12 Sports Aces, May 1943 — page 95: what you’re looking at

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Buddy held onto the back of a chair, swayed. A million thoughts churned in his head. He’d never been in big time. Now here it was with a rush. He needed this dough. And he knew he had to win to fix Jimmy up with a stake for Ruth Ann, More than that, he was thinking of the same for himself, That afternoon Buddy saw Hollis, the gambler, for he wanted to make a deal with him. HAT night Buddy sat in a dressing room at the Garden. He sat there with his shoes laced and his hands done up in mummy-bandages. Jimmy. was there, too. But at the moment he was out. looking up Hollis to get back Buddy’s two hundred smackers, for with Jimmy out of it, that bet was naturally off, Moe was on one side of Buddy. Shiny’s stove- polish complexion brightened Buddy’s other side. Buddy came into the ring and worked his kangaroo goles carefully in the rosin. The lights were on. The galleries looked a million miles away and filled with a mil- lion people. Tom Slatterty was borne into the ring on the crest of a cheer and he was full of acrobaties and handshakes. He was a well-knit and agile fighter, smooth aad noiseless motion was in his muscles. He talked to the press row, the camera boys. He made himself at home in the tiny can- vas square and he had not a glance for the intruder who was only a necessary but passing phase in his rising glory. He had twelve fn his string of knockouts. Buddy’s sealg would be thirteenth. Buddy said, “I don’t like this guy.” They met in the center with Slatterty bunching his sorrel mitts together. The ref began, “Now you boys know the rules . . .” Wher that was done, they shook hands, Fhey came out fighting. Tom Slatterty was a thoroughly capa- ble workmaan, He moved around with luxuriantly professional ease. He wanted that thirteenth knockout. Buddy was tensed, serious, and when Slatterty’s left stung him hard a sec- ond time, he realized he was too tight. He should ride with those punches. But his eyes were carefully on Slatterty’s Please mention Ace Fiction Group when inate advertisementa = DATE WITH THE CANVAS 98 NEW LIFE POLICY PAYS DOUBLE BENEFITS For only 1 per Month A new posite ye Life Insurance policy is tiow being issued at the low cost of $1.00 a month. Two unusually liberal f foaturos Bre the Double Benefits, — are agg ea uring the first five years. for to any ae and the = va a < 5 beng clude x benefits are extr marily generous. At ugh, the mati and no > ahedical examination fs re« quired, No red ta spa, Men and women age 10 to le. Write y for FREE in- cts on, PIONEER oe i ie lect co. LOOSE DENTAL PLATES RELINED AND TIGHTENED AT HOME $1 NEWLY IMPROVED DEX RE- LINER, a plaatio, wie ante refits) loose up and lowst dentu Po OU PREFER G0 G.O. D. — PAY $1 PLUS | POSTAGE sOONG POEMS WANTES TO BE SET TO MUGIC *Publishors need new poems for eg Phar = age oe ubsect g Fe gio + ieiodRa Webody MAbE : *KFIVE STAR MUSIC Mas tees rs Beacon B AVIVE STAR MUSIC MASTERS, 450 Benson Blag.. Boston, Mau Boston, Mass. 8 e fee Try this Wonderiul this Wonderful Treatment for Pile Suffering FREE If you are troubled with itching, bleed- ing or profending pees, write for a FREE sample of Page’s Combination Treatmont and you aay less the Bes you read this. Don’t wath WRITE TO . E.R.PAGE CO., Dept. 41144, leis S “Facts about | EPILEPSY” ful Booklet will he mailed to git wl will mrt a free copy to Address Dept. A-(l, 1840 W. ach oe. Clevetand, Ohio Asthma Nucus Loosened First Day For Thousands of Sufferers Choking, gasping, wheezing spasms of Bronchial Asthma ruin sleep and energy. Ingredients the prescription Mendaco quickly circulate through the blood and mots tae nd A] Hh ~o 3 a 3 ae 8 cas 5 R rf oa a 4 o 3 By oS = iF sleep. Sh is not a smoke, dope, or irijection. Just pleasant, tasteless palliating tablets that have hel thousands of sufferers. Iron clad guarantee-—money unless com vcsigy tory. Ask your druggist for Eomicbooks (eC)