The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15
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was in his dressing room after ! had
knocked him out and his eyes filled with
tears as | shook his hand and told him
not to take defeat too hard, I'm done
for, Frank he said. They've assailed
me So bitterly. and my only hope was
to beat you
"'Well, Billy, you take my tip. Join
the army. Youll win all their hearts II
YOU do. and you'll be Just as popular as
ever. Just BECAUSE YOU join they're NOT
going TO send you out in the trenches to
stop bullets with your teeth
"'Oh II wasn't that. I'll join he
said. and we shook hands on Il. ! don't
know of a single influence that draws
thin to their country's cause as he does.
They don't forget the men in the trenches
over there. Confined as the soldier Is III
his dugout. he gets little chance for a
game of his beloved cricket or football.
That's why they hit upon the plan OF
sending boxing gloves to the front.
"Boring. a little English penny paper.
already has raised a fun of $4,000 10
supply the trenches with boxing gloves.
All work and no play makes Tommy
Atkins a dull boy. and It would never
do 20 allow Tommy to get dull In the
dugouts.
'The night I fought Wells AZ the
Grand Opera House in London there was
presented TO me the greatest sight I've
ever seen. I'll wager that there were
$1,000 women there in decollete. Naval
and military officers in swagger uniforms
occupied boxes. Before the fght some
one climbed into the ring with a smash
ing looking bulldog and that
he was going to auction the animal for
the benefit of the glove fund for the men
az the front. Bidding was lively and
the dog finally went to Arthur Playtalr.
a we'll known English actor. He paid
$500 for the bull and presented him to
Admiral Jellico as a mascot to the Eng
lish feet.
Every letter that comes home from a
soldier always has Some mention of the
FUN they get out of the gloves. You
know the trench Is a pretty serious
proposition with those poor devils. They
live in them and generally die in them.
Is II any wonder hat they welcome a
little healthy fun between bullets? II
is remarkable how quickly the French
man and the Englishman got shoulder
to shoulder to buck the enemy. Boxing
brought about "A lot of that spirit sim
ply because the feeling of friendliness
was created from the time the French
took up boxlng
"At first a Frenchman would box un-
til he felt the other mar getting the
aiil'S ih' ~ wv
his way out of the ring and call it a day.
In order to encourage the men to con-
tinue to the bitter end OF a contest the
French boxing authorities formed the
Soclete d'k,ucoura Cement de BoXe.
which presented a gold medal to every
French contestant if he fought garneTy"
Lewis groaned on his throne.
"These medals only went to game
losers continued Moran. From that
time on the French boxer caught the
idea and then the real competition with
English boxers began. OF course Ameri-
can fighters fought also. but as n rule
1t was a Frenchman against "A Britisher.
That's where a feeling Of fairness and
friendliness arose between the two coun-
tries II you don't think so let me- say
that though Carpenter, the great French
heavyweight. had beaten English cham
pions of an classes, the Englishmen
swarmed to the railroad station to meet
Georges when he came to London to
fight Gunboat Smith. They unhitched
the horses of his carriage and hauled
him through the streets themselves. That
was being fair minded, wasn't Il?
"Thcy thought Wells would beat me
SURE, They We're bottpg 3 to / that he'd
knock me out He did the funniest thing
| ever saw in the ring In the first round.
| caught him with a hard right cross
clean on the Jaw. He started to toprle
over, spun around a bit and then, hold
ing both hands above his head, ran to his
CORNER and stood there with his hands
stifl held high above his head. lie was
simply knocked silly and must have
thought he was being held up, ! can't
account for II any other way, and
ne ther could the English critics. We
drew S25,0n0, ! got nearly $4,000 for
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