New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16

81 had low-down talk with Mike
Gibbons when ! was out West last
week with Bartfeld," said Dan McKet-
rick Yesterday. Il just took old Nike
right into my lap and told him few
things that he didn't like Why says
| TO Mike, you are telling them that
you want to fight Jake Ahearn and
don't think you ought TO have word
TO say in the matter
land why, pray says Mike to me.
me.
because | think you are through as
a fighter, Mike. Here you are demand
ing $4,000 for your end with Ahearn
no matter what happens. As a matter
Of fact, Mike, think your own brother,
Tom, can whip you
"'And why, pray?' asks Mike.
"'Well, because he is young and am
bilious and would be far ahead IN the
game If he hadn't been held back by
your amateur attempts at managing
him. You were ambitious once, and
then you were a great boxer, Mike. As
II is now, you've accumulated SlOO,OOU
and your one ambition now is to dig
up dead ones who box nice and pretty
end who hace no chance 10 give you a
tin lug. Put you and Tom into room
and I'd bet on Tom to whip you. You
know that Ahearn is ready TO meet you
at any time. MI
"'Re is ready 20 fight Dillon, Flynn
Moran and against Sam LangfOrd on
New Years Day. lie figures you the
softest of the lot, and that's why he
told me TO be sure and sign you up
first He simply wants to get you out
of the way as being the least trouble
We are ready to come TO your own
town. St. Paul. where you can have the
hest of that Native Son stuff, your own
referee. your own club, your own ring
all that sort Of thing If that doesn't
sppeal 10 you, why come on TO New
York and get your hiding at the hands
Of Ahearn.'
az don't want to fight In New York
for a while yet said Nike. -
"'Well let's get II over with. Say DC
"'Not r. saws Nike.
"'sav o'clock J said.
ono si...a da Eengfeesh,' replied
Mike. ,.,,r.d
"Tll think II over came back MIKE
"'Well. while you're thinking
cam. back, IN tell you what III DO
Mike. III let you fight Ahearn for the
cbampionship Of the world II you !
make So ringside for twenty-rouno
bout at New Orleans, where JAKE j.
signed for a contest.
H'st. Paul for Mike he said.
"'St. Paul it is then.
and 40 we parted. | expect wire
tomorrow saying that the match u
ON. IL Jake gets that phantom ne u
knock him out sure. Now paste ina
in your kelly
Dan Morgan had an 15-karat grouch
on, Yesterday. Spake Daniel -,
~ am sick and tired OF the actlons o.
Colonies Pollok and Welsh. ! thins
Welsh il THE big Joke. Willie hitcn'S
beat Welsh in Madison Square Iaraer
and by doing so showed 'he PuDI'
that there was something wrong Whs'
Richie lost his champ. onship IN Eng
land. They handed II 70 Matt wen
when he met Welsh the second TINS
In England. lie beat Welsh then' az h'
did the first time, but the open aho
ebut game was working and Wells wa
.mbhcd ~ a lust decision. Welsh can
not pet guarantee any place no"
The hubble has had enough OF his sure
tbing methods, and the only way M
can get any money Is 70 box either
Matt Wells or Jack Brltton twenty
rounds I'm New Orleans. Managers o.
ligbtweights would not need any pes
10 handle champion Ike "eIsn
Hunk takes the place Of pep WIN
sure-Foot Freddie. Thats my. little
roonologue and It goes IL Pollok OF
Welsh reads it.
"You know the best laughs ! ever get
are gathered In my little old fairmon'
Club" said Billy Gibson yesterday
T've heard thousands Of funny crack'
from the gallery In that littlo place
byt ono sticks out In my memory. NC
Fsriand and Onc-Round Hogan were
0.bting. The place was packed. IL WA
in the days o. membership bouts ant
prices were sky high. Three dollars t'
Cfteen. / think 81 was. We'll, out cam'
he uair. Packey started OF in the hrs'
round, as he always does, cuiiing easily
Hogan backed away and covered IKE 4
turtle. Well, the crowd kept very quiet
Figured, I suppose, AZ We all did, ma
The boys were going along nice ant
EASY. feeling each other out, az II were
VOL. whom they were still going NJ th'