Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 13, 1912, Page 22

céptaln George C. Thompson. Seventeen members of the Michigan football squad have been awarded “M’s” by the university athletic com- mittee. . All but five of the members are residents of Michigan. The list follows: Captain George C. Thomp- son, Cadillac, Mich.; Clement Quinn and O. C. Carpell, Saginaw, Mich.; James R. Craig, R. H. Torbet, George C. Paterson and James W. Raynesford, ATTELL’S START AS FIGHTER Began Career as “Tough Kid” in Streets of San Francisco—Nade $200,000 as Pugllist. Abe Attell is “down and out” in the parlance of the prize ring, according to those experts who witnessed his last two decisive defeats. Judging from his performances in these en- counters, he can’t “come back,” in the opinion of those same experts. It is said he is inclined to feel a little that way himself. But Abe is a philosopher, if nothing else. He reviewed his fourteen years of fighting the other day. Until he ‘was vanquished by Kilbane Abe was featherweight champlon of the world. | He has fought over 250 times. Here Waiting This Beautifully Bound DICTIONARY A GIFT REDUCED This Dictionary is not published by the by their successors. It has been reviced and brought up to the PRESENT DATE in accordance with the best authorities from the greatest universities, and is published by the well known SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO. of NEW YORK CITY. To Every Pioneer Subscriber 1t sells for $4.00 and is worth it. one of the premiums to NEW or old subscribers, who advance payment. make but a single year’s become owner of this New 1 tionary. Particula}s Given Is ILLUSTRATION OF THE $4.00 VOLUME HELP YOUR FAVORITE CHURGH Pay $4.00 aud you secure the Bemidji Daily Pioneer 12 months, assist the church to the extent of $1 00 and Detroit; Miller H. Pontius, Clircle ville, Ohio; H. H. Huebel and W. H. Collette, Menominee, Mich.; Ernest Almendinger, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Michael Boyle, Duluth, Minn.; Charles Barton, Louisville, Ky.; Thomas Bush- nell, Cleveland, Ohio; E. E. Hughitt, Escanaba, Mich.; James C. Musser, Akron, Ohio, and William Cole, Cédar Springs, Mich. A~~~ He has fought more champions than any other man now in the ring, and has defended his title every time a 122-pound man could get the offer of a purse and suggested his complicity He has fought perhaps 3,000 rounds in all. | He does.not use tobacco in any rorm, nor has he ever tipped the gob let. He is twenty-eight years old. “It's been a pretty good game,” he said, reflectively. ‘““Of course I'm kind of sore when I think of all the money I've let get away from me. “Four of us began together in San Francisco,” he continued. “There were Jimmy Britt and Eddie Hanlon and Frankie Neil and myself. We | were all kids together, fighting pre- liminaries about the same time. The j others are all done for now. I'm the Yours for You s *a & ERAES "1; original publishers of Webster’s Dictionary or It is beng given as 912 Limp Leather Bound Dic- Abe Attell. only one that's left in the ring.” A little later he recollected that his ring career had netted him something more than $200,000. He began as a “tough kid” in the San Francisco streets. He is a bit proud of that early record, too. “So,” said Attell, “by and by a kid would come to my mother’s store—or mebbe he’d meet me in the street and call me a ‘Jew,’ or we'd catch him in the alley, and then I'd murder him.” The process of “murdering” kids was helpful to his shoulder muscles, but began to disturb the neighbors. “So my mother had me sent away to a reform school,” said Abe, “and I stayed there for fifteen months. When. I got back I remember all the kids around on the street yelling ‘Abie’s home.” I said I'd be good. But one of the kids I used to murder—his name was Wires—had been fighting preliminaries, and he had won twenty- nine straight fights. All the kids told me to go in and clean him. Alex. Greggains used to pay $16 for prelim- Inary fights then. “By and by some of the kids went to Greggains and told him they had a kid who could lick any of his pre- lim fighters. One of 'em said he was my manager, and Greggains made a match right away with Eddie Lenny. “I won that fight without a scratch and I gave the $15 to my ma. Every time I won—and I won thirty-four fights straight with a knockout— 1 gave her my dough.” Explanation of “0. K. Here is the origin of the expression “0. K.,” according to Ado Hunnius of Leaveftworth, Kan., a veteran of the Civil war: “Among the supplies that the war department used to buy,” Mr. Hunnius says, “were crackers made by the old Orrins-Kendall Cracker company in Chicago. The boxes in which these crackers came were marked O. K. We were always eager to get hold of these ‘O. K.’ crackers, because ‘they were always sure to be good, while many other brands were likely to be spoiled or worthy;. And gradually: O; K. came to be a’pynonym among the soldiers for something that w bove "ar.” Akerberg & Kitfleson EXCLUSIVE GENTS FURNISHERS HATS AND SHOES ] Thanksgiving has gone and Christmas - is only a little more than one week off. Now Prepare for Real Winter | e e B e e T ) “"Come and inspect our comprehenswe and popular f{ < price stock. Your visit will be well repaid, even if you do not purchase. Come and see them if for compar- | ison’s sake only. » Hope you get what you want for Christmas. If it's f§ .. - a Made-to-order Suit or Overcoat | that you’re looking for, you'll find everything here to | grant your wishes---even the low prices, We sell and " — recommend The Lanpher Hats and Caps | e O’Donell Shoes Zenith Mackinaw - Coats, Pants and other reliable merchandise. Shirts3and | | \ | ! 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