The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-15

10 the neao as the Deu rang.
ID OUNDS three and four were a
IN draw. The faces of both fight
ers were raw and bleeding. Steve
saved himself from a knockout in
the fifth round, only by a clinch.
Steve was getting the worst of it.
He went to his knees once, but got
up and was knocked dizzy as the
gong rang.
In the sixth round he showed
evidences of fatigue. His cocky,
sneering smile had vanished; he
breathed heavily. Some Of the spirit
had gone from him with his cocki-
ness. His blows lacked the old
driving power.
Belle, her knees beating fast with
agony over the knockout she saw
pending over Steve, looked behind
Wilie's shoulders at the Professor
who was standing, terrifically dis
heveled, and calling to Steve
through his cupped hands: "Steph-
en-, boyl Bring one up as ne
leavest"
Bellies eyes went again to the
ring where Steve was taking ter
rife punishment. She gave Willie
a sly glance, extracted a small gold
and anemaled pencil from her
handbag, and then pushed the bag
and her gloves from her lap SO
that they rolled under the seat
ahead of her.
"Oh Wilie!" she cried. my bag
and gloves! They'll be ruined!
willie took his eyes from the ring
and reluctantly bent over to recover
tho lost article. Belle took adVan-
tage of his position to scribble some
thing on the back of her program
folded it and waved it to attract an
usher. -.
Bv the time she had got the
Youths attention and indicated she
was going to toss the paper to MIN,
Willie Strengthened up and restored
her gloves and bag.
Willie's attention went back 10
the ring, and Belle shook her head
at the usher and formed the WORD
wait" on her lips.
At a sudden roar from the crowd
-Carnera had landed blow that
brought Steve halfway to his knees
Belle waved her hands in Simu-
lated Joy, almost Historically, and
managed to let her bag and gloves
slip again to the floor, and kicked
them under the chair ahead Of her.
A S Willie's head reluctantly dis
IA appeared, she caught the
usher's eye and tossed the folded
program to him, pointing in the
direction of the Professor.
The usher went down the aisle
three rows and pointed to the end
man. Belle shook her head and
gestured lone further over"
The usher hit it at length and at
Bellies nod leaned over the end
man and gave the program to the
Professor, at the same time gestur-
ing back of him and saying: From
the lady back there
The Professor exchanged a glance
with Belle and unfolded the pro-
gram and read her note: Il can't
stand this. He mustn't lose, and
only you can pull him through.
Please get up there with him, if it's
only because I once did what you
asked me to. I love him"
The Professor glanced inquiringly
back at her, after reading the note
and her short, slight confirmatory
mods, his eyes went back to the
ring. Then he stood up and, with
energetic purpose, pushed people
out the way and rushed down the
aisle to Stoves corner.
Have you had enough? Want tt
CO." asked Willie, noticing Bellies
agitation.
At his question, Belle jumped i'm
pulsively to her feet, crying: Were
not going yet-we're just starting!
She climbed past Willie and darteG
down the side towards the ring. Will
lie stood moment and made as
though to follow her. Then, with
a sober face, resumed his seat.
Steve was groggy, his arms but
half raised as Camera came to him
like steam-roller. The champion
landed two blows that knocked
Steve into the ropes, to his knees.
LIS body was half out of the
= Il ropes. Dempsey with difficulty
got Camera into a neutral corner