Theoddswouldgebadforthallnightandtheyfedthenegrorumandlightedcigarettesforhim.Thenthenegro,aftertherum,wouldtryforatremendouseffortandoheoldman,whowasnotanoldmawasSantiagoElCampeón,nearlythreeinchesoffbalatheoldmanhadraisedhishanduptodeadevenagain.Hewassurethenthathehadthenegro,whowasafinemanandagreatathlete,beaten.Andatdaylightwheorswereaskingthatitbecalledadrawandtherefereewasshakinghishead,hehadunleashedhiseffortandforcedthehandofthenegrodownanddownuntilitrestedonthewood.ThematchhadstartedonaSundaymandendedonaMondaym.ManyofthebettorshadaskedforadrawbecausetheyhadtogotoworkonthedocksloadingsacksofsugarorattheHavanaCoalpany.Otherwiseeveryonewouldhavewaogotoafinish.Buthehadfianywayandbeforeaogotowork.
ForalongtimeafterthateveryonehadcalledhimTheChampionandtherehadbeeurnmatthespring.Butnotmueywasbetandhehadwonitquiteeasilysincehehadbrokenthefidehenegrofromfuegosinthefirstmatch.Afterthathehadafewmatchesandthennomore.Hedecidedthathecouldbeatanyoneifhewaobadlyenoughandhedecidedt
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