New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08

gentlemen, and only gentlemen, to step
up on this stage"
In the uproar that followed, Willard
beat a hasty retreat, and his seat was
empty during the remainder of the
performance. The next day Willard
packed his trunk and set out for Wheel
er Springs. He was TO have refereed
some four-round bouts at the Venice
Athletic Club that night, but he didn't
wait to express regrets at not being
able to appear at the club.
Up at the Olympic Club on Monday
night Marty Cross had just boxed
frankie Wagner ten hard rounds.
Marty escaped without scratch,
thanks to his natty style of boxing.
Not so with Francis. His proboscis
had been barksd, and two indigo eyes
were his trophies of the encounter.
Cross had dressed, and in this com
plete disguise he looked more like 4
bank clerk than a child of the ring.
As he went out into the hall he met
Wagner frankie had had only ring
Hello, frankie" said Marty, holding
out his hand. How do you feel ?"
Hello! Hello!" said Wagner, quickly.
"I'm feeling all right. l know you, but
can't place you for the life of mel"
And Wagner passed on with a puzzled
look on his battered face.
The Boys Club, down on Avenue A,
held a general celebration yesterday.
And they had a reason, too. Hadn't
Knockout Brown come back the night
before? Yes, indeed! Down there at
that club Brown is their idol. He
learned TO box there, and he has never
yet entered a ring TO fight without the
emblem of the club stitched on the
side of his tights. Browns fight after
such a long lay-off was a remarkable
exhibition. True, the little Dutchman
has outgrown the lightveights a little.
His poundage was given out as 1873.
He hit better on Monday night than
at any time during his career. His
long swinging left to the body will
bother the best of them if he decides
to resume fighting for good.
Dan McKetrick writes that st. Paul
has gone just naturally loony over the
coming Ahearn- Gibbons fight. Writes
the little Legion of Honor man:
"The club has built 1000 extra seats
inside it's arena and if the requests
Tor seats continue they will have {,
swing a balcony from the rafters. From
the interest th-t is being shown one
would think that this is the only fight
that the world ever saw. Ahearn is
in a winning frame of mind and he adj
vises me 10 have all the boys get
aboard Friday night. We all feel sure
that he will knock Gibbons out. |
know that that is something of a con-
tract, but just think IL over. When
has Mike met a man of Ahearn's clever
ness and all round fighting ability &?
We will troop back 10 Broadway with
a pretty good grip on the middleweight
title. Remember that"
Mike Glover has refused 10 meet
Ted Lewis again. He was offered
return bout to be fought next Tuesday.
in Boston, but Mike declined. Soldier
Bartheld will take Mikes place Lewis
mas a contract on his hands when il
comes to whipping the hardy soldier.
Besides being a hard man 20 gauge be-
cause OF his awkward style, Jake is a
good stif puncher. II wouldn't be sur
pris.ng II Lewis found him a much
harder customer TO tame than Glover.
Jawn the Bee was made 70 strut be-
fore the boxing commissioners yester-
day 20 answer 20 a complaint made by
Harry Tenny, the manager of Packey
Hommey. who claimed that the b had
signed a contract 20 have Hommey
box AID Wolgast at the Harlem Sport
ing Club on December 10. Jawn did
not like the match after he made il
and decided TO toss it 10 one side and
put on Leach Cross and Wolgast
little later. The commissioners told
Jay that he would have to 20 through
with the Hommey- Wolgast match, and
the good barber promised that he would
pu. 1t on Friday night