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Show Buddy Ryan Insisted on Writing His Own Wires Sig Hart, fighter of the bantam class back in lS9fi, later a politician, and a handler of fighters, was in 1004 manager mana-ger of Buddy Ryan, famous welterweight. welter-weight. Sig doesn't think all fighters are dumb, but he thinks they have their peculiarities. Hart and Buddy had gone to Tort Huron, where Buddy was to fight Mike Ward. At the hotel as Sig aud Buddy parted to go to their rooms before the fight. Hart turned to say: "I'll send that telegram you usually send to your mother. Buddy, and tell her everything is O. K. and I'll sign your name." "All right," said Buddy, and went nn toward the elevator. Sig went in to write the telegram when he felt a tug on his arm. It was Buddy. "Wait a minute. Sig," said the boxer, 'I want to send that telegram. Mother Moth-er knows my handwriting." Buddy was strong for details which may explain how he rose to titular heights. |