Arizona republican., 1920-09-11
LITTLE JAMES
Chasing a Rumor

I discovered at when you git away from Phoenix wunst it's almost impossible to find what's goin' in the world been worryin about this here Misski an Dempsey fte which knode how it turned out till got this mornn' place called Clovis, which is in Moo Mexico and they said at had came tn wire at Missk got knocked out That was confirmed at anuther place called Amarillo, an mebbe it's
 got laid up at Ash Fork till 8 (eight) o'clock Monday morning an asst the operator how did tn Misski- Dempsey fite out. Give 'em time kid.' he says. ito pull it off; they been no fite yet"
 When I to winslow I thought shure at I could all the about but the operator says at he hadn't heard nothin but reelected hearn some lady say they goin' to be 2 fite Labor Day. If you hear anything about down the line let me know" he says.
 When went in with tn throng at Gallup for dinner that mite, Mister Harvey's girls with a black dress an white shoulder straps around carryin a big tray an sez. 'win you srIoin or lilly veal?"
 Did heer tn result of the Misski- Dempsey Prize Fite?" replize
 .No" she says. "an I'd like know but traffics been so heavy today of took my mind offn spoarts. Trains has been comin in so fast both ways at the ketcshers wun'd be shovin the standin trains off before our gests could finish It looks like all the passengers an tn Santy Fe System is eatin at Gallup today. Let me know if you hear anything about tn fite.
 went back to tn sat in the srnokin' apartment. They only wun other man there an without noticn' him much I sez I'm kinda anxshus to find out how this here Misski-Dempsey dispute was settled or if it settled TalI.p
 T hadn't heard of it." he says: was it a rejus or Phttcle Controversy l judge from Mister Miss kfs at BoIshevissism is somehow ,,,d into it.'
 No" replize. tits ruther a persunla affair. hn. didn't Ike to jist what kind of a affair Ger bv this time noticed at my Companyun was a soum kinda feller an looked he blonged to tb Feus Sex which has got it in for Mormons an tn Cath ohcs So eontinooed, 'Th' dispoot is about which is tn man.
 That orient to be hard settle" sez he: why don't they leave it to fokes at knows 'em?"
 6ut they can't agree about that" sez T. Demp- sey wants to leave it to Bird from Fillydefy and Misshi wants somebody else"
 But why don't they leave it their ,abors r,bi.. knows all about their Reppytashuns fer trptb an. verassty?" ~
 Well I'll be--" I almost sed
 nouH be "hat?" sez the feller kinda feerce- like
 T mean sez l. "I'll be gon' in to see how Toeo IS gittn' along maxim up my Birth"
 Speakin of Births. mebbe you remember bo, tho Sahey Fe give me a Birth upside down wunst an, if took me (three) hours to git into it.
 This time Mister Kirkwood which sold m, 4,, othern sez he'll be keerfu time an he'll give me Six. ~ W
 That's what give me the other time" T sez an It got mixed up with Lower g on act of their oelh so much alike I'd ruther you'd give me some other number at aint in danger of gittin, con- foosed hathaway.
 No" sez Mister Kirkwood I'll take some pro cashuns this time I'll git a injunckshun agnst anyoooy put you usin' Lower Six" I don't know
 eher ne did or not but gess he forgot it. fer they sent Mister Cruice along to occpy tn unner story, or Lower Six gess, kind O Lookout asinst in trooders Anyhow, they wasn't nobody tride to +axo Lower Six away from me-
 LITTLE JIMMIE