Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-22

enjoy going TO the races with the former
British champion.
Tom sharkey has house at Sleeps
head Bay. He believes in sticking close
to the fireside when not nEaeed in
handling affairs in his Fourteenth street
drink emporium. sharkey never thinks
Of fighting nowadays, but he Is stil a
physical marvel. He is a churchgoer end
a quiet liver.
Kid Mccoy in society.
Kid Mccoy, or rather Norman Shelby, is
trying 70 break into society He re-
Gently purchased a residence at Orange,
N. J., and when the people Of that select
neighborhood found that they were going
to have former prizeflghter among
them they got together and offered Nc
Coy $4,000 more than he paid for the
house Did the Kid accept2 He did.
and is now looking for some other select
locality where he may locate Mccoy
cannot be called a quiet liver, if one
takes into consideration tho number of
his matrimonial ventures. His first wife
was a little milliner from Indiana Nc
Coy soon induced her to get a divorce
from him so that he could marry an
actress. The latter also divorced him,
but married him again soon after the
decree was granted. There was still an
other split, followed by a second divorce
After that Mccoy married a wealthy
young widow and has been in clover ever
since.
There never was a man who respected
his home and loved his wife and children
more than Jack Dempsey, the Nonpareil.
They were all the world to him. and when
he won purse by dint of hard fighting
In the ring nearly all his winnings went
to his home at Portland, Ore, where he
died a lingering death. a victim of con-
sumption. This game fellow is buried
near his old homestead without a stone
to mark his grave. In his prime he was
one OF the most popular fighters this
country has ever known.
Examples of DOmesticity,
Ed Price, who died about a year ago.
was a striking example of a domestic
pugilist. Price in his young days was
topnotcher in the heavyweight division
and took part in many bare knuckle en-
counters on the turf He was a self-made
man. He studied hard and became a
noted lawyer, playwright and linguist. He
owned valuable city residence here ana
also large estate near President Roose-
velt's summer home at Oyster Bay. Home
life and an extensive library were fads
with him. He was worth about $25OCOO
when he died.
philadelphia Jack O'Brlen owns a house
in Quakerville, built after his own de-
sign He calls it "The House That Jack
Built" OBrien also possesses much real
estate and takes care of the members of
his family in excellent style.
When Matty Matthews is not riding the
diving horses at the Hippodrome he can
be found in a comfortable little home
In South Brooklyn, which he owns out
right. Matthews fighting days were over
some time ago, but he knew enough to
provide for a rainy day, and now enjoys
life without a care.
Billy Madden, once John LIS manager
has residence in South Brooklyn, where
he lives quietly with his wife and son
Billy Myer, who fought McAuliffe for the
lightweight championship in 1892 has
splendid mansion in New Orleans Jack
Fallon, known in his fighting days as
the Brooklyn Strong Boy" is a police
man, and when off duty he takes life easy
at his home in Flatbush. Jimmy Britt
Is proud of his residence in San Fran
cisco, while Eddie Currie is raising a big
FAMILY up in the Bronx