The morning times., 1896-01-22
GOSSIP o.. ] TUE BOXERS
Doe" Doughefty's -Scrappers'
Exchange in Philadelphia.
CORNER ON THE MARKET
An Attempt to Get all the Fighters
telio Was Disgusted-Al HerfOrd's
Opinion on tile Han Choy nski Fight.
Jim Did Not Quit-Lynch Seems Shy.

A report comes fronr4P Philadelphia that
Doc" Dougherty is very i'll. This is sad
news to the sporting fraternity in general,
and, more pa rtieularly, that portion which
made the Quaker City is headquarters
during the palmy days of Gloucester.
Doc" be 1t remembered, has been a
sort OF second Squire" A Abingdon, a fight
ing gents angel in his day. He was left a
good sized fortune by his father, and at
once proceeded TO cut himself adrift from
it about as rapidly as he knew how. His
hobby was Fighters, ana it's dollars to
doughnuts that he had his fill OF them.
DOC" was won't to pass away the weary
hours by short trips into FAIRY land, OBJ
tanned by frequent and liberal use of
connection fashioned much ou the same
lines as tire famous Honest John Croker
AT one time this guardian OF the pu-
gihsuc fraternity took Jack DAILY, the clever
lightweight. who has OF late won his way
into the hearts of the Washington sports,
under his wing and took him On the road.
He announced his intention OF adopting
Jack, Int the latter could not stand for
tbe temporary flights into fairy land and,
IN the language OF the street, FLEW de
coop" ss..
DOCS boldest plunge into the sea of
pugilism occurred some years back, when
he undertook to make a corner on prize
fighters! i twas just about the time that
Old Hutch made his famous corner on
wheat in Chicago, aud the country had the
'-corner" fever.
Accordingly Doc Dougherty decided to
corner the prize fighting business, and,
with this object in view, fitted up elaborate
offices in nHPhiladelphia,r ard, engagin the
crackerjacks of the squared circle" started
out in big style. n'7-'7 -
His first venture was TO engage Jack
Il tour through the Northwest. These two
pugs We're fitted out with Il generous wad
of Docs long green. and, one sunny after
noon, quietly skipped the town. The pros
pect could not have looked brighter, and
Doc. took Il " fresh one" and looked around
for another couple TO launch upon an un-
suspeoting public. l
His elation was shortlivcd. however. Jack
and Dominick had,n not been out more than a
couple of weeks when one night the former
tapped 'McCafferty'ia little too hard for
comfort, and the latter got back right
from the shoulder. II was a case of give
and take Tor a matter OF ten minutes. and,
when 1t was all over the pair were deco
rated with black eyes. bloody noses and
broken ribs galore.
OF Course a split-up followed, the CON-
pany was disbanded, and Doe tele-
graphed for more dough" Here an un-
looked-for contingency arose. Doc took
a drop to himself by this time, and gave
the stranded scrappers the marble heart.
Enireaties were in vain, ard they eventu-
ally ms naged 10 reach home on ''the pork
train," but dead sore on the originator OF
their troubles and swearing dire vengeance.
FuGarly in particular was very hot under
the collar, and when Docs name was men,
toned, strung out a long list of adiectires
and told what he was going to do the first
time lie met up with him. This kind oftalk
naturally reached Docs ears and he went
after big Jim DAILY aud got him on his staff
to do Mr.. Jack.
Fogarty's gang dropped to the fact that
Daily was on the warpath, and, aying for
him one night, they didn't do a thing to
him." He looked as if he had connected |
with The rear-end of a cyclone when they |
finished him up, and the next time Doc |
and F"garty met they agreed TO call it |
square.
This disgusted the scrapper's "angel," |
and mailing up the door of the exchange" |
he quit the business.