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Show .27T $T?F-ra TOUGH 3UMPS HTO YZ.&Qy.K H BY FRED Q. CONDICT. j Vi0U can vrh,p tho freest H - and meanest rough-and- H y tumble bully In tho H Y world, If tho bully H I 'I doesn't know the science M y of boxing, my frlond, H s Battling Nelson, tho Wl -rN, greatest of all Hght- H'i weight champions, told mo the other day. And H you can whip said bully In two movements, the Hi! first find most important being a quick swing fll with the loft. The second movement Is with H your right finger, usec.as a pointer, to make Hi, your words go homcj "Pick your company." H After tho first movemont, the bully will be ly- Ing flat on his back gasping for breath. Tho H i little piece of advice is tho great Battler's way H ' of making a gcntloman out of a bully, and he . H has done that little thing more times than both H ' of us have fingers and toes, counting all the H " broken ones. H Tho "Durable Dane" says his fighting days H are about over. Ho said ho wouldn't fight any H moro when ho lost the tltlo to Ad Wolgast. and H meant It, but the Battler was born a fighter, bo Hl when tho old Viking blood in his veins began to H get restless and his friends demanded that ho Hj meet Plerco Matthews, tho Battler decided ho H could come back, whip everybody claiming the H lightweight title, then quit tho ring for good. H Nelson's "come-back" fight with Pierce Mat- H , thews In St. Louis St. Patrick's night was HL hardly a criterion' of what my friend can do. H The fighc was a Joke, so far as testing tho Bat H I tier s endurance powers. Ho knocked out Mat- Hj I thcr's In tho eighth round with tho solar ploxus 1 blow. Every time tho Battler was punched H 1 hard his smile spread. I talked with my friend Hlj itist beforo ho went on and asked him if ha f vas going to use tho old liver hook. It wan fl an unfair question, of course, because a fighter Hr In tho thick of the battle Is going to use what H opening ho sees to put his opponont to sleep H but, you should have seen tho liver hooks that H . Matthews gamely took while working on Nel- H Cleanest Prize Ring Career. WELL, that fight 1b over. "Tho Living Death" has lived ono of tho cleanest H carccra of the prlzo ring, nnd that goes In every' Hl way, mentally, physically, morally. Ho has H ncvci tested liquor. He lias never smoked. He has been pounded so consistently and unmer- 1, cifully. nnd still came back smiling, but fight - H lng like a blilldog after that little dog trot to H his corner, that no one In tho whole world has H over for a second thought- that In any fight H Bat gave anything except his very boat. Hj The Battler novcr boasted oxcept once, after H1 ho went down in defeat In tho historic Bl forty-round battle under the lowering skies Hh of Point Richmond, Cal. Tho battered Bat- H Tier wan a far greater idol an he loft tho ring H than the man who had just annexed the highest H i title in hlfl claBS. It can bo truthfully said that H Bat "eurr- wdn proud that day becauso tho pub- H Jlc trusted him." The public bet Its money on H Jilm and lost, and cheered him as no winner was Hl ever cheered beforo. Ho la tho prldo of tho ring H berauso ho brought crodlt upon tho game. Ht T'c foregoing hnB been told to emphasize H What IE to follow Whenever good old Bat tells you anything, be-llovo be-llovo him. If he says that ho wants to sell you one of his mines, and that It Is worth so much, it is, to his best knowledge. If ho says ho is going to knock your block off, ho will do that same. If ho says ho will meet you at 2:05 p. m.. It will be exactly 2:05 p. m., that day, when he shows up. Therefore, as tho lawyers say, and Nelson doesn't need them, you can take his word for It that If you want to whip that street bully this is tho way to do It, in this "Perfect Abysmal Abys-mal Brute's" own languago: "Say you aro walking down the street and a husky you aro half afraid of (up until now) plck3 trouble with you.a Tho big bruiser Jostle.? you to get a rise. Mayho ho only says something some-thing that Isn't fit to print. Anyway, he's a bully. "This bully calls you, good and hard. He calls you names and dares you to lift a little finger or he'll knock you into kingdom come. "You smile, like you're half afraid. You don't even raise that little finger. All you do Is to appreciate tho loke that Is coming. "Tho husky, nine times out of ten, will perform per-form the fighting poso he has seen displayed on all prlzo-flght posters. lie will put up his loft and draw back his right. All You Do Is Smile. AND here Is a funny thing, too. Tho fellow? who don't know how to fight usually draw back their right They aro right-handed, I suppose, sup-pose, and use the right in fighting their rough and tumbles. "Well, tho bully takes his position while ho is talking. You don't. You Just smile and wait for the right to got started good. It will be aimed at your face. "Keep your joyous smile. Ho won't hurt you becauso you duck your head cvor so little and swing at tho same time as hard as you can for his right side. "You 'see? His right arm Is raised. You como In under with a terrific blow Just under hi3 short riba on the right side. You don't have to hit him with your fist. It Isn't a, straight punch. Don't do that. Mako a sweeping blow, and no matter whether your fist or your wrist or your arm gets that liver that is waiting there, you put him out. "Maybe this bully la a quick ono. Perhaps he hits-you. It won't hurt, becauso when you turn sideways to deliver that swinging blow to hla liver you have to turn your head, and If ho succeeds suc-ceeds in grazing you nt all ho will hit tho toughest part of your skull, and, bcllovo mo, it will hurt I1I3 flat a wholo lot moro than It will hurt your head. "X call that blow tho 'left half-scissors hook on tho liver.' "It won't fall. Try It easy on some of your friend J. They will complain for two days about' their sides hurting. Then think about what it would mean to put somo steam back of thnt swing. Mr. Bully will be a much humiliated gcntloman. Ho will drop liko ho was shot, and ho will stay there." That's tho 3tory my fighting friend told to me, and, not doubting, for a second but what ho could put It over on mo, with myself being wise all tho time, 1 asked Bat what to do If tho "left half-scissors hook on the liver" falls. The Battler laughed." "Easiest thing you know," he said. Then he went further Into this system of attack, which, by the way, is a good story In itself, in a few mlnutC3. It is a secret which I persuaded the greatest fighter to tell exclusively for this newspaper, although I ad-iult ad-iult that it may have pushed friendship a llttli MM? "Vf?V r VATTXjn THE SI "They say I havon't much science. When 1 ix. vls, k V"?V . T300PC SI ' whipped that unknown In Wallace's Circus lr Mmibr' ''"'-- fV&Im V i6& --' 'l . a Hammond, IncL, September 3. 189C, for which ijMgS', " "" ClMctfwy sl r S jds WUS to rocc,vo.5l ("ore's another good story), ?f..'; $$tfHr xfS 'y USCd th llver ll00k for the flr6t Ume ,n my pro" lllilfN-' ' ; 'CsW S J$y--0i' Sessional career, becauso It was my first pro- x'; 'vi yAss eJ fcsslonal fight. .It won. I lost my coat and $fc$I$&X M-.'tr A-T-''" "Sg veati an(1 j dI1 not gQt thQ donart l got that llPW'' VI- Vi'k.' ' ,ater' aftor sovontoon years, when I attached tSi T" '' ' ''w?V tho clrcU3 ln Lawrence. Kan., and Ben F. Wal- laP&ffiu'. 'v' '. ''. ' '$$i - ,aco wrote mo a check for the amount, plus the 'BB:- Mk. ;iW't interest." lpl' ifyt- ;wW-'''l ' My frJon'1 toltl mc that ho had won 90 Pr m!$i i-rtQ "" jlllliiiL mopal ; "pcr n ' th too far, for It is tho secret of Battling Nelson's success. The "Good-Night" Punch. IF your loft swing to his liver doesn't knock Mr. Bully flat, and you see It, Just grab him quickly by his coat and pull him to you, at tho same time butting him in the chin with tho top of your head. Good-night! He is probably grabbing grab-bing for your throat, but he'll bo so bewildered, s-o hurt, If he lasts that long, that he will bo bllnd2d. Then put In that left swing to tho liver again, or swing on tho point of his jaw'and Jolt hla spinal cord. Don't kill him, though. It's against tho law. The first swing on tho liver will do it. You needn't worry aWout It Bar " " w mmw iii ' falling." Then came the secret, tho great secret of tho greatest, gamest, cleanest, bloodiost scrappor tho world has ever seen. I can't toll you all my friend said, but I did get his permission to prln: hla secret of success. It follows In tho Dane's own words: "I wouldn't have told any living man thlo some time ago, because It puts my opponents loo wise. But I won't have many moro fights. I'm retired, or will be again soon, so now I'll 1J. go into history my ono thought whllo In tho long-and long-and bloody battles that put Hcgewisch on tho map, and spoiled the maps of many men doing It, ; I cent of his knockouts with tho "left half-scissors hook on th6 liver." The Stories He Tells. A ND you ought to hear the stories my friend Si Vf th t,mcs he t e bad men of tho streets. The night after I talked to h?m for '' the flBhter went to a certato tar at the theater's request: or .J1 V. neater ? J Tho soldier decided that his shoes were too f t tight, A soldier Is proud of his feet, anyway I They wear good, strong, neatly fitting shoes. L This one wanted to take off the shoes and proceeded. pro-ceeded. In doing so his hand slipped and the shoed foot touched Nelson's back. Just In front. I Bat noticed It, but paid no attention. Again tho ; hand slipped and tho touch became almost a : push. Then Nelson noticed tho soldier, who ho says is not ono of tho regular kind, was rubbing rub-bing the dirt ofT his shoes on to Nelson's coat. ' Nelson turned around and said: "Say, can't you act llko a gentleman? Use ' a lfttlo discretion." ' Said the soldier: "I don't know what you mean." I Said Nelson: "I mean just don't do It, use dis- f cretion." ' Tho soldier: "Discussion? Whatchu moan dis- '-V cussion?" I Nelson: "I mean use a Httlo common sense. Don t you know the English language?" Said tho soldier: "Sure, can you speak It?" A prizefighter never loses his head, until tho referee counts ton. Up to ten he keeps hl3 ?- m'iV8 TCh QS POS3ibIc UP to ",no Mil gotd up beforo the final ten stroke falls nIih,ir aTCnt waa c,0aed- M' ""lendlr Z, t Dnafer ben to do likewise. The ush- S'.?hlrc "tsU the box knew what was coming Bat. hla trainer and his manager gav alerm,teor?tthh0 UT rqU,rCd to oU dler out of the seat beforo it would be too late. thSa0Zimd !hC!r k1 thoroughness, knock tL, daHnff thcm a" out s ho could In ttl iaUPrme man,lne into next week. In tho aisle an ushor whispered tho big newsr n'V !)1ocauao 1L ls Battling Nelson you are talking fo." Tho soldier disappeared. . Why the Sun Shines. OERE Is a. good one on Nelson's fight with A A Plerco Matthew8hls "como back" fight: inv ?r T,th' please "nlerstand that Bat ever Hved! thG pratt,e3t sM who "It's the songs yo Blng, And tho smiles ye wear That makes tho sun shlno everywhere." . W i Z a!'3 JameS Wllltcomb Rey, ono of Bat's lavoritcs. I lCTl N!SOn f HeIsch, I1L. arrived In St. Lou s to start training for his "come back" tSnln S0ht a 8UU0 f ro0mS Cl0 tO hlS r.?,h ,JVual,tcrs. the South Broadway Athletic i'l "e wa"ted quiet rooms where his sleep famit f ndlSUrbed' S h0 wcnt to a private bSL kJf"' 00d' 2218 South Broadway, ono was InS'' 'aS QCCPtable. Battling Nelson Are vm, " Nol80n? I've heard that before, son?" Bn f th0 orl&lnal Battling Nel- Sald Bat: "No. rm hIa father. the hnllf ai th tra,nlnff hlle Nelson was In dentVv w. 3; Gde caUcd hm "father." evl- Ba riS B ln mlnd th0 son thevvi t.n Tom Sh-key. In 1008, hon Both orlr TV" t0e0thcr ln Sa" Francisco, one Caw"03 lobs,tcr- Sharkey'fl arrived with ot th waftcr- Q" Tm Immedlatoly demanded sTitXt umatt" Ith that feflowr 'claw1thRe5S.e.ri " Pr-brtlr lot th ttSaSS?0ys "Tak !t away and br,ns ma tlmo. SS S? delB but ,n as Produced thTr, th COok th ? "ucca, the lost claw flrmlv clutched. ,m ., JZf |
