The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-13

| IOOk Ut uUOtUcT WUUluU, JuuBu0k by herself she thinks he is too out Of any other female In the world.
 Besides, night life didn't seem 10 hurt him. He trained on cham. pagne with danes for gparrlng he fought nine fights and he won them al by knockouts. The real reason, of course, was that ho was only twenty-four. Tho only way to hurt a fighter up to twentysfour is to shoot him or run over him with n truck. After twenty.four, It's different.
 Luck was all with Eddie. He was looking at the world through those roBoscolored glasses and everything ho touched turned Into money or willing women. And then luck turned on him, drove ono into his middle and as h0 bent to tho punch, socked him in tho jaw.
 He fought fishy fight with q fellow named Daloun and tho boxing commission held up his end of tho purse. A husband named him aB correspondent. Tho government got after him for dodging his income tax. And Ellen learned for sure about the other women.
 They say sho Just sat there with pain in her eyes and asked him If 1t was true.
 "surO, it's trucl" Eddie said, smiling at her with that crooked smile of his. Sure It's true. Do you blamo them2"
 "oh, Eddie!" she whispered and tho pain had sproad to her voice. How could you do it when 1 iovod you so?"
 "f don't know" He said it like q little boy who has been caught with his hand in the jam jnr. "Honost, I Hon't, Eilon."
 Sure you don't, Eddlo." She said. Tt wasn't you at all. it was this dirty fight racket and tho crowd that hangs around it. Eddio you've got 10 chooBo between us. you'll either give up fighting or I'll have to leave you."
 "divo me another chance, kid" Eddie argued. T wont do it any sSs,ms' sS,ns o,.s wIhS' } don't know any
 "lt's mo or the fight game. Ed- die," Ellen said. Mako your oe, "Ai, right. ,! glIen." ho snarlod. "Tf [ go. I'll nover como back until you quit tho fight gamo."
 "Thon you'il nev0r come back" Eddlo told hor. "f ain't quittin'."
 You don't know, Eddie," sho said gently. Maybe you're through right now. Maybe I'll help you to got through.
 And sh0 went away and Eddie nevor hoard from her. | He turned sour after that. "f0 holl with tho publie!" hs said in interviews. "T'il do what 1 pleaso!" long time md finally, then he was sssdy sss #. to ''s' '"'' he couldn't
 It w0sn't his fault about his in. como tax, Mike Haggerty, who handled his business, had donc q little ehisoiing, but it was Eddie who would hnvo 10 take tho rap. There he was, broke and dIseour. aged. and there lt wns Jack Daynes, Mikc Nixon's manager, stepped in.
 Jack thought he had friends in tho United States rovonuo depart. mont 70 he went 10 Miko flag. gorty and said he'd hx the rap against Eddie and give them fifty thousand dollars 10 boot if Eddie would go into the tank for Miko. making him the champion. MIko was nt his top. Ho had whipped nll the best In his class except Ed. dc and tho fight would Do n nat. urnl. But down in his heart, Miko knew ho couldn't whip Eddie. | Eddie agreed to tako tho dive md tho two mon went into train. ing and started the baIlyhoo. Miko really trained but Eddie didn't train aB much as ten minutes. A weok before tho fight no had M three.inch tire of fnt around his middle 50 Jack Baynes didn't worry m much as he lot on whom his revenue friend told him there was no chance of fixing Eddie's rap, Neither was Eddie whom Jack Bayncs told him.
 "All right, Jack" He laughed. We'll fight on the up.and.up. And I';l take that tramp Of your in three rounds. Any time 1 can't belt Mike Nixon around q 24.foot ring, I'll hang up my gloves"
 Jack Baynes had a laugh him. self whom he told Miko Nixon about 1t.
 WE GOT THAT
 SAP, MIKE"
 we yo that sap. Mike" He told him. What can he do? He'n soft as butter. All you have to do N stay away from him for i've rounds and he'll fall down by him self"
 | But Mike knew better. He knew Eddie. He was scared to death when, two days before the fight. Ellen Dechain came into his train. iEg camp.
 You're going to whip Eddie" She told Mike, looking into his eyes. I'm helping you to do 1t. And you know you need help. [ got a plan. Don't you pay any at- tertion to anything outside the ring. Just watch for an opening. And when it comes, drive into 1t with everything you've got. l want Eddie knocked cold. 1 want him knocked clean out of the fight game"
 Mike remembered all that while he was fighting for the champion ship. He was looking for the openings that Ellen had promised him would be there. But there weren't any. Eddie hit him with everything but the Bible for six rounds. Mike hit him too, scared } him up. But he couldn't hurt hlfn. Eddie rolled with the punches. He , picked them out of the air. He had : Mike numb.
 They came out Of their corners for the seventh and Eddie made Mike miss i've in n row. Then lIs ? hit Mike hard on the top of the head. it hurt and Mike was reach- ling for Eddie to clinch when he [ heard f1llon's voice raised tin . leereAm