Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
STARS
Of RING NOW
VERY WEALTHY
John l., Sharky, JeNfries, Corbett
Are Worth Fortunes, While
Fitz Says He's Starving.
BY II. NJ. w alker.
OS ANGELES. Jan. 2l-N hat
has become Of the "Old-Timer'
Of the ring

Us ANbf i-ENs Jan. w ''"A
has become Of the "Old-Timer
Of the ring
\ few mornings ago a blood
thirsty Sioux chief" raced across tne
plains. with NOV ing picture
operator in hot pursuit
Two shots rang out on the still
air and. With "A loud Whoop, the
CHIEF fell to the grass and took the
count
Thirty minutes later. when the soap
and water had worked transforms
ton. the sioux emerged from his
dressing room a white haired gentle
man of dignified carriage Billy
Elmer, the old-time boxer, now
movie star
Probably but few OF the present
day generation Of ring goers recall
Elmer As a boxer, physical culture
director and trainer, Billy stood a Il
the top in the day" of Jim Corbett
and kid Mccoy acting as sparlng
partner to both these stars
one unique feature of the Elmer
record is that he has been the most
knocked out" man in the whole
world. In 1897 he was engaged by
Jake Lit to play the boxer in the
melodrama sporting Life. Night
after night Billy" climbed through
the ropes and allowed Bob hiiliard
10 hand him the knockout In the
third round At the end of this pro
longed engagement Elmer figured
that he had taken the count exactly
639 times,
Surprised to see the old man here,
are you?" said the veteran. w ell,
you'd be surprised in more ways than
one if you were to dig up all the old
timers and see what they are doing
now
II P to a few months ago 'Peddlar
" Palmer, the old English champ,
was working here in camp with me.
/ suppose more than one of the old
boys are with the movies. IT'S great
field for them
And after this talk with Elmer We
ran a finger down the pages OF the
record book. picked out the old timers
and located a few of them as follows;
John l.. Sullivan. Living on hts
farm near Boston Is spending ms
retirement in ease with no fear that
the wolf will ever reach his door.
Wants to make one final NaudeVllle
tour OF the country.
lake Kilrain Well fixed in earthly
goods. owes much to his old rival
John L.. who used Jake as his stage
PARTNER for many years. Both heroes
OF the long RichburG battle or 1859
y i'll spend the twilight OF their hNes
in peace and comfort
Bob" Fitzsimmons. Practically In
his dotage. Although born in 1857
and long since removed from ring ar
fairs. "Fftz" is now trying to induce
The Eastern promoters TO allow nun
to box. Declares that he viii starNe
unless allowed TO re-enter the ring
nIIM" CORBETT In vaudeville
1t is his proud boast that he
earns $500 a week as an entertainer
and will command this salary Tor
years 20 come
Jim" Jeffries Los Angeles cafe
owner. The richest of all the Veter-
ans. 1t is estimated that Jett is SAFE
IL over the 100000 mark, Spends
most of his time In hunting and hsh-
ing Plans another Alaskan hunting
trip to last two years.
Tommy" Burns. Recently acted
as manager for Arthur Pelky. Has
extensive mercantile holdings in Cal
gary. Has earned and saved a Tor
tune.
Abe Attem. Although one of the
shrewdest boxers of his day. AtteH IS
reported to have less than one-tenth
of the money he earned in the ring.
. 1
an inyeterate poker player, being
recognized as one Of the nerViest
gamblers that ever placed bet
Wants return bout with kIlbane.
He is entitled to it,
d ATTLTNG NELSON Lives at
ID HegewisCh. ILL., Invested the bulk
of his savings in real estate and ~
looked upon as being land poor.
Stili clamoring for another chance
in the ring
Jack Johnson. Eking out prim-
rose existence in Paris by engaging
in doubtful ring and mat affairs. Al
so appears in vaudeville. Is an exile
from the United States with Fed
eral Court charge hanging over his
head
Young Corbett" Lives in New
York. Is practically pennliess and
exists upon the bounty of his friends
The majority of the old timers
have lived careful and frugal lives
The only exceptions appear to be
Fitzsimmons, Young Corhett and
Johnson.
Here is an angle of the game that
the lovers of boxing need not fee
ashamed Of