The Washington herald., 1916-09-24

say boss, thought you was on tn
wagon""
Tha's right. Lon! Two years this De-
cember. Why?
"oh, nuthin'! Only yesterday when I
was down by tn courthouse I see va
comm out O. Pat O'Connor's, an know
ed they didn't stable tn wagon in
there"
Why. kid. you're liable Z see me comm
out o. there any old time. cause I never
gets tired pipin' off them fight pictures
Pat has saved up. They makes me feel
young again, an recall many faces an
Instances O. tn good old days gone by.
va wanta take 'em in. When va first
enter tn gallery va comes face t face
with that great lion-hearted Irishman,
Jack Dempsey, who was dead on tn level
tn time he told "Fitz' he didn't know
what he meant when tn "Freckled One"
had begged him Z throw up tn sponge.
There was only one Jack!
Right next Z Jack comes our old friend,
John L. Dressed fit t kill, an in TIL
prime o. his career. guess va know all
about that old time champ"
Continuin' down tn corridor va runs
right into Gentleman Jim" Corbett, tn
shiftiest man with his docks" that ever
donned tn mitts, an right between Jim,
an Red Robert Fitzsimmons-who. all
things took into consideration, was tn
most remarkable fighter tn world ever
knowed-ls a most interestin' group pic
ture, includin', Jim Kelly, tn prominent
attorney; the late Thos F. Walsh, tn
multi-millionaire; DR.. Roller. tn stake
holder. your old friend Jimmie Callahan,
now managin' tn Pirates" ]. Ed. Grilo.
and Rip Milliken; Mr.. Frazee. who ar
ranged tn JeffTies-Johnson fight, an Pat
O'Connor himself.
Next comes Champion Willard, an
clustered all around him is a bunch o.
fight babies" who have made some great
sport, Lii Artha Johnson. Old Joe Choy-
Inski. Jack Mccormick, Frank Moran,
Sam Langford, AL Palser. an Joe Jean
ette. Al. Kaufman, Jack Burns. an Aus
tralian Bill Lang in a group. an scat
tered herein there are some mighty
tough wrestlers, Billy Muldoon tn king
Graeco- Roman wrestler O. all time: Frank
Gotch, Owen Ziegler. Jim Asbel, Zybysco,
Gus Schoenlein who you know as Amer
icus,' George Hackenschmidt, your
friend, Joe Turner. taken alone. an with
Joe Oliveri, an "Muldoon's Pickinniny."
II you're thirsty by this time ask my
old friend Jerry Mccarthy t mix va up
a glass O. water, an then hike back t
III section that commences with Sailor
Boy Tom Sharkey, who I still think
licked Jim Jefrries when they fit at
Cooney's Island. Whatcha laughin' at?
Mike Cooney owned { place, an twas
knowed as that, until a parcel o. Dutch
butted in an switched II Z Coney
Then on tn right O. Tom you'll find a
bunch o. lads who have cashed. Poor
Stanley Ketchell. who was as game as
they made 'em; Luther Mccarthy, killed
in his fight with Arthur Pelky; Joe Cans,
tn black whirlwind an game III George
Dixon, who tn white folks admired as
well as tn black. On a III further is
another great crew, Abe Attell Tommy
Lowe. "Turrible Terry McGovern, Bat
tim Nelson, an johnnie Kilbane, TIL
present-day champion. Joe Dillon by
himself hangs right over a group con-
sistin' O. Champion Freddy Welsh, Kid
Williams. an George CLANCY, an right
under them is a old photo O. tn Wash
ington Athletic Club. took twenty-five
years ago, in which is Frank Houseman,
tn crack shot O. today, who used t be
welter-weight champion; Rob Ray Nc
Gregor, who lost tn wrestlin' honors t
Joe Grant. tn policeman; Johnnie
Thompson down in tn market, an Pat
O'Connor as a athlete
On your way back va runs right into
Billy Jordon, tn world-famous an
nouncer, but whadaya tryin' t do, kid
me? Chase down there ya'self, Pat
knows EN- all. has every picture signed,
an will tell va all about It,
DOPEY DAN.
Note-Lon says all va gotta do t. get
a perfect brown on some Small fry Is T.
Ford ~ -