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Show DOXER CLAIMED A FOUL. Defeated Man Insisted Horseshoe Aided in His Undoing. "Professor" ?IcDermott, tho veteran gladiator and boxing master, was telling tell-ing a group of friends of his last experience ex-perience In th ring: "It was In noston," ho said, "at times fighting as illegal there. So the mill was pulled off In a loft above ;i stable and blacksmith shop. My opponent was a local celebrity known as 'The Mouse.' He put tip a good fight, but In tho fourth round I saw my chance and let him havo my left In a cross-counter on tho point of the Jaw. Ho went fast asleep and it was several minutes before he romember-cd romember-cd to wako up. When ho did his eyes roamed over tho room till they fell on a rusty horseshoe lying In ono corner. " 'That's tho thing he did It with,' ho yelled. 'I saw him shake It out of his glove Just as I fell. Mr. Referee, I've been robbed of tho decision.' "To this day ho can't be convinced I didn't lino my gloves with horseshoes horse-shoes for luck." |