1934-02-02 — Page 3

THE PRIZEFIGHTER AND

THE LADY

By FRANCES MARIÓN

CHAPTER XI

WITHIN THE ROPES

from the flour. Still Stevo smiled and jeered at his opponent, then planted two quick, heavy blows to the champion's stomach that made his knees buckle as he went into a clinch. Stove was getting mad and nasty as the bell sounded the

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Bello closed her eyes and the tears trickled down her face. Wil e Ryan watched her, concern on his face. Tho Professor winced, looked away from the ring.

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Indicated she was going to toss the Bugslo's hand and throw it away, Professor's signature WAS paper. to lina, Willie straightened, then pushed the people out of her tached to the contract and Domp- up and restored her gloves and bag, way, with almost maniacal force soy could not do anything about Willie's attention went back to the as slio strode forward until she It. ring, and Beile shook her head at confronted Stove. Tears wore Bello grabbed Stove's spattered the usher and formed the word streaming down her face as Demp-glove and pressed it against her "Wait" on her lips.

soy's hand came down mothodicni- chook whore; it left a At a sudden roar from the crowd ly in front of Stove's face as he blood before two attendants could ed, he got to his feet slowly and Carnera had landed a blow that counted. listicasly. Carnera tore Into Steve's brought Steve half-way to his knees

pull her away from the ropes. "Morgan, darling! territory, connecting with two-Bolle waved her lands in simu erled Belle, "I want you to got man were on their feet. Carnera Get up!" At the sound of the gong, both Before the fret round was over lightning lefts and a vicious right lated joy, almost hysterically, and up t

rushed Stovo and landed a blow Carnera had given Steve a folt to cross. The men clinched, parted managed to let her bag, and gloves

Stove raised glazed eyes and to the head that staggered him. the head that all but lifted him and sudden. roar came from the slip again to the floor, and kicked with dificult focussed them on He began to weave and sink, then them under the chair ahead of her, Bello who continued to cry: straightened like a spring rod, as "I'm so sorry, Willie," she said, "Don't let him do it, Morgan! Get Carnera rushed him, and the pressing against his arm, "but I've up, Morgan! Get up!".

champion received a loft and n done it again.

As Willie's head reluctantly dis-ed by the falling of Dempsey's knees.

"Eight!" came the count, chock-right that dropped him to his A appeared, she caught the usher's hand. "Nino!"

(To be Continued) renewal roar caused. Belle to open eye and tossed the folded program-

By a herculean effort, a ghastly her eyes. Stove was picking him- me to him, pointing in the direction from Carner who landed a blow the programme to the Professor, ut Belle, Stove got to his foot and ANGLO-RUSSIAN TRADE wolf up, backing groggily away of the Professor. The ush gave grin on his face, and nodding at to the head as the bell rang the same time gesturing back of advanced waveringly to meet Car

back there." him and saying: "From the lady nera. The Professor frantically pushed people out of his way as he came to join Belle. He pushed away the substitute manager, cups ped his hands and cried through

London, Feb, 1. them: "Boy, it's the Professor! During the debate in the Com- I'm here!"

mons last night Colonel Colville, In a clinch, he caught Stevo's of the Department of Oversons, eyes over Carnora's shoulders, Trade, said that the Anglo-Rus- and Steve nodded at him. The slan Trade Treaty would soon be Professor gestured that Steve was concluded. Ho predicted that to hang on in the clinches. The members of the Commons would Garden was in an uproar, shout generally be satisfied with it.

end of the round..

Bello.

gong rang.

TREATY WILL SOON BE COMPLETED

In his corner, Steve waved aside his masseur, leaned forward olbows on his knees, and sneered at Carnera who had given himself draw. The faces of both fighters Rounds three and. four wore a into the hands of his handlers were raw and bleeding. Steva The Professor exchanged a glance Steve's manager tried to whisper ved himself from a knockout in with Belle and unfolded the pro- instructions to him, but Steve the fifth round, only by a clinch. gramme and read her note: "I can't waved him asido too.

Steve was getting the worst of it.stand this. Ho mustn't lose, and "It's nice to see a man who be Ho went to his knees once, but got only you can pull him through loves in himself," said Wille to up and was knocked dizzy as the Plenso get up there with him, if it's only because I once did what "If that's what they call 'colour', In the sixth round he showed evi- you naked me to. I love him." then I'm colour blind!" she said. dences of fatigue. His cocky, The Professor glanced Inquiring

Stove met Carnera in the latter's entering smile had vanished; hely back at her, after reading the corner as the second round started, breathed heavily. Some of the note, and her short, slight con- missed a cyclonic blow to the chin spirit had gone from him along Armatory nods, his eyes went backing for they killing. Carners tore and received one in his stomach with his cockiness. His blows to the ring. Then he stood up and, Into Steve, but the latter went in-| The Lana Gold Fields dispute, that caused his knees to sag. He lacked the old driving power. with energetic purpose, pushed to a clinch and looked to the Pro-discussion of which would begin recovered, but in a furious tempor, Belle, her pulsea beating fast down the aisle to Steve's corner. fessor for instructions who now shortly and would be closely. throw caution to the winds and with ngony over the knockout she "Have you had enough? Want motioned for him to keep away watched by tho Government, waded into Carnera, receiving a saw pending over Steve, looked be to go?" naked Willie, noticing from the champion.

would not be allowed to profudice right to the jaw, another and an-hind Willie's shoulders at the Pro-Belle's agitation.

Stove's senses had cleared. treaty negotiations. concluded other until even his fury learned fossor who was standing, terrifica- At his question, Belle jumped Breaking from the clinch, and dod-Colonel Colville-British Wireless. caution.

ly dishevelled, and enlling to Steve impulsively to her feat, crying: ging a wild hoymaker, he kept Both fighters proceeded cau-through his cupped hands: "Steph-"We're not going yet-we're just backing away from Carnora, al- tiously, breaking readily from en, boy! Bring one up as he starting!" She climbed past Willie most running, dodging blows. clinches at Dempacy's order. fenves!"

and darted down the side towards He began to grin and to laugh Stove was breathing heavily, Car-*· Beile's eyes went again to the the ring. Willie stood a moment again; his confidence was return- nera landed a left and a right to ring where Steve was taking torrland made as though to follow her. Ing. He kept out of the cham- the head that brought Steve to his fic punishment. She gave Willle Then, with a sober face, resumed pion's way, hitting the ropes, boun- knees. He recovered, reached out sly glance, extracted a small gold, his seat.

cing off, dodging until he had the and connected with Carners but in and enamelled pencil from her hund-

man mountain mad and worried. the champion's return of blows bag, and then pushed the bay and

The gong sounded and as Steve was early floored again, and Belle her gloves from her lap that

went to his corner, the Professor shrieked: "Stove, look out!" Car- they rolled under the seat ahead

grabbed him, and slammed him nera had Stove against the ropes, of her.

down on the stool: While the lashing at him viciously, bringing Oh, Willie" she cried. "My His body was out of the ropes. handlers worked over him, the the blood of his face. Steve got bag and gloves! They'll be

Professor talked rapidly in Steve's out of the corner, the fighters ex- ruined?"

nera into a neutral corner and then 'changed a few more blows before Willie took his eyes from the began to count. Bugsie grabbed a

"No, it isn't Even if you don't the bell sounded.

ring and reluctantly bent over to towel and stood ready to throw it knock him out you've still got a The Professor, nervous and recover the lost articles. Belle took into the ring. The agitated Pro- chance! Now listen." And he agitated, watched Steve's corner, advantage on the back of her professor shouted something to Steve proceeded to give his instructions, and noticed that Steve, did not gramme, folded it and waved it to which could not be heard above Stove nodding every now and then this time refuse the ministrations attract an usher. By the time shoį the roar of the excited throng. of his handlers. As the bell sound- had got the youth's attention and Belle snatched the towel from that he understood. "And remem

ber, this isn't for me. It's for you and Belle."

Steve was groggy, his arms but half raised as Cammers came on him like a steam-roller. The champion landed two blows that knocked Steve into the ropes, to his knees. Dempsey with difficulty got Car

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Carnern's manager tried to get the Professor debarred from act- ing as Steve'a manager at this late stage of the bout, but tho

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