The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 01, 1919, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2
PAGE TWO
"Champion E
(Literary Digest).
The bold assertion that "all
leans like a first-class scrap"
fer^d in a lightsome, off-hand n
by the editor of the Jersey Citj
nal, as a solution for the largf
question that crops up when
championship fight is in pros
"Why do peaceable, intelligei
spectabe average Americans I
enthusiastic over the spectacle
big men pummeling each othe
one or both arrive at a state
figured helplessness?" The ei
asm has been present in large
ure on every such occasion
long history of cliatnpionship-t
It was responsible for a trenu
pilgrimage to Toledo, Ohio,
Willard fought Dempsey on J
.\irpianes, wires and newspapi
operated in rushing to the foi
ners of the country the trem<
news that Mr. Willard had coll
suffering from an extreme fis
disposition, in the third act. or
Mr. Dempsey. whose courage si
the soldiers' papers are quest
because, although unmarried
within draft ago. he did not api
France, is hailed as the "v
champion fighter." Ilowevet
New York Tribune refers to a
distinction" made by Mr. (Jrr
Rice, who opines that Dempsey
marvel in the ring, the greatei
ting-machine, or what you will
he is not "the world's rha
fighter." As Mr. Rice puts it:
"Not by a margin of 50,Ot
men who either stood, or were
to stand, the test of cold stool a
ploding sheil for anything fro
cents to a dollar a day. It woi
an insult to every young Am
who sleeps today from Flanih
Lorraine, from the Somme \
Argonne. to crown Dempsey wit
laurels built of fighting couragi
The Tribune comments that
t call of combat is loud, and hum
ivgs. the most orderly and pea
< > uit in, iiimi it till ill 111 till* III.
values of any duel between giai
But the heroes of thr> prize-lit
; something else again The wai
us new values, new standards of
aee and moral valor, new eon
and a new meaning for 'elia
fighters.' " Despise the men ai
methods ayfve will, a so-called
^ pfrmsbip 'fight 'holds .1 euriou
intense fascination for us all."
words of the Macon ((la.) Daily
graph, and has held a similai
nation wherever men had red
in their veins. It is an "instinc
marks the New York Times,
there is no quarreling with i
stinct."
Among men of intellect and c
who felt this fascination, o
stinct." it is recalled, was the
English essayist. William II
critic of Shakespeare and biogi
of Napoleon. Hazlitt, who re
the homage of Robert Louis S
son and of W. E. Henley, wh;
his position may be today, wi
description of a prize light Ilia
place nearly a century ago.
summary of the fight between
man, the Gas-man. and Hill N
says one of Ins biographers, "is
in literature as also in the ann
the ring." It is true that ('
Lamb, who was not always in a
01 grace tnmseir. remarked tlial
1 i11 was "one of the finest and
spirits breathing when in his n
and healthy state." and some u
eritle has suggested that his stat
not have been "natural and hei
when lie wrote of the grea
bloody battle. Nevertheless,
lift's report of the Hickman
fight has become a class'c,
though it is lacking in most c
"extravagances of journalism."
the Chicago Tribune detects i
language with which the reren
lard-Dempsey fracas was dished
the public. Hazlitt begins w
long description of his journey
place of the battle, and finaliy
to a consideration of the contest
in this fashion:
"Header, have you ever s<
fight? If not, you have a pleas
come, at least if it is a fi^ht lik
between the Gas-man and Bill 1
The crowd was very great wh<
arrived on the spot; open car
were coming up, with streamei
ing and music playing, and the
try people were pouring in over
and ditch in all directions, to see
hero heat or be beaten. The
were still on Gas, hut only aboi
to four. Gully had been down
Neate, and had backed him ci
ernbly. which was a damper t
sanguine confidence of the a(
party. About two hundred tho
pounds ($ 1,000,000) were pei
The Gas says ho has lost
pounds which were promised h
different gentlemen if he had
He had presumed too much on
self, which had made others pr<
v . y
)m ? - * ?
igtiters' ot Today an
on him. This spirited and formidab
Amer- young fellow seems to have taken f<
is of- his motto the old maxim that "thei
nannor are three things necessary to succei
r Jour- in life?Impudence! Impudence! In
. dark' pudenee!" Ii is so in matters of opii
ever a ion. but not in the Fancy, which is tl
pect?{ most practical of all things, thour
at, re-1 even here confidence is half the ha
>ecomoj tie, but only half. Our friend hp
of two vapored and swaggered too much, i
r until if he wanted to grin and bully his a<
of dis- versary out of the fight. 'Alas! tl
athusi- Bristol man was not so tamed!'meas
'This is the grave-digger!' would Toi
in the Hickman exclaim in the moments <
toxing.! intoxication from gin and succes
ndous j showing his tremendous right ham
when| "This will send many of them to the
illy 4.; long homes: 1 haven't done with thei
>rs co-[yet!' Why should he? Though h
ii' cor-|had licked four ol the best men wit!
mdous in the hour, yet why should he threa:
lapsed, j en to inflict disltonorable chastise
tic in-! ment on my old master Richmond,
round, veteran going off the stage, and wh
>me of has borne liis sal)le honors meekly
iotting Magnanimity, my dear Tom, an
1 and bravery should be inseparable. 0
tear in why should he go up to his antav
rorld'sj onist. the first time he ever saw hit
. the at the Five Court, and. measurin
"flnejhim from head to foot with a glanc
intand of contempt, as Achilles surveys
' is "a Hector, say to him: 'What, are yo
st hit- j Hill Neate? I'll knock more bloo
but o\it of that great carcass of thine, thi
mpion .day fortnight, than you ever knock"'
lout of a bullock's!" It was not man
>0.000 ly, 'twas not fighter-like. If he wa
ready, sure of the victory (as he was not)
ml ex- , the less said about it the bettet
in six; Modesty should accompany the Fane
aid be us its shadow. The best men were al
erican w ays the best behaved."
prs to The fighters were matched, in thi
to the classic affair, along lines familiar t
h any those who read accounts of the recen
p." Willi) I'U. I lant nBAU t*n Tho (lue.mal
"the resembled Dempsev In being lighter
1111 be-1 more aggressive: Mill Neate was i
( cable great <>x of a man. somewhat reseni
imatit bling Wi'.lard. The outcome, how
its. . lever, was entirely different, evei
ig are though llazlitt's description of th
r gave first round might fit the same roum
cour- in the recent widely advertised con
trusts, test at Toledo. As the essayist rc
mpion jiorts:
id the ,,ln the first round every on
cham- thought it was all over After malt
s and ing play a short time, the tias-un
:n the Hew at his adversary like a tigei
Tele- s'rnck five blows in as many seconds
I'asei- three first, and then following him a
blood he staggered back, two more, righ
t." re- and left, and down he fell, a might;
"and ruin. There was a shout, and 1 said
in in-, 'There is 110 standing this.' Neat
seemed like a lifeless lump of ties]
ulture and bone, round which the Gas-man'
r "in- blows played with the rapidity o
great electricity or lightning, and you imag
azlitt, ined he would only be lifted up to b
apher knocked down again It was as i
"oived lliekman held a sword or a lire ii
tevcn- that right hand of his, and directed
1
atever it against an unarmed body. The
rote a met again, and Neate seemed, n<>
t took cowed but particularly cautious.
"His saw his teeth clenched together am
Hick- his brows knit close against the sun
eats." lie held out both arms at full lengtl
alone straight before him. like two sledg<
;ils of hammers, ami raised his left an inc
harlos or two higher. The Gas-man couh
state not got over this guard they <lrue
Hnz- mutually and fell, hut without ad
wisest vantage on either side. It was th
at ura I same in the next round; but the ha I
nkind a tire of powei was thus restored th
e may fate of the battle was suspended. N
ilthy" i one could tell how it would end. Thi
t and was the only moment in which upin
Haz- ion was divided; for. in the next, th
Neate Gas-man, aiming a mortal blow at hi
even adversary's neck with his right hand
>f the and failing from the length he had t<
which reach, the other returned it with hi
n the left at full swing, planted a tremen
t Wil- dons blow on his cheek-bone and eye
up to brow, and made a red ruin of tha
'itla a side of his face. The Gas-man wen
to the flown nnrt tllf>r<- vunu nnrithn, dIw>ii #
comes a roar of triumph as the waves of for
itself tune rolled tumult uously from side t
I side. This was a settler. Hickmui
ren a got up. and 'grinned horrible a irhast
lire to lv smile,' yet he was evidently dashei
e that in his opinion of himself; it was th
S'eate. first time lie had ever been so pun
frn we lahed; all one side of his face wa
riages perfect scarlet, and his right eye wa
is fly- closed in dingy blackness as he at!
conn-1 vanoed to the fight, less confident bu
hedge still determined. After one or twi
their rounds, not receiving another sue!
odds remembrancer, lie rallied and went a
it five it with ills former impetuosity. Ku
to try in vain. His strength had been weak
ansld- ened his blows could not toll at sucl
o the a distance he was obliged to flint
iverse himself at his adversary, and couh
usand not strike from his feet; and alums
iding. as regularly as he flew at him a it I
3,000 ills right hand, Neate warded tin
lm by blow, or drew back out of lis reach
won. | and felled him with the return of hi
him- left. There was little cautious spar
3suino ring -no half-bits no tapping ant
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THE LANCASTER NEWS, LANCA
not the sportl
of winning th
d Some Days Ago cbaulthe 8ordl
"May the
mockery now,
le trifling. none of the petit-maitre-ship reauy determl
ir of the art?they were almost all at th0 door.
re knock-down blows; the fight was a
ss good stand-up fight." Uow to .\rr|v,
11- In the end the boastful Gas-man, ,, _
(Percy P. Cac
11- pummeled to a pulp, went down for
ie the count, and Hazlitt reports that, ?
Suggest vour
:h on being brought back to conscioqsr
reportt
ness. he asked, "Where am I?" in the A . ,
First take yov
id most approved manner. They col- , . , ., . .
. , , ' Add wife 8 inc
i* lected a purse for him, of a size not . .
Divide bv youi
I specified by the careless reporter, . , . , .
v v Add your tele
>e who also neglects to mention how _ , .
Subtract your
much the victorious Hill Neate se- ... , . . ,,
~ ... , ... Add electric li
in cured as his share. Probably it did bv nuni
if not equal a tenth part of the $100,000 ,, ... .
Multiply by ni
s. which Mr. Willard received Tor fight- Multlplv by yo
I. ing for 12 minutes on July 4. a rate Add numbor 0
ir of payment which most newspapers
u seem to think considerably excessive.
e In fact, the whole present financial i>W
i- arrangements of championship box- |J
ins-mutches come in for some hard
>- knocks. "A heavyweight championa
ship is a commercial enterprise. ^
o promoted by a plunger who stands to
? win or lose a fortune," says the Syrail
case Post-Standard, and the Omaha
ir Bee buzzes disgustedly:
"Once the great athlete was adn
mired by all and envied by many. He
g was an example of the possibility of
e] physical and mental development and
d coordination. On his mind as well as
u his muscles depended his preemiil
nence in his especial line of endeavor,
s and the all-around man was a source
d | of inspiration because of his vigor.
-j Among savage and semlcivilized peosj
pie he was chief, and the highly cul,
tivated paid him tribute of respect be .
cause of his beauty and grace as well
y as his ability. i
I- "Not so these days. The profes- a
slonal athlete is first of all a business B
s man His renl triumph Is found in! I
othe box-office, his trophies take thej 1
t form of cash in hand, and his glory
n is invested in lands and stocks. His
i leadership may pass, but the usufruct 1
n of his endeavor is siilistuntinl ami
- j during. Kven should he, as many of I
_ the ilk have done, dissipate his sains I! r
11 foolishly, it remains true that it was 11
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doctors, (Iruftftists ami tlie puhlic I
have in tttiti Chill and Fever Tonic. !
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iik ins-intu nor ine joy Atui your liouse number,
at led him to the top. Subtract wife's age (approximately!
i long ng for the hard Divide by number of aunts you huv<
i Add the number of uncles,
best man win!" is a Subtract number of daughters,
because the outcome Is Multiply by number of times
ned by the money taken You have gone up in an airplane,
I Subtract your best golf score,
] Add a pinch of salt,
e at Your Income Tax. And then go out and
ity. In The Boston Kec- Borrow the money and pay the tax.
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file for income tax re- *'i Charlotte.
? (Monroe Enquirer).
ir income, Up in Charlotte they found a badl
ome, crippled fellow begging on the streel
p eldest son's age, ] a few days ago and they made hii
phone number, vamoose the town because lie ha
auto license number, saved up three hundred or 11101
ght bill, plunks within a few months. 'Not!
iber of kilowatts, or feller up there by some ungodly 1
inibor of kilowatts, not illegal tricks and turns prize
ur father's age, 'em loose for 'steen thousand plunk
if gold fillings in teeth, and he stays and welcome b'gosh.
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CONVICT
James Dunlap, who esrapt
chain Rang camp in eveninR c
day, July 1st, 1919, was sontt
last March term of court to sei
years on chain gang for break
Bennett-Terry Company's sto
is about tlve feet, four inch
dark, ginger cake color; lool
ho didn't have much sonse;
>' talks and works very slowiy;
8 flat nose.
n A reward of twenty-flve
d will be paid for this convict's
e to the chain gang camp at La
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d Sheriff.
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