Despite a precipitous descent to the floor following a right to the jaw in the sixth round of his fight with Young Norfolk, New Orleans Negro heavyweight, Battling Siki took the decision.
More entertaining than the fight were the comments of W. O. McGeehan, sporting editor of The New York Herald, on events of the preceding eve- ning. According to McGeehan, Siki strolled into the Baltimore Hotel, Memphis, where Norfolk was sitting with a black girl. Siki advanced to pay his respects. Unhappily, Norfolk, ignorant of French, assumed insult. He stared at Siki...
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