Arizona sun., 1948-01-09

little while sick and you're good
as new again. But that Sally can
take it, she's no platter, and she
keeps smilin'."
Biff reached for his glass.
Well" he resumed, 1.-THE kid
starts going around with a show
gal. I talk to him.
" Listen, knob-ears,' he says,
you're keepin' outta this He tells
me a lot more about him and this
show gal gettin' married after he
wins the title and gives Sally the
air.
HN NEXT day tell Pete all and we
L head over for the gym where
Spots workin' out. Pete quizzes him
and all he gets for his trouble is
abuse.
II go around to see Sally next
day to see if she knows anythin'
about this marriage business poke
around kinda subtle like and then
quiz her if she's heard anything
about Spot and this show gal Well,
she starts cryin' and I feel like a
four-Star dope. don't know what to
do and just stand there sayin',
there, there like heard mother
once with cryin' baby 1t don't do
much good. Sally keeps cryin' soft
like. That kinda cryin' don't need
no sound effects, it goes deep. Pret-
ty soon she says she's goin' back
home. And she does, 1eavin' a note
for the punk.
"He goes around a coupla days
sour-pussed. I don't hear a word
from Sally for weeks and I don't
think the punk has neither, but Pete
is goin' around with a wise look and
/ get a hunch he knows somethin'.
The kid has changed some. He amt
so cocky no more and he seldom
goes out at night. One night, just
before we're leavin' for the trainin'
camp where the kids gonna get
ready for the final Elimination bout,
I'm in his room helpin' him pack.
1T amt long and the phone
buzzes The kids near it and picks
it up. He says, I amt here and
hangs up. Pretty soon comes a
knock on the door and dummy me
opens it. A dame is there. figure
it's the show gal and I'm right.
She steps over to the kid. Honey
she says, you amt seen me late
ly?' The kid keeps on packin'. Then
he says he amt gonna see her no
more.
Then the fireworks begin. That
dame gives him the trimmin's and
when she's in high gear she heaves
a water bottle at the kids head and
stalks out. He ducks and the bottle
whams against the wall. During
the ruckus I duck into a corner.
see mad DANES work before.
Its two or three days later when
I see Pete at the camp. l tell him
about the show and he looks at me
kinda funny and says now's the time
to tell him and maybe he's all over
it. don't catch the drift, but l tag
along over to the house with Pete.
The kids restin' when me and Pete
come into the room. Pete says,
Spot, ! got some news for you
news from Sally The kid sits up
sudden like and he gets kinda white
He don't say nothin'. just keeps look
in at Pete. Sally Pete says. is
gonna have a baby Just like that
'The kid jumps up outta the bed
and he starts to cry. / think /
kinda like him then. even though
he's actin sissy. Pete he says
I gotta 60 to her! gotta!'
pete says okay and take coupla
days off. So the kid goes home to see
Sally. You never see such a changed
guy when he comes back. He's talk.
in again and he's happy and he even
gets friendly with me and | kinda
like it, too, seein' he aint the smart
alex no more.
$50 you see, like l once say to
Sally, it's like the mumps. a little
while sick and you're okay again
and SOS them kids, all three of 'em
now"