El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-18

RnHE hour approached for great
boxing match. 'Pythias" Miller,
= troop A, military police, Camp
Bierne, paced back and forth in his
dressing room, III at ease because
Damon" Hanlon, Of field hospital No.
SO. was not in sight at the appointed
hour. Only q few more minutes and
Damon" former champion Of the
Philippines. would be doomed to go
on with some one instead of the
mighty 'Pyahias" who claims the
championship among the Welters Of
the border
The time Was nearly UP when the
Tar away ciatter Of horse hoofs were
heard and shortly -Pythias" HanloD
rushed through the door Of the Y. II.
c. A, 64th infantry. Damon" fell
on his neck and wept. cut that out"
whispered "Pylhias." Don't you re-
MEMBER that we are mortal enemies
Tor four rounds this EVENING"" "Da-
mon tum oled and, backing away into
another corner OF the room the two
assumed vicious miens that caused
many to believe that III ebout must
surely come 10 a head before the glad
iators could be conducted to the ring.
Equal Professionals.
When the gong tapped, the two
rushed at each other in dire enmity.
There was q mix which the timid
dare not follow. for fear Of witness
ing a tragedy, but both emerged alive.
Damon" tented and ducked and then
blocked and patted "Pythias" the kind
of kicks his mother used TO give him
when ne had been a good boy.
E9ythias' came back with Whacks as
vicious as maiden's kiss. Four
rounds OF such brotherly love were
never before witnessed in q ring at
Fort Bliss. When over 1000 fans got
next to the affection, not a few were
50 deeply moved that their eyes were
dimmed with tears. Others cried:
Take EN- off"
You're forgetting TO look mean"
whispered -Pythias" in a clineh. And
you are not bloodthirsty as an enemy
ought to be-" came back Damon
whereupon Damon" snarled and
'.Pythias" struck a wicked blow with
farewell at the gate. The bout ended
With both men still alive.
Moral: No amount Of pretense can
hide true brotherly love.
Then "Pythias" proved himself a
real jokesmith. He advanced to the
front Of the stage and apologized for
the showing he made, saying that he
had not boxed for six months and was
out Of condition. as renowned pugs
do when an opponent has taken their
trench The crowd appreciated the
comedians efforts and roared their
delight. Had Damon" failed to ar
rive at the last minute and Miller
had been put on with some dub. he
would have been beaten quick and
hard had he used the same tactics he
employed with Hanlon- Had Damon"
gone on with a fifth rater and fol-
lowed the line Of campaign displayed
towards Pythias," he would quickly
have been Dur away
The Real Thing.
However. there was a real bout at
the ~" Saturday night Herbert Ev-
ans. Of z company, cath infantry, and
A Buc5, 18th field artillery, furnished
rs classy a scrap as the best of them
put up in professional bouts. Evans
was the heavier by y or II pounds.
but Buca more than made up for il in
Cleverness- Evans was the aEgressor
and turned loose a shower OF stiff
ones. most Of which Buca blocked and
occasionally countered with an effec-
tive right. The mill terminated in
the second round. when Buca broke
bone in the right wrist, having landed
on Evanss head instead Of his jaw.
While his opponent was the stronger
Of the two because OF his greater
weight. Ruca showed great ring gen.
eralship. While Buca could hardly
have won in four rounds, even had
he not injured his hand. his campaign