Show r NOLD A AIM U I S jf m J v t S Sc r p Book BY FW TIM c Tim Lost Bets Bet to Young Griffo but He Did Manage to Toughen Up His Hands and Face Getting Young Grub Griffo the Australian Austra Austra- han lian lan lightweight m marvel to train for lor fora lora a fight caused many trainers to become become be be- I i come gray in the old days The Te only way one could be sure of ot his being in shape was when Griffo was arrested arrested arrested ar ar- ar- ar rested a short time before a fight Then hed he'd train in jail jai to pass the I time lime Many a time his sentence was set to keep him behind the bars until the day of a big fight fight I couldn't convince him that with wih I II the longer fights and lighter gloves 1 in America It was essential to toughen his face and hands Finally Finaly I r hit hi on a plan that would work for Griffo although Griffo-although although perhaps not for another another an other fighter before or since Iron water in the tubs wherein the blacksmiths used to cool horse horse- shoes was a favorite toughening fluid In those days Corned beef brine als also o was used I steered Griffo Grifo to a blacksmith shop where there was a particularly y deep tub of iron water I offered t to o bet him that if I threw a coin in i th the e barrel he hc couldn't fish it out out Grub Griffo Grifo was the sort of ot lad wh who o would bet on which lump of ot sugar a aly fly ly would alight on first first and and let you Jf I pick your lump He took off of his coat rolled up his sleeves opened his shirt and leaned over into the tub Finally Finaly after aier fumbling around he came up with wih wet hands arms face and neck the coin and a triumphant grin rin Thereafter whenever we passed a blacksmith shop Griffo Grifo would want to stop and fish for coins Id I'd Id lo lothe lose lore lorethe the bet every time time but but but I got his face and hands toughened up however |