 He set up a ring in his yard and paid local fighters to box with him.He also refereed matches at Blue Heaven, then a saloon but now a restaurant, at 769 Thomas Street.Hemingway converted a urinal obtained after a renovation at Sloppy Joe's bar into a water fountain in the yard, where it remains a prominent feature at the home, filled with water from the large Cuban jar and serving as one of many water sources for the grounds' cats.