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Show DOPED WATER GIVES VIC BLIND STAGGERS 1 1 I --Squarely on the. button of hn jaw it landed. Kandow were very willing to accept an I even softer setup in "Kid Hmlth's" sparring spar-ring partner, so the match went under the original billing. Med bank bugs packed .the hftl. A cou-pie cou-pie of prelims were run off, and then1 came the main event. .1 eat back, numerous numer-ous rows from t! rtngide. Muddy Clay. KoMn Wrigley and Kcse-ma Kcse-ma were In BrewMer's corner. Wrigley was V. Mcrgari'a principal aecond When 1 he heard his room male was going to battle bat-tle In place of lx.yle, he inaieled on helping. help-ing. All the boys knew Itobin thought a lot of Valentine Morgan. I I 'The Evergreen Wildcat.' 1 By JAMES W. EGAN (Copyright, 1J?1, tv the Newapaper Knterprise Aetwclation.) CHAPTER XII. THK UM thine In the world I could hae figured on was UMing V. Morgan Mor-gan Brewster am "Kid Hinlih," In the pluce of Tuffy lxyle. But before be-fore long 1 was convinced he wax an ac-1 ac-1 cep tabic sutxttitute, and in very lair shape. "Keen training?" 1 remark. "I have. Home day I msy meet a person per-son who calla himself 'ILispberry,' " grimly respond V. Morgan. Kver sinew the game at t takport. Rrewster had be n changed, i "han dler's cruel rut hd sliced deep. There alfO had been a message from the malicious ma-licious "Raspberry" in regard to that ep-iMde ep-iMde enough to put any young man in a vindictive mood. I appreciated why a J fight would appeal to V, Morgnn us a J form of relief. j Another thing I had noted Afier the1 game with the Three Ktar leaauers. which! It w.ut i pretty lout for four rounds. Hailor Kandow was In belter shape than I had exected, lucky for him. Hre water was certainly hanuing him a boiing lea-son. lea-son. Honejdove! How that Imhy could go with the glove! Hm left waa particularly partic-ularly wicked, and he waa alwaa punning punn-ing it Into Kandi-w's in p 1 cn'jld ree S grindstone ruse ing In, hi comer and It made me grin in loth i corners of my from elcvalion. Old Hoi Would pick :etupx. huh'' In the fifth round, however, I had to I take off my roe-rjord apera. ' Hrew-I eler Itegan lo )o apeed, and missed time M.fl"r limn NmI itunr I knew a riirht 'ing hrfd floored hm Ilw dtmled up. j idias. and again flopped under one of I iSaidow K punches. j "Vellow-" hiae dome amart aleck near I me. and 1 almoet huated htm In the ee. i At the count of ten V. Morgan stug-! stug-! sered to l.i feet, and Hie bell rang Ttituwi ng d I ac r-1 ion to the wi nd I shoved my way to his corner, arid irked uVff hifn denperaiely. "r-'omething is wrong with me;" Hrew- J ster nmniolfit. "I feej all numb. But I'll' In k hint' I'll. I:ck him " J He went out blindly in th a.xth round and for threi- minuter endured a beating' thai sickened even me. Tr were in ( MudIy (lav !', and ftolurt Wrigley; ItrcwMer won almont a.ngle-han'1'J. the I pitcher had been more poptil.ir with his I teammate. They were allmg him ! "Val," snd he liked it. Thi-re was real stuff In the aon of the fr-jit kmri l-Yeddy Hofiper aid the change In j , boxers would I all r'ght ss far sn thel j promo p and rindtone were concerned.! . Neither had ever seen "Kid Hmith." j I "All Shadow la Imping for it a aettip,"! I ourp re ag"nt states. j "Oi oi " I esclairn. "It'a nil off. Thl !d;.ire l.o d';Hi Tuffy know be 'c.-m'tj j go on. SVe'tl Mai) to HatiiJow, and when ' lie seen Hrewster walkiiiK In on him he'il ' I know something ha leen framed." "You'ie right, S'juawk." s;iys Kreddy. ! "But ''e it to me I'll I. il (Irindatone that Kid Smith i pick, but e need the dough and we'll nhoot on his narring! f partner and keep it between .our.elvej ' (that it i.-pt Kd Smith.- The fan won't i i be told at alt Thone birda will lov aj t crocked Idea like that." , Hopper was right. Orind-tone and wax pale as a jthoM. yet . Morgan 1 refu (I to go unili r lor the final count ! He wda Mill siifktiig ,t the gong. "Ill throw, in the towel! It'a murder, mur-der, boy!" I gionri. i "So " c-orm-s i hrough hi puffed lie. "I'm going to li-k him. They blinded J nie. but I'm going to be game" i Sailor SntiuV'W cjrne in tonfidently for th -enth. H- dodge! Hrenter a wild- : ly f!:!mg armw anl tried to drive home; hia deadly rigiii. one of hts swings hit, V.' Morgan higJi on the fort-bend. The In tier a head fl-w back, and he eend on th verge of topping. I Then, as S. inflow tte,ted In. Mo-Kan'f left g;oe came up in a (a Ft dying e;-I foil. Jju.iriy on the button of lite, jniv It MndcH The aaiiur with victory in hi gru.fp. had lo-t il He fell heavily o; h:f ia"e, complete' our. r i treiT cuif hrdl stand on h'.a, fe l lOiig erongh for the referee's count. "I va game, wasn't I" lie mutter ! t!..,kiv e I lrig h.m io I lie corner. "i ' Lce, litin! I "iU , ou licked bun. ou i-vr- " rreen Wildcat, ycu!" Muddy (lay halfl sba. . j "The blinded me. but I licked him!" j he roen on inutiering. "U hai s that?" 1 ask, .with 'a sudden scsplc on. Ii was Kcsenia who cnfirmed It. "Boss. th. walah bjltle amells funny," he put s "The s done been sumpiu' pow'ful put .n it!" iXo be cooUausd. |