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Show Duel of Artist and Author With Fists SAN FRANCISCO. Classic Carmel. the habitat of writers, painters, and other artistic folk, is a-busz with gossip gos-sip over the sensational fistic battle staged on a lonely bluff overlooking the Pacific between Harry Leon Wilson, Wil-son, noted author, and Theodore M. Crlley, noted landscape artist The feud began with the community production of "Pomander Walk,". In which Crlley played the hero find Mrs. .j Wilson portrayed the heroine., , Wilson Toe to toe, the two notables stood, exchanging punch for punch and exacting ex-acting blood for blood. The rulei provided that a knockdown constituted a round and three minutes should Intervene In-tervene between rounds Crlley kept his feet. Wilson went down four times. Until he could barely lift himself to his elbow the author made every effort to execute the threat he had written to Crlley that he would make him "pay and pay and pay." When Wilson no longer could gain his feet he turned to his seconds weakly and said: "I am sorry io have brought you here for this." Pe latent Is that the fighters havs agreVl to call the feud off and fcrgit I Is said to have written Crlley a twenty page letter of Invective. Then he departed de-parted for Honolulu to put himself In physical condition and notified Crlley of his Intention. For three months the author walked. Bwam, and boxed. Then he returned. The formal written challenge was 'sent to Crlley and was accepted. It Is said that Wilson weighed 185 and L'rlley 145. Wilson Is fifty-Ove years oil and Crlley forty-five. Wilson stripped, to the waint. As soon as Crlley stepped forward, afW having stripped off his coat, Wllsoii rushed In and landed a terrific blowN on his opponent's check. Both men wore soft riding gloves, anil the Impact of their punches tore the skin. |