Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-21
COnstables in
Merry Crew.


ing there and pitching our ring.
When we attempted to put her nose
in at the point a couple Of jerk
water constables who had Joined our
merry crew told us to sail right on
with our burned game. Well there
we We're with the fighters set to go
and the best house of my career
rocking right around me, bowling for
action.
hunted up the captain and he
was a regular. ! explained about
the bulls and he said: Sonny, don't
you worry. Wen pull off the fight
just the same" So he headed the
gallant Skookum out to sea. I've
never seen such spectacle. 1t was
q Wide-open boat, / can tell you
that-crap games, three.card monte,
the strap game and find the little
pea under the shell. There was
plenty to drink and plenty was drunk.
When the captain had sailed out far
enough to suit himself he mounted
cracker box in the center of the crowd
and made this little speech.
Scotty Declared Himself.
Gentlemen, you've come with me
to see fight You're not going to be
disappointed. I'm with these boys
here and know you are. / under
stand that there are a couple of fly
cops among us who are bent on stop
ping this bout at any cost. Let me
warn these cops that it is going to
cost them a little spell in irons If they
dare lift a finger to prevent this bout.
I'm captain and master here. We are
outside the three-mile limit and the
first man who peeps against this con
test will be put in irons and no pill
lows go with the sentence"
This captain was a tough little
Scotchman and he meant every word
he said. Boys, get your fighters
ready. The ring is all set up and i
repeat that I won't stand for any con-
stables butting in. That's final. Let
the fight CO." Numbered the old skip
per with plenty of emphasis. So we
went. The fight, as vicious battle as
I ever saw, lasted 20 rounds and
when the referee called ii draw, hell
broke loose.
BY this time everybody was stiff and
everybody was perfectly willing to
sock or be socked. 1t took real cap
tain to quiet that mob. Scotty tanned
them finally. They forgot about the
decision after a time and went back
to their gambling. We didn't get back
to the dock until the next morning.
changed hands hundred times in our
little cruise outside the three-mile
limit.
Hoped to Spokane.
1t was a. sorry-looking mob that
tottered down the gang plank when
we got back to Seattle. After a
kane. There I hooked up with Eddie
Merino and prepared for trip to
Canada with him.
1 had heard that Attell was to
leave New York for California to
fight Owen Moran for Croffroth. 1
sent Abe a telegram asking him to
stop off at Spokane to fight Scaler.
It would be a nice ''pick up as ]
pointed out in the message. Abe
dropped in all right, but the prose-
cutting attorney put damper on the
proposed bout.
Abe needed money badly. He had
and was strapped. told him that /
would hop Merino down to Sand
Point. Idaho, and we could go along
nicely there. Abe promised not to
spear my man and the match was
arranged and made much of at Sand
Point. Coffroth got wind of 1t and
burned the wire up between Frisco
and Spokane.
You've got to get to San Francisco
at once Coffroth telegraphed. Your
title is at stake and I have given you
a 10 per cent bonus to call of a fight
in New York. positively prohibit
your fighting in Spokane, Sand Point
or any place else"
Abe showed me the telegram and
asked me what to do about It. Wen
answer it" told Abe. And we did
This is the message that Attell sent
to Coffroth
Dear Jim: Quit your kidding, l
need the money
And that was true. We were in
soak for everything we had and here
was chance to put the lugg in Cot
froth. We didn't get a reply and
down we go to Sand Point, Idaho to
fight my own man, Merino. Abe and
Eddie boxed 10 rounds. was the
referee and of course, to make It
strong, Abe's title was at stake.
(Copyrighf 1929 &ts