El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-02
TRICKS IN EVERY
TRADE BUT OURS
Tramp Entertains Future Champion With Mitts;
Practice Wins More Ring Battles Than Orig
inality; Good Match Half Victory

know This man may have been good
with the mitts. He don't realize that
MS wind and muscles will no longer
answer the commands. But it's m
20 US 10 treat him right-hes an old
But they continued to laugh. They
were down town that night and the
boys at Marble hall raised the roof
at Rush mimicking the old fellow who
wanted TO put on the gloves once
more before he died.
When Rush went on dutv the next
morning he saw the old man down
IN the river bathing. When he came
out ne stood on the bank stretching
and yawning like Rip Van Wrinkle
coming out Of his nap. He was too
aar away Tor the engineer to take
an inventory OF his physique. but he
could see that there wasn't much OF
the poor old dried mackerel left.
Inc Boys went on that afternoon
Win Ine tramp watching as usual
Ihey didn't ask him to don the mitts
Iirst-that would be unfair. It would
be plenty of time after they had spent
some OF their strength pumneIfne
each other. After they Appeared
ready for him he poked his hands in
the mitss and Rush obligingIy tied
Picks His Man.
M Il take you first" said the de-
erepit one, pointing out McElrov.
because you're the heasiest."
FIRST, whispered Gill. nudginr
Mccoy IN the ribs. Looks ike he
has us all on his schedule"
When the little old fellow danced
OUT TO McElroy all the Laughing
stopped Tor he had a professional shut
lie. he smacked Mac twice with his
leII, avoided a right swing and beat
d regular tottoo from head to BODY
ana return When the cannon bail
Juggler stabbed. he retreated. Then
came back singing fast as a yellow
JACKET between shirt and flesh Nor
Soulo Mac stop him. The old fellow
lelnted' ducked, side stepped, jabbed
sHa al the time the big muscIed one
cSulu ind no landing place. The
nearest he came was to hit a glove
I-i@ -, projected the whiskered face.
The Kid Gets "COrkserewed.s
1Ist $ enough for you" called out
me old jumping jack. Come on, YOU
t pig IeIow. Gill did some better. but
lHe oout was no credit to him. Hel
stood back and stared at the little
oiu leHoW he couldn't hit, while the
tramp wheezed in air to reiuyenate
him for Mccoy. The Kid suffered the
salne 1ate- Noting that the scientific
scarecreW had always danced away
from the bigger men, Mccoy had
hoped to do better because he was
quicker on his feet, but the old fox
began to block in a way that he had
never seen before and which made
ms 1abS land on gloves He cut Loose
and went his fastest. but no use !
the old man had a defence that was
TOO much for him The Kid noted /
100, that the tramp had a dozen arms.
lie also had way of catching the
KIDS nook and ripping in a twister |
with the same hand. Mccoy could not /
get away from II.
Rush followed and gave the DO the |
only interesting session OF four. This /
was probably due to the fact that the /
old fellow was about exhausted and
also because Jack at that time was
a more perfect master Of the game /
IMAM the others. But even at that.
Fad a decision been given on points
Lor the round, the tramp would have /
been entitled to a draw.
Once Famous Trainer.
Well. who are your" asked Rush,
as the four stared while the old fell
low cussed his falling wind
Never mind the name" said she
painting whiskers. Hi trained the
greatest fighter the world has ever
seen. e only weighed l5S pounds
IN your John L. at $50 couldn't w'ip
i'm in SO rounds when they fought
In France. z was a real champion
lntil e got too much bright lights
IN skirts. Hi told i'm hit wouldn't
10, but e wouldn't stop.
Eli wouldn't leave 'im-'e was
my mnSin'. my hoy. my cham
Pion. HI came Z America with
I'm when e fought Jim COrbeft
an'-well, you know what 'ap-
Pened T. Charlie Mitchell that
time. Hi lost all HI 'ad on tn
fight an ERE Hi am.5
Charlie AIitchelrs old trainer
ooked more genteel that night He
vas the center OF a gaping crowd
t the Marble hall. For weeks fight
ans slipped down to the pumping J
tation and peeped in at the wonder i
u little man who had made the best |
alent in town look like invalids. He J
ad hard time to get out OF Col !
INDUS. for Rush and Mccoy wouldn't ]
ear OF him leaving !
Practices the Blow.
II was while receiving instruction I