The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-17

OF the party are carried out according
To specifications In short. Mr.. Tut
hill is important enough 10 the Tiger
camp 10 make any thought Of his alb
sence the father OF sensation akin
10 panic
But as was observed above, these
are nevertheless pleasant days for Mr..
Tuthil And why? oh, just because
his duties are such cinch-from his
point OF view. Mr.. Tuthill. be II known,
was for four years the trainer or the
famous Young Critic, the greatest box
or in the history OF the ring but
man whose habits were the despair OF
every other man who essayed 10 make
engagements for him.
In those four years Critic fought
and bested virtually every man OF his
weight in the world. doing practically
all his championship work, and yet
indulging in bouts OF dissipation which
each time were SO extreme and pro-
longed as to make it seem improbable
that the man could ever again be
brought back TO a stage where boxing
OF any sort would be possible.
To Tuthills Trojan efforts was Grit
fos success undoubtedly due and this
came To be generally recognized by
the promoters OF bouts In which 1t was
desired TO secure Young Critic as a
competitor.
In such cases the first item on the
program was 10 find Critic.
inquiries would be made at his regu-
lar haunts round the country and the
quest led to many unsavory spots. Al
one time he was discovered in jail in
New York, serving out a hve-day SEN
tence for drunkenness. He finished
his training In the jail. was let out at
o'clock that night and boxed later
on in the evening, showing magnif-
cent form
On another occasion. after trying ev-
cry one OF his accustomed hangouts
round New York. Tuthill, in despera-
ton visited Coney Island. where he
found his protege. full as goat. shoe
less and his clothes in tatters, sitting
I'm the chair at a shoe-shintng parlor
and directing a Greek how TO color
and shine up his bare feet.
Tuthill's escapades with the home.
less. parentless child OF the Sydney
rocks would make an interesting
brochure Here is one he told the other
day.
Walter Campbell, the Philadelphia
lightweight, known at the time as one
OF the cleverest men OF his class In
the world. wanted Critic to come and
box him four rounds in his own club
and Tuthill accepted. He started out
to hunt up Critic and found him with
terrific razor cut decorating his face
the result OF the boxers attempt TO
break up a Negro dance. IL looked
very bad. so far as any prospect OF
battle was concerned, but Griffo, when
the situation was explained 10 MIN.
remarked in his quaint. cockney dia-
lect that the cut made no difference
whatever. any time any man In the
world could hit him in the face. he
would quit boxing. sober up and study
lDr the minister. He carried the cut
4nto~the- ging=a- gruesome sight.
Campbell was managed and second.
ed by Arthur Chambers, the predeces-
sor Of Billy Edwards as lightweight
champion OF the world and 1t was
well-known fact that Chambers ad-
vice was of great value 10 the Phiia.
delphia boxer Tuthill accordingly in
structed Critic TO keep Campbell as
much as possible out OF his own cor
nor. where Chambers could not coach
him.
Tho bell rings" said Tuthill in re-
counting what followed" and Critic
dances out. feints his way round
Campbell, iabs him three or four
times and backs him up into our cor
ner He keeps MIN there till the gong
ti--..s-ft-t -tif---A 4i4sA-ef the-Feund- and
each OF the other three periods-they
only allowed four I'm Philadelphia then
is exactly like the first Critic SIM
ply handles Campbell as he plcases.
tahbed his teeth loose. bleeds his nose.
sWer1s MS cars and, TO top II att Of,
bangs hts fist into his Adam apple
SO hard IL must have turned II into
cider
And all through The fight that gap
ing cut on GriGo's face is never
touched
"Campbells friends had arranged to
give him banquet that night and.
though the bout turned out different,
~ from what they had expected. they
had the stuff all ordered and pulled IL
on just the same They finally called
ON Campbell for a speech. He got, up
and couldn't say word out loud His
throat was virtually paralyzed Grit