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Show FULTON'S EAGERNESS ONCE PROVED COSTLY Bis Fred Fulton, tho mountatnotn man-killer from Minnesota, wis disqualified disquali-fied in one of his early rinj contest, and ho learned a lesson that taught him to take his time in goinc; after an opponent op-ponent in the squared circle. It was back in 1SH. when Fulton was new to the game. Ho was matched to meet a second rater in Hudson, Wis and. although he h:irt not been flrrhrini long-, he was confident that he could win oy a knocKout Fulton had an agreement agree-ment witn the promoter whereby he was to get $2o0 if he won and $150 if he lost fcome of his friends bet a wad of dough that he would knock his man out. and erlrk was BO confident that he bet $100 the same wav. vMhC.n .the f0t ln! tho rinS " became eildent to Fulton that his opponent was In there for tne purpose of sticking it out and he tried his best to put the finishing fin-ishing touches to the affair in a hurry For four rounds Fulton was unable to bring his opponent out of cover lint in the fifth he caught on with a left to tne jaw and down went the other fellow with a cra-sh. At the count of eight ha started to cut to his feet and Fulton, dancing around behind the roreree, stalled stall-ed a riht from the floor, which s meant for the Jaw. and curtains. When the badly used up boxer miv that wallop comin;: he Man-M b .sink 'Tick to tb door again, but F:!ton could not stop, and he connected .i.i.-:t ;is his adi'erpary'a bands reaehed ;"'.e ear:ns. Jusr for rh:t Fai'nii "n? d isrpialf fled hv the referee and it eosl him $oo for being hasty. Fred snvs he will never b canght tl;. it v-ay a:'.-iin. He takes bin time in daabine r.,, the finishing touches now, and he na r.ve.lncly rarcf-el whin he fea-l'T r.mtcr, ... :a hit his r.j.u byioi t l.e hud KoUei -' '-be no-.-r. |