The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-01-17
invested and both lads do not have to

fight any more.
philadelphia" Jack O'Brien has
bank account of five figures, and If
he continues his fistic engagements for
another year he will be worth close to
$4,000. O'Brien earned about $685.
600 within the last three years and
saved possibly $25,OC0 of this sum.
Joe Walcott is said to be worth about
$4,000. But most of the money has
been placed in his wife's name in Or
der to avoid creditors, who have been
after him ever since his unfortunate
saloon venture.
Tommy Ryan does not have to worry
as to where the next meal comes. AS
clever as he has been at fighting, Ryan
has been just as shrewd in his business
dealing. During the last five years
Ryan has practically been without
manager, so all the money he makes at
| fighting reverts to himself, minus his
training expenses and other details.
Ryan has been in the game about fif-
teen years, and during that time he
has earned $4,000; of this sum he
still possesses about $4,000. Bob
FitZsimmons is not a poor man by any
means. Conservative estimates place
his wealth at about $4,000. Fitz
was worth twice this sum about two
years ago, but lost in specializing.
Jim Corbett q few years ago was
rated as exceptionally wealthy. 1t is
a question today whether he has more
than $4,000 to his credit, as he ac-
knowledged before a referee when
| sued that he was nearly broke.
Corbett earned nearly 100000 during
his career in the ring, but dropped the
bulk of it in Wall Street and in other
losing ventures.
Joe Choinsky only the other day
said that he was worth $4,000. How
more to the good. Joe has been box
| ing a long time, but never made as
much money as the other star heavy
weights. George Dixon is an example
of the careless fighter During the
/ twelve years he held the title Of
| featherweight champion Dixon was
the best drawing card in the country
| Outside of his contests in the ring INK
| on's income from meeting all Corners
| on the road was never less than $1,000
| each week. Dixon, however, never
cared much for the future anu is
| probably nearly pennilcss today.
Gus Rubin is said to have over S1O,-
| 600 in the bank. He backed himself
in his mill with Tom Sharkey, which
was decided before the National Sport
ing Club, London, for $1,000 alone.
| Rubin owns property at Bath Beach
! and Mt Akron, Ohio. Frank Erne
made big pile at fighting and has the
major portion of his earnings left.
Ernc is probably worth about $4,000.
Rem Jordan. the English feathrrweight
champion. is wealthy. jordan admit
ted recently that il it came to pinch
he could lay his hands on $4,000 with
out much trouble "Pedlar" Palmer,
| who held the bantam title of the world
| until it was wrestcd from him by Ter
ry McGovern at Tuckahoe, N. Y, Il
| few years ago. is not so well off. OF
| the 100000 which he has earned Cur
ing the last eight years it is not be-
lieved that he has more than a few
| thousand left. Kid Mccoy says he is
almost broke. Those who are in his
confidence. however, declare that the
'I(id" is worth at least 100000. He
OWNS valuable property at Saratoga
and in the West besides a well-pnying
cafe on Broadway. Peter Malcr has
not neglected to hoard his profits in
the ring and has about $4,000 to his
credit OF the retired pugilists, Bar
ncy Aaron and Billy Edwards are
| about the wcalthirst. Edwards five
years ago was worth in the neighbour
hood Of $4,000. but lost the bulk of
his fortunes on bad Wall Street spec
| ulating.