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TLS, signed twice, “Ernie” and "E.H.," two pages, 8.5 x 11, October 2, 1946. Letter to "George," with lengthy and interesting commentary on boxing, hunting, family, friends, and life in Ketchum, Idaho. In part: "I certainly feel bad about haveing caused you such headaches with the Giggy fight business. He was supposed to get into N.Y. in plenty of time and I told him to wire you if there would be any delay so you wouldn't be held up. Also wired the Savier boy same time as wired money to you. But it certainly loused up bad. Appreciate everything you did and am sorry as a bastard to have caused you so much trouble.
Got your letter and the check up at Salmon City where had gone to pick up Mousie who had gone that far with Bum on his way back to college at Missoula Montana. They had gone in Bum's heap and had picked up mail on the way. They slept out on the river and Bum caught a 8 1/4 pound Steelhead trout and then pressed on toward college and left Mouse in front of Salmon City Post Office where Taylor (the Col.) and Mary and I picked him up on Sunday.
It was a hell of a pretty ride over the mountains and up the Salmon River and we saw quite a lot of antelope and other beasts. Came back yesterday and today it is raining so am staying in the cabin and waiting for a call from Maury (formerly Moe) Speiser my lawyer who has been on and off the phone since eight last night and haven't heard his cultured Philadelphia accents yet. As soon as connection is ready something breaks down…
I think Louis and this aged Elmer Ray might be a good fight as the older jig can really hit and everybody who can hit and isn't spook seems able to tag Louis early with either rights or lefts. Though with a few more fights he should be better all the time.
Please tell Quent I am terribly sorry about his breaking the stem. It is a lousy shame. What will he do to keep it off while he cannot work out? Are you goeing to rub it off or will I have to get that great Philipino east? I have lost track of that Filipinus since the war but have no doubt that with those huge hands and that untireing physique he could still rub off ten-twenty-thirty pounds a day if the fat was there for him to work on. If you had of had the huge hands and the vigor and unflagging vitality of that Filipino you could have made Arbuckle look like Frankie Sinatras and there would have been no need for the beer bottle nor anything of the sort.
Give my regards to Shipleck Klelly, americas secret weapon, and tell him I have hung up the gloves so he is safe and we can agree to box anytime as it will be me, not he, who will not show up…
The Colonel is in good shape and looks fine He is no deafer than Dummy Taylor or Joe Glick if you ask him to keep his thumb out of your cornea but I notice that he doesnt talk so much about the womens and what or who he did it to last night so that may be a sign. On the other hand I was just in the local joint cashing your check to have money for a rainy day and the colonel was munching vitamin bars so maybe is ready to throw for Hildegaarde again…
Would you like to come out here? I might be able to get you in shape tramping over the hills and could throw rocks at you instead left hooks and you could sharpen the old eye on the eagle, the dove, the jack rabbit, the horse, the mule. It is not as bad as that time you went to the country as there are lots of joints and various characters and rummies around and it is a pretty good place for a small town. Seven gambling joints one grocery store, one drug store, one hardware store, a photogrophy shop (not doing well) and one restaurant. We get wonderful steaks and cook at home and you could eat fine. Sun Valley isn't going to open up until Dec. 21. We will probably leave here around Nov. 10. Duck and pheasant season doesn't start until Oct. 26. That is lousy but there are various animals you can shoot first and I have found a few good jack rabbit drops and eagle roosts to annoy until then.
Mousie and Mary are fine and since you have got Gigi out of the grand Central station and off the rubbing table and into school and we have finally shipped Bumby north all the family is in ist class shape.
Please give my best to all the mob. If you want to come out here and Maurice can handle the place I can handle everything and we could have a hell of a lot of fun from the 25th-26th October on. Maybe as much as we had in Cuba. Would sure love to see you and could handle all travel and expenses and anyway would suit you financially. Cooper and Gable are comeing and we can use plenty guns. Ducks should be very thick and there is a fine crop of pheasants. Have a room for you here in the cabin. We eat wonderful." He adds a brief handwritten postscript, asking if he has a friend's correct business address. In fine condition, with some faint toning to the edge of the second page.
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