Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-12-05 | Page 4 | Colored Fighter Offers New York Several Thrills

Colored Fighter V Offers New York I Several Thrills NEW YORK Dec 5 Battling Siki the singular ular Senegalese who achieved pugilistic fame by knocking knocking knock knock- ing out Georges Carpentier provided provid provId- ed Broadway with a thrill yesterday with the aid of a quantity of synthetic synthetic synthetic syn syn- gin a wrinkled dress dross suit and a pair of expensive patent leather shoes He Jie obviously had made a night of it and part of ot the day when he appeared on Broadway at Forty- Forty street He lie craved attention So he emitted one of ot his native war cries He l-Ie got attention The crowd that blocked traffic formed a ring and the Singular One executed a nifty nitty war dance as was ever trod on hot sands of his native Senegal He lie moved up a block to Forty- Forty fifth street taking hr hrs his audience and his enthusiasm with him He lIe repeated his performance at each crosstown street until he reached Fifty eighth when he was told that the police were on his trail lIe He disappeared ared in a taxicab bound hound for fOT forthe forthe the Black Dlack Belt In Harlem It was Siki's first escape from his manager in a a. week weel His Ills last I ture occurred when he fled tIed his trainIng training train train- ing tug camp with 1000 which rolled V away anay in a flood of alcohol His ills manager was still looking for him hm tonight