The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-18
HoqvMany Ring Enthusiasts
Remember Harry Pigeon?
Great Little Fighter Of Two Decades Ago Returns From
Nome for Vist-JoneS Offered to Sell
Willard Contract for $500.


The night Freddie Welsh and White
Richie fought at Madison Square Gar
den little bronzed faced man sat in
a rinssAde box and watched the action
with an all absorbing gaze. None Of
his neighbors knew him. II remained
him out.
Harry Pigeon by all that's Won
derful 20 snorted Carroll. "whered
you come from"
Just in from Nome. Alaska, Jimmy"
said the bronzed one. Been prospect
ing there for the last fifteen years.
Times have changed. Jimmy. remem-
Der the days when fought at Miners
Bowery Theatre. Then 1t was a dollar
to the loser and two to the winner.
Wasn't 1t a wonder how We ever got
out without breaking our necks IN those
bouts. ngnting in and out among the
wings? Many time I smashed my
fist on a bum rock or a weeping will
low tree that stood in all its painted
glory on the stage.
fight I've sort OF got over the habit.
! guess. Jimmy. do you remember ny
fight with Rube Ferns--how IL was nip
and tuck for nineteen rounds? Six
months after that he won the world y
welterweight championship. I don't be-
lieve these boys compare with Lavigne.
worked with the little Frenchman
and I never knew his equal as a fight
ing man
a
Tommy Ryan also. Old Tom. what's
become of him? lie was the most sci
entirc hitter that ever lived. He knew
the art of punching II ever a man did
1t was his fists that counted so much
He had tremendous fist. and how he
could sock! oh me oh my
What's become of Jack McAuliffe
fought him at Hot Springs once
Greatest Of the scientific lightweights
and a nice hitter. TOO. Great head had
Jack. Jimmy. Great head. Well. he
proved it, didn't he? He is the only
man who had sense enough to quit I'M
defeated and you see what II has done
for him. He'll always be able TO make
a living because OF that fact alone.
It's been hard in the klondike. aw.
fully hard. My claim is good on-
I've come out with IA little money. I'm
going back after see the madre. Nine
teen years since I've seen the Old ladN
and I'm glad 10 say that ] can leave
her substantial sum enough to keer
her for the rest OF her days My prop
erty adjoins a very rich claim. ! may
run into vein that will send me home
a millionaire
ITS wonderful country and they
haven't begun to take the gold out yet
No. I never punch the bag any more
You were in this very old garden. weren''
you. the night I won the worlds bias
punching championship? ! beat lo'
OF stars that night
I'm nervous about my old 'gat.' \
way. They tell me us against the Law
TO carry one down here now. Well, I've
got IL stored away. but I'm going &c
carry her back into the snow country
You never can tell what morning you'll
wake up to find stranger or YOU,
claim Old gat is the best argument
you can present when YOU insist tina
you are collecting the yellow from tina
particular parcel OF ground
~ hear that this Battling Nelson nov
claims the quickest knockout on record
! held IL for years I houled an op
ponent over IN six seconds once and n
stood as a record for a long time. 81
long, Jimmy. they're putting out N.
lights. II you're ever up Nome way
drop in at the shack Beans and bacon
Jim but by gosh, know how TO cool
! them.
so long. Harry"
80 long. Jimmy"