El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-13


{ THOSE who have become acquainted
1 with the boxing game have fortu-
nately missed much Of the shady hue
that tints bouts conducted at Fort
Bliss
II there has ever been a bout pulled
I of at Fort Bliss other than on the
/ square. I have never seen It or heard
OF It during many interviews with
men at the fort who are best ac-
I quainted with the game At Bliss
/ there Is no reason why one man
should "lay down" TO another, or hold
/ OF in bout until the fourth or fifth
round, until his manager and hackers
have all their bets comfortably made,
and then cut loose and put out an
opponent known before the bout to
have been an inferior man Return
matches where the contestants have
J an understanding that they viii box
TO draw in order to get another
fight are unheard Of Occasionally
there may be an unintentional mis-
take by the referee. but obvious rob
berry by that official is never heard
Of at the fort
The reason Of this Is that money
s. not the first object. Where
boxers have their eye solely on
the s'kale." many stunts are pulled
10 separate the public from their
money. These deals generally
leak out in time and have the
effect OF giving the sport n
mussed face.
How They Do II.
During the summer Of 1904 Kid Al
uson, a boxer Of considerable ability,
dropped in among the pugs Of Cow
ington, KY. He first appeared in a
preliminary match at one Of the
smaller clubs and won his bout There
was nothing particularly remarkable
about the boxing he did. He was
matched again. and again won. this
time with a show Of more class
In all. he won five good bouts and
had become a favorite with the Cow
ington and Cincinnati fans, when an
other rising star. OF about the same
weight, began TO shine over in Cincin-
natl. Like Allison, he had won sew
eral bouts. He fought under the
name Of Tommy Dugan-
Mutual Dislike.
There began to be talk OF a match
between the two who had cleaned
up about everything else OF their
weight thereabouts. Allison, although
he admitted he had never met Dugan,
seemed at once to take a strong dis
like to him. Dugan asked who ALI
son was and what he had done that
he, Dugans should consider q match
with him.
The two began TO say things
about each nnnET-NnNnla MnEu uNm
not SAVIOR of brOtherly love. Some
OF II broke out through the pa
pers, some WIS carried by that
class OF nonenlties who make
habit OF lOafinE about both camps
where n rivalry exists among
boxers. They wrote letters to
each other loaded down with
braEgadOcio.
Dugan had a match in Cincinnati.
Allison went to'see fl. and after Du-
gan won his bout challenged him The
two jaWed at each other. until the
police warned them TO be quiet. ALI I
son later got a match at the Bunker
Hin club. in Covington. and Dugan I
saw the match from the ringside, in Z
terspersing the evenings sport with I
sighting remarks about AllisOn's I
work in the ring.
Feud Grows.
Bad blood between the two got no ]
better fast The two accidentally met /
in a saloon on Greenup street one eve
ming and, despite efforts OF their I
friends, started TO mix II in a bare 1
knuckle exhibition. Allison started /
the hostiities and Dugan knocked I
him down. They we're milling merri-
ly when the police arrived and put an
end TO Il. Both paid a fine Of $3.50.
Meet in Ring.
A few weeks later the two were
matched to 80 10 rounds before the
Bunker Hill club on July T. IT was
known to be a grudge fight and tick
cts went Ike hot cakes. There were
plenty OF sports. who had inquired
well into the Greenup street fracas,
VINO were convinced that Dugau Z
would do the same thing in a ring
contest that he had done in the sa-
oon-fioor Allison. and keep Il up y
lntil he won. Those who had seen
both box knew that Dugan was By /