The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-20
Jack Ward, Accused of Picking
Pockets, Always Fought
on the Level.
BY OLD SPORT.

Pards, Old Sport asked G yesterday
if it paid for fighters to be on the
level, and while I had no intention to
individualize any one fighter, still it
seems that I did. Mind you, | didn't
say that the opposite wasn't the proper
thing to do, for YOU will admit with
me that it pays any man, no matter
what occupation he may follow, to be
on the level, honest and square\ with
his dealings to all men. But today, as
l sit and recall some of the fighters
who made their names known through
out the land, ! cannot help but jot
down names of local flavor; of fighters
who went away from Jersey and
brought fame to this State; of fighters
who went away from Essex County
and made money. Thu Handlers n
the Wards some few years ago were as
well known in the fighting world AS
the Corbetts, the McGoverns n other
popular men of this class.
1t is of one of the Wards | want to
speak now. His story. fellows, will
| give the answer TO my question OF
yesterday, "Does it pay to be ION the
level?" and you young men Of today,
who are branching out and trying to
| get ahead i'm this short world of ours,
take the lesson to heart.
/ dropped into headquarters yesterday
to see my old friend Joe Farrell, the
detective sergeant. You know, years
ago this same sleuth you have here in
your city was in the fighting game
himself. He fought the famous Glib
bons family to a standstill and he o
the poor lamented Mike Gushing. in his
day as clever a lightweight that ever
drew on a padded nit. and made a
fighter out of him. 1t was this popular
Joe Farrell, who one night pulled Mike
Cushing from a freight-car over in New
York and said, Say, Mike. I have q
light on for you. There is sone money
In 1t. / have some money. You take
1t and get in shape and we will 60 o u
and meet this young Gibbons, (Austir
was his Hame, n may his ashes re-
pose peacefully, and l think o car
beat him."
Gushing Fought Gibbons.
Mike Gushing, dead too, went out ant
fought Gibbons brty odd rounds ant
got some money. But this is branching
/ OIL, itllOMSs 0iih l. liASN - 0N'~N
Farrell, who, by the way. is quite
student of "botomony." as sleuth Ryal
would say. We got talking over oil
time sights and fighters and their man
ayers, and after gossipping over ever
one of any note from sullivan TO Gan
! he said:
Say, I want 10 show you something
/ and | want to see if you will reeogniz
a boy who in his day was as good a
any Of Them Then he piloted me owe
to Sergeant Tom Connelrs privat
, office. and unlocking a door asked m
to peer over the pictures which deco
rated the iron pages. Sure enough Their
/ saw the face of a man who a feN
, years ago was an idol with fight fans
'sWho is this fellow next TO him. Joe?
/ asked, and the answer came back
'srhat fellow next to him is a con
fidence man."
r / looked higher up and the word
, "Rogues' Gallery decorated i case
/ Then I understood. There among pick
! pockets and thugs hung the picture Q
) a man who only a few years 8 wa
! setting the fighting towns from here I
California wild with his victories. 20
Farrell told me Why his picture wa