The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-07-07
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physique and a beautiful confidence in
his own prowess ! believe. too, that
he had courage.
one Lew Bailey. who conducted an
arena known as the Broadway Sport
ing club in Philadelphia, witnessed
| Harry indulge In a public passage at
| arms one evening and came TO the con-
cluslon that Harry possessed every ply
steal attribute to championships. So
Mr.. Bailey matched Harry against a
person named Wagner, who entered
the ring IN an outward physical con-
dition that lent substance 10 the con-
lecture that he had just suffered a
rapid tour through street sweeping
machine. Mr. Wagner was not pre-
possessing. ] imagine that he weighed
about l15 pounds.
The bell rang and Harry began bit
OF tersichorcan work that rather nom
plussed the Wagner person, We gave
him nine ,rahs with a long HUM
Pm r. E-f-S, and that, TOO, appeared
to bewilder the unkept adversary Of
Iiojus Harry The house was in an
uproar. for Wagner had not moved
from his corner after rising. Probably
he thought we were bestowing the
raspberry upon him. anyway, he look
ed mysilficd. In the meantime, Harry
was proceeding with the most amazing
and intricate exhibition Of shadow box
ing you can imagine, He was doing
all this In the center OF the ring, os-
tehSloly waiting FOR the wagner man
TO approach.
Wagner bestowed upon Mr. Bailey
bitter look. II was a look OF reproach
and of something akin TO sorrow. He
teIt as though folks were making game
OF him or something OF the sort OBJ
viously, he grew, angry as this sus-
plcion became his conviction, for he
swiftly walked to the middle of the
ring, where Harry was gyrating, and
without so much as feinting--indeed !
DO not think he raised his left hand
ne smote Harry upon the point Of
tlarrNs prugnathOus chin. 1t was "A
fearful waIlOp Harry half catapulted
and half stumbled toward mis- own cor
ner. did queer limp dive through the
ropes ana came to rest upon the cherry
colored robe that had been thrown
there by one of Harry's seconds.
By this time Wagner was thoroughly
aroused
If youse guys who oughta been in
here helpn' your friend has the noive
to- yelled Wagner wy doncha come
on up-all ten uvya?" W. a. d.
Gavvy Cravath pulled one in the Phil
adelphia- Cincinnati game OF June %
that the second guessers are sttll raw
ing about, The score was tie in the
last half OF the tenth at / and /, with
Causey gong strong. Cravath sent Lee
bourveau in to hunt when 1t came eau
sey's time TO bat. with a runner on
first. Leboulveau hunted all right but
the next two men went out. with Cau-
sey thus retired, Gallia was sent in
to pitch. Daubert hit the first ball he
threw into the bleachers and mere hits
followed and the game was lost The
argument Of the second guessers was
that 1t was a crime TO send in a pinch
hitter for Causey just to sacrifice
man from first to second. They say
Causey's a better bunter than Lebour-
veau anyway.
Benny Kauff must go to trial in a
New York court on July 20 on the
charge OF having a hand in making
off with an automobile that did not
belong to him. Kauff's defense is that
he bought the machine not knowing it
had been stolen. Very careless of
Benny and he will have some explain
ing to do