| Show THE F I WILLIAM A. A BRADY the Most Picturesque Figure in inthe I I the Sporting and Theatrical World Tells His Life Story t I Cup Copyright 1014 1914 l' l by William A A. A Brad Brady CHAPTER R VII In a previous ous' chapter I said a id I won was lIng l PLY PLY- in Ing Ing- 75 a week in lS 1892 to box In the tho vaudeville scene In After t 1 Dark Within twenty four hours after tho the Cor- Cor Sullivan bett-Sullivan bett articles had been Hi we were flooded with tele telegram from all aU parts of the thc United States offering us terms for 01 his appearance rance I Tho TIc first contract wo we signed feigned a as l I re remember remember re- re member was was for 1500 a n w week ok at III tho the Lyceum theatre Philadelphia Time The hi highest high high- h est eat price of admission to this house was I BO GO cents This contract provided that was to meet meeta A It new nev man nan jel e eVery night and attempt to stop ston him or put p him hurt I Inight out In iii four rounds Such a pastime was permitted at that time 1 tn Philadelphia which was waR then known U o OH tho the home mone of many athletic The torin na athletic ath letic letie a aN w waw J applied rJ to th the I f fel fellows ci- ci l- l lows who wlm hall hail a a. punch und and who probably probably proba proba- bly could c KO go o one or I vo l WI TOun rounds rs with n ti I and ani f ft a t We Ye went to Philadelphia to pia play the en a ement in a very verv few found out that this this' 1 kind of a J game camo mo w was tyas uc J not flOt for COi ctt Now ow if ur youn our going io to put nut a luau maji out h in ft a round four bout you on cnut nt dr dt It U h by hy dancing about abouL and ani sparring spar par ring with hIm Mm Youve You've te Got sot to do e aon vert vert- r hard Maine Corett's etl's h hands were delicately framed and when li- li used cd them with willi full force e ein In such a n matthi If It he lie wanted to tu whip I 0 a man he lie would have to take n a t chance o of or him on at tho the Jaw knocking l Mm itri tn fI elft with un blow But by dolnic this there was waR a nl always s of hl his breaking his Jils knuckles After fter t two of oC the c all comers conierS u he usel to call them wo we found If Ir we continued tiT that t. t course courso of oC money our man 1 0 have no hand with which to light Su Sullivan One o of tt lb the Q j toughest of th the all comers comers com ers ers at that time In tn Philadelphia was aM I H a Hman aman man who wor worked ed In the time ga Ra hous nil ills name was wab MIke tonah l n a and till ho lie h had succeeded In n standing up for four our rounds before l' l champion that had com conis to the tIme Pity City of or Brotherly Lo Love Lovu Loor for or years On tho the first Hrat night of on nt who ho should appear at tb th stage door but Mike lonah n. n 1 demanding a chance to toJo tojo togo jo go on with the man mon who h he could heat beat Sullivan Corbett ook looked d I over o and nd mad madA Up tip his mind to kE keep P I him at a 1 fe distance That night Corbett tt box boxed d with another I man tt who att afterward played Quito quite an important im m ni- ni r part art in inMa hIs Ma history This was Connie Carmlo McVey who up to thi this day da- dai i la is a awell awell awell well known character alon along the Rialto in Nek V Ne e York Connie went on or the thc first night look Corbetts Corbett's pl punching for a couple couple cou con pie o of rounds and then sought a sate safe spot on the stage Ia- Ia lay down and was wal counted out lIe He sot got ot 25 2 6 for doln this and amid at tho the same me time the tho Corbett management management man man- came caine to realize that he was a avery avery vCr very valuable man and we put him on the salary ealar list Connie's Connies great value Jay In iii knowing how to ho knocker knocked out cUt b h bt hot- t t- Continued on la page pace C 19 THE FIGHTING MAN M q Continued from sporting 13 page ter tar than any an at mai man mn I hd had nad over a seen seen seen-as as I Ishall I shall ebal show you later I I. I Eer Every night Monahan reported at nt th the door and every ever night Corbet sidestepped sidestepped side side- stepped th the Issue Monahan looked as I It il Ithe he stepp had an Iron Jaw jw It I was as as wide as J his forehead and nd his face was covered with wIh scars cars Ho lie 10 as was a tough lion ton We Yo had gome Borne hope of or escaping an at an encounter with this relo fellow But Bt toward towar th the middle of ot the week the tho sporting edl tors tore of or Philadelphia took tok up the matter matte matterand mater and said SId tha that tha the tho challenger of John L IV L Sullivan was wa arl afraid to meet Mike Monahan Mona Mona- han ban th the terror of tho the These encoring comments became became stronger stroner an and stronger and presently the thc A Associated Press Iress got ot busy bWy and scattered It tt broadcast broadcast broad broad- brOd cast throughout tho the When Fl Fri Friday day came ame I said to Corbett orbett orbet Jim I. I Its It's no Youve You've got to tc meet meet- meet Monahan Monahan Mona Mona- han ban tomorrow night or go out of ot the thi town in disgrace c Wo We told Mike that he was wa to have his hil chance Saturday night ht and he said If Ido I do that will wi be the end of ot CorbettI I Nothing was was' walet left but that we should do dc something to t put ut fear Into the heart heart- hear of ot I Monahan Monn At last lat we hit upon a scheme chemo chem We arranged that he was to put on his I tights In the same same room rom with wih Corbett and his hi sparring partner partner Jim JUn Dally Daily Daly or of Philadelphia Phila Phila- an delphia It lt was ws to be a a third degree pro pro cess cees ces We put him hm in a f chair char between Corbett and Daly After a a time Mid said to t Corbett Corbett Si Say Jim you know that m mar man n whose whoso jaw you broke in xi n Hartford last lasi lat week Weak yu Corbett nodded Hes no bet better Corbett to he h out of ot r. r the hospital ho 1 yet dak rd kia Mon Monahan hn went on dressing Then hen Dally Daily Dil sl said Anybody Anybody that goes oe Into the ring with wih you U Jim Jim ought to tc have his life Insured hs Insure Still Sti not a word ord from Story after r story they told about th themen the themen stor ar tay men Corbett had h sent ent to the hospital but but Monahan would simply say Is that thai tha so 60 That sounds good goo Not Nothing n would ea him I At the end of ot tho the third degree esree 1 business s wo we found that vo wo would have to t take z a final long Ions chance wih with with- woud him It must b be bo understood that Corbett was wa not in Con Condition on at this time He Be Je was not In train training training ing and that is very essential to boxing thirty Ten was reached reache vcr I I was tho the re ref referee re ere and tho the timekeeper per T The Th theatre was nas simply Jammed jamme The Tho sporting com cr community had paid all kinds of or prices pric to tc Ret get In Seats wore were a sold on or on the tho te sidewalk for 10 apiece Philadelphia felt that at lat last Corbett was going to get et a a. real test from Crom the Invincible e giant Just before wo went wont into the tha gant ring ling Corbett Corbal Corbett Cor Cor- bal bett came cam to me and said Now NoW Bill Bm 1 I I Iwi will take one chance mf with Ith this this' fellow and andI I wi If I 1 faU raU you Vm vill have have- to t call caU time an and make the tho rounds runds vcr very short I beleve that Corbett at this thi lay lar ar point pint feared rM Monahan more than he feared John L L. L Sullivan Sulvan when he got into nto th the ring with him later on Monahan came crne into the ring with wih the confidence of a Napoleon Napleon The Tho boll beU sounded they went to the tho center He node made a speedy Eedy rush at and hit mae him aim a a blow In itt the tha stomach then grabbed d him and tried to throw him off the he stage stae Instantly there ther was pande- pande In time the houi house c. c rushed Corbett all an over tho thu place But Corbett tol Look ool no no chances He Ho stood Mood back and his lila teeth teeth Monahan rushed for him ilm It I looked bad Jor JOi Corbett but he ho to mo me not fbi to ring tho timo bell bel Aim An- Anther ther lunge from Monahan Monahan another lunge lune and md then en Corbett shot his lila right hand croSs cross on Monahan's Monahans Jaw and knocked him ilm stiff It I took tooka a a minute to bring him ilm to We Ve went bade back ba to tho the dressing room md mad then ten discovered what what it I had cost Coat USo us uso o knock kok out tho the e giant and rescue Corbette Corbetts Cr tt's reputation Two of or his knuckles were were knocked knock d back Int Into tho the middle of ot his hind hand That was tho end endot ot if f Corbetts Corbett's attempting to meet all ali al omers with one or two exceptions up IP to the time he entered the ring with ring Sullivan IVe Ve Ve then planned d a tour throughout thru hout he the United Unie States making a a. single ap ap- learance In each ech city carrying only about eIght people and recruiting in c each cach place we ve e visited with local boxers We would go Into a town with wih Cor- Cor his sparring sparIng partner and one or two wo others other We Wo would get all 21 tho the ambi tous ious lous boys bys jn in the tho town who wanted to toIght toight Ight interested n and andin In that thata a way pro pro- vIde Ide the entertainment necessary before Corbett went wanton wenton on We paid maid ald the boys bo s 's from 10 10 to 20 20 a a bout The ho same thing I la ie laone done one lone now at Madison ahon Square SQuar Garden Of Dr f course tho the moment the timing thing thing got ot In army any way wa wo we stopped It I. I That was a th the plan for our tour which vas ras to Include tho country countr and andYe andre Ind we re Ye hoped to clean cean up not nt only enough to 0 o hop Corbetts Corbett's training for expenses his IB defray deray battlo Corbets Corbet's with Sullivan SuI but a a. i. i sum SuI n. n besides After wed ved bee doing doinG this about a week we discovered it I would bo be 0 necea- necea ary eary in order to engage great local Interest Interest In- In terest and secure fine ne receipts to got somebody to stand before Corbett other ether than han his sparring partner because the public Is apt at to regard such euch things as cut ut and ard dried affairs And as a Corbetts Corbett's Corbets Corbet's an lands hands were in bad condition ve we did not propose again UaIn to take taie tae any chances with wIb strangers tranger or all ni comers corners r So we hit hi upon the idea of ot sending Connie McVey ahead of ot the show a couple of ot weeks week McVey was the tho man mn wo Wc e had had discovered In Philadelphia the Philadelphia the the man who knew how to be knocked out He was waso to o go to the different places we were to o pIa play discover that Corbett was to appear there and Immediately Issue Isue a challenge to 10 fight him on his arrival In Inthis this his way B Connie fought Corbett all al over O the he United States Statu under different titles tiles In n Hartford he was ws known 8 Joo Joe Nfl- Nfl on son the Maine ane terror In jn Rochester he was as s Alex lex Conel Conch th the Canadian Candian slant giant In Co Co- umbus 0 O. he ne fought Corbett as 3 Jim Du- Du I rand and rand the tho mountain terror from Ken Ken- I Kentucky en I tucky tuck His alue aliases were were always made majo ap appropriate r to tho the section of ot the country In which ho he was as operating For Instance In n Milwaukee e he was as John Joh Olson tho the teror terror ter- ter tel or of ot tho the lumber camps In Bute Butte Butto C City CiU ty tye he e gave gae a n battlo batte that that- created Intense enthusiasm under the title of oC tho the Walla Wala Walla giant In Los Ls gant An Angeles ele took on a Mex- Mex lean can alas alias which appealed strongly to that lat portion porton of ot the population that had hal Spanish blood In its its' yain ln and nd wanted wante to o see one 0 of ot their kind kid defeat defea t the upstart up- up tart start str from the North North In Tucson Corbett lt knocked McVey loVe out In in one ono round as the tho I terror error of Arizona while In El Paso Puo tho the thoman many man titled m man n put ut up a very pretty prett match a as ag the Texas Pet In ll all these places laces Connie Was waa WI received as a- a a aorl world orl l b eater beater We would arrive In town and and find him hini riding ding around In an open with ho tho mayor maor The man who had the nerve Jc to o meet Corbett became the hero of wen every communitY he lie visited For I or two to weeks prior to the coming of our show Connie under his Ills different aliases lived lve like meo a akin aking atin tin kin king grew fat and prospered red McVey's personality lent lant Itself beau beau- h au to our our- scheme He lie was MOB a ae e very big tig man wel weighing about abul 20 pounds That hat he looked like hiko a a real champion was ao demonstrated when Corbett visited Dub- Dub ln n years ears later after det defeating Charley Chancy Mitchell There Thera were Irishmen atthe at the tho 10 depot and in the streets to me meat t us U on n that derot occasion an Some of them found orbett Corbett carried him on on their shoulders shoulder to Corbet o his carriage took tho the ho out of ofle ofte the le rl rJ rig and it It it bv by hand to the Queens Queen's te hotel on on OConnell O'Connell street Others Other In the he mob found McVey and nd In Insle spite of hl hi his protests carried him himon on n their m to tn MB his hil urI In ito un- i I I I i I I I L hitched th the es and anil pulled him up another another an an- n- n other street to the an same came hotel So there thare were twp Corbetts dragged dragge through the streets of ot Dublin that davlIn l do In the tho declining dIns days of or Corbett's Corbetts r pu atlon he was as matched match d to box bK twenty rounds runds hi with Ith Tom Sharkey e et at tho Lexington lox Lex Lx- Lx ington Athletic club In Ne New York Connie Con mite nie McVey WIt was sat In the corner and when hen henIn In the round had Corbett CorI Corbett Cor Cor- bett practically beaten and ami pa n tho the verse verge cal of or bet a 1 knockout MeVey jumped Jumpe Into tIme tho ring end amid nd rushed between cl them and so o lost the fight for tor Corbett Corbet by a a. foul But BUl ho he saved t-aved lila his hlf beloved friend from the knockout knockout Mc McVey ey wak sas ni one of ot the most faithful creatures I ever knew To be continued I j T- T |
