| Show Kid Wedge Gives K O. O Blow To Another Enemy the Enemy the T. T B. B 1 I Chicago o No Nov 10 The Tho Tho Rev nev Frederick Freder Freder- ick Wedge c the samo same Kid Wedge who In his younger days was waa a welterweight welterweight welter welter- weight pugilist and nn later Inter quit tho the professional professional pro pro- ring ring- to enter the ministry tho tim two- two and fight the battle against vic victory lc Ic a n. horned guy 1 h has s just Junt celebrated tory over o another tuberculosis When the United States declared war ar Parson Wedge Ted o entered tho now new tl fight ht for Cor world safety and for fOl man many months was Wa located loc at nt Camp Grant In tho the Interests in interests In- In of ot the Y M. M 1 C. C A. A While thero ho became me Ill ill and rm I armY physicians diagnosed his case as tuberculosis of or ortho tho the most malignant form commonly known as quick consumption He lie was wasa wasn a n mighty ill man when whon ho ha was placed on a n. stretcher and put pul aboard a n. train bound baund for Cor Texas lie ITO was taken off ocr the tho train at El Paso on a n stretcher Today this samo same Parson Wedge is wen well and 1111 strong Ho lie Heys says ys so 30 himself and 1111 to provo prove it ii he is going gains to enter the ring don lIon the mitts milts and 1111 battle Tommy Murphy star of or tho the welterweights at nt Fort Bliss 13 He lie says saya that la is some ome comeback comeback come back and we wo are arc forced to admit ho lie hoIs lieis Is correct ration Wedge dge Cne P Parson Wedge tells of or his rejuvenation cna tion Hon in his own way vay A recent letter lotter from him hini follows K ji 11 Paso Tex When Tex When I left leCt Camp Grant base in March the army physicians gave me from two to throw months to live p pronouncing my caso tuberculosis I didn't consider this nn any anytime anytime time Lime to die lie in lii fact I wouldn't do sucha uch such uchu u a thing when men arc nrc needed to knock knockout knockout out tho the kaiser culture cul cul- Through a n. system of oC physical ture turo and vitality building exercises sc I nm tnt now very lIry much alive all 1 I am to fight for Or tho the welterweight championship of at tho the border at Fort Bliss Biles Rn and m my opponent opponent opponent op op- op- op will bo Tommy Tomm Murphy Within tho the last two months mouths I J have havo fought two of or tho bo best t men mon In the border border bor tier der army camp s. j. j Considering tho the fact that I am nm 9 years cars old with one clInder cylinder clIn der tier out of or order booked b by competent com corn medical authorities for fOI the final finali I i count I think I have o staged a n come come- backI back I 1 expect to got get ol back my old aid Job as ns I boxing instructor at nt ono one of or Undo Uncle Sam tm's s army camps and 11 eventually go So over O there to 0 do iio m my bitU bit If U you rou know of or any 11 unfortunate OUR CUBS who thinks the tho tubercular bug is about bout boutto to tomake make mako him take tho the final count tell him him to cheer r up UI and antl write to mo me and I II I will gladly toll him him freely how I 1 cured myself In sl six months Yours for a a. long on life PARSON PArtoN WEDGE EDGE on ht Train Parson Wedge cdS Incidentally J gives 1 ts t's some somO Information on the tho system stem ho he hoI I employs to train for tor tho ho bout with Murphy Ho Tic is braking out of at i El 1 i Pa Paso o on un a n. train His Ills hours of or work pre him him from Cram hitting tho the pike each morning as ns Is tho the custom with I most boxers in training i So o a when who the Parsons Parson's freight is mak- mak the heaviest s-ra s grades ho lie calls for tOl a n. front from ono otlO of or the crew and antI andI I runs Tuns alon along the thc track for tor mile half Stretches a at it a clip lIe He lIeI I runs a hall half half nl at the call of or time 1 rests three minutes then thell repeats I li I i F ij i 4 t 4 I |
