The Washington herald., 1908-03-06
ISSUES Def TO WILEY.
Resents Being Called
"MOIIycOddIe" and Demands Test.

VIII DR.. Wiley. chief Of Uncle SANS
poison squad. meet one of the men whom
he styles ''mollycoddles" Of the nonalco-
holic variety in the squared ring2
The challenge 20 combat has been issued
and the choice Of weapons left 10 Dr
Wiley. He may select anything in his
armory from eight-ounce gloves 10 pistols.
His challenger is Or. NJ. l. KOTs. Of
Virginia. III: favOrite tipple. spring
water: weight, $50 pounds. not one grain
of which is OF the mOllycOddle style"
IL DR.. Kors' fighting ability is common
surate with his resentment at being
placed in the ''mollycoddle" class a new
prize ring standard may be set in Amer
lea
Or. Kors' challenge is conceived in a
vivacio1s spirit and plunges directly 10
the heart of the matter.
i would be pleased" he writes. IL
YOU would advise Dr. Wiley that 1 con-
slider his statement imbecilic. Also that
nc has called hundreds Of thousands of
men in this country mollycoddies. my
self among them.
Also advise him that I would be
pleased TO show him. IN a friendly way
that he is mistaken in his conjecture by
meeting him in any physical encounter
that he wishes to name. In the ring. on
the mat. bronchO-busting. throwing the
rope, shooting, or any other way. Also
that ] am positive, If he is no more logical
in his reasoning on other matters than
he has shown himself in this. that in
tellectually I far outclass him. ] have
never met DR.. Wiley, but l have cour-
age and $50 pounds 70 back il up.
Should he decide TO accept my chal-
lenge 10 any manly physical encounter
and prove himself my superior ! will. to
use the words OF the late Sam Jones, keep
the flies of him while he is doing H.. And
he Will learn that a man that uses neither
alcohol nor tobacco is not necessarily a
mollycoddle."
He obligingly tells the food expert that
he doesn't hold any championship belts,
but that, although he has occasionally
bitten the dust before an antagonist. he
never was made to eat his own words.
Il have met defeat in various WAYS in
the past thirty-two years" he admits I
expect 10 meet mere, but no one can say
OF me that I ever ran UP the white flag or
at any time said. Boys, / quit; am all
in as we have all seen and heard many
a one do that uses this that DR. Wiley ad-
vises us TO use Nor have I ever been
such a coward that l need to drown with
booze my fears either physical or moral.
One who needs alcohol to brace him
and who has courage to do manly acts
only when anaesthetiZed with LIQUOR is a
coward and a mOllycodde And as sure
as he continues to use Il he will hypno-
tie himself into doing acts and saying
things that no. manly man would think
of saying or doing"
The doctor goes on TO explain that as q
physician be has had an opportunity 10
study the physical and psychological ef-
fects Of alcohol and confesses that he
rather prides himself upon being an au-
thority.
Il do know he adds, that mollycod-
dleism and cowardice have been the cause
OF many man and boy taking a drink
and becoming drunkardS, the fear of be-
ing called a sissy the lack Of that moral
courage to say no. which is the hardest
word in the English language TO say
DR.. Kors will be all impatience till he
knows whether DR.. Wiley is prepared 10
make good" and prove the virtues of an
alcoholic diet.