The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 142, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 18, 1961 Page: 43 of 43
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PICKING tus way slowly tncougn
iiumanity crowding toward the exits. Uatt
Walsh, sports writer, pondered the
tional ending of the ring battle he hftd just
witnessed. He was Mas about quick ki&ckouts:
he had seen many oí them and undoubjhfdly-would
ace' many more. Bu£ he still thrilled to the
brilliant—if boxing skill could b^called that—
and masterful job turned in by Spot Mathers.
Well, here was a new champion and Walsh felt
he should know more about the boy. Something
of his persdrad life. /
It was after midnight7 when ae reactoea the
hotel at which the new champion and his en-
tourage ' were stopping. At the door oí the
Mathers' suite he was halted by a blast of noise
—the victory celebration. The big living room
was a bedlam and the' company already nigh.
Walsh glanced about the room but saw no
of Mathers. He sought out the' bay's
Pete Miiey. busy in the role of lavish hoet.
-Mathers? Just went down the haH
1117." -Miley answered his question.
down.-And See him."
Ifelsh >dRL <The door was siigtiu^ ajar, lia
lightly, waited, then tapped-again. When
ivas bo response he epenw the doo* and
peered in. He stepped back yrainp the door
softly. Mmm-m. that tableauj*rns something un-
expected and unusual on victory night in the
light racket. Young Mathers, his arm around a
dark-haired girl—a sleemág baby tucked in ear
fuHy between pillows At the. head of the bed.
This was no time to/break in for an interview,
*o Walsh returned Xo the other room. He man-
aged there to copkl Biff Jones, old-timer to the
ring business and Mathers' trainer.
Biff." said-Walsh, "how abort some dope on
the new champion? And what abort that gal
and baby .¿own the hall? Lefs go some place
wh«re we can talk.*"
"Okay. This party's stowing down anyways."
Tney went down to the hotel griU and found
• table in the corner of the room.
"Now, tea me abort Math ra What MM
of a guy la her
"Suri I can tell you lota about «dak Mi and
about his wife and baby, toa I 111m 'era, all
three of 'em, and I'd Uk« to tell their story. But
I gotta ten It my way." Biff blinked at Walah.
"All right, tell If
"Well, it begins some two years ago," Biff
"Ma and Pete Miley ia stttin* in Pete's
gabbing abort nothln' much when In walks
good lookln' kkL He's got a letter for
some guy down south. He walks up to
me. and says: 'You Pete MileyT /
r you.' Pete takes the letter, reads It
up at the kid.
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of the world.
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regular again with Pete
coupla hot house flowers put <
Pete spots the kid In a
Nicks and the kid comes jlmim with a quick
kayo. O'course he knocha anr a hunt hut we
like the way he doce It /
"It aint long heft feekid"* moved up to
this show gal gettin' married after ho
title and gives Sally the air.
"Next .day I tell Pete all mid we bead
the gym where Spot's workta' out. Pet
him and ah'he gets for his trouble Is ab
^ ^-1 go around U aee^Satty next day
■aya, he's good. HI
own now beeauae f
good pota for him
fth aint takin' any
to llvin' an
that
It But Aat Spat ama, is*got deep. Pr
eye. and Nto I taM ysu, he's a And she
a kid's
"Well, them once In a while steppin's hegto ta
gat quite frequent aad-atony^i the night I tai
myself keepén' Bally company on lonely Bights
when that milk-sop la sowln' a few oats. I jfesl
sorry Cor Sally, Just to aaas you're th
I tell her It's Jest hke a sase of the
Mm galtopin* sacaslea. a at tie «Míe
you're good aa new again. But that
take It, she's no plater, and she keeps ■milla'.1'
■ Isa via' a
"He goes around a
1 doat hear a ward ft
I doat think the punk
goia* around with a wise task and I get a
he knows somsthla'. The kid has
He aint ao eoeky no more and he
aut at night Ons night Juat before we*rs bavin*
for the treinta' camp
Biff reached for his glass. He took a 1
pui.
near it and ptoks it a*
hangs up Pretty aooa
"•So, you're a fighter, ehr Pete says.
•"Yeah, and damn good one,' sags the kid/.."
"Come on. Biff, get on With if interrupted
Walsh impatiently.
"AS I was sayin'," Biff continued, the Ud saya,
1 gotta get a fight right'away. We gotta eat'
"Pete says, 'We, who's we?'
"'Me and Sally/ the kid says, and goes aa
talkiif abort him and his wife eomln' up to New
York to pick up some of the big flghtln' sugar
they been readln' about They come up In a old
Jalopy, the kid says, and how the dough's run
out. Pete says to the kid what's bis fuN name
and the kid says, without battln' a eye, •Spotting-
ham T.'Mathers,' and looks at ths both of us
like dni ln' us to laugh. Pete kinda grins but he
sint laughln' out loud. I could see Pete's takin' a
liklh' to the kid and soon he hands him a fin If.
"Arte tells the kid to go out and buy him and
Sally a big steak and to come around tomorrow
with his flghtin' togs and hell leí what the kid's
got I go to th«I gym with them next day and
Pete sticks ths ku la then with a old warhorse
named Batalla. The kid, considerln' he aint been
satin' so good, docs okay and Pete holds him.
"Ws get our first peek at Sally when Pets
moves, her and the kid over to Pete's hotel. Pet*
t«U ths kid to go to ths gym a few days sad far
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"Well." he resumed, "like all them smart-alex
the kid gets himself tangled. He's been popptn'
around with a show gal. I talk to him.
"'Listen, knob-ears,' he says, you're kcepln*
autta this.' He telle me a tot more about him and
tta rnamMs
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and dummy me opens it A dame Is
figure It's the show gal and Pm right tas s
over to the kkL Honey,'she say* >ou aint i
me lately r The kid
says he aint gonna sa
"Then ths fireworks begin. That
him hell with all the trimmln's and when she's ia
high gear she heaves a water bottle at ths kid s
head and stalks out Ho ducks and the bottle
whams against tka null. During ths ruokus I
duck into a corner. I see atad dames work before.
"it's two or three days later when I sse Peta
at ths camp. I tell him about ths show and ha
looks at me kinds funny and says now'a ths time
to teU him and maybe he's all over it I don't
catch ths drift, but 1 tag along over to ths houee
with Pete. Ths kid's rcstln' when me and Pete
some into the room. Pete says, *Spot 1 got sons
news for you, news from tally.' Ths kid rita up
sudden like and he gets kinds white. He don't
say nothln', Just keeps lookin' at PeU. tally,*
Pete says, Is gonna have a baby.' Just like that
"The kid jumps up outta the bed and he starta
to cry. 1 think I kinda tike him then, even though
he's actin' sissy. 'Pete,' he saya, *1 gotta go to
her! I gotta!'
"Psts saya okay and take a coupla iaya off.
ta the kid goes home to see tally. You never
see such a changed guy when he
He's talktn' again and He's happy and ha
geta friendly wKh me «nd I kinda like it
la' he aint ths amartele# aa mare,
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Browning, J. Cullen. The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 142, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 18, 1961, newspaper, June 18, 1961; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143064/m1/43/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.