Salt Lake Tribune | 1907-07-21 | Page 24 | Greenwood after Mellody

GREENWOOD AFTER MELLODY. Reminiscences of Some of the Prize-Fighters Prize-Fighters in Lifo-Saving. " Tribuno Special Sporting Sorvice. NEW YORK. July 20. Al Greenwood is back ln Now York with a challenge to Honey Mellody. Greenwood would like to fight Mellody for any purso lying around loose, anywhere, nnd at any time. Ho thinks hn would have Just as good a chance with tho New England whirlwind as any of the other welters or middle-weights middle-weights who are trying to annax Mcl-lody's Mcl-lody's title. For a few monfhs past Groenwood has been rusticating at Schenectady. Whilo thoro, ho Jumped into tho river and rescued a little girl from drowning. It took a Ions drive- to find tho child and a long swim to bring her ashore, nnd Greenwood was badly cut by broken glasB while groping about on the bottom. But he bus recovered entirely and Is ready to fight again. ITo Isn't looking for medals. Purses are moro useful. use-ful. Greenwood wasn't tho first fighter to distinguish hlmsolf In the Ufc-savlng line. Terry AIcGovern jierformed a similar simi-lar feat onco at Stratford, Conn. Kid McCoy onco stopped a runaway horse attached at-tached to a carrlngo ln which two ladles were riding. One of theso ladles was much smitten with tho Kid.