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Show EDDIE NEARING HAD TO DEFEAT BORRELi His Captain and Crew Bet on Him So He Lands Money. Story Goes to Show Natural Rivalry Between Various Branches of American Military Service-Followed Service-Followed Orders. They tell a story about Eddie Near-ing, Near-ing, a middleweight boxer, now aboard an American warship, which goes to show the intense natural rivalry between be-tween the various branches of the American military service. It seems that Nearing's ship was being held up at a French port some time ago and that the members of the crew, including Nearlng, were allowed to take a jaunt to Paris. There, in their meanderings, they met up with members of the crew of another American Amer-ican vessel which boasted of Joe Bor-rell, Bor-rell, a former Philadelphia middleweight. middle-weight. The argument regarding the respective respec-tive merits of Borrell and Nearlng waged heavy between the crews, until finally it was arranged that the two boxers would meet to settle the dispute. dis-pute. Nearing was not on hand when the discussion arose but that did not matter to the gobs. He was signed up by proxy to battle Borrell. On returning to the vessel Nearing was notified by the captain that a match had been arranged for him. "Who's the guy I'm to meet?" asked Nearing. 1 "What's the difference who he Is?" answered the captain. "I don't remember remem-ber his name, but I do know that I have $100 posted on you and you've got to come through and win." Orders is orders in the navy and so Nearing just had to beat up Borrell. Incidentally he saved the captain's hundred and won a pile of change for the other members of the crew, all of whom put their month's salaries on Nearing's chances. What could a fellow' fel-low' do but win under such circumstances? |