The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-09-07
In the Third
Round
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~ .!c.SiS SCHULTZ
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

"In the third round. don't fergit.
kid" Barney had whispered. go In
Ter nli you're worth. aud he'll g. easy
w,th yuu. Then in The third you sit
IL on the Jaw and soes ioWn-se-Y''
Abe nodded The principals faced
each other " the ring. Lofsky. M.
champion. grinncd at Abe aud tapT-.d
him lightly 81 the cheek They SPARED
and broke away.
Abe was dimiy con ,cious of the vast
coucuurse ut spectators. II was the
great event toward which he had hs-'n
working for ave years past this ambi
ton, the weltrrN =, sht championship
|, had h,,-l difficult to ind biz muu
willing a. mret him. tie had fought
hls way w from the bottom. aud be
had had touch luck
And nov. at the last. the thing that
he had looked forward e. 80 long bad
bccume his iufamy Abe had always
fought straight lie was the logical
man to meet Lotsky. But Lofsky had
refused e. meet him And Abc's youns
East Side tenement
Then temptation had com. In tie
form ct barney lsifsky would meet
him for the purse Of niue thousand
dollars. II he would take two thousand
and a Knockout.
Abe had refuse-i scurnfully. he
knew that he was fair match against
Lofsky. But things at home Ser.
gcins worse. and Mimi. was THREAT.
curi With tuberculosis. Ia the end
Abe yielded
1t alut as u Il was your nnish.
Md" Barney had said to him. "No-
body experts you 90 beat L"fsky. aud
NO one will know You'll KIT your
chance again some day"
That was the understanding under
which they urt.
Abe rushed iu. Pummellins Lofssy
tiercrly about the body. Lofsky par.
ried aud guarded. returning an occa-
siunul blow which lacked all Of lsif.
sky's steam. At nrst Abe thought
LOfSky vas mindful % the compact
but then hc realized that the biz man
had not trained for the night. H. Nas
brrfy. puny. With too much stomach
over his belt.
And then Abe saw that his chanre
had CONS. Lofsky had not trained.
aud hc vas trained to the ounce. Vie.
tory was within hls reach. With seven
thousand instead 81 two as hi, shar.
Of the proceeds
lie could Redeem himself and light
fair. as he had alaays done. la conn.
dence OF victory. aud - avoid the
worst Ofiense known to the prize ring
On the other hand. II he tricked
Lofsky and his manager. would he not
BE- guilty of an ufic's- equally bad
The dilemma was hidcous one. aud
there seemed no way 10 escape dis
honor
And suddenly he saw red. lie would
beat Lofsky at any rate. II he could.
lie sprang In aud dealt him blow
upon the jaw that staggered him
After that he fought furiously. stand
Ing up under rain II punches. lie
heard Lofsky grunt. he saw th. look
81 surprise come inS his face.
The round ended amid tumultu0us
applause Abe hardly heard the wits
perrd advice ~ his seconds. when
the next round began he rushed al
Lofsky and began DRIVING him all
around the ring A fearful stomach
blow momentarily crippled him, thea
be had sent out his left. and i~bfsky
had reeled aud fallen
Tn. spectators we're growing frantic
Was this another Davidi There was
an ugly look on Lnfsky's face "a "a.
rose and met Abes showering blows.
There was cllnch. Then Lofsky 90,
home On Ab.'s stomach aud cheek. two
staggering punches that .yened things
Alb. grew cool. lie had been rushing
Il too hard. lie guarded for the re-
mainder 81 the second round.
IN. third round-the men faced on.
another. L"fsky was sneering Their
was a cut over his eye. and his nose
was bleeding There was look II
uncertainty Ia his eyes. Abe r,.solyed
to put forth all his might In this round
the one Ia which be vas booked o. 20
down. lie rushed lie beat down
Lofsky's guard. Ana tnsn-
lie opened his eyes. His second was
stopping over him. spunglng his face.
What's the matterT' he mumblei
ibid he get me-"
Got you In the middle ~ the round. .
Md. Gee. un oN couldn't have stood
up against IA punch like that of Lof. |
sky's Say. you SURE put up a better .
tight than was expected 2"
As he staggered tu his corner Lofsky |
came up and shook hands. Gee. Md I.
sou certainly had me guessing" he
remarked. Il thought for sure you'd /
dDuble.crosssd me. till you let down .
your guard. ~ wouldn't have struck I
80 hard"
Abe smiled There was a greai .
peace In his heart. lie had be.r /
beaten fairly and fate had ordained .
that b. was 10 keep his pact lie .
would nght fair IN future And LOfskN .