Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-28
By Jay Davidson.

Mandot probably has more
ready cash than any fighter
now in training, his bank roll rep
resenting a total OF $4,000 hand
some, lovely iron men, all subject
to draft whenever Joey gets ready
to go out and paint the town red
which he says he never has done
and never will do. Unlike most
filters who make big money, Man
dot is not inclined to invest his
earnings, preferring to put It away
In a bank vault for emergency call
and where it will increase at the
rate of about four per cent a year.
Mandot has had Al fights and
has averaged more than 81 900 for
each, as proved by his possession
OF $4,000, the remnants of his to-
tai earnings. Probably his average
earnings will exceed $1,000 But
the most money he ever received for
a single scrap was $4,000. When he
keeps his engagement with Joe
Rivers, although he may be- bit
more SCARED up physically than
now, he will be a lot fatter in a
financial way. He will get the big
gest sum for that scrap that he
ever pulled down for one session
with his padded mitts.
The youngster has not decided yet
what he wants to do when he gets
fn aSid he. or1o 4
forget about old man Queensberry.
If he had made up his mind in this
regard he proba bly, would not have
such a big bank roll lying idle.
Some day, he says, when he quits
the ring, he wants to have suffi-
cient capital to esta blish himself in
business and then he will have the
ready cash at his command to do
business with. He has no bad hab-
its, does not dissipate, and says he
will get married some day and set
tie down.
Memphis Sports Coming.
Joe is a popular boy in New Or
leans, his home town, and in Mem
phis, where he has done most Of
his fighting. AS indicating his pop
ularity, the fact that so of his Mem
phis friends are coming to Los
Angeles in special car to see the
Labor day scrap might serve as
proof Manager Harry Coleman
says that they have secured a $50
round trip fare and already have
sold 50 of the required so tickets.
When this Memphis crowd gets
in town the betting on the fight is
going to liven considerably, as ev-
cry man Jack of them will have a
bet down on his lightweight idol.
Not less than $4,000 will be wager
ed on Mandot by them, and when
such huge sum is dumped onto
the market to back any scrapper
the odds are bound to wabble a
bit New Orleans too, is going to
send a few dollars this way to be
placed on the Frenchman to win.
Thinks Him Best Ever.
Manager Harry Coleman can not
he convinced that Joe Rivers can
whip his boy. He thinks that Man
dot is the greatest lightweight in
the world and can whip any of his
rivals from Wolgast down to the
portland beans class. Here is his
statement:
Joe Mandot is the greatest light
weight in the world today and can
whip all his rivals. from Wolgast to
the raw recruits. in a most deci-
sive manner in a twenty round
scrap, That explains why think
he surely will whip Rivers on La
Dor day Mandot has proved to
me that he is the best there is in
his division. and will bet that l
am right
Il regard Rivers as the only real
rival that Mandot has now, with
Wolgast temporarily on the shelf
Fact is, we would much prefer to
fight Wolgast than to take on Riv-
erS, because we figure the Mexican
is a tougher opponent to beat Man
dot has mopped up with all rivals
east of here and he should move
Rivers out Of the way long before