New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-24
Personal Touches Here
and There in Boxing
BY IGOE

Henry Irslinger, the man who found
Tommy McCarty out IN the wilds OF
Montana. has unearthed another heavy
weight. This newcomer is only feet
Z inches high. He has grown so round
shouldered ducking the stars that the
disarrangement of the Milky way
might ne charged 10 him.
Irslinger says that "vonce dis Teller
comes into der rink dot he iss going to
knock all der heavyvaights righdt
down on der floor"
Louis Bodie is the Montana giants
name, and reports from the mining dis
tricts say that he was the champion in
and around the diggings. Henry claims
that his man is the tallest that ever
entered upon the peaceful occupation
Of a professional pugilist. Six foot
sevenl
Henry, that bird mas long way 70
fall if fellows like Moran, Coffey, the
Gunner and Al Reich should ever nick
him on the chin. However, Heinrich,
there is always room for more. II
there wasn't. what do you think Leo
Parsifal Flynn would find in the game
to interest himself? Trot out your
fancy man, II. There are plenty OF
good men and true who will send HIM
back again.
There is no record OF Sam Fitzpat-
rick ever having taken onto himself
crouch until yesterday. Sam STROBE up
and down the Great White Way deliver
ing a bitter TRADE against the State
Controllers office. the boxing commits
sioners and any one who had hand
in extracting ~ per cent of poor Md
layigne's testimonial money.
The state deducted s5S from the
money so cheerfully paid at the door
by those who remembered the once
great fistic warrior. Chairman Wenck
said that il simply had TO be. IL was
the law. and there was no way out OF IT,
Something ought to be done about re-
funding that money 20 the little sag,
nav veteran. There was no actual
fighting at his benefit, everybody vol
unteering their services in honor OF the
man who helped 70 make ring history.
"If that's the law" snorted Fitzpatrick,
then the law is a horrible thing.
Frank Moran is giving the Times
Square newsies a Christmas dinner on
SUNDAY out at Dial Hawkins's, where ne
Is training for Coffey. Fifty OF the
little fellows will sit down TO turkey
dinner as the guests Of the big Pltts-
hurgher. Make Landow. king of that
hustling crowd, said that Sunday, the
dav after Christmas, was selected be-
Cause his subjects had TO be on the job
around the square on Christmas, that
being "handout day" on the part OF
their customers.
The newsies will leave their stamp
ing ground in ten sightseeing buses,
and the advance on the turkey and
cranberry sauce will begin. The boys
made I'D a pool the night that Moran
Knocked out Coffey. and they cleaned
nm handsomely. Part of the money
won will be spent in buying a present
for Moran. Make won't tell what II Is,
but the tin is out that 1t IS silver
horseshoe designed especially to mt in
side Moran's glove when he meets Cot
fey on January I.
As rule, amateur champions fail
when they take up the game OF boxing
in a professional way. Not so with
Allie Mack, the eX-amateur feather
weight champion. Allie has won all
seven OF his first big league fights.
Dan Morgan stands right UP on his
hind legs and proclaims Battling Le-
whisky the light-heavyweight champion
Of the world. Dan speaketh thusly;
"lIy boy has beaten Cofcy. Dillon, Nc
Mahon, Perky Flynn, Jack Gcyer, Vein
crt, Guaboat Smith and Bob Moha.
az want TO have Willard meet him in
a limited bout from one round 20 forty
five. Leyinsky tells me himself that
ne will surely beat the big cowboy il
they meet. II ne can't beat Moran he
will retire for good. He is the great
est heavyweight IN the ring to-day. II
you don't think so, ask Jim Corbett.
"Jim went up 20 Covler. you know,
after Levinskv fought at the Olympic
Club and said: Don't mind a little
thing like whipping from this fellow,
Tom. You've just been out there fight
ing the brainiest man in the ring to-
day So | claim that championship at
least"
1--WE been ccnsurcd for letting Bat
Ting Levinsky fight every night in the
week for small purses" said Dan Nor
gan last night. but why shouldn't 7
let him box that often!f He improves