| Show JOE GANS PASSED UP lip GOLD BOLD MEDAL Colored Society in Baltimore Spurned by Dusky Champion Enthusiastic members of the Monday Junior Elevating association their friends and perhaps an enemy or two crowded into the ballroom of the Monumental as assembly assembly assembly Wednesday night for a chance to see Joe Cans Gans lightweight champion of the world says the Baltimore Sun A fine tine finegold finegold gold medal was to be Joes reward for being looked at but nearly GOO roo 0 souls were disappointed when the head man of the fight factory spurned the gold Joe yes yesterday yesterday yesterday frankly that in that case he wanted money rather han ban a medal Not for mine said Joe You see I got a letter from these people when I was in Goldfield and I told them to go ahead with the thing for they the merely said they had a medal which they the wanted to give me When I got back I found it was not nota nota a crowd of my friends as I had thought thou ht I dont even know these fellows Upon further Investigation I learned they were charging admission to the ball so I 1 made up my mind to find out If It the proceeds were to go to some charitable institution Wanted in on Cut When I found that there was as nothing of or that sort behind the thing I deter determined determined determined mined to stop It At first I was going to get out an injunction but later I went to the committee and told them if It was wasa a moneymaking scheme I wanted to get in on It I was asked If It 5 per cent of the receipts would suffice and I asked for 25 per cent I 1 get It and I take the medal all there is to It and I 1 dont want the medal under any conditions Before the sad news reached the hall ball there were great doings The colored folk waltzed about and great were the prospects for a good long look at the theman theman theman man who was billed on the program as the new king The name of ot the dusky dusk boxer was on every ones lips nearly every one wore his photograph on a small button and those who knew Joe were anxiously awaiting the opportunity to tosa say sa Welcome to our city new king When Gans Gaas the king arrived he said with great emphasis Therell be no presentation Immediately everybody was most un unhappy unhappy unhappy happy for Joe after atter walking right In looked about and walked right out again The medal is still stilt in the possession of the Monday Junior Elevating association |
