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Show RAN AWAY FROM FIGHT. i But Pugilist Who Wanted to Be Champion Was Knocked Out by a Pretty Milkmaid. It I htppenel In be nn artlat In gin Hi I I iiihlllM d pilot n 11 vv Irtiui rf ' "ill Id Inve out the Imw mil nr-r nr-r vv ml pit the Mnvia in lh Utile fel I w r i lie .ntilnl lias the punih thlt u i i ua . in On. k And when he I inda vim know ll a no fnke nn matter whit Ihe rep itira aay 1 don t mart In to discuss the l'llielni-in l'llielni-in ins Jiffrleo tight or llnaeo whlihever .ion think It waa I w ml to t. II on a love storv tbongh thnt nort of thing Ian t gen-rrallv gen-rrallv In mi line Hut thla on, Whan wlili a priz. tight .r wbti wna bum lei to 1. a prim light uiul-luiwevir, I II Hurl at th, laglnnlng mie vnra ago when I wan ntlll In the gum. but not doing much with the mltta hi . ana. the law inn.t. ll ilirih lilt to pull rf u 1,1k in ilih with inuih prillt I liiude I In nn up total, tivvnwh. ti I waa well i Hough knovii 1. niik. a lilr living runnlliK a enl.im Ilun I nut a mug fellow who w mud in I i light, r Hint fii. he wanted to be u ring llghl. r He wan n)ren1 a a. rapiier of the riugh house sis I. and had lh reputation ,.f b tng ih. tiesi mini mi lining the wore! In I la word whl. Ii wis the toughest In t mn n 1 hla rnilii r h nl He anme repn-I repn-I itliin lifer, him so ih. at. iik wan nil light I wutit.1 aome exerila. to keep In good ...million an I jlwasn did and an I put Ih. glnvcn on with .Murphv that vvnn hla name a b vv I lines lb wan will act up game to the tote otitw.lghed me tweulv I oinls nnl altogctlnr male n la-tter piini lilng bag than I colli 1 bus In the atoria Hut n much aa I pun. hed him I rntildn I punch out or Ida t til k he id the Id. a that he would be n champion aome dav nnd he wan crnlv to get on a fight of noma nort lo taki the ttrnl step towutd the top Well I Jnlllt.l htm along for a few weeks without thinking I ha I anslhlng would ever nun of It line dav I gut a biter from a friend in a not In, town mar hi naslng flint lie ha I pi. ke.l up n bxai a. rapper who showed algna of making good and that Ihe aporta up there vv.ro willing to tun k him for ttM In a go with inv man nf hla weight I vvoul 1 pltk In Ih. town where I vvnn The acrap would huvi t i be In private and the all. ii.lnn.i waa to be limited lo twents on I I lit Hie proposition up lo Murphv nnd he jumped at It M -reover he produted the Kl for hla all. will, I, waa exneil Ing win. on hla part ror I hn I no Intm il.in ..f risking inv of inv good mln on him I knew him and I illdn t know the i In r fellow and dldn I inrs inui h about .Itliironi hut having got Murphy Into It In awns I did give him a me good nd-vlce nd-vlce ah nil gittlng Into lomlillnn tried lo teuh hjm aom. a.rt ,r dtfmnr nnd agreed to handle him nl the llghl Ho rnr Hits Ian t inn. h of a lov. r rv la If Hut that lomea In whire nu don I exp.it li or al Icaat vvture 1 dldn I ex-peel ex-peel ll at the thin We nicked on a hiilll. ground on the ahnie of Ijike Ontario between two vll-ngm vll-ngm We w.r. to go lo om of Hi, ill Ingen hv Iriln ,ud tlim drlvi to th. spot when the ring vv ii i , he pitched nnd ihe other ports waa ti , om, from the other direction I hla splitting r Mrria wan a move to nvold attracting the mherirr a attention If tnough mints hid b.,n Involved we might ha vr aiin tin Hhrrlff Ih forehand nnl told him all almui It nn I then he nnd hla dentiiba would huv. atari., 1 to rild ua und hla wagon would have broken down Ihiio mllea uwuv and he wmildu i hnvi iirlved In lime to intch unybodv ill of whlih Ina hapimial within my ix pert, me But thin wnan t coin enough In Ihe ai nip to br. ak any wagons ao we pined the aneuk line in, I .v.ry nne In th. ku.m waa on haul it tin proper lime whl. h was Jual at lav light t a ion piti bed a l Ing t he bt la were in I. and Hi. nan still id for Ih. fnv .!hi. t "" u1"1 rt' noika und tlkllllni. ahica 'Ih, Hi ,a .n, thumb li waa ai in i aid I hili big low" uv. r Hi. ahoiil-l.ia ahoiil-l.ia if Muiphj wllll wo win w ulliig for Hi r, l.i e to atiit tilings g ,l,iii I wan l.lllnn. Miuphs rnr th, luse-tlmi lo keip hla giiai, I I iw wh, a I hi nnl ihe e.mn.1 of a bjrw uilliplng down the roud Niw I ku w Hint farmern dldn I gallop h-lr h is,-, on lint mad ant at thai lime In thi in nntng fur lun and I bid Ucn In th garni loni, mougii not t., i ikt i Iniuct-a lint 1 could dodgi ao I ilraggt I Murphs till uigh thL rnp.a sell..! the Hherllf anenk and the tiowtl did amuk Murphy I. idlng Hi. bunch I aln as a thought ho would in ike n billir riinmr than iTghler lln list 1 aw of Murphv In wan run nln ii roaa a plnughid tul.l thi towil Hull waa ov, r hla ahoul Ida II i pink In the brnj. und nothing . lae on him lui the irunka the .Mlw ,o I i,e ah ,ea I don t Ilk running ov.r plough.d ground ao I look another i. utn and got awns lull I'll KM von what happin .1 lo Murphs an 1 lenriu I II n weik hu. r ' Murphy liadu t run far when he .iw n farmhuiiee vvllh aivenl amalbr 1 ulldlugi nriiinl It nnd h. mad. fi r one Hint looked lis If 11 w ilia" lie a g ll lln e lo Idle lie tm I ii uni itu ii tie o n diur nnd Hi nil ill I of trlkllt ti vv ill- ti Ii nw but em ' ii ii i ir I turn a km I deil more Mi in ronr Rherirfa vvoul I have done for ev n with nil Ida ilnthea on Murphv nevir Ml inu, h nl hla .vise in t mil. .ompiiny And here In hla nghtlni, I iga lie waa rnc-lug rnc-lug na prellv a tountrv kirl aa soud find In manv n tlav a walk Por Murnhy II wna the el I atory or the devil anl the diep sen or tin other way arounl 11,. wanted to run awns from tlie girl, but he dldn I want tn run Inln tin i luteins ot the Slierlrf An for the gbl nnlurnlls ahe arrenmid Hhe wnan t aceustome I tn ae, Ing men In that costume nl I, ist not In hir dairy nt & o do. k In the morning Then aa Murphv blurted nut Ida trou-1,1. trou-1,1. a anl tried t , hl.l. himself na much na be could with Ihe big towel ah. loat her riar and tuigliel hrarlll) nt the runny . tur. he mad. I hen ahe pilled him and Murphv lav all dav under a bench l-I l-I In I a row or milk . ina while th. Hiurirf a di i i ll a a. ir led th. bona, and birn und neighboring lountrv rnr him And the gbl II. 1 br iv, Is f,rhlin ileus Ing tint ahe In I ai-tn my Inlf duased mill Hint mnrn-lug mnrn-lug Thnt night ahe a. nt one or the rami lianila out lo Muri hv with an old ault or olnthca and anm.thlng lo ent Ni it mnrn-Ing mnrn-Ing be askeil th. r inner rnr work and got It lb atnved Hi, r. a week and thin lam. Ill mill tnll me Ihe at. rv Well I sul I th other fellow la allll nnxloua lo win v. ur iwl and I think wi enn fix n go In th. n. xl coiintv ' Not on inv nit unit said Murphs ' What are sou ifrall ' Vo 1 m not ifr ltd " Well how nr., sou going to lie a chnmnlnn If sou I ,n t fight" 'I don. want to Ik n champion Murphy Mur-phy replied I think I 11 lie a fnrnnr 'And that a what Murphv la now ion-rliidml ion-rliidml the nil light r ' Ilia Mnn la the one he landed on ih. mnrnlng be run away from the Hh rirr nnd Mrn Murphy nun lilm th. first anl olds time he worn lighting toga mil i lipid lauded on im both .Sew nrk Run |