John Adams High School - Clipper Yearbook (Ozone Park, NY)

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handed nrs wrfe 'n y or ro er s He never gave up He had a fr 'rtrn heart and one nrght n d be n krlled n a frght because he refused t st ,f wn for the c unt A r e head whrch knocked hrm down for the frfth trme had caused a hemorrhage frm had to go out and earn a lrvrng for hrs mother When she dred he was alone He turned to frghtrng to make a lrvrng He had worked hrs way up to ton ghts frght And as the frm rt sounded lrke a death sentence He felt that he was walkrng the last mrle as he went down the arsle Thou sands of people rn the crowded arena shouted hrs name but h scarcely heard them He was won derrng what would happen rf he were hrt by a solrd rrght After the prelrmrnary rnstructrons he came back to hrs corner McCoy was sayrng Forget the letter Krd and watch hrs rrght cross lt has clynamrte rn rt The bell rang and frm went dancrng out to the center of the rrng where Grahm crrcled wear rly on flat feet Grahm was a punch er He was a methodrcal frghter H had a flattened nose close cropped harr and a stubby body wrth broad muscular shoulders and arms H burred hrs head between hrs shoul ders so as to present as small a tar get as possrble He came borrna n wrth three hard left fabs to frm s face whrch momentarrly stopped hrs danc rng He crossed over wrth hrs rraht whrch caught frm hrgh on hrs arm as he warded off the punch and fell for ward rnto a clrnch wh ch let hrm get settled and then he back peddled keeprng away from Grah'n The crowd drdnt lrke rt and told hrm so I5 wrt a serres f boos As 're Carpe ut for tne second round he p shed a left ab rnto Grahms nos whrch made hrm olrnk and followed .rfrth rr rr ht and nt hrm flush rn e fcce Grahm wrth an anrmallrke runt rushed rn lrke an angrx burr and started pourrng those powerful rahts of hrs rnto a body attack on frm The puncnes took therr toll Red welts appeared as rf by agrc where frm had been ht He trred varnly to swung hrs rrght for Grahms head He never heard McCoy s warnrng cry Grahms powerful rrght caught hrm flush on the raw and clown he went The lrghts rn the arena spun crazrly above hrm and a sea of faces swam before hrs dulled eyes He looked up to see a man wav rng hrs arm rn hrs face and speak ng numbers 5 5 7 8 frm got to hrs knees at nrne but he couldnt get up At nrne the bell rang and saved frm McCoy leaped rnto the rrng and helped hrm to hrs corner The smell rng salts cleared hrs head and he sard to McCoy lts true lve got a weak Jaw I havent a chan e The warnrng buzzer sounded and as McCoy clrmbed out of the rrng h flung over hrs shoulder He ure has a terrrfrc rrght but you cant frght hrm Go out there and lay down lrke a dog You havent a chance The bell clanged frtfully and frm now went flat footed to the center of the rrng He hadnt the strength to dance and box prettrly He was Jolted by a left and tagged wrth the rrght agarn He went down for a three count and scrambled to hrs feet Grahm knocked hrm down twrce more but frm had to get to hrs feet He kept away from ' W' Q r one' f g c re. 'h ' ' o '. Q rr fp. .r .al lr II o . ' r ' u - ' ' a e ' 1 . j ' ' e ' 1 ' o a' -. ' ' A . ' ' do o . rrght to Q rs 'g' ' i A r ' ' th . . 4 , . 1 , . 4 . i ' . . letter sard, lt's time Halcomf' To counterpunch, As he backed away he . I e . . , A . . D e . g , C , A , . e , e ' , s

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I A X NA xxx J XJ 'rl 571 2,4 my Irv? if 5,1 'WeLf':s The Fighting Heart 'NURWI AN Pl' NTILC DST THE DRESSING room was a famrlrar one to lrm Halcom He had fought hrs way through 42 consecutrve vrctorres to garn tonrghts frght Tonrght he would frght the champ The room was small and stffy On the wall were the clothes of two frghters Irms and someone elses The dress ng room usually depressed Irm but not tonrght ln a short whrle he would be rn the rrng wrth Krller Grahm the champ As he sat on the table rubbrng hrs taped hands McCoy hrs manager was standrng rn front of hrm rattlrng off last mrnute rnstructrons as fast as he could talk Ths was a brg nrght for both of them Irm felt good He had a good supper under hrs belt and he had slept a few hours rn the after noon He was mentally and pnysrcal ly frt He felt that nothrng could stop over the rrng There was a knockrng at the door McCoy frowned as he opened rt H drdnt want hrs boy drsturbed tonrght lt was the cop on duty outsrde therr dressrng room and he nad a letter rn hrs hand whrch he handed to lrm wrth a fervent Good luck young ster lve got ten dollars rrdrng on you Irm mumbled hrs thanks won derrng who the letter could be from He had no relatrves or folks H rrpped open the letter lt read lones remember your old man? He had qurte a weak raw for a frghter l saw hrm lose erght frghts rn a row from lrght taps to th Jaw You rnherrted that weak Jaw Iones lve followed your career krd and rf youll recall you ve never been hrt wrth a solrd rrght Grahm rs gorng to knock you rrght out of the rrng A FRIEND Shakrly Im handed the letter McCoy who read rt and started to swear profusely screamrng that rt was a trrck by a Grahm backer lt was to meant to upset you krd thats all But Irm knew rt was true He remem bered hrs father who fought to get bread for hrs famrly because rt was the only 1ob he knew He had come home week after week hrs face bat tered but a smrle on hrs fac as he . ' . r r' I ' ' l Q r I I - ' . e I l I xl . r ' ' V ' . . . . ' ' - 1 , . '. IL.. -. - , , . ' 'EEE -. .A-C+ . 1 Y . ,, 9 f ,ifi.sQ.l . ' . ' T F - 1 -' '9 l:l:l'? : ie ffff ff ' .Qing 6 X. A, I Of, . . ,. , .f , '-ff , A ' A I 1 3'-1 pi 'N' ' 'Z 4 ' - wt: ' . sv 1 f ' ' .- .r 5 X l - V35 0 5 f , .. 4 - ' rf f .Z , 3 ' l .- lik f-T1 A -L' hrm from plasterrng the champ all ' ., in 24 1 , - ' ff ' , N ,-,l rli- 5 ' ' ' 15: ..i Winn e ,- '-ly.: . ' ' ejfw,-S- Il l' ' - U . '.. -H, f fy- . - I A ,-m il e lx A ' e ,I fy 1- 1 , , . 4 . , if' ,. 'A l' lf, - V -' A K ' ' .l 1' -' ll 1 l ' o ,rf ' 'I V. , - I 1 2 iii? K' ' fa. X.. I A v N QV, ..f .J - ' v ga, L-1' - ' I4 2-xi' X. ' 2. T : xg. 1 F .-C i Aplgxgt - t L - 'fag '. -,' , R img .,-. , . ' '- -s. .f ,, i -Q - I 'EEE : flr. ' -., . 'l el w g -Lk , -- , -H T-an fl 'E1'L fi-,5,, ' 4' .

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Crahm There were tn rt e ras le m the round Grahm trapped htm m a corner and belted h1m tw1ce W th the rlght As he lay there blmkrna he could hear McCoy screamma Stay down Krd you ll get krlled But 1nto rms mrnd came a prcture ot hr lather wtth a nghtrng heart who had never o1ven up He dragged lr sell up and stumbled blrndly past the rel should stop the l1ght hm was swmg mg roundhouse rlghts and ntttma nothmg but arr But the crowd was roar1ng and shoutlng for htm now The bell rang but he dldnt hear tt He kept on swmalng and had to be led to h1s corner McCoy was chat termg proudly lm glad you got up hm Do you know that you were h1t and knocked down tour tlmes wrth that rxght but you got up each ttme You have no weak law McCoy hand me those smellmg salts' lm go 1na to play possum The bell rang and hm went stum bllng out to the center ol the r1ng ever one n ludlng Gramm seerred as l he c uldnt stand up G r'1 was ut there gurcklw and st rted to throw hrs r ght to h s nead but hrn rolled wlth the pm' an cered blrndly around tfte rrna But now Grahm was alter wrth ms gua d lowered eaaer to put ross h rrnsher l-hs eyes vere olazrng wrth eagerness as he started throw came 1nto h1s eyes as hm suddenly strarghtened up and standm lattoot ed ms leet anchored to h1t ne swuna h s wn r1aht hand wtth every ounce of muscle and tesh behrnd 1t and tt mashed 1nto Grahms lace wrth sound lrke a prstol report When Grahm hrt the lloor he bounced and lay sprawled arotesquely 1n a corner l-le hadnt even started to move at ten hm walked weartly but happrly t h1s corner and put h1s arm around McCoy who sard You may not have 1nher1ted your old mans weak Jaw but you certarnly go h1s tr hmg heart hlmera Do not rejoue UI that green lea Do not rlepenrl on that bright ou r 4 blrll s lowe does not lllspel grle It soon sun umbs to W mter s pou He no! enlhrallefl In lh 11 hlue sln Trust no! the calmness o the sen Forget lher not that there ulll N Slorm clouds to change this poelrs Too uell uc Lnou fhe hash o sprmg U hose lemperumenl buls her llc part lust as the earth opens to hrxng 4 hurstmg hull from em h SPPIIQS heurl. GLURIA NTI- RN I6 - , 1. s co . Q in To 3' , i c' '1 lr A, it ' . A A . i . o A . ' A L o r ' ' 4' ' . A, ' a c '- L 1 . ' l v 'W 4 ' ' 1 f-ld d , A , ' A ' staa. ' ' ' l ' . lA ' A A . 'S hir: A I . ,, . . Y L! I V 1 1 GC ' . F tri A t e 'r. Q. . A ' 'J ' . , , is , who was wondering Whether he his right. But suddenly a lock ol tear ' ' ' ' ' A A . A a l - , . . I i O .J . A, , J. . , . G 1 ' , A . A A , ' o . - . t , ,rg 1. O . fl u, ' t , r , , . , . ., . . R. , - H 4 . 1 ,