Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 April 1940 — Page 24

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K.O. Cavalier

By JERRY BRONDFIELD

CAST OF CHARACTERS

VAL DOUGLAS — Girl sports

men EDDIE CAVALIER — A prize fighter headed for the title, h [ settle with Val a3 3 Bore » CAPT. STEVE HANSEN — Ski the Northern Belle. pper, of

DUFFY KELSO — Cavalier's manage,

YESTERDAY—The. new hands go to ; work, Duffy and Grimes with the paint crew while Eddie works out. Cavalier | rebuffs Val's efforts to make friends. Mike Kelly tells Val that Cavalier has the stuff that makes champions and that she will be changing her opinio of him soon. :

CHAPTER SEVEN

VAL DOUGLAS went up onthe bridge and watched Eddie Cavalier jog around deck. He ran tire-

lessly, effortlessly. |

She didn’t have to be told by

Mike Kelly that Cavalier was a perfect athlete. | { Val Douglas long ago had de-

cided—in print, too—that Eddie|-

Cavalier, with his dark, curly hair and handsome features, was too good-looking to be a fighter. Once she had hinted that he could have been a greater riot as a slugger instead of the boxer he was—but that he preferred to protect his

good looks. That, in fact, was what had start-

ed the whole feud. He had never

forgiven her for that and threatened to eject her bodily himself if she tried to pay a visit to his Pompton Lakes training camp. i Here, at least, was one train ing camp- he couldn’t pitch her out of. Duffy Kelso, spattered and smelly from paint, fixed her with a vindictive eye at lunch. “We're gonna work out on the bags this afternoon and maybe spar three rounds with Kelly. Any objections?” “Not at all,” she answered brightly. “I'm -anxious to see if his surreundings affect his ring disposition.” - . “nl not to disappoint you,” Eddie said meaningly, and | she wondered if he’d vent his spite on Mike lly. That, however, might be a boomerang. Mike Kelly, after all, was| a heavyweight and still in good condition despite his long absence from the ring. J 8 # ”

CAVALIER DONNED Kelly's old ring togs and they fitted him somewhat grotesquely. The shoes were a half size too large but he wore an extra pair of sox to take up some of the slack. i Kelly was forced to wear makeshift garb. He borrowed a pair of sneakers from a member of the crew and cut down the legs of an old pair of trousers to |serve as trunks. Both fighters ware, heavy. sweaters to protect them [from the

tangy ocean breezes. | |

Val could hardly suppress a snicker, they looked funny. | Duffy Kelso, noticing, tapped her

on the shoulder familiar] | “Please, | lady—cut the comics.

If he sees you enjoyin’ [this ' too much itll throw him so far ofi

hell never get back.” |

: ile Mike skipped rope to get himself warmed up Cavalier went,

to | work on the light bag. Coolly,!

'expertly he beat out a rhythmic tatoo of leather on board. Faster, faster he worked until the bag be-| came an indistinct blur of motion a the noise became a flat, rolling wave that sounded like a muffled machine gun. : | Val wound herself admiring the sight. Eddie lifted his eyes from the bag, without breaking the rhythm and noticed the rapt look on her face. As|though it were a sudden, spiteful gesture he slammed the bag one terrific punch and ended | the show! The gesture startled her and he smirked. A message sent down by the radio operator interrupted the workout. “It’s from Sam Golden,” said Duffy Kelso, reading it quickly. “Golden, hey? What's up?” Pop Grimes asked. “Plenty,” Duffy moaned. “He says the newspaper guys don’t believe he didn’t know a thing about this and they ain’t even: talking to him, and if I know Sam (Golden, he’s tearing out his “hair for fear maybe they'll boycott the fight. “But that ain’t all,” Duffy continued. “The State Boxing Commission had to be notified, of course, and they demand that we put up a $5000 bond that we'll show up for weighin’ in ceremonies .on time. | “Who'll we get to dig up that $5000 for us?” Kelso demanded. “We gotta think fast.” :

later,” ‘I'm get-

“Well think |about tha Cavalier said impatiently. ting cold. Let’s go Mike.” | They climbed in between the ropes and Kelso and Grimes looked at each other questioningly. It wasn’t like the kid to be so impatient. He was like a race horse at the post. I | was something new and they didn’t|like it. Duffy Kelso forgot all about| the $5000 bond.- | “Okay,” Pop |grunted, taking out his watch. “Start slow and take it easy.” = ”n 2 | CAVALIER (danced forward and flicked a straight left without a preliminary motion of any sort. It caught Mike on the bridge of his nose and tilted his head back sharpy. Mike looked surprised and ad-| anced more cautiously. | Val| tried to read Cavalier’s exssion, but the padded head guard e wore obscured his features. All she could see were a pair of piercing eyes, ‘and she didn’t like the | way they were being directed at Mike. | © Mike Kelly went a good 195 pounds and there wasn't an ounce of fat on him. The years had slowed him down a little, but he could still maneuver surprisingly

well. - Kelly tucked his chin behind his left shoulder and went to work. He muscled in close and worked ‘a short right to Eddie’s ribs. Cavaller jabbed him| sharply twice in the face, but let them bounce off and shuffled in for more. He swung a heavy right, but wraithlike Cavalier weaved away, stepped inside smartly and whistled a right cross to Kelly’s chin. Mike reeled back| against the ropes and Cavalier followed him. ; “Hey, . youre (supposed to be sparring,” Pop Grimes roared, but

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over a solid right that turned Kelly’s face half way around. "Doggedly, his mouth cut, Mike hung on and tried -to bring his weight into play. Eddie rocketed a right to the heart and Mike gasped. Val rushed over to Kelso and Grimes. “Pop, make him quit that! He’s just letting his spite ‘out on poor Mike.”

But Duffy Kelso was already in|.

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“Sure,” said Mike. “Sure, I'm okay. e can hit, that boy can. Hits like| a light heavy.” Val ed over to Cavalier’s corner. “Youre a heel,” she grated. “And I don’t think I have to tell you wh ” He locked as though he were going to ly hotly to her accusa-

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