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Show "WINLESS WONDER" DEFEATED IN OVER 200 MICHES "T5ACK in 199," says Paddy CarrolL the old time fighter and fight promoter, pro-moter, "I was running a boxing club as I always do when they'll let me and was wondering where I could dig up a good, sciuaro semlwlndup bout for my noxt whow, when a stocky, good looking young man. with n tin ear as tho pnly hallmark of tho fighter, came into my office and handed mo his card. 'Georgo Strong, Pugilist,' waB all it read. Sizing him up I could soo ho was a featherweight a compact well knit feathorwelght and apparently good enough to put up a swell fight with any one in his division. " 'Looking for a match, are you, son?' I questioned him. ' Tcs. Mr. Carroll,' ho replied. 'Any one from 122 to 126 pounds, and I'll oven tako 'om on at 130 to get a match.' " 'Ever -glit anybody that amounted to anything?' I asked. "Ho emlled cheerfully. Fought Them AH. " 'Well, rather,' he rcapondod. 'Fact is, Mr. Carroli, I'vo fought 'em all. I've fought Gcor?o Dixon threo times. Oscar Gardner four times. Johnny Van Hecst," Ike Wolr. FranWa MrHuch. Australian BUJyrpby. English ur-nhvnii ur-nhvnii f.t them. Mr. Carroll. "Naturally I wta 'impressed 'Cot the documents to provo it 7' I demanded. 4"Yoa, sir, 1 navfl.' bo answered. Here' my record,' nnd he ysuikrd out a strip, of prlntofl Vpe ,but 'J fu long. It conlolnou a llt of fights, mostly with tb leaders of the featherweight feather-weight dlvi'mon. "d WJ1,3 ln " way the oddest most '.unusual record that I ever saw. Why so7 Ten Years f Reverses. "Opposite WW namf't wltho"J " i.. including "-",0f,,tSrSlf.jr,7 one of thom.. 4vcrv fca her weight In Norths America, had cajen hlin. Ho didn't "havo a.wlliary 'w..on his w-od, w-od, Fromlmo-hc first entered tho ring ten years before to the current cur-rent day and date, Strong- had not won a solitary battlo. M 'Well, son,' cold I, 'you seem to havo fought them all. but they ell seem to have defeated you.' " 'Yes, Mr. Carroll,' said he. They all beat mo, but I gave thera. Jill good fights. I nover won .a fight' ln my life, Mr. Carroll, but some day. I'll beat somebody.' Tho WInloat Wonders "I laughed long and heartily and then booked Strong, whom I promptly rochrlstoned the Wlnloss Wonder, for the somiwindup of tho coming show. His opponent wna a new performer who had been going well and boating a lot of socond raters and Beemed about ripe for foster doings, and by advertising Strong's many battles with Dixon. Gardnor and, tho others I worked up o good deal of Interest in tho match. "Well, tho battle started BBpcrBchod-ulo. BBpcrBchod-ulo. nnd Young Kolly.y ihe local light, didn't seem to got his stride Tho Win-less Win-less Wonder, with experionco .and pluck to ho!p him, beat the boy all around tho ring. For threo rounds he lll slammed and walloped Kelly, and as H tho gong ended tho third session It .H looked as if tho youngster couldn't go much farther. H Victory In Sight. ' LWM "Son,' Bald I as I passed Strong's H corner, 'It seems you are going to breoJi , H your record at last and win a fight' H " T hopo so, Mr. Carroll.' Strong re- H plied. 'I hopo no, but I can't bellsve H my luck will lot mo' IH "They rushed togcthor again and j H again. Strong whaled tho junior round j H tho ring. At last Kelly received n H glorious belt on tho sldo of the head H and went to tho floor. He got up at , jH tho eight call, and Strong toppled him IH again. Ho got up at nine; Strong rush- , t IH cd furiously. Kelly fell; Strong tripped H over Kelly's foot and dived headlong through tho rope3. As ho foil his head '. .H struck tho pres3 table, and he was jH stunned. The poor fellow .couldn't go ' on. Tho referco had to glvo Kelly thn H decision, and tho lncomparablo record IH of tho Wlnless Wonder remained un- H broken." jH |