The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-05-28

through my toughest battle. hadn't
The fight with Abe Attell for the
championship in 1912 was about my
toughest. Frankly, I never have been
in tough one since.
But there was something very IN
usual about the Frush fight that the
public never has learned.
For instance. it doesn't know that
an hour before the fight. with the ball
park filled, there was big chance of
the whole thing being called off. 1t
came about this way:
After the Downey- Wilson fight in
Cleveland. a ruling was made that an
Out-Of-tOwn judges were never to judge
a fight in that city. So far so good
But what did I learn an hour before
the bout. but that two out-of-town
men. one from Chicago and another
from Pittsburgh. had been brought on
just for this purpose.
Now, I knew both Of these men,
and they were reliable. honest and all
that, to the very best of my knowl-
edge But the rank injustice of de-
IberateIy sidetracking one of their
own rules for my fight, got me. I re
fused TO go on.
Would Not Waiver
They hemmed and they hawed.
but I didn't bulge Out-of-town
judges-no fight That was my
stand
The crowd had gathered, and the
time was drawing close to the start
ing of the main mill
One of the two men in question
came to me I told HIM I had moth
ing against them personally, but
that the city had made a certain
ruling. and they had to live UP to it.
Two judges finally were named, one
of whom I didn't even know. But
they suited me. And the bout was
on, I climbed into my ring tOgs,
and by the way I always have used
the same ring suit in which I Won
the championship, never any other,
Frush was another example of
overconfdence. He had been talked
TO by q group Of men who thought
they were critics. but who weren't.
At the opening bell he rushed at me.
and ripped off couple of low blows,
which I am certain were foul ones.
became fncensed. and yelled at
him:
All right, if you want TO use
those tactics. L will. TOO" and I let
him have everything I had, in the
same way he was giving it to me.
II was this round in which I was &C
cused Of fouling him with my knee.
To dIsprOve this for the benefit Of
those who We're not at the fight. let
me add that when the second round
came. Frush had much the better of
it He won the round handily, two
TO one. Which. I may add. was music
to my ears. Surely a boxer ''fouled"
in the first round would have a tough
time winning the second one,
In the third, I hunted for an open
ing. And my opportunity came. I
found one and let loose with a ter
rife right-cross to the jaw. and he
dropped. I am satisfied today that
that blow left him groggy the rest Of
the fight
The fourth and fifth rounds were
rather tame. due to my plan Of wait
ing for another chance for stiff
blow, which came in the sixth. With
a deadly right hand blow 10 the Jaw,
I dropped Frush again. Only the bell
saved him in the sixth.
In the seventh round I knew he
was through, so I put all my power
into my blows and after hitting him
four or five he passed peacefully into
oblivion. and the Frusn fight was
over.
His Next Fight
And now comes my next fight, Il
is slated with Eugene Criqui, the
Europe French champion. for June
at the Polo Grounds. New York.
There has been a lot of talk about
Dundee.
II doesn't make a bit of difference
to me whom l fight. l still expect
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