The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-04

speed. when no had made the sailor
cry Enough ] called him over to me
and said. what's your Nance
Joe Carroro, he answered.
What do you do when you're not in
school,
so help the old man sell fish. used
to work in a boiler shop. But like to
box. | swiped these gloves up at the
| Fairmont. ] was In by the ring one
| night and one Of the preliminary boys
threw them down In the corner after
his bout. stuffed them inside my shirt
| and here they are. ! bought the big pair
| that the sailor had On.
~ can't get anybody TO box with me
/ around here | used to give the kids q
nickel to box with me, but now they're
afraid. | just gave this sailor a quar-
ter to put them on with me.
| "1'm manager OF fighters. Would
| you like TO be one?' | said. 1 manage
| Tommy Houck.'
Gee. Tommy Houck. He's a great
fighter. Wouldn't I like 10 be AS good
as he is"
We'll. come around to the gym in the
morning. I'll see what you can do
Sure enough the next morning
bright and early he was on hand. He
was awfuliy fast for a green one.
| Nopt uiNSi iot bpFcus anyways ~
ways, l yelled, fast. fast. fast l tied
his right hand down at his side and
made him punch the bag and box with
| his left alone. That accounts for adj
his early Jumping in and out while in
a fight
Then came his first fight at the
/ Olympic A. &. He fought under the
name Of Young Marine. l never liked
that. What to call this kidd was pug
afn LII .t.
one day and I was humming Sweet
Bonnie Of Dundee In a flash I had a
name for my find. I couldn't call him
| Bonnie. SO said Johnny-Johnny
Dundee. and 80 he's been called ever
since.
Il remember the time I gave him HIS
first hundred dollars, his end for a
fight. The next day he came around
broke.
"'what did you DO with the money ?
/ asked.
81 went out with the boys ne said
I had great time, but the money is
all gone.
1--WE were standing on the corner OF
Forty street and Broadway a
few nights later. A little chubby fel-
low passed us. You see that fellow :,
said. pointing to him, Well. he war
one of the greatest lightweights In the
dollars. He had good times too. He
spent more in one minute than all the
rest OF the fighters spent in a month
| He's broke now, Johnny. The mex,
time ] give you n hundred remember
the story about that boy
Il gave him one hundred and fifty
the next time. The next day ] saw his
mother.
".what DID Johnny give you las,
4 s-I
Zone hundred and forty-five dol
lars she said proudly
THAT was the beginning Of Dundee's
success. He has a nice bank accoun,
now and he'll have II always"
There isn't any excuse for a boxer
having a caulihower ear remarked
Young Corbett. AS he pointed TO an old
timer whose ears were curled against
his head In grotesque fashion. It's a
simple matter to guard against IL one
treats them properly. It's no disgrace
to have them. mind you, but why to-
crate what YOU can avod'
Nearly all the clever men have them
II means that you've got to pay proper
attention to an ear II you should ge
one injured. when Il blow breaks on,
OF the little blood vessels the ear swel''
I'D The correct thing to do Is to have
!
that done a dozen times and you Sc
my ears. Just as we'll formed az thousi
| never had been in fight, II makes
me mad to see youngsters with big III
ears when there Is no necessity for II
Just little care and application OF th'
lance and there wouldn't be any sucl
deformites"
, Romhardier Wens answers the critics
, who have harped on his not going L
war by saying. My family has beeI
pretty we'll represented at the front
Ny brother Ar, who was one OF III
best boys in the world rejoined tn
third battalion Of the Rifles Brigade II
Ireland before he got his mobilization
papers and has given his lifo to tn
, cause. sid is despatch rider on IN
. headquarters stan; Albert Ia in the Sea
|, forth Highanders and Harold. who wa
not 10 when the war broke out, M
Joined the Essex Regiment
II am hoping 10 make enough none
in the next month or so to make m
, family comfortable Then ] VIII b
, ready for the front. At this present mo
ment my duty really Is in the prize
!, ring. where can earn some money. an
1 have the mora, courage TO say go.
, British soldiers recently conducted
boxing tourney AZ the front for tn
4 ! Belgian relief fund, Many OF the Brit
. ish soldiers arc professionals and CAV
good account Of themselves. One G
the best bouts on the card was the IN
4 between Gunner CroXon and Gunnl
I Grey. Croxon in considered ono OF IN
: hest lightweights In England and whe
. the war is over he intends to 60 afte
n big game In the ring
r A letter comes which complains