The San Francisco call., 1905-05-28

fens was one Of the big things IN
the history of Boston.
An official of the street railway COM
pany came TO me and told me I was
worse than house atire for playing
morse with their business and II I'd move
away and never come back to Boston
ne q pay my flare as far assI,d go. But
wasn't TO blame because the streets
were too narrow. Soon after this when
horse car got oII the track on Washing
ton street and six or eight men had tried
10 lift it back on the iron, I lifted it on
alone, 1 sent word to the street railway
official that what he needed at the head
OF his outfit to keep his arks going all
the time was Sullivan or two. They've
got Sullivan at the head of the system
now.
Refuses Fortune Rather Than Fight
Ne=-o.
Have you noticed that Marvin Harts
victory over the colored brother has
fallen very fat 1t surely has It's
only what might have been looked for
A white man has nothing to gain by
swapping punches with a negro. I have
twice been almost goaded into meeting
the colored brother. but 1 took second
think in time. A club in San Francisco
hung up fortune for me to meet Peter
Jackson-there was $4,000 in it. and
nobody ever questioned my ability to
win it-but I ducked. I was insuIted
from one end of the country to the
other in the attempt to stampede me
into that fight, and was angry enough
at one time to throw principle to the
winds and give Jackson his. Another
time I almost came TO a set-to with
George Godfrey, but I am glad TO say
I didn't.
When I go out to battle with man I
agree that he is OF equal standing. A
negro is not the equal Of a white man
and it is no kindness to the negro to let
him think so. Fights between negroes
are all right. but the line should be drawn
there. Hart has gained nothing by meet
ing negro, and if he had lost TO the
colored brother it would have been his
finish. I am willing to admit that Hart
had a great deal OF provocation, but he
never had as much as had to meet
jackson.
1 want every negro to do well and my
opposition to seeing white boxers meet
colored boxers is not based on any petty
feeling. But fer white man to meet a
negro as an equal doesn't pull the negro
up to the white mans level, but rather
pulls the blonde down to the brunette's.
I'll bet that IL Hart could start his ca
reer over again he'd cut the dark meat
out OF his.
One of the hardest turns at training
ever did was for fight that never came
off, 1 got ready TO make a demonstra-
tion on the makeup Of Dominick Nc
Caffrey. and I never made it. It is quite
q story. To begin with. Mccartney was
matched to fight Jake Kilrain before the
swell Crib Club OF Boston KiIrain ap-
peared to carry out his part Of the con-
tract, but for some reason McCanrey did
not show up. The head man Of the Cribb
Club-a Mr.. AppolIonio, I think it was
announced TO the members of the club
that never would McCaffrey be allowed
Inside the doors Of the place because of
his failure to come TO the scratch.
To those who never heard OF this Crib
Club OF Boston. I may say that it was
made up of the blue bloods and kid glove
element OF Boston Only members were
allowed TO attend its affairs, one black
ball could bar any candidate for member
ship, and only men whose people, came
over IN the first cabin of the Mayfiower
need apply The fighters, OF course, whose
folks came over in the Cephalonia, were
hired for their occasions There was an
other Crib Club in Boston later on, but
that was q different kind OF club. and
anybody could get into it's affairs If he
had the price at the door.
Well, after the failure to meet Kilrain,
McCafrey fought Pete Mccoy in the old
Windsor Theater in Boston. The bout
wasn't decision, and was in McCoy's
corner and told Dominick what I thought
OF him He declared that he could not
only wallop Mccoy, who was a breezy
and cheerful fighter. but he could lick me-
He added some things-words which, all
the world over, mean fight.
He Goes After Dominick McCanrey.
/. At that time. only the boldest kind of
men used the kind Of language on me
that McCanrey did, and as he made his
boasts before quite a crowd OF folks, I
made UP my mind to make him eat his
words
match was made and we were to
meet in Philadelphia went to Patsey
Shepherd OF Boston and told him want
ed him to train me for the work on the
hide Of the bold and boastful Dominick.
.'I'll train you upon one condition." said
Patsey. "and that is that you'n do alb
soIuteIy what tell you as regards eating
and drinking. especially drinking"
I made the promise and stuck to It.
The. training was as stiff as Patsey could
make 1t, and there wasn't any drinking
IN It at all. When the time came for the
battle IN Philadelphia was as At as a
fiddle and Dominick Mccartney might
well have felt little weak around the
knees at the prospect that was before
him But to give him credit. think he
was as eager for battle as was-and I
was simply crazy to get him within q
comfortable ring and before as large a
crowd as he had when he made hts orig
inal def.
The night the battle was scheduled for
there was a mob of sports gathered In
little old Philadelphia to see 1t. II John