Daga nan sai ya yi aiki da'' Portland Mercury ', yana tafiya zuwa New Orleans a ranar 14 ga Janairu, 1891 tsakanin Portland, Oregon Champion Jack Nonpareil Dempsey da Bob Fitzsimmons.
Tabbas, wani nau'i mai rikitarwa na jumla shine "Sannan ya yi aiki don '' Portland Mercury ',' tafiya zuwa New Orleans don kyautar kyauta a Janairu 1891, kuma, lokacin da ya dawo, ya sami kuɗi ta hanyar sayar da zane-zanensa a matsayin katunan gidan waya. "