| Show 1 L INTERESTING INTE ESTING STORIES OF THE RING i J h IO ft turf U U U I cult relate many experiences well worth hearing heRring Johnny Regan and unu Philadelphia Jack MI who have fought nearly fights talked chop for tor n II while last week cek says n IL writer welter In the tho th St Louis I 1 suppose you 01 never hoard heard about the tho time limo 1 I was to meet Young Youn for forthe forthe the tho featherweight championship said eald Regan nellon My Iy homo home hOI o is ts in Brooklyn and there thore Is not lint a I play e a on nn tho the or In Chinatown or Coney Island I 1 nm um not perfectly ut homo home and havo plenty pleat of friends Well I was wal not nol fight nam naming fightIng fighting ing any too often otten several years ago and was wall at lit my home In ht 11 Brooklyn Branklyn It was soon after Young Corbett had put Terry ferry McGovern out In la two rounds nt ut I Hartford Conn md Ord won the tho featherweight feather futher featherweight weight championship Jack McKenna heated Into halo town about that lint limo lino with Abo Audi Attell Ham Sarn was vas also 1115 In III town situ 1111 crazy to Ret Rat a Il much match fur for Attell About that time und and Harris began belIn to knock catch ench other and I Rot got ot Interested Finally Tim Sullivan who Is la it II will cull willed ed oil Harris up UI before him hint and ticked asked mill all the double wa WUI about Harrl replied that McKenna was trying to get Ket A n losers end by matching Attell with McGovern beat beal Terry out oil ofa of ofa a II mate McGovern In Is utmost t by hy his lala cd eastern tern friends tend Sullivan told Murals that ho hc would nt tut II nd to till tar mutter matter all 1111 right Ho lie then memo Kent for with tho lie evident clel purpose of tit lolling telling him to stop trying to Interfere McGovern or get out of or town asked 1 what was the trouble between Is and himself told him there thero uvula wua no na trouble nuked asked him what hilt ho hu wn tins knocking Harris for fIJI 1 I need 1001 tho money mone Mo Mc replied Ho Ifo 10 bus hUH plenty of man manoy oy cy O mid and HO so hUH has McGovern All I want Is to 10 pot get g t Oil nit s It tight light anti got Poet n a chance challco to tomake tomake make some pooh unu told tint him that lust was wn pretty good logic loh and h hI he would not Interfere In tufele and to go If ahead and amid got get ot n a 1 match If It he h could that lie would give AUell Attell tho he first chance at nt him When I saw Haw how McKenna en n n had hod i bested d Harris 1 I instantly drung with Itt AUcH Attell la Is no 1111 Rood good I told him and if It Corbett MOtH moots him there th rr will be murder I wanted t to put on nn the gloves with Attell just JURt to slow hol him butt up ull before Ink Ho lie would not allow ns its lR however and 1111 never MICI will In I lot let us IS box together Until the time wo met at III tho the West Knit hind club several months ago ugo before a n I house hOIl Well Vell finally Corbett went out to Denver Donver Me 11 Ken mi to together olether three tickets and went right utter him When we reached Denver Corbett told Jack JacU that ho h did dill not like Attell and andu u would on Id not meet him but was willing to take mo me on Jack consented ns liS Corbett wits not nearly so heavy then thell aa os ho It Is Isnow now I 1 started training for the tight fight and at that time that most everybody thought Corbett was 1011 not much of a n tighter lighter und and had hod bested Me Mc McGovern Govern by a n puke nuke 1 I thought I haul hall a 8 good chance to win I J dont know knol whether bother It was corns lucky or unlucky for tor me mn but tho rho police pollee Interfered and stopped the boxing game In Denver Denvor before tho bout took place Attell Is IR right after aUer Corbett nil all tho the time now 10 tar for a match and when wo we were out In Denver Dener thought ht ho was vita the boy lio that was WOH go going goIng ing lug to meet Corbett but he ho When Attell was In Now New Ne v York some come sometime time ago OKO when he lie vac matched to fight Terry Perry ho went to a theater ono One duty clay and tried to tn yet Iel et passed II through Who are nto you sold said lItho the tick Ilek ticket et collector r Abe Abc Attell he ho answered 1 I never nevel heard of him said the door doorkeeper doorkeeper keeper I J nm an going to light Terry ferry Me MI said wild Abe bl In ht n II dignified tone lone Well Fell If It you are nto ro nervy enough to think your you havo hlO Any chance with McGovern I e wo we will leave hae to let you through said mold tho the doorman and tho the crowd Uttered littered but bust Abo Abe did not mind Is III certainly n II great piece said Mid Regan ogin I 1 had some of ot tho the until funni funniest est cot lights there thero und and have hao to laugh when I 1 think of them then 1 remember ono Onu night I 1 ivas lighting fighting u II fellow rellow with a n imputation who considerably heavier hI hIlea let lea During the tile first part of ot the fight Sight I Idid Idid did Ihl mixing Im Ira hut but he lie could hit like a so 1 I saw that lint plan would never neer do 10 when I t was teas almost out OUI Then I started staying away from my nay opponent Jabbing him hint with my m left let continually 1 I kept shoot shootIng lug Ing my nay left nt lit him and I saw Im h was WIlM getting get linK madder each minute t I was wall all out and All I expected ily lIy for him to lO get by h my 11 guard and put m ma down doun Ho made modo n a rush at tit mo me and nM I sent cent his head hark hack and amid what do de you yet think the follow dill did He lip strips stops for fill fora I a Il second looks at al me nee and nail then thou turns to 10 t I the th referee and says I 1 cant hit hilt that tint rellow fellow and walked to his corner pulls ort olt the thC gloves and Jumps out of the tho ring Well ell If ever I 1 felt happy tutu cur sur surprised i I did dill Uteri then I had hut herd luck previous to that hat 1 l wow wax only u a l kid 1 at nt tho 1 time Ont but I 1 runs MILS ambitious lI ou I 1 f found r in i n hb boy y ot of my myown i own awn weight aul wo we o to 10 light Wo AVe had some lOIn tickets ticket printed and ono one Sun Run Runday tiny day pitched n ring chug rIll In nn nit vacant va vacant Vl cant lot let and started nt Itt It Il Wo Va laud sold riold enough tickets between us tic to bring the tha total purse In rile to n a 1 considerable figure W WIlI ell ll v we rye 6 started shorted after each ench other In lit tho thu dirt ring with whit skintight gloves gloved My M left hand cons then ax as now my nuts main reliance This Ibis tenon fellow had and n a coon cOlin tor ter t I for fol mv nay loft down Iown to perfection ho eer Every time I 1 would lend with wIlh my lily left ho would slip clip tho the blow and nearly CO In my ribs with his hili right Its H 1 kept doing doln thin thia until 1 I did not Know whether I was wa dead ilond or alive The hut hunt was wn to havo been een n a 1 ton ten round affair In III the tenth lenth round h hel be slipped my loft but hut I J whipped my toy right t up lip to In Ids his chin and caught him cunning coming In with his hla right counter with frith all his hl weight behind It Ho lie went down stud and I out The 1111 referee counted six Ix hit hilt Ju Just t 1 then Ihen somebody Homebody 1 yelled police pollee and ev or everybody mare their getaway nail 1 was deprived of ot one of ot my knockout victor lee les Ie I 1 did not ear care for that nt at that mo mu moment ment Rowers A big hIlt policeman was coming canting at III me the Across the ring I 1 wan w coverd covert with mud as a tho the result rosult of or falling failing In hr tau tho slop by b tho water my II eec or C antis threw throw on me toe when going to tD my may II corner romor ami I J know 1 would bo ho n a 1 hard customer to handle Well Willi any In way vay Ill I wailed until he ho Just JUI reached for me mill mid then lien worked the sidestep on him bun and was under the tho ropes before ho lie re recovered recovered covered himself |
