El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-07

BOXING match does not end WI

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A BOXING match does not end when
n the referee raises the hand OF the
winner. The boxing germs are viru-
lent and affect different victims in
different ways. Some boxing fans ex-
plode Immediately on hearing the de-
cision Of the referee and heal up with
in the next two days. The cases OF
others develop more slowly and may
erupt any time from one to nine days.
Referee Hides.
Not infrequently the referee is in
hiding the next day. and the best ex-
cited fans can do Is TO pick a quarrel
with the sport editors. On the morn
ing following the Gundy-Nelson bout
at the studorium a man who had prob
ably lost ice cream soda or cigars on
Dispensing with the slight formality
Of becoming acquainted with the sport
editor. whom he did not know. he
broke out:
well. what do you think Of that de-
cision last night in the Gundy-Nelson
bout2"
7 believe It was a fair decision"
One More Punch.
20. you do. do YOU Well. I want
was a Mutt. A draw was the worst
Nelson should have had. II that bout
had gone just one more round. Gundy
would have been knocked stiff He
was all in 7 have seen few fights
IN my time. and I want 70 tell you thar
boy needed just one more good punch
to put him out and Nelson was the boy
who would have done IL II II had gone
one more round Listen: Don't forget
what I tell you. II they ever meet
again Il won't 90 half dozen rounds.
Nelson will do him Just like he did at
the first meeting"
when the editor had gathered up
his thoughts from among the scat
tered papers and was again down to
work. another victim OF the germs
burst in
That eased his system and he went
about his work
Well what did you think OF that
decision last night in the Gundy-Nel-
son bout2"
T believe It was a fair decision"
On Verge Of X. o.
so do I That referee knows his
business And ] want TO tell you
something. II that fight had gone on
one more round. Gundy would have
put Nelson out Nelson was all in.
Nick was fresh as he was TO start
with I don't say that myself. but I
talked with his seconds after the bout
and they told me that Nick was just
as good as new. That's not all; II they
ever fight again, Gundy VIII whip him
in less than six rounds. Don't forget
il now. Remember that; he Will whip
him in less than six rounds.
And this brother breezed away
also feeling much better. Opin-
Ions OF others have ranged all the
way from that OF the first caller
who had Gundy all hut out to the
one who believed Nelson on the
verge OF topping. They all saw
the bout. That's the way opin-
Ions differ.
Be it said TO the credit Of Nick
Gundy that never once did he offer an
excuse when Nelson knocked him out
Be it equally TO Nelson's credit that
he offers no excuse for his Labor Day
defeat
A curious phase about the defeat Of
both is that each one largely defeated
himself That this is a fact the writer
is convinced from facts given by per-
sons other than the boxers them
selves. Gundy contributed to his own
sort. Nelson lessened his chances Of
winning by carelessness in taking off
weight.
On Saturday Nelson was two pounds
overweight, weighing 126 pounds. All
day Sunday he drank no water and ate
but one meal On Monday he drank
no water and ate nothing up until
o'clock, the time he was to weigh in.
It being necessary for him to weigh
in at the base hospital. Fort Bliss. he
walked from the car line TO the hos
pital. When he went on the scales he
weighed 12l pounds. he had taken
off three pounds more than need be
instead OF having weighed himself oc-
casiOnally and taking off just enough.
He was weak and so ravenously hun
CRY that he went into the canteen and
tried to buy some pie and did nibble
at candy until he could get home TO
a square meal.
Ate Whole Rooster.
Before leaving TO weigh in Nelson
had caught a seven pound rooster.
dressed II and put 1t on to cook It
seems that the rooster was only half
done when he returned, but being so
ravenously hungry, he took IL from
the pot and ate Il all but the bones
in half raw condition. This had i'll
effects.
Now as to what might have hap
pened had the bout gone Is rounds in
stead Of ten. I have been asked my
opinion on the matter some Al times
and give in answer my conversation
with a young man who sought my
opinion two days after the Gundy-
Nelson bout
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