New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-08

O'BRIEN ASKED TO MOVE
The Hotel NetherIand Objects to
Housing PugiList- t-He VIII Go.

Jack OBren, the pugilist who lately defeated
Bob FitZsimmons, asked politely by the
Hotel Netherland management yesterday after
to find another hotel in which to receive
callers Although he had engaged rooms for
himself and his sister at the hotel for a week
O'Brien agreed to move this morning.
Outside the prize ring O'Brien is Joseph
Hagen a real estate operator of Philadelphia
and it was under the name of Hagen that he
registered at the Netherland. His friends had
been told that he would be ct the Waldorf this
week, but when he arrived there Saturday night
he told that every room occupied. An
swering call on the telephone, the clerk of the
Netherland said he could hold rooms for Mr..
and Miss Hagen, and the brother and sister
were soon installed in rooms there.
The Netherland management had no sus-
pclon that the hotel harbored a prizeaghter
until yesterday afternoon. when OBrien gave
newspaper interviews about his recent victory
and his plans for future fights. He talked to re-
porters in his room. Later he was asked to call
at the desk, and was told, in the presence of
some reporters. that while the management
could have no personal objection to such well
the notoriety which would naturally accompany
his presence there, and inasmuch as the man
agement had been deceived in letting rooms to
him it desired him to move Immediately.
Il shall move, of course O'Brien said to the
reporters. but 1 don't know just at present
what hotel shall go to. My manager. Mr.. Dur
bin is at the Marlborough"
O'Brien said last night
I shall leave the Hotel Netherland for reasons
which appeal to a man of honor, though able
lawyers have assured me tonight that l have
right to retain my suite of rooms as long as
/ wish. | attempted concealment of my
identity in obtaining the rooms and the man
agement of the hotel has legal right to eject
me. but l will submit to the injustice rather
than enter into a prolonged contest.
When l CAM to the Hotel Netherland with
my sister were assigned TO rooms on the
sixth floor.
No objection was made to me then. and il
only afterward when 1 received several re-
porters in my room, that the management sent
bringing nOtorety to the hotel. I Immediately
sent word that 1 would like Mr.. Whit
taker. manager of the hotel and he sent back
word that if l wanted t5 see him / must come
down to his office. I gained. my point, however
for Mr. Whitaker came up to my room after
ward and repeated the request that l depart.
don't see why should be treated in this way
The fact that 1 am professional prizefighter
does not prevent me from being gentleman.
l have stayed at all the best hotels in the
country with my sister including the Waldorf
Astoria here and never had the slightest ques-
ton raised as to my being a desira BILE person.
OF course, l was then real estate broker and
had not gone into the professional ring, but
am as much of gentleman now as I have ever
been
where admittance was recently refused him. the
pied He believes that the real reason was the
one which prompted the action of the Neither
land manager. He will take no legal action
against either of them.