Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-05
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TTNHE blow seemed never to Jar him tbs
i least
The hope swung again, and there stood
Billy Byrne like huge bronze statue. TAX
ing blow after blow that would have pun
an ordinary man down for the count
The fans saw and appreciated the spec
tacular bravado Of the act ana they wen,
wild. Cheer on cheer rose hoarse anu
| deafening, TO the rafters.
The white hope lost his self-control and
| what little remained OF his short temper
and deliberately struck Billy foul blow.
But before the referee could Interfere the
mucker swung Just such another blow as ne
had missed and fallen with In the seeono
round
This time he did not miss his mighty
nst caught the coming champion" on the
point Of the chin, lifted him on his feet,
and landed him halfway through the ropes.
There he lay, while the referee tolled on
the count of ten, and the tickle CROWD
cheered and screamed In delirium OF Joy.
Despite the law. the decision was plain.
Cassidy crawled through the ropes and
threw his arms around Billy.
81 knew youse could do Il. kid !" he
hovled you're as good as made now, an
you're de next champ, or 1 never seen
one !"
sheets hailed sailor" Byrne as the great
est white hope Of them all. Flashlights OF
him filled quarter OF page.
There were interviews with him. Inter-
views with the man he had defeated. In
terviews with Cassidy. Interviews with
the referee Interviews with everybody
and all were agreed that he was the most
likely heavy since Jeffries. Corbett admit
ted that while in his prime he could doubt
less have bested the new wonder, he would
have found him a tough customer
Every one said that Byrnes future was
assured. There was not a man in sight
who could touch him, and none who had
seen him fight the night before but would
have staked his last dollar on him in
mill with the black champion.
Cassidy wired a challenge 20 the neBro's
manager. and received an answer that was
most favorable. The terms were, as usual,
rather one-sIded. but Cassidy accepted
them. and Il seemed before noon that a fight
was assured.
Billy was more nearly happy again than
he had been since the day he had renounced
Barbara Harding TO the man he thought she
loved He read and reread the accounts in
the papers, and then, searching for more
references to himself off the sporting page,
he ran upon the very name that had been
constantly in his thoughts for all these
Notwithstanding
ment y tss Ssaaii,ai Sis, Hsfdins sotsti to WI.
liam J. Mallory has been broken. Miss
Harding could not be seen at her fathers
home up to late hour last night. Mr..
Mallory refused 10 discuss the matter, but
would not deny the rumor.
He sat with his eyes bent upon the floor,
and his mind was thousands OF miles away
across the broad Pacific, upon a little island
in the midst OF a turbulent stream.
And far uptown, another sat with the
same paper in her hand. Barbara Harding
was glancing through the sporting sheet
in search OF the scores OF yesterdays
golf tournament. And as she
searched her eyes became suddenly rlveted
upon the picture OF a giant man, and she
forgot about tournaments and low scores.
Hastily she searched the heads and text
until she came upon the name-"Sallor'
Byrne
Yes, It must be he GreedIly she read
and reread all that had been written about
him. Yes, she. Barbara Harding scion OF
an aristocrat!c house-ultra-socie girl