The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-24
RETURN OF HOBBY DoBRA.
waldorf Club CColorsdD with Brass band
tCoIored) Greet the Negro PuEilist.

vv,,dorf r,ipb tCoIoredJ with Brass Band
CCoIored) Greet the Negro PuEilsst.
Bobby Dobbs. the colored lightweight who
went to England last October and conquered
three OF EnRlands best mon. namely. DICK
Burge, Jerry Driscoll and Pat Mcdonald. re-
turned yesterday morning on the baroarossa
Of the North German Lloyd Line. Driscoll 10 q
middleweiRht and was conceded TO DO
a champion. Dobbs's reception. as ne
stopped on the gangplank In company
with his brother William. fairly stag
gered him. Eighteen open carriage and n brass
band OF ten pieces composed exclusively OF
colored musicians were awaiting him at the
pier In Hoboken. The affair was arranged by
the Waldorf Social Club. a colored organization
OF III West Thirty first street. OF which Dobbs
is an honorary member. The magnitude OF the
greeting was so unusual especially for colored
pueilist. that the passengers and people In the
neighborhood OF the steamship were over
whelm ed with surprise Dobbs did not know
what to make OF 1t himself. He was hustled
into one OF the carriages while the band
gathered around him and made the air reek
with melody. He was vociferously congratu-
lated.
When the procession finally left Hoboken and
reached New York the carriages rolled through
Thompson and Bleecker streets. There the
and several sports nearly got tangled up In the
wheels In their mad rush to get near the dig:
.hsi .oms Aress king vas ON Visit to New
York. This. however. wac not q marker TO the
v he p don rh 81 sS
WITH the bray of the band. was enough to drive
Finally the club house was reached. and
headlonE into the building followed by large
NOT fortunate enough to be msmb Der Of the
club viewed the acene with scorn. After Dobbs
ns si f%,o il it wild d. reception d..
f AM az aSns ssd ~ H.. al sht dat Jap
dress s ". eonesrnsdo He wore lSng p.dd9st
Two, big diamond rings, adorned his fingers
brought with him four trunks, Ave grips and
about dozen suits Of clothes. hata oysrcoats
soS hH .S. w .sd 6t p Gssa
well I am here to a eht anybody in the world
ssr Tss trip has done s me q good
pensss and buying efothes IN f'f Eng land. I was
,'isa me g.. A The, osad b %1es
tainly like q back man over there: that ia. II
he acts Sght and behave. himself After Dc:
me: But when knocked out JeEry, priseoll,
middleweioht. and put to nleep Pat MoDon-
aid. the cham pion OF Scotland. their enthusi-
asm knew no, bounds. 1 received . lot
OF presents and was respected everywhere.
Speaking OF my match with Burae have
been accused Of agreeing to lay down to him.
Well. that 10 deliberate lie. have been box
Ing for twelve years and have never been de-
feated. always acted on the square and would
hot do anything TSrGns we e. out to beat
were do not know. All oan say is that
won. expect to return to England next year.
have an offer 70 go to Paris. France. at the
He is to use his feet. while I am to use my
hands. 1 think they call the style Delsar-
tian.'
Il saw Jeffries while in England. He 10 do
inga big business and 10 quite favorite. As
to Palmer all can say he is a mighty clever
fellow and II he is heaten by McGovern will
be very maeh surprised. am now practically
Island next month for twenty rounds"
Do6bs will be the guest OF honor at ban
quet at the WaldorfClub next week. The NOM
day to make the event memorable.