The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-12-06

A few years after Jack Skelly defeated the cooperase aprentice in grudge fight he was pitted against-and defeated-a youthful millionaire
 While Skelly was fighting amateur bouts around New York city. George Law. then a multi-millionaire railroad met Skelly sometime later Law invited him to accompany party on bear hunt in the west. And skelly accepted.
 On the way back from the hunt some friends of Law in private car. began discussing the pugilistic prowess of Reginald Swift. son of the millionaire meat packer in the west
 swift is about the best amateur box CT in America today commented a friend 'I've got a boy right here with this party who can whip Swift or any other man in the amateur ranks" re- torted Law.
 That led to a rather heated argument and the result was that Law and his friend made wager of $5000 on the out come of a battle between Swift and Skelly -in case the bout could be ar ranged. Skelly gladly consented to box Swift and when the party got off the train in Omaha, Neb., nothing remained but to get Swift's consent.
 This Swift is a wonderful boxer and is much heavier than you are, but think you can whip him. Law told Skelly. That doesn't worry me-" answered the | Yonkers youth.
 , When Law and his friends got in touch with young Swift and proposed a | bout with Skely, the pork packers son. always keen for spirited encounter, no | matter who the foeman, agreed, and the l fight was put on in fashionable lodge room in Omaha.
 | When Swift and his wealthy friends entered the room and had sized up Skelly ! they at once decided that the match would be a walkaway for Swift. The Omaha youngster was much larger ana many pounds heavier than the frail look 1 ing Skelly which influenced Swift's friends to pool a big bundle of money to bet on Swift.
 l Law quickly covered all such bets and | the eagerness with which he did so somewhat cooled the ardor of Swift s | supporters. They at once scented a | ''nigger in the woodpile." Alter Law could get no more even money bets on l the straight outcome of the contest, he offered $5000 that Skelly would stop Swift before the end of the 10th round. This wager was covered and with close
 to $50000 at stake the two youngsters
 -one an heir to millions and the other dn OpScule cooper rom I Onhers, IN. T. | faced each- -other and went to it' Swift, of the aggressive type of fight CT, started after Skelly with the bang
 of the first gong. It probably was his | hope that his greater size aided by an
 unceasing attack, would wear down Skel- 1 ly in very short time. But the Yon- kers youngster, with bewilderng foot work, kept out of Swift's way for nearly three rounds, at the end of which time
 the son of the millionaire meat packer was leg weary and arm weary-and
 puffing like a porpoise Skelly, through
 the early rounds, but made hardly an effort to hit Swift, being content merely to keep out of his way.
 As Skelly returned to his corner at the end of the third round, one of his seconds whispered to him.
 | Jack, don't forget that Law has bet big money that youll finish Swift in 10 rounds If you're going to win that
 bet for him. you had better begin to open up.'
 Skely smiled a reply. The youngster
 was fighting the battle with bis head as we'll as his arms and legs. He fig ured that by letting Swift tire himself
 with futile rushes, it would accomplish
 more through the opening rounds than a
 bombardment of his head and body with T punches And Skelly's mathematics
 were correct.
 The boy from the Brooklyn cooperage shop began to take the offensive with the beginning of the fifth round and
 from then on it became only a question Of how long the bigger boxer would last. Skelly landed with remarkable pre-
 cisoh and with tremendous power for