The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-04

Packy Mcfarland was then be- coming prominent on the south side of Chicago. Being from the far north side. hardly thought that he was In the same town and I had never Seen him.
 It was pointed out to me by some friends that big purse could be offered soon for a bout between Packy and myself because we both had tablishel big followings in our sections. Right in the midst of such rosy prospects, bad luck hit me and l had to beat it away from Chi cago.
 First Accidental Knockout.
 big fellow named Levy, who weighed around 190 pounds, had charge of all the Journal, Tribune and News wagons and he hung around the Journal circulation room good part of the time. One after noon. late in the fall of 1904, was leaning up against the door leading out into the news alley when he came along the other side of the cor ridor. He gave the door a hefty push and the knob hit me in the small of the back. It hurt me and made me little hot. Nothing would have come of it, perhaps, if he hadn't said-"Get out of the way. you-"
 l let him have one. It opened his eye and knocked him down. His head hit the ground. They carried him inside and I stood around a minute badly frightened. I heard someone say:
 Hes dead. Get that guy out there."
 A bunch ran out, but I was away ahead of them and outfooted them.
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 Wanted by the Police.
 They got out warrant for me and l couldn't go back to work because some of my pals had told me that the cops were down every day look ing for me. The only thing to cheer me was that they didn't know where I lived and they couldn't come after around and didn't tell my father anything about it. I would have preferred to go to jail. One week of idleness had exhausted my finances and l knew that I had to do some thing and only one thing suggested itself-get out of town. Without a cent of money in my pockets, there was about as much chance for that as to hire big lawyer to fight my | case.
 Decides To Re Pro. Boxer | As l said previously, I had never taken boxing seriously, I had neve, signed up with manager and I hac never been given the professional in. struction outside of those few tins from Griffo. The possibilities of ; professional career in the ring hao never presented themselves but they did now. l realized that I was fitted for nothing but boxing and hustline papers to get some quick money and for the first time I thought might make something worth whil, in the ring.
 Grover Hayes, the pal whom spoke of having boxed in Hammond had gone to Philadelphia and wrote me that boxing was going good ther, and that he was doing very well. ! decided to go to Philadelphia. Phelon gave me a letter to Doc" Thiel 2 handler of boxers In Philadelphia | who was mixed up in the game a | a sort of hobby. l grabbed the blint | baggage and hit it out for Phila delphia. Before leaving I had m. | conscience relieved by hearing tha Levy had only slight scalp wount and was not hurt badly at all The warrant was still out, how ever, and it may be there yet Whel | the train pulled into Pittsburg, afte | had made several stops en route I was tired of beating my way an, I started hustling papers to get tn wherewith for some food, which ha, | been coming cnly at scattered inter vals.
 After a week in Pittsburg I lande Q four-round bout with Mickey Far