Richmond planet., 1930-11-15

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courage him more than that"
"What is it?" I asked eagerly for 1
could think of nothing better than
money.
A chance for the lightweight
championship of the world"
Lightweight championship But
my boy only weighs twenty-six."
"Then he won't have to bother
about the weight"
Can you get Mckay to agree to
that?" I asked.
Personally, I believe Mckay would
rather fight any man in the world
than Dorsey. I'll tell him your boy
is easy" Ben winked.
"You talk it over with him nice
and quiet like and I will get my boy
to look at the pot of gold. Very few
men have had a chance to step from
the dark into a worlds champion
ship in two fights"
Guess that's all. But before I go
let me tell you, that boy of yours IS
the class of them all at his weight.
Good night"
He was gone. 1t all seemed like a
dream-a pleasant dream in which l
wished to continue to drift. I counted
the money then gave myself a shake
to see if the fight was yet in the
offing. Gosh, what a night! From
salesman and manager OF an I'M
known fighter to salesman and man
ager of the man who beat the man
who had beaten the champion!
1t was all too good to last. Would
it be when Johnnie climbed through
the ropes to meet the champion?
No, my friends, sooner, much sooner,
than that.
The next morning as I lay rumi-
mating over the events Of the night
before, the phone rang and disturb
ed the pleaSantneSS.
Eyes. This is he" I answered.
Send him up" I finished.
Two minutes later John Larkins
stood before me. Until now there
had been something admirable in his
frank gaze. But now as he stood
there looking, not at me, but past
me, I sensed something wrong.
what is it, boy? Say it." I broke
the silence.
"It's nothing but this" He replied
pushing toward me the morning
paper.
I took it and read the lines over
the fight. Then the paragraphs that
followed. "They don't do you justice"
I offered as I was in the act of re-
turning the paper.
IT don't mean the fight" he grum-
bled. Look over in the fourth
column" I did.
Ben had not lost a minute in
starting paper work for what he
thought would surely be Larkins's
next bout. There vas a column de-
voted to the wonderful work of my
boy and its text was a neat and I'M
deniable challenge to the lightweight
champion of the world, Mckay.
That's good" I said when I had
finished. Gall you have to do now Is
to keep in condition and you will be
the second man to bring home the
bacon to Baltimore"
when I was a kid, I had but one
purpose in life and that was to beat
the man who had beaten Cans. Lat
that aim grew to be, beat any man
who had beaten a champion. Last
night I did that. Now I am through
with the boxing game from a COM
petitive angle" His voice, though
soft, rang with the note of finality.
surely you don't intend to let this
opportunity Of fame and fortune to
slip through your fingers!" I urged
"Just think. One nights work and
you will be a champion who can de-
mand what you want for a fight.
Your friends will be proud Of YOU"
The craftiness left his eyes and he
gazed at me honestly.
81 promised you one fight. I have
given 1t and given my best in it. You
should be satisfied. There are others
to be considered now" AS he finished
my thoughts leaped back to his
mother who wanted him to be a gen.
tleman and the girl who had come
to see him.
"Then for the sake of those others