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Show DNHY Oil SAKS HE'LL QUIT ARENA Well known Lightweight Becomes Solicitor for Farm and Stock Paper The dajs when Bud Anderson and Danny O Br en were the kingpin 1 ghtw e ghts of this section of the country their ten fic battles wh ch are still remembered by many local boxing fans their r se to prom nence in the pugil st c world and the ob livion of both as championship con tenders were recalled jesterday when 0 Bnen who has been out ot the city tor more than a 3 ear returned says the Portland Telegram Bud Anderson has retired from the r ng at least th s is supposed t6 be correct s nee h s last los ng fight on July 4 and is engaged in tne pursuit of ra sing stock Danny has also te t red and is n a new 1 ne of business Danny isn t ra sing stock but is trav elmg through the country taking sub ser pt ons for a stock ana tarm maga zme From h s general appearance he must be making good in th s line and he says he 1 kes the work I made up my mind to quit the r ng just after mv bout with Charley "Wh te at Denver said Danny yesterday yester-day I trained faithfully for this match but would lie awake at n ghts th nk ng about what a Bplend d chance 1 had and resolving to take advantage of t as Wh te was considered next to the champ on in ability The result of it was that I went nto the ring in anything but the best of cond t on and was an easy mark for the Chicago boy losing in the first round I had been going good before that defeat and had fought twenty rounds w th G lbert Gallant of Boston Al though this match was called a draw, everyone who saw the bout believed that I should have had the decis on But t was ust like it was when I fo ght Jack Br tton I couldn t get to go ng and was beaten before thhe fight really started After the defeat I made p mv m nd there was no use n fight ng second raters all my 1 f e and haa this cjiportun ty of gett ng into a regular line of employment I Btarted out east and expect to work through Bait Lake parts of Montana and Idaho and found a game I liked I m go ng to st ck w th it for a t me at least and expect to work through Oregon and Washington I don t ha e much trou ble n gett ng subscr pt ons and I like the open outdoor work |