They we're
ridiculously generous. He's n wisen-
he!mer that Mike person. Unless it's a
soft spot he Won't enter the ring.
Mike Collins OF HUDSON writes me
that every time the name OF Ahearn or
Bartheld is mentioned Mike gets pale
and shrlnks right down TO a welter-
weight. I'm his jinx and he knows
it, said Dan.
Tom Cowler and Kid Lewis both are
In receipt OF a big poster from Eng
land. I'm II is pictured "A man enjoying
the solid comfort of a big cushioned
cha In his home circle. two Riddles
are at his knee and they are asking.
What did YOU do for your country.
papa Another line Of type asks.
What IL you Answer
Lewis and Cowler In a chorus replied
We're never going to get married"
Jack Hemple is the man selected 10
meet Gunboat Smith at the 81. Nicholas
RIM on August II. Hemple is the gian,
who helped Jess Willard train for Jack
johnson. Since returning to New York
Hemples pastime has consisted Of hit
ting some Of the %neighbors' children on
the chin. Five athletes has John dropped
to the resin. He and the gunner are
due to give the fans a run for their
money.
Lance Corporal Keyworth OF the
1Wenty-fourth County Queens" of Lon
don tells an interesting story Of boxing
around the trenches, Corporal Keyworth,
a mere boy, was decorated with the
NIrfnrtA lfrAae TO-
a German position at Givenchy last NAV
for two hours while fully exposed 70
German fire. lie SAYS:
II don't think there is a sinVla Rrit,.h
soldier who doesn't enjoy a set,o. he will
go anywhere to see one. After coming
out or the trenches II we eau get hold
o. any gloves the chaps put them on and
nave n high old time. The other week
shortly after the engagement Mt Given.
chy. /. with several other BOYS of the
Queens went To a picture palace, only
three miles behind the nring line. and
say" some rare boxing. II was like this
The building in which the scrappin.
took place had had Jumps knocked of
IL by shells, the sAy could be seen
through the roof. and it VAS easy IA
imagine its falling all OF a heap. II was
nevertheless packed with fellows who.
not being able to box themselves. lei
things go on the lot organ, Boxing
gloves and mouth organs are ever 90
popular, ] don't know what We should
do without them.
but the boXing-every contest went
TO the bitter end. There was no victory
on points, II was all a long, giorlous
slog, and all the time the slogging was
going on shells We're continually dron.
ping round and about. But no ons
bothered the least little bit.
ITS like this: If a shell has no, 20,
your name written on It il won't hit
you. That is wha; | believe. canno
think anything else when know ina
while ] threw bombs for two hours men
were being killed RICH, and left of ms
and ] was not hurt, not scratched
What did | feel like? I did not feel a,
all. went up the hill which we can.
tured. as all the other boys did, To 6uh,
TIL got knocked out or managed &c
come through without being hit.
II suppose ! must have killed man,
Germans, for ! am a keen cricketer ana
~reckoned n good bowler. am told thai
| have never bowled better than ! die
that night. | hope I did the hat trick
many times over. on, yes. we've win,
ming. all right. Ours Is a young army
1t Is All army that has gone from the
playing fields to the battlefield. They
are as Al as Meas. AS keen as mus ard
and so far as my experience goes the
officers are like the men--the jo!liss,
and the best Of good fellows"