New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16
Personal Touches Here
and There in Boxing
By IGOE

same tap-tap pace in the third round l
knew the volcano would belch forth.
And il came From away back in the
darkness of the gallery seats came a
husky voice. no chance to miss. 1t was
an iron moulder sure.
"'Sayn he bawled. If youse guys
knew how tough it was fer me to round
my three dollars up together you'd
ENDEAVOR a little bit. Did youse
hear me? You'd ENDEAVOR'"
Hello, is this Dan McKetrick's of
fee? Well, this is Joe Jeanette talk
ing over in Hoboken. jest rang you
up, Dan. 70 have you tell Harry Pollok
when he comes back from Canada that
Bill Sloane has taken it on the lam
for California.
"'You don't mean It, Joe. Why, he
was rematched TO fight Whitley Allan at
the Fairmont. 1t can't be true
well. ii am, Dan. He just packed
his luggage and rowed a boat out of
here; thass all"
"What seemed TO be the trouble2"
"He said the attitude affected him"
you mean the altitude, joe"
NO; ! mean what | said-attitude.
He didn't say whether it was the atti-
tude Of the public or the one that
Whitley Allen assumes in the ring. Any
how, attitude is the thing that made him
lam. He's done gone To- sure. Tell
Pollok. Amt they breaking bad for at
boy?"
John the Barber Just naturally
knocked the State Athletic Commission
of the three chairs yesterday at the
regular weekly meeting when he
trooped into the sanctum and dashed a
crisp 81, 900 bill on the throne board.
what Is it" screamed Harvey.
"What is III" Joined in Wenck.
"Ill wise you fellows up little,
said John, drawing up to the full limit.
THAT, my good commissioners, is a
81 900 bill Somebody doubted my abil-
ity TO make good my guarantees that
have offered those lifhtweights at the
opening of my new Harlem Sporting
Club next Friday night. You know, gen
tlemen, the old barber makes good, but
in case there are airy doubling Alger-
mons about this burg. here's my dough.
Eve can touch 1t not" came COM
missiOned chorus.
"Well, place It IT. the hands Of one
Of the neighbours children, then, said
John.
wen have it turned over to Billy
Gibson said the boxing moguls. Let
Billy hold your your guarantees and let
him come here next Thursday afternoon
and display the certified checks"
"Suits me-" said the famed lather dis
tributer.
suits u.s." chimed the equally famed
commission.
"Now I've another think to unravel,
said the wielder OF Wade g. Butchers.
az cannot determine who shall be con
sldered the star card Matt Wells
fights Young Brown. They claim they
Joe Azevedo. They say there is no
doubt about II. Then comes Leach
Cross and Johnny Harvey. Won't fight
unless they get the stars dressing
room"
(Which pair have you guaranteed
the most money" asked Chairman
Wenck.
"Cross and Harvey" said J. the B.
"Simple as two and two. Cross and
Harvey is the star card" said Wenck
"Oh, learned commissioners, many
many thanks 1t had me worried
Good day, kind sirs."
Good day. john" said the commits
sion officially.
Eddie Harvey has imported n crack
ing good lightweight from Atlanta. Hi.
name IL frankie Whitney and he is
known as the Fighting Carpenter.
Ho Is a native Of Cedar Rapids, but
has done most of his fighting in At
lanta.
lie has record as long as jos,
Willards good right arm. Among his
opponents appears the name Of every
lightweight from Freddie Welsh down
whitney will be given star bout soor
nj ono Of the local clubs.
"What's all the crowd doing down
there i'm front Of the Fitzgerald Build
ing1" some one asked Jack Curley yes
terday. 80,
lev. "Why Tom Jones is due today
md that's little Make, the newsie. and
his cohorts waiting for Jones TO arrive
ON the socene and toss barrel OF
nickols out Of our eleventh story win
dow"