New-York tribune., 1915-12-13
BOLD BAD WAN
DISTURBS DREAM
OF J. JOHNSTON
He's Bill Wellman and
He's After Bout TWiXt
Coffey and Moran.
BY ItiOE.

Have care. Jimmy Johnston. 4
re,c man lust came In the lot He's a
bold. bad man. TOO. Bill Nellmau is
after that CoFcy-Noran fight, and,
knowing William to be bit OF a Bar
mum himself. it's settled thluc that
he'll always 20 after anything that his
neart desires.
With q suecial announcement He lS
going ,J .igu Moran 1ud C,fcy 20 Hgh
at the new 2ld Regiment armory. az
I6Sth Street and Fort Washington Ave
nue.. \ license TO hold bouts was
granted TO the armory people last wee"
b. the missIoner5.
Wcllman mas been IN communication
with Ike Dorgan over the long distance
telephone &C Saratoga. whore old
"SoLcrsides1 and his charge, Moran,
arc making life miserable Tor beasts
and birds OF tho forest NeilmaN
offered Moran neat and ratty bonus
81 ne -ovIu uut his name or O. contract
calliuo for uuht with Coffee.
As Dorlar ANA No'av ar7 strictly
commercial uef-oHagcs whom u comes
to fighting. they hall promised 20 listen
10 We!lmau', offer. Dorgau claims
that he has long since Wea4ied OF the
djllv-daIlying methods OF both John
ston and Gibson, and if Wcllman can
show him where the Garden offer can
he outdone, beth he and Moran will be
Tor IT,
Weilmsn promoted some Of the
greatest bouts ot the year while he
was iu charge Of the Garden. John
ston WAS hts understudy in a way.
Finally John stou got the gate and Well
man set sail alone. He brought about
tho great fight between Cofcy and
Reich. Just "a fcv. days before tho con
test Wclmaa received his walking
rapers. He was madder than a Dan
bury halter because no was deprived
Of hi share of the proceeds. lie went
out into cruel and unfeclinC world
and tho ilreprcssibie Johnston horned
his way into the breach.
Billy Gibson was supposed to be the
major domo and little Jecms was 70 be
the hoy matchmaker. All went like an
cight-day clock until Billy 'cntured 10
put in a preliminary bout 10 precede
the Dill0n-Weirert fight. Billy had his
pair Of stalwart selected, and so had
jay Johnston. There was a horn-lock-
ing bee right On the spot. Billy went
into the towor throne room at the Gar
den and wanted to know how he stood.
Like broten leg, they told him, If he
attempted 60 interfere with their
Jimmy. They allowed that he was the
kccucst matchmaker In thc town and
he must not be hampered in any way.
Gibson resigned with poUt. James
became the czar OF the Garden.
TIE Cofey-Moran return bout looked
20 be the greatest money getter IN
sight. and James vent about bobbing
he nH
Billy Gibson whenever that pair got
talking about the millions.
James always had sly little sug-
gestion 70 make. He was the high lord
chancellor Of the city's greatest show
house. and he revailed in the excite
mert attending the making OF his
greatest match. He let Gibson and
Dorgan wrsng.e 20 their hearts con-
tent. lie felt secure in that the Gar
den vas THE place 70 hold q bout. No
dangerous rival loomed UP anywhere.
James slept the sweet sleep of barber
.hop cat every time he hit the hay. He
had nothing on his mind but the pos
sible gate that Moran and Coffey would
draw
When he heard his friends around
him betting that the pair would or
would not draw $4,000 James rear
ranged his Daniel Webster tie and IN
wardly said 10 himself, "WhGt a great
boy am r." The Cof'ey-Morar fight was
HIS. Things we're running as smoothly
as stream of oil down a window pane.
And now comes Welman. to throw
into him the scare Of Johnston's life
4 great 'cross-country run l. the re-
suit Dashng madly toward the Isaac
John Lawrence Dorgan-Francis Charles
Moran hunting lodge at Saratoga are
TWO Baruums in the embryo. Johnston
and Wellman are both on t4eir way 70
get the Dorgan- Moran signatures 70 a
SCI OF fight articles. Johnston for the
Garden interests and Wellman for his
own. It's d gay life. but a haphazard
one. this promoting existence