Evening star., 1923-03-11
BETWEEN THE EYES:

fight, wouldn't his wife want to 60 to
the other man and beg him or her
knees not to fight him? Wouldn't
she? Merle says nobody tries to hit
the other fellow on the top Of the
head in Q hEht. But I'm sure It might
happen. by accident. And then-oh,
promise mo you won't fight him, Mr..
Kennedy"
kid" declaimed the champion, re-
s,sting a wild Impulse to throw his
hat In tho air and to cheer. kid,
get you. Don't worry. I get you.
Fights on"
As soon as he could break away
from Linda.s effusive thanks Ken
nelly abandoned his promenade and
went at top speed to the nearest
telephone booth.
Calling up his manager, he bade
that astonished. functionary to sign
up with Brace. instantly, for the
hght; and to try to place side bet
with the Renton manager for as big
a sum as he could wheedle the latter
into accepting. Also, he decreed that
the matter Of Spikes championship
share" OF 6s per cent, OF the gate.
win. or lose, be waived; II Brace
should argue tho point too hotly.
Tho manager. fearing lest the
his mind, came hotfooting to Spikes $
hotel for further information. But. In
d half-hour moro, he hurried even
moro rapidly in quest OF Brace.
That night there was Joy in the
Renton fiat Brace came in late with
news that the fght-papers were
drawn UP in record time and signed
and that Kennellys manager had not
only waived every moot point, but
had agreed to every proviso suggest
ed; aud had practically forced a stu
pendous side-bet on tho rapturous
Brace.
II knew he'd do it." said Linda
with a little shudder. I knew it!
And yet, it didn't seem to me any
human could do such a thing. To
win handful Of money and a wretch
ed fight, he'd actually blind fellow
man for the life in cold blood. And
he'd rob thar man still further by a
side-bet He'd trade on an appeal
like mine, too! Oh, Merle, I want
you to do all eorts Of things to him.
in the ring! L"
Il WILL" grimly promised Renton.
Hes put himself outside the white
man line"
And. mind you" spoke up Linda,
earnestly. 1T didn't tell him a lie.
Not one single lie. kept saying it
was a fairy story. And then he
promised me to let me Off. And, the
moment my back was turned
IT know" said Merle. That wasn't
on the free list, either. Tomorrow
morning start training. only-I
wish you'd kept out Of it girl"
"If I had" she countered, Ken
neily'd have kept out Of it, too. I had
to. I didn't like doing 1t, any moro
than you liked having me do IT,"
Five weeks later-on Thanksgiving
Eve-the Sestus Clubs peachbasket
auditorium was jammed to the doors
and 70 the roof.
Spike Kennedy had a busy and
happy fve weeks. He had trained, it
it true; but not IN the grillingly dras-
tic fashion that had marked his
earlier INTERPRETATIONS.
= = K
4 BLOW on tho crown Of the head
"A IS one the easiest to deliver. 1t
can be landed as an opponent rushes,
head down. It can be struck uner-
ringly as an adversary runs into a
clinch or emerges from one It Is a
useless and silly blow. The top Of
the normal human head Is fairly i'm
pervious to a smash from padded
hst There is far more danger of
breaking the bones in the fist that
deals such blow. Wherefore. many
boxers purposely oppose their head
crowns TO a punch: in tho hope Of
crippling their adversaries.
6erenely sure that he could hit the
top Of Merles head with staggering
force, any time he might choose to.
Kennedy proceeded 70 increase his
own chances Of wealth. scrapping
together overy available dollar Of his