Evening star., 1939-11-26

didn't see the sense of passing up easy
money" Breadon paused: Ever seen him.
Just when we weighed in. He's handsome
as hell Why wasn't you there?"
For the same reason won't be in your cor
ner tonight. didn't want Garrison to see me-
''On account of Why"
Because he knows l know his one weak
spot He'd be ready for it then. Believe it or
not, Jimmy, want Garrison licked for his
own sake He's nice lad But if he keeps on
in this racket - making it easy, spending
easy - hell wind up bum
so what"
so don't want that. He's headed the
wrong way, and he's travelin' fast. If he gets
licked - especially by someone nobody ever
heard of - it'll start him thinking
you amt down on the fight game?'
'You know better. But I'm down on it for
Garrison. Or for any other guy who stays in
it until he makes bum out of himself Steve
can 90 places in the world if he quits now.
Give him two more years in the ring and it'll
be too late
"Yeh i been readin' things about
MN
"All bad, too" Breadon touched his fight
ers bare, muscular leg. you've got to take
it for few rounds, Jimmy You'll do it any
way, whether say so or not. Garrison's good
- lots better than you.
He never heard of you and by that time
he'll have you sized up as just another guy
named Elmer And if you remember all I've
been teaching you about how to fight him,
he'll forget you've got right hand
This Garrison has got honey of straight
left He'll pepper you with it. But you're to
study it out so that the jabs you don't have to
take you'll step outside Of and that'll be the
payoff Because. Jimmy, every time Garrson's
opponent steps outside of his straight left. he
drops his own left and relaxes. His jaw is wide
open for quick pivot and fast right cross,
And that's your Sunday punch. You'll get
Just one chance to shoot it. Just one. His
voice became deeper, more earnest. so when
your chance comes, Jimmy, and you do let
fly - give it all you We got
''Okay. Dan
I'm asking it, Jimmy.
Il won't forget.
fat man in shirt sleeves showed through
the door and said, You re on, Jimmy Dan
held out his hand. Good luck kid. Jimmy
grinned Good luck to you. Dan
k1E went off down the narrow corridor with
his handlers, and he got a lot of applause He
was game and these western fans wished him
well. But they'd paid their money to see
Garrison slice somebody up; if it happened to
be Jimmy kelso, we'll that was just too bad.
Out in California they still talk about that
fight They're fond of saying that these fancy
eastern guys think the coast can't produce
fighters and they always wind up with,
Now look what Jimmy kelso, who didn't
rate out here at ALL did to Steve Garrison
when Steve was at his peak"
1t wasn't that bad, really. Because for five
rounds Garrison danced around the almost
flat-footed Kelso, singing him with lightning
lefts He stopped dancing once in awhile and
sugged with kelso. He did everything near
champ is supposed to do. He was having such
swell time that he forgot he had weakness.
Nobody saw it happen - nobody except a.
man named Breadon who was sitting in the
last row. Breadon had watched every move
of the preparation; he had seen kelso taking
what straight lefts he couldn't avoid, but slip
ping outside of those that he saw coming
That was it - slipping outside the straight
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