Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-08

was disappointed.
"Say, what the heck's The matter
with you'll" I almost yelled at John
ME when the round was over anG
the crowd was cheering Dorsey ans
telling him to K.O. my boy. "Yol
haven't forgot how to hit, have you?'
Larkins resented my hastily made
remarks.
See here, u" he growled while
being rubbed, IT promised to give
you the best I had in this fight,
didn't I? Well, it amt over yet SO
just hold your high horse little
longer, big boy!"
But he is walking away with the
fight" I pleaded.
"Aw-keep quiet will you?" john
ME impatiently countered.
1 could have given him a kick and
let the matter rest but he had
answered the gong before could
say another word.
Dorsey started swiftly with rush
and Johnnie stepped aside at the
same time hooking sharp right to
the stomach. 1t was Johnnie's first
blow and it savored of encourage
ment.
Again Henry rushed but it was
only feint for when Johnnie side
stepped to hook, Dorsey moved with
him and sent telling right and left
hooks to the head and body.
My word, I began to believe for a
moment all that Dorsey had said
about Johnnie.
Then followed a clinch. The boys
broke clean and both rushed at one
another so fast that I had great
fear that they would knock each
other out by the impact of their
heads. They both complained to the
referee that the other was butting
and the referee ordered both to
fight. Then furious boxing began.
I do hope that if Johnnie has the
fortune, good or bad, to read this
he will forgive me for my loss of
faith in him during the first few
minutes of the fight for after the
butting contest I again had the
pleasure of seeing rushes met with
swift, though light, left hand jabs.
Johnnie was boxing! He was on
his toes and sending that left like
lightning for the rest of the round.
Probably when he butted his head
against Dorsey's, it brought him to
his senses.
That's the stuff" I greeted him
as he came in for the moments
rest. why didn't you work like
that at first?"
IT wanted to find out something.
I'm all right now"
did you find out?" I asked eager
ly though I knew he must have or
he would not have changed his tao
tics.
"Yep," was his monosyllabic reply.
what was bothering you?" ask
ed.
Cant talk now-but just you
wait"
If there is one thing I do hate, it
is to be left in anxiety about things.
But I had to wait and wonder as ]
watched the third round.
Johnnie left the corner flying but
stopped abruptly just in time to miss
by pink whisker the hardest punch
Dorsey had let drive.
"That kid of mine knows some
thing" I said proudly.
"Boy, you said mouthful! 1t was
just that kind of a punch that put
Mckay down for the count in train
ing the other day." a second re-
piled.
"Wait a minute-look at that" ]
was on my toes now.
The two boys were standing toe
to toe and hitting. Johnnies left
would shoot out and come back like
elastic and always be just inside OF
Dorsey's sledge hammer right which
for some reason just grazed john
MES chin. The work was pretty and
fast but except for slight lump
under Dorsey's eye there was no
damage done.
AT the close of the round the
crowd seemed well satisfied that it
was getting its moneys worth and,
Furthermore, it seemed to have no
favorite now as it had indicated at
the close of the first round.
Continued next week.
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