New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-12

% god a9 5a y Gaa the a s aa and aoe
only feeling in ane condition. Battling ScHoFlELD
Penrod gazed at his mirrored reflection for five min
ute changing his expression from that supposed to ac-
company intense muscular agility to the tolerant smile
that rationay iumnes the face of the victor as who
should be saving "You did your nObes but, poor chap
my best. fear was too much for you linen ne turned
out the light and got into bed relieved of the necessity Tor
shamming sumber and fell asleep before ne could frame
opening sentence for his next days DAlhl
twas Rune Collins. the bully of School No g. who had
stirred in Penrod Schofeld and Sam Wlllams tne SpriC
Of that 49, Tor stc glory
Penrod and Sam standing at DOWNTOWN soda"aer
fountain when Rupe Collins entered the store. ~ r.,
Coin to be some fight, believe Me-, said Rupe Col
"Yesb" said Sam; and Penrod said That's right"
"Bet a quarter you don know what fight mean' ou-
lied Rupe ...,uoa Con, Will
Jams. , or
"You kids make me sick" was RUPEES rejoinder. i
the fight between Jess Wizards ana FRANK MORAN
They're gon to fight for eleven hunored tousai uo"i
split sxty-forty You kids ought to read the papers: o
And thus it was that Sam and Penrod STUDIED the
SPORTING PAGES so seduousy that IN two weeks ley ndu
not only absorbed much Of the sporting page patter bpt
they also had "signed up'-Battling Schohed 10 NghC
Rough Rupe Collins Forty boys knew about the nPenu
ng battle when the articles were signed ana OH te & ~
the fight through the agency of PenrOds DAIRY -tPeu
and mmeographed a machine Maurice ley go nl3 Ti
Christmas-m0re than two hundred boys-at loc nDui5
lion 40 FREE LIST"-s0me IRON the sCmooi oll
attended but the majority from Number lhree' Woie
gathered at the rngside which was located i near ;nta
"shany" built by the Garfield Street gang mile lhto
the woods across the railroad track The edce mao oee
constructed for the Matching OF plots ana as PRISON t until pI
boys kidnapped from the Ninth Street gang put Jill
The Saturday morning Of the fight the bodest deeu pelp
trated within its sacrosanct confines had been te roa
ny Of potatoes stolen, 1t Is true from 'a'iou '''
tries. III. a.,
Battling Penrod was smaller than Rough hupe wi
hns and his scientific knowledge Of fst-fghtln8 poy
had goyes-was neasuraby less than his sophStcasu
adyerarys He weighed 81 pounds ACCORDING ~ tn me
the scientific Dugsc world to believe over ' tSe
~ had the slightest chance 10 gain decision over VIC
larger bow or 10 niure him in the slightest degree;
And fiction though this story be- Batting ntrHa
ceased 10 battle for more than small part OF ,lnu1
The boys shook hands and Penrod tried to send Dow ~
Rnpe Jaw Rupe parred the blow; and MT renrod U D
e ae Penrod grew dzzy, and sank 70 hs & he
% oe og he thought and when ne openeu hd crown
~ ipe accompanied by his backcr whose nuiDve Ia"
nszQy Battling Pcnrod "trainor" Sam Williams, va hat
T and Herman I'd the two colorcd poy
ained If the Batcrs cayacadc, and a0rT""iuHy ''' ~
10y t|o miles y Pcnr0df house. ,,.a,h
On, ratslo calculated Sam Williams in a migny ooa "A ~
Wat you rating aboptW asked Penrol lie aidn ~ mt
a. ! dont about that" said Sam we forgot az 49,
ing Ae articles something about the losers snare " Up