The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-13
CHAPTER SIX

The Professor proved hard task
master. but with an unlimited supply
of patience. backed up by his 1alth
i'm the championship qualities OF hls
boy.
Steve was prone to depend on the
sledge-hammer power Of his right
arm and the Professor spent hours
drilling into him the necessity oil
learning to keep his opponent away
with his left.
Steve missed Belle, wanted her
but the longing was partly assuaged
by the admiring eyes OF feminine
visitors to the training camp.
One small. smart-looking young
woman in particular awoke a blaze
in his eyes. Several times she had
tied her horse to a tree and stood,
clad in nifty jodphWs, watching him
spar
And there was a warmth IN her
b. eyes. in the half smile that re-
sponded to his glances, that stirred
Steve. one morning she came up
to the side of the ring, leaned on the
ropes and looked across at Steve, in
vitatiOn openly III her eyes.
He Clinched with his Sparrlng
partner near the ropes and grinned
over his shoulders at her.
Hello, half-pint! You're getting
to be a regular visitor
I like the scenery" she said
bluntly, her eyes on his figure.
When he had finished sparring,
Steve leaned on the ropes by the
girl Get a kick out of it, huh?"
She nodded and smiled provoca-
lively. I saw you running out by
the lake this morning"
You up that early?"
Il usually take a swim-and a
sun bath-befoTe anybOdys up"
How about tomorrow mOrning?"
She smiled. 7 wouldn't be sur
prised"
I wouldn't be either"
That's all for today, Steve, "
called the Professor. Get in fol
your rundown"
4 S Steve, clad in fannels anc
~ Sweat-shirt, logged along q
woodland path near the lake the
next morning, he kept an eye or
the shore
He stopped as he caught sight
Of a small roadster nearly bidder
in the shrubbery, made his way
through the bushes to the lake shore
and there saw the girl lying on hel
back, a little white kimona over
her bathing suit She turned ovel
lazily on her stomach and got to hel
knees, the kimona falling away
from her, as Steve drew near.
Hi said Steve. What are vol
doing?"
Thinking"
He knelt in front of her. You've
got everything You don't need t.
think"
I like to. Sometimes it give:
me goose-hesh.
Well, how about getting a tan
toO-this sun-bath buSineSS?"
so what o.. p said the girl.
She jumped up and ran along the
shore of the lake. Steve pursued
caught her up in his arms and car.
ried her, unreSisting. away from the
shore. Her arms stole about his neck
frightened, drew his head down t.
hers.
NTOW that she was married t
IN Steve. Belle found that she die
not want to go to the garden to set
his bout with Harrigan-did no
want to see his face bruised anC
swollen and bloody.
It might not prove the cinch Stew,
expected. She sat listening to tn,
radio. The fight announcer's voic,
came from it. clear and excited:
"OhOoOl Those ought to havt
hurt but they didn't seem to a bit
Harrigan caught Morgan on thu
chin with a terrific left and right
but he might just as we'll have hi
the Empire State building-ouch
= Morgan pulled one from somewher,
IN Jersey and laid Harrigan III
against the rOpeSi
"NTOrgan'S on him nOwl Keep
going III therel Taking three t
set over Onei But what a blow
when it is deliveredl No sideShov
curiosity. this Morganl Speed
power-the making of a sensational
heavyweight! Oh-ol
And he sure can take it Yes
there's the first scarlet. fOlks-NIor.
gan'S got a cut over the eye-tht
Ohhhh! Two! Threel -Four! HI
rocked Harrigan'S head like (
punching bag His right is brutal
Harrigan'S knees are Sagging-he1
holding on Morgan's trying L
push him away!"
There's the BELL" came the an.
nouncer'S voice from the radio
Morgan rushes out-he'S got muir.
der in his eye this time. He's beer
told to finish him. I guess-and i
he doing 4? Two. three terrific
RIGHTS TO .Sosrrigan's mid-section
And 1880 the jawl Harrigant
hearings s. brides, folks What {
night 5. Shat a fight Morgan i
mersa - II looks like it is all over
$500, what beating this Har,
rigGA's takingl Morgan'S in for III,
kill-he's-"
The announcer's voice wa!
drowned out by the rush of SOUND
that came from the radio.
The noise grew less yociferous anC