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at the openrng of the erghth he drd not know Although hrs seconds had wrped the blood out of hrs eye the cut was strll bleedrng and rt blrnded hrm Even now he was clrngrng to hrs futrle desperate hope of wrnnrng Edwards led wrth hrs left and shot over hrs rr ht throwrng Thorne back wards He stumbled was spun around by a savage left and sud denly was flounderrng around the X. JP X X cr c Thornes hands are hangrng down X at hrs srdes rrng wrth Edwards on top of hrm The crowd was wrld The radro announcer shouted rnto hrs mrcro phone Edwards rs hrttrng the champ wrth everythrng he has Thornes hands are hangrng down at hrs srdes and he rs berng knocked all over the rrng It s a wonder that hrs legs keep hrm up There' He s down' One two three Thorne rolled over and shook hrs head to clear rt He swayed on hrs knees and crawled to hrs feet at seven and was hurled back by a strarght from the shoulder rrght Ed wards followed hrm up swrftly snap prng rnnumerable rrghts and lefts to hrs head poundrng at hrm fiercely Thorne fell forward rnto a clrnch but Edwards got one hand free and rncessantly hammered at hrm He trrpped and went to the canvas agarn Somehow he got to hrs feet stag gered from a rrght cross He was thrown back agarnst the ropes re bounded off them and fell rnto Edwards left hook He felt the canvas under hrs hands and pushed hrmself up tears rn hrs eyes Edwards met hrm wrth a low jab forced hrm back wrth a vrolent on slaught of lefts downed hrm wrth a furrous uppercut The crowd howled On the floor Thorne was nearly sob brng The referee s vorce reached hrs ears Srx seven He opened hrs eyes and found hrmself starrng rnto the dazzlrng brrllrancy of the lrght above the rrng He staggered to hrs feet He could see nothrng From somewhere a glove shot out and caught hrm rn the mouth and he went reelrng away from rt Wrtlu hrs left glove he prred open the lrd of one eye Before hrm he could drmly see hrs opponent and wrth a choked cry he stumbled wrldly for ward Edwards brought up hrs rrght and flung hrm down agarn hrs face rn the resrn At the count of nrne he was up He lunged at a blurred figure before hrm and was stung wrth a rrght that rocked hrm back on hrs heels Edwards caught hrm flat footed and drove hrm back agarnst the ropes A verrtable avalanche of punches were crashrng down on hrm A terrrfic left was the blow that ended rt all He strffened becomrng very erect and the tendons rn hrs neck stood out And then he slump . . , . . - 7 , - . . . .. .7 . , . . . I D 7 3 Q ' ' . .OI K . - I 7 ' an f ' ' 7 I , . - 9 , - . ' u 2 I . . . , 'Q li! .Wk ' ' ' - g 'MFE . , . . X if ' . . xi -I I fp . . .' 'S . IEf . . . . 5' ,pun v.... .--.... . ' fail f r a , ., . . . ll.. l1. 4 - v 7 1 7 . 7 .1 1 . ,j . : il ' ' ' ' ' . KY ' ,lf 7 - . 77 ' ' 7 if ,YY I , ' ' Page Forty-urn
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That was why Thorne wanted to qurt the game rmmy was rrght about what would happen to hrm rf he drdnt get out It had happened to Morton Possrbly he at the last moment had realrzed he would be beaten by Thorne just as Thorne knew now Edwards would wrn And possrbly he too had been troubled and nervous and haunted by thoughts of qurttrng the rrng But he had been greedy He had lost the trtle to Thorne and he would not leave wrthout rt Thorne remembered the attempted come back very well 'Vlorton had farled rn rt and had been pushed further and further down rn Lrfe untrl he reached the bottom and rernarned there Sudden ly Thorne saw hrmself rn Morton s place hesrtant undecrded srnkrng lower and lower He closed hrs eyes If he should travel that road It was rnevrtable Were he to strck he would go that way Well jrmmy had guessed rrght on a lot of thrngs but not thrs one Thorne was gettrng out tonrght Wrn or lose he would get out And just as he had made hrs decrsron the bell for the openrng round rang He was floored for the first trme rn the fifth As he came to hrs feet he was aware that he was through It was the begrnnrng of the end H went down once more before the bell rang and he walked unsteadrly to hrs corner at the close of the round hrs head throbbrng Balls of sweat were rollrng down hrs face and chest and he welcomed the cool water wrth whrch hrs seconds drenched hrm He stretched out hrs trred legs rested hrs achrng arms on the ropes besrde hrm drank rn arr wrth great gulps Hrs Cl'1CSK WHS l1C2lV11'1g He WHS VCIY I1I'CCl He had won the first three rounds because he was the aggressor Ed wards had fought cautrously feelrng Thorne out trrrng hrm The fourth had been a draw It was then that Thorne had first begun to feel the swrft sure Wearrness that ever as sarled hrm when he went more than three rounds He had gambled on wrnnrng rn the early moments of the fight and had lost rt He was worn out when he got up from hrs stool for the srvth Everythrng he possessed he had put rnto hrs punches rn the frrst three rounds Hrs mrghtly rr ht arm had avarled hrm nothrng He was trred and becomrng more so wrth each passrng second He had not fought so hercely for five years and hrs age was tellrng on hrm He could scarcely lrft hrs hands For the first trme rn hrs lrfe he was tastrng defeat Never had he battled so hopelessly knowrng rt was hopeless and strll ploddrng on wrth a dull spark of hope rn hrs breast The srxth round was torture He went down thrrce and was actually out the thrrd trme but the bell saved hrm One of Edwards vrcrous left hooks opened an old cut over h s eye and the blood trrckled down and stung hrm Edwards hrt hrm squarely on the jaw and knocked hrm down for the thrrd trme He attempted to pull hrmself up by the ropes but he was exhausted and fell back He could vaguely hear the referee count rn Erve x Tvxo seconds later when the bell rang he was uncounscrous How he managed to get to hrs feet -J ' v 4 - ' 7 , 7 .. . . , , 7 7 . , ' 7 7 7 ' ' 7 . 7 , 7 . 1 . 1 7 . . .U ' an 7 ' ' . ., - - 7 . . 7 7 7 . L , 7 ' Q . . , , . . . . . , , , . . , . 7 . ' 7 - 7 . , .. . , ' 1 . . , , . . a . . . 7 . . , - 7 ' 'tl' ' !! , , , g. ,..sr... f . .. . , , - 7 . 7 P g Forty-eight
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ed He slrd slowly down the ropes and felt them burnrng h1s back as he drd so and at last he fell forward and sprawled out at Edwards feet 0.CanT rt He Slld down slowly down the ropes The great roar of the crowd shoutlng fllled h1s ears and made hrm thrnk of what a cruel game lf was Thank God he was gettrng out tonrghtl Everythrnv went black rn front of 1m Frnrs When Jrmmy entered h1s dressrng room Thorne was srttmg wrth h1s head rn h1s hands He looked up and smrled mrrthlessly he sard rn a weary vorce Im too old for thrs game Im an old man And so I don t know I can fight a b1t yet Maybe I could make a come back You were rrght jrmmy I thrnk Ill get out tr Lrke Morton SP sald rmmy smrlrng farntly deep breath and looked at hrs rrght hand After all Morton was Morton and Thorne was Thorne And so I can qurt thrs game any trme I want he sald confidently decervrng hrmself to the end You were wrong there jrmmy But I dont want to now Im not too old for the fight mg game I can come back I will come back The game 7 3 . I 7 J -- ' ' . . . S '11, ' Like Morton's? Thorne drew a ' 7 7 6 - v n u .... 7U . 7 I , . . 4 7 ' 7 . v ' l ,, . O ' h . . . . . . Dag: Fzfty
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