Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-30
IF IT HAD BEEN REPORTED IN
THE PAPERS.

IF IT HAD REEN REPORTED IN
THE PAPERS.
Palestine, June 6, 1888 3. C.-The
Hebrew Athletic Association staged
a lively little bout here this after
noon in which Kid David bumped
off Slugger Goliath by the X. O..
route in the first round.
| The result was big Jolt to the
fans as the odds were heavily on
tho big. fellow. Kid David had been
seen in some fast work at the local
clubs, but the boy, while shifty on
his feet, is only welter-weight and
had gone out Of his class to meet
the Philistine husky.
When the men squared off 1t was
seen that both were in perfect con-
dition, tho some of the old timers
thought the big guy seemed over
muscled and bit slow on his dogs.
At that there was plenty OF betting
at the ringside with the Marvellous
Midget trailing on the short end.
Goliath, nonchalently chewing
wad of gum, led with his right but
misjudged the distance. The chal-
lenger countered with a right cross
to the kidneys, which was as high
as he could reach. This brought
the pink to the big fellows hide but
he only grinned and bored in.
The Kid was rapidly being backed
into the ropes and the crowd began
to yell for knockout. 1t looked
like quick finish but Just as the
champ swung a terrific haymaker to
the ear the KIever Kid ducked.
hoped up on rock toward which
he had been edging and delivered q
smashing upper cut right on the
point OF the Philistine's jaw.
/ The Slugger tottered moment
and than crashed to the mat, rolling
lsurprise and agony. AS the referee
yelled Eight" he struggled feebly
to rise but. he was all in and took
the full count.
Goliaths seconds tried to put In
claim OF foul play and the fallen
champ was heard to moan THE dir
" little Yid slang stone at me-"
But they were howled out Of the
ring by the maddened fans.
Kid David, it is understood, will
issue a challenge to all Corners for
the championship Of Israel
II Shylock were alive today he
! wouldn't insist on that pound OF
flesh. He'd compromise on sugar.
| There's one thing about these so
cent paper" suits they're introducing
from Germany. They can't be as rot
| ten as the wooden manufacturers say
| they are. 4.
1t takes couple of men two or
three days to paper an ordinary
dwelling. But a good press agent can
paper an entire theater in single
afternoon.
Considering their aversion to hair
cuts, it's ridiculous to say that the
triumph of the bolsheviki means q
| return to barberisn.
These birds. by the way, say there
going to crush France and then con-
auer the United States. Not while
they're united!
Yet there are still lot Of people
hereabouts who think that bolsher
vism is something you get from eatt
ing ripe olives.
A young woman has broken the
| worlds record by looping the loop
eighty -seven' times in an airplane.
And she never dropped stitch.
L 4. +.
THE WEATHER. MANS AI1TBI.
You think it's hot?
My what stupidity?
It's really not;
It's just humidity
You think you sweat
And feel most weary;
O, come, don't fret
| That's merely theory.
You're bathed, you say.
In perspiration.
A torrid day? Imagination!
In France they're still laughing at
| Deschanel because he fell out Of his
| railway carriage CARRIED only in pa
| jamas. Gosh! think how they'd
giggle If it had been an old-fash-
| toned night shirt!
IF. r. ".
Church Glass Shows Dogs.
The stained-glass representation Of
| the "Pedlar and his Dog" to which
attention has been directed by the
discovery of boundary stone OF
"Pedlars Acre." on the site of tho
! new county hall, was removed from
Lambeth church a quarter of CEN