New-York tribune., 1915-11-19

To-night's the night that John the
Barber has to make good all those guar
antees, for, indeed, he throws open the
doors Of his new Harlem Sporting Club
with a card Of three ten-round light
weight affairs. Leach Cross and Johnny
Harvey will do the star act, Matt Wells
will annoy Young Brown and Joe Aze-
vedo will let fly at Bennie Leonard.
The boxing commissioners have Sc
1ected Kid Mcfarland to act as ref
cree.
will be the one between Leach Cross
and Johnny Harvey. The pair have
been at each others throats for almost
4, wear. but have never been pitted
against each other In the ring, Leacn
contracted to box Johnny some time ago
and for some mysterious reason didn't
get in the ring.
Jawn was there with his war paint on
and ready to fight. He was madder than
wet hen when he learned that Leach
would not perform that evening;
johnny claimed his s400 guarantee, ana
a long battle between the club and the
manager Of the fighter ensued. Inc
Z
some of il at least, for the commits
sioners ruled that he had gone through
his part to the letter. Harvey has I'M
proved to such an extent that many OF
the wise ones believe that he Will whip
the craftiest lightweight that the East
ern ring has produced.
Frank Moran, ably assisted by his
mechanician, Willie Lewis, bowled up
broadway last night in Moran's big red
roadster. They had just completed
trip from Pittsburgh
Owe are very we'll glad TO be. ''ome
again and all that sort OF rubbish
doTtcba know" said Moran, falling
back on his bsst London twang. u
drove the car, and ! gave Lewis the
ride of his iifs. We were tearing
along at a ffty-mile clip when | had
10 do a regular Liverpool Jump to save
the pair of us. We landed right on
our ear in the guttah, old dear. II
was the choice between hitting teI' !,
graph pole and moving train, ana
when Willie finally got his breath he
vowed that | had made a most excel
lent selection 30 far as foft spot Ia
the ditch was concerned. -.
"T've Just got letter from my ola
London trainer, Lou Harris conuh-
ued Moran. "He says that my knock
out victory over Jim Cofey was verV
popular in London. Lewis ana ser ,,
geant Wells went to fight, and Wells
wanted to know when I was coming
back TO London fer another httle 1u9s
with him. Harris has been worried
a iot over the fact that his brother
has been in almost every severe battle
at the front.
am one engagement young Harr 5
was one of twelve out OF company OF
200 that escaped injury Lewis has
iust learned that his brother is IN the
hospital AT last, shot clean through the
body. He ment.'Ls particularly that
the Swiss. Badoud, knocked out Ser
geant Basham in nine rounds last
week.
AZ wish Americans could see that
how Badoud box. lie is wonder. Just
10 show you how good he is. let mo
tell YOU that he is the man who
knocked Jake Ahearn down in the
fourteenth, ffteeDth. sixteenth and
finally Knocked him out in the seven
teenth. Basham also defeated Ahearn'
40 there Is no doubt about bndouds s
caIibre. lie is n Kid Williams, Bat
tling Nelson and Ad Wolgast rolled
into one. | think he is the ereates'
fighter in the world
The boxing commissioners held an,
ether special meeting yesterday, ana
sppointed Charley White referee OF the
Mcyey-Lsngford bout, which will take
placo at the American Sporting CLUB
on next Tuesday night. White has
been instructed TO make an official re-
port to the commissioners rs 20 the
merits Of the bout, and II will be on
his report alone that final disposition
Of the money will be made. The com,
Mission will hear Whites report and
then instruct the club what TO do with
the purse.
Charles o. Stewart appeared before
the commissioners for Billy Gibson, ex..
tibitlng certified checks for the full
amount Of the guarantees offered the