The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-15
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BY HENRY McLEMORE United Press Stan Correspondent


 Daytona Beach, Fla, Feb 15 - (U.PD-Word having reached me that Jack Doyle, the Irish thrush, was in New York for series of fistic engagements I hurried to MT Roger Fuller, journalist Of the London Dali Mail, who is here to report the activities of Sir Nal colm Campbell.
 "Mr Fuller" I said. "I hear that Jack Doyle is in New York. As you have sen Doyle in many of his major tests, would you be so kind as to tell me what kind of q fight CT he is? Is he stander-upper or a layer-downer?
 "Frightfully nice bioke, Doyle" replied MT Fuller, "frightfully nice And what a voice. I daresay his rendition of Irish Eyes Are Smil- ing" has never been equalleG. When he strikes that high note along toward the end I swear one can almost smell the shamrocks, almost feel the River Shannon eb- ping and flowing about ones ankles. Oh, it is so lovely"
 "Yes, I understand he is a sing CT of note," l said. But can he fight"
 Lovely!
 And such an extraordinary looking fellow for a box-fg too," MT Fuller said. "A profile like a cameo, hair as wavy as that of a goddess: and a forehead so deep, 50 sloping, that one is reminded of a classic bit of sculpture. An extraordinary chappie, indeed, Boyle"
 "Yea," I said, "I know he looks like something clipped out of stone, and sings like a nightingale whose rent has just been reduced, but. that's not what I'm after. I want to know if the mug can fight. Can he throw right hard enough to knock a monkey off an organ? Can he take poke In the belly without running for the spring board?"
 What's that?" asked MT Fuller. "Did you say something about a springboard? That's a device for projecting ones self into a swim ming pool or tank. is it not? I springboard or tank with boxing.
 toOh tiIiS Odb " ASpioih so N'' Fuller that the springboard and tank, while actually part of marine apparatus, was often used in Amer ican boxing circles.
 "Oh, no. nothing like that" MT Fuller said. Doyle is very stout hearted, and will fight until hurt. have seen him take the most de- vastating pokes in the abdomen without finch. Thirty-seven fights he has in all, and he. has de- finitely established himself as the best twO-round fighter the empire has seen in years. He has won 36 of them. The one he lost was a strange bit of doing.
 Reverse English
 "He was fighting our MT Jack Peterson. 8 13-stone bully. In the first round he frankly admits he wasn't exactly the gentleman, striking MT Peterson severe blow in a portion of the anatomy not countenanced by the rules. It was a most obvious foul, but nothing was said about 1t, and the incident pass ed over. Everybody, including Doyle, thought the incident had ben forgotten entirely, until the second round when MT. Peterson sonddenly found himself in great distress.
 "He reminded the referee of the first round foul. The referee check ed up and admitted, yes, there had been a foul. Whereupon MT Peter son exercised his prerogative as a British heavyweight and imme- ditely claimed the decision.
 His claim was upheld and Doyle was the loser, much to his surprise. They even took away the 5000 pounds he had been guaranteed But he still had his voice. As he left the ring. head held high, he burst into When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"
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