HERES HERE'S A LITTLE IRA TRAGEDY GEDY OF THE PRIZE RING THAT IRA I SECOND-ROUND SECOND KNOCKOUT OF JO RIVERS BY A COMER Tho The other night at Memphis FrankIe Frankle Callahan a mero mere bo boy knocked out Jo Joe Rivers RI the Mexican in the second round You may not b be Interested In boxing but everyone should be Interested in this A few fen years ears ago affo a poor timid youth hat hal In hand slunk into tho the office of ot Tom McCarcy McCarey the Los s Angeles tl fight ht promoter and LU asked ked for tor a a- a chanco chance to box some ono one i m t ry of the tho light weights In the i events for a few Ie dollars lI Ho needed tuc tiro mone money McCarcy McCarey n needed ded a bo boy to fill fm in Ho gave tho the boy a a chance Stripped Rivers Rivera I revealed a 0 wonderful physique His skin was eras clear oli o and andI I gleaming hl hh his muscles were Ion long lone and pliable his shoulders had hd tho strength and the tho grace of or a thoroughbred thorough thorough- bred his hla c eye e was clear his footwork showed and promise promise and ho could hit Inthe In Inthe the Mexican youth tho the fight students student saw sawa a coming champion In his first battles Rivers showed such promise that tho coast coat hailed him as the tho next pound champion He fought with tho the ease else and ac tho the ferocity of ot f a tiger and rushed toward the tho top toy In n il his class clasa In two years the champlon championship was within with his hla grasp He was wearing fine clothes diamonds living high but still kept In magnificent condition One night he heon won on a decision In a short fight His opponent came from the ring battered and beaten but laughing In tho dressing room I 1 Inquired why ho he laughed laulhe I quit he said scornfully lie Ho had me ticked licked but If I had any nn anything thing at all Id I'd have e made l him m quit lie He wants wint to when n ho It is hit hard Then Rivers Rivera took tool a 0 boating He took it from a J man mm he was expected to de de- de lea feat t. t Then on one after another of tho the light lightweights lightweights weights beat him men he had beaten whipped whippet him and finally a kid a mere oo boy Callahan knocked him out in two rounds round 8 Rivers is a n. better boxer today than ho he hoever ever er was can hit lust just as hard as ns he ever could not end and ho o has more moro experience and more skill Now o ow almost an any lI light lightweight lightweight hl weight can whip him He Ho Is licked lIked before the match starts Like thousands of ot others in other lines he lost heart rt and courage courne faith in himself himself him him- self and a boy bo whips whip him Callahan inspired red by hope with the freshness of or youth and confident of or himself him him- self should be tho first to learn leam tho the lesson leeson V f. f t v vf f CALLAHAN A MERE BOi KNOCKED OUT om RIVERS IN TWO ROUNDS ROUNDS' r