Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1947-11-14

dabhlng n fooha columns for this
the sports writing bug had bitten mc-much to the
amusement and amAEsmsnt Of my friends and most
Of my readers.
after printed account Mi, pussrtI
Of the track meet by line aud all. l received a letter
Mr. Murphy asking II would be Interested in coming 70
Baltimore bowled BY the prospect Of getting out OF the
the Twin Cities that didn't much attention
asking knew all we'll as seemed
know tTackf answered yes everything Not too many weeks
va In Baltimore
There was calm before yphoon thing.
usually does routine police court stun and
general reporting Then 1t happened
Mr. Murphy. that controlled h,S editorial asGnES
through buEIer system editorial stSa
had his signal that signal the
q -four. alarm bell in are station When sounded
collective po~srors entire editorial department lifted
collective editorial hsirs and then
eaSsd bach the signal BY passed each m"mhrT
burning intended fo The latter IndI
desk and head ior the inner Sancam
with all the Haer Of condemned EoinE 10 III" hot seat
Mr. Murphy small physically speaking ba, he has the
capab for soaring holy hell ou, Of people three time" his
I may be ndiViduAst but days
that individual know what meal" In other
words my much noise body ssss when
found mSs approaching the high moEul Of I'll" Afro publish
ing empire
That delightful day the buIIer my onE
Sanrt,sd Tertiary MIR Murphy
lie told mo leaving for New York that after
My mouth flew hadn't expected break the worlds
ace feature writer to come quite so quickly was just getting as
plaster face with silly grin when MI Carl he was known
his staff added that going New York " the Armstrong
Ambers championship night at the Polo Ground'
had planted the about being sports
and bringing in bumper crop II never occurred to
tell truth The truth ali knew about prchghtng
guy supposed knk another
bches hard enough stretch him the for count
Of tan.
brides finally stopped singing BRAIN bach
HardwiCk the Teller whose job taking
telling the blOwbybow account Of the fight
What blow by blow account" ! asked vaguely
you blow story too" Leon reminded
any lie wonderful the
For whose job being
wonderful almost started making with the water
works was 30 touched.
on TO New went color ride the
Penney have touched the Mar
ps Au, 6f.ep minute. before 6Tht time the rain came Nice
The called of about The Battle Of Empty
Seats Mr. Murphy liked that recall correctly he gave me " front
by-tns
fight Madison Square Garden later
collecting c and figure" Amb'rS and
collecting facts and figures Ambcrs and
that forgot exchange old ticket for
Two before fight appeared the Madison SquAr'
for the tight looking this
told because hadn't exchanged ticket
before the dsadIne squeaked that had To have seat was
sports editor from Baltimore the hght The bp didn't
fiddle MRhamG Gandh but he did tell there
the fifteenth With twenty Ave buck price tog on
telephone call Baltimore Mr. Murphy ddn exactly
the ~rs but gathered he wasn't happy TOOK the seat
the hftesnth
sOmsbody In Baltimore had given a portable type
writer 10 to YorkC struggled to
twenty-five buck the portable In hard and Asu u
the other sitting directly bshInd Of those
Grandand the Garden already
alcoholic load Of Sight spirit Every
he'd add bottle d 81 to the Joy
jSes inside The combination made him violent, lie
started 10 aourish bottles With whOop Every minute
the mnuts. bottle ~OuA IinE above head. tho
typewriter would alp from knses would slide 10
the aOog In q dSVlish shower
Id closed the
pocket and resorted hoping that I'D
clip from bottle thereby ending BY the
the fight with Armstrong the victor had description
what had been the
With Armstrong sending
while waited patiently outside Some char
finally and hoAed Where's the
dame the Afrof"
put on my sweetest SmiIsan eooSd Here amt"
The character qupped: clothes
ont"
When the Ambe dressing another character opened
wearing and before
could mouth
other with the idea Hank finally showed
the that trails the wake Of winner
kicked couple u shin punched couple Of ribs and broke through
Armstrong within few feet II his
Hey HANK" ell could manage before twenty-five
the middle Of week III
for Henry he always believed giving the ladies
break lie stopped turned around The lug slammed this
face mumbsd: Later girls later and hustled Hank
the the chasing all Harlem %
Hsnnery finally him sin
for exhibition bout and visit Joe
Nov the Great Deception. knew wanted job had
fight story land blow blow SOMEWHERE
the mother Of invention h0W Before caught The train
morning. bought daily could find
only ths blow b. blow but read hslfdoZsu
sports u that
style byibs The
gnmdgatsd nerve 10 turn Il 10.
Everybody amazed that eoad about borinR