The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-13
LOU HOUSENAN' 5 GOSSIP
THE DEFEAT OF OSCAR GARDNER
A NOTABLE EVENT OF
THE WEEK
CoRBETTs STAGE AMBITIONS
English Lightweight Who Is Look
ing to America for an OppO-
nent-Dan Stuart Again
Laying Plans.

CHICAGO, Jan. u. - Especially - The
prize ring has produced in its time many
a man who has been ruined by over
management, but never before has there
been SO muchly an overmanaged man as
Benny Yanger, THE Upton Slasher."
His managers name is Hertz, and it
might be well for promoters of the game
to remember the name. His bread-win-
ner is a nice sort of a fellow, but no one
who knows a thing about his manager
would accord a mede of praise to MIN,
nor yet believe that he was capable of
dealing in q business-like way with any
one. Hertz i'll some way fastened nm
self on the sporting fraternity Of chi
cago, and the latter repudiate him as be-
ing a man of too small a caliber to be
considered factor in the world OF
sports He has a fighter, however, who
might be a drawing card at any part
Of the world, but the conditions sur
rounding his appearance as promulgated
by his manager preclude the posslplhty
Of the making of a match.
Yanger has been a successful fighter
and a lucky one. He has never shown
championship form, but he may in the
future for he is still q youngster. But
with the man who at present guides his
movements the chances are that he Will
find himself among the has-beens before
to antagonize everybody with whom he
comes in contact, and although a man
may have plenty of merit the disgust
Of promoters is soon pushed to such n
notch that they refuse to do business
with an arbitrary and insolent manager.
Hertz has posted a forfeit of $500, which
he says he will leave up for few days.
There is no doubt, however, that he will
refuse to do business with any man
who dares cover 1t, and 1t might be as
well for him to specify who shall cover
the forfeit. He will not, as he says, deal
with any man who was connected with
the Tattersalls club, and as there are
few IN the city outside of that organiza-
ton who will put up much money on
prize fight, or boxing match, he no
doubt thinks he is perfectly safe in post
ing a forfeit which he knows or thinks
will not be covered. Any number of men
of merit in the squared circle have mani
tested their desire to cover his forfeit,
but to all of them he has turned his deaf
ear and still bowls about Terry as the
only antagonist worthy of rangers prov
ess. This may be food sufficiently nour-
fishing for the young in the sporting line,
hut to those who believe that money
talks whether to be handled by a friend
or foe it sounds like the baby act"
One of the notable events OF last weeA
was the defeat of Oscar Gardner, the
lahan. This may not be surprising to
many who have watched the careers of
the two men, but when it is remembered
that Oscar Gardner not long ago was
regarded almost invincible, 1t is a matter
more of pity than wonder That he has
not long ere this forsaken the ring for
some more congenial occupation. He has
in his time fought many good and fierce
battles, and has never been known to
haggle over weights, purses and such
other little matters as the pugilist today
is noted for. He has fought as often as
any man in the ring, and has usually
given a good account of himself, but in
so doing has battered his hands out of
shape, until at the present time there
is scarcely a battle IN which he engages
when he does not injure them, thus pIac-
ing him at a disadvantage against an OPP
ponent with good dukes This does
not in anywise detract from Tim Gala
hans ability as a fighter, for Tim has tc
his credit the only adverse decision rem
dered against the mighty Terry Mccoy
ern. True, the decision was given Tin
on foul, but he showed himself in that
instance to be a ring general as we'll as
a wit by calling Terry an A. p A. when
the Brooklyn boy had him on the ropes
This was too much for Terry, and he
soaked Tim q good one, which al