New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-13
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
Harvey Wants to Know if Brown
Is Afraid to Meet Moran.
ANXIOUS TO FORCE MEETING
Marathon Derby for Rich Prize
May Be Run This Spring if
Interest Booms.

Charley Harvey. manager Of owen
Moran, is using every means at his COM
mand to force Knockout" Brown into the
ring with his English lightweight boxer.
Having failed to bribe Danny Morgan, who
looks after the interests of Brown, by Of
ferng to make him present of S1oOo
when the two boys put up their hands. he
has resorted TO what he is pleased TO call
a statement of facts and a campaign of
utilization in answer to Morgan's screed
refusing TO accept the proffered gift, and
winds up by asking if Brown IS afraid TO
meet Moran. Iiarvey's letter, addressed to
the sporting editor of The Tribune, follows:
Abuse is no argument. but it is the only
excuse or argument advanced by Dan Nor
gan apparently for his refusal 10 put
Knockout Brown into the ring with
owen Moran.
He rcverts TO decision which tommy
Murphy was given over Moran at san
Francisco I am simply stating facts when
/ say that tho majority Of newspapers OF
that city condemned the decision as unjust
and unfair. .
As for the question of superiority, 1T
might not be amiss 10 mention that Moran
defeated Tommy Murphy here three times
twice i'm New York and once in Boston.
paraphrasing Shakespeare. upon What
meat doth this mighty knockout feed mat
maketh him so wonderful?
II seems the quintessencc OF sarcasm W
burden 4 promising Young puSillst VIM ms
terrifying title OF knockout Might J
venture TO ask whom has ne knocked out!
Lpst to refresh his memory. how ABOUT ms
defeats at the hands of PA Moore VIC:
Willie Beechcr. Sammy smith, Tommy
Moran Billy Allen. Bubbles Robinson
Tommy Langdon, Willie Jones. Boyo Dts
coll Harry Thomas and-b space forulds.
II has been suggested that Brown Is
afraid to face Moran in the ring, p4t per
simple question 10 Morgan. Is bIo"h
afraid to face Moran in the ring
II is now Morgan's turn to carry on the
controversy with a few facts
\ Marathon DERBY may be run this
spring along the lines of the ones for
$40 600 in 1909 and 1910 at the Poio
Grounds II all depends on the interest
shown In the ten-miie race between
sbrubb and Queal on saturday evening
and the ffteen-mile race between Hans
troImer and Liungstrom. which VIII be Inc
,oxt attraction AT the ST. Nicholas Rink
an Monday The winners of the two races
may he matched 10 go fifteen miles at the
rink on April %
Alrredo DE orc. the worlds champion
pool PLAYER. expects a hard tight win Je-
rome Keogh when they meet for the utle
= DovIe's Academy next Tuesday. De orc
said Yesterday
"Keogh gave RE the battle of my lire
when we met last November and nave
e,.arv reason 10 believe that he VIII play
inst as we'll this time. I consider keogh
far ahead Of ITueston as pool player
and expect To have my hands tulL >ou
know | had TO break the record high run
70 beat him last time, but | am playing
inst as fast nov, so I naturally expect TO
win
The last race in the series for the East
ern amateur roller skating championships
will be decided this evening at the Net
ronolitau Roller Rink II will be at i've
miles. and special interest centres about
the winner. as 1t will decide the Tie no"
existing between James Timney and "
WINNER. both Of Newark, for first honors
i'm the series Both men have total OF
fourteen points to their credit.