Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-31

being the most talked Of fisuc events in the country, there is a movement on foot between the promoters in New York City to if possible prevent John son appearing there Promoters realize that with Johnson appearing in the big town, so much attention will be attracted by him that The foe of boxing might get to the legislature and have the present Frawley bill meet the same fate that the Horton law did some years ago.
 There is no law that can prevent the appearanee of Johnson in New York, but the promoters themselves can make such an appearance simp- ly impossible by refusing to stage the bout Of course they will all have to be bound by their word of honor. For some one of them may slip something across on the opposition. They all know tEat an important bout with Johnson on one end Of 1t would pack any building in that town.
 Just as the Johnson agitation is making itself manifest. word comes that Pat Powers has taken the dues- ton of whether or not the revocation of bis license is legal into court and expects a favorable decision within a short time. With the Madison Square garden restored to Powers and Pol iok they would be in the same posi- ton they were before they lost their license, and grab all of the choice plums in the pugilistic market basket. Pollok and Powers have the brains and the building in which to get the crowds. Wish that kind of an ad- vantage it's going to be a pretty easy matter for them to control the situa- ton. They alone can make is possi- ble for Jack Johnson to be barred out Of New York. For no other club build ing will hold crowds large enough to pay the guarantee that the colored fighter asks for the privilege of see ing him in action.
 Just whether Powers and Pollok owe the balance of the New York promoters anything is a question Outside of one or two of them, the balance did an in their power to revoke the license of the garden. H The opposition was so strong that the other clubs could not secure a star attraction and if they did their house would not be large enough to make it Q paying investment. With the "gsrden" out of the field as a rival several have managed to flourish quite handsomely. The little tip is that the license will be given to Power and Pollok in a few days. Then watch that pair of hustIers put things over in grand style.
 Word now comes that Ty Cobb has tired of the stage and in two weeks will renouncs the footlights. Doesn't it seem strange that popular heroes on the ball field, as a rule. all fall when they attempt to play in the legitimate2 In vaudeville they sue ceed to a certain degree, but when 1t comes to attempting tO snatch the laureis from David Warficld, John Drew and a few others, they com. msnce to bolt" things and make a failure.
 Years ago-say about twenty or so --Arlie i.sth n. then one of the most pOpule. 'ads and by far the most talk ed of ball players in the business had a play written for him called
 Fashions In the cast were May and Flo Irwin ard other stars ol sim liar caliber. The play was a frost Of great magnitude. The same peep
 who howled therhselves hoarse and laughed until their sides would acas when Latham cut up on the ball heif and coached from the side line, simp ly shrugged their shoulders wheI they saw him on the stage and said