The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

The other night Charley White, the
Chicago lightweight, dropped into Jacks
for dinner. Charley was all dOlled up
and Mt When he sat down Tommy Toner,
q boy1sh looking waiter. handed Charley
the menu When white was nearly
through the waiter casually remarked:
II was down at the Garden the other
night to see you box Shugrue."
us that so?" said Charley, courong out
his change.
what did you think OF the bout?' went
on White.
DO you want my real opinion?'
"SboJ.." said White.
well m tell you. Mr.. White, ! think
Shugrue made a. monkey out OF you--he
was so fast that ho made you look like you
wero standing stllL"
lis thar sou snapped White. SAY,
young fellow. | don't think you'd he able
TO Judge a fight il you saw one ON the
l1vel DID you ever see iight2 If you
Did IL was out in the alley some place
DON'T tell me you know anything about
fights on the level. what leads you to
believe that you're a judge of fighters"'
Toner waited White out, then no opened
up: well, rye seen ono or two fights,
MIR White. l used TO cover little bouts
for Charley NaLhison In the old days. Did
you ever hear Of the Waverly y. {. IN
Nonklrs. whore Tommy BrOdcrick used TO
fight? Did you ever hear OF tho Arena
A. G.. IN West Foty-second street: 1t
used to stand where ihc Republic Theatre
Is now. That's sixteen years ago, Mr..
White There were a. lot OF perfectly god
car barns where IianIuerstotu's stands
now, MI White.
81 missed you tho night Hiram Gold
stein of Buffalo fought Tommy Cannon.
Mr. White. YOU never heard Of Tommy
non was 4 name used that night by our
old friend Tim kerus. OF course you've
seen Kerrs nght" We'll. this fight lasted
one round, Mr. White. Guidstciu knocked
kerns out ia The hrst round and then he
was sent 10 his corner 10y the referee.
Walter De Bauu---you know he Baum OF
CoursC--he used to be instructor ut the
New York \. &. under Mike Donovan.
Now II seems that CuIdstelu's brother had
hoppcd into the ring TO sponge his brother
off after Cannon kCrns was knocked out
De Baum disqualified him. II was riot
then. Mr. White. never saw 80 much
money changing hands IN my lie before
Strange. | missed you. Mr.. White
over at the little Greenwood "A. c. II
Brooklyn tho night Terry MCGdvCrn wa
wading through the amateurs in tho lO'
pound class. / saw McGovcrn win thu
hantamweight championship of tile WORT
from CaSpir Leon in twelve rounds at tn,
pionship of the world from George blNul
in the Broadway a .. | must have mlsset
you IN two crowd that night, Mr.. White
You certainly saw George Elbows McFad
den knock Cans out In twenty three
rounds at the Broadway. You must have
been on the other side Of the ring from
me the night Elbows knocked GeOr Z,
1.avignc out In eighteen rounds | like,
Elbows AS a great lightweight, didn't you
Mr.. White
"I saw hid Carter Qu'. the lion hcarte,
Kid Carter that fought Wolcott and Wa
knocked down twcnty-thr,e times Il,
George Gardner. saw him quit. Nj
White. when Carter was a lightweight
That was over in the old Pelican club II
South Brooklyn. That must have he II
you with the drab cap on. ! think | re
mcpbcr you as being there.
"Thcn thore was that COrbett an,
Sharkey thing at the Old leuoN club
whore the Mcmahon boys now hold for.l
Wasn't old Bill DcVcTy mad that night
Don't you remember how he frothcd a
the mouth. Surely you were at the Leno
Club the night they used the oil of mus
tard on tho gloves and you must hav
seen the Giuk who was winning becom
blinded and have 10 be led out of tn
ring.
1T is useless for me to ask IL you SAY
Terry MCGovern run into Young Corbet
who was to / on the short end, at Hart
ford. and surely you heard tho grea
Terry counted out for the first time I
his life. I cried that day. Mr. White.
went up 10 Bridgeport to see Shugrue ftgl
Robideau the other day.
"oh, yes, Mr.. White, I've seen a few