The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-07
REISLER INSISTS ON
HIS POUND OF FLESH
Has Contract With Shugrue to
Box Beecher and Talks Of
Injunction.
WILLING TO COMPROMISE

W ILLINt III OMINOMI - T.
John J. Reisler tJohn the Barber) Is
on the warpath again. John Is going 10
sue for an injunction to prevent Joe
Shugrue boxing anybody but J. the j.
trial horse. Willie Beecher Here's the
way John explains it:
ION November 10 last Pete Fitzgerald.
acting for Joe ShuGrue. and I signed a
contract to fight. the bout between Shu-
Erue and Reecher to he put on by the
Mcmahon brothers some day between De-
cember and IL At that time Shugrue's
manager had no notion that his man
would meet and whip Freddie Welsh
After Joe accomplished that Fitzgerald de-
Cided to turn me down. I've got my con-
tracts. Here they are. You sea set
signed by Fitzgerald and another by the
Mcmahon bows. | guaranteed Shugrue
81 500 for his end OF course ] realize
that ShuEruc has jumped TO the moon
as a box Office attraction. No one can
say that | hate to see any one else make
money. ! know that Shugrue VIII draw
at least $4,000 with Charley White at
the Garden and | don't want to stand In
the way of his making that money.
"Th" only thing | ask Is fair play.
have offered to destroy my contract with
Shugrue to allow him 10 fight only Char
ley White, providing he gives me now
set of articles calling for a fight be-
tween him and BecChcr Immediately after
tho White-Shugrue fight. ! positively
will not stand for his boxing Lewis or
Cross before he settles the Beechcr argu-
ment Jimmy Johnston OF the Garden
has been trying TO soft soap me- nut
won't he bunked. II Johnston has tied
Shugrue UP for three fights. as he says
then I'll get out an injunction for the
whole mob
Johnston has gone 70 Chicago 10 see
Nate Lewis, White's manager. Just TO
beat him to II I've just sent this wire to
Lewis.
Johnston liz in your city trying
to get YOU TO sign to box Shugrue.
hold a contract signed by Shugrues
manager to box Be,Chcr. Shugrue
is trying to get out of the match, but
! will not lot him box anybody until
h. meets RccChcr.
"Now the only nice way for these fell
lows to got out OF the taugle Will be to
either buy my contract with Shugrue or
GO through with the fight. III sell out
II rot a price. Shugruc and Beecher
would make a good fight. hut n they
prefer I'll s,u out and let ShuGrue do
as he plcascs 1t would be unclubby on
my part 10 stand in the way OF White
Shugrue bout. and l won't II they'll do
the right thing
= tho r. says that tho Polo A c. still
owes him the money due for a recent
bout The club hasn't settled Yet.
though he has offered TO Top off $50 and
settle for $50.
Tim NcKcnna. who used to do a little
for Jack McAul'fe. tens
this about the once great champion.
Jack had one concern in a fight. lie
was particular about his opponents hands
and ewes. ANY time he was going to
box some one he didn't know he send
Tor m" and say:
Tim. go and look this fellow over
Get a peek At his hands and eyes. See
II they're small. II they are. me for some
regular training. for you know. Tim. a
man with small hands and small eyes Is
tin" hardest man IN the world To whip
You never saw great fighter with big
ewes and hands None OF the great hit
tiers had large hands
"McAul.ffe never hrok" that 'uie. He
vas careless 81 MS training At times
but when an opponent came along with
small hands and eyes you'd ind Jack
Ia shape when fight time cane"
kid LavlcnN would have made shor,
work OF Freddie Welsh" remarked sam
Fitzpatrick after the Shugru.-M elsh
fight lie was the greatest lightweight
that ever lived except Jd'N M'NuIift".
! don't except Joe Cans Law. Eue wanted
to fight Cans when they we're both good,
but Cans would have none - him. La
y!guc hit harder and faster than any man
VINO ever Craced that division I'll tell
YOU why he would have whipped Cans,
Welsh. Erne and all Of thusr fellows.
lie would have broken M their pace.
Cans YOU know. was a master ~ setting
the pace to suit himself I"visne would
NuIiro had everything great head. great
speed great pui'h ana great eeh'l"
AK. ,,.,rne hn,h ~ tb.i, hn.- II
y7.,,ll 49, beor o., t.rrlle hattie"