New-York tribune., 1915-11-24
Personal Touches Here
and There in Boxing
By IGOE

And now comes little Jimmy John
ston with the first real big offer for
bout in which Jess Willard is TO be one
of the leading men.
Johnston announced yesterday that
he has S35 900 to put up for bout be-
tween Willard and Frank Moran, or
s30. 900 for a bout between Willard ana
the winner of the Coffey-Gunboat
Smith bout which takes place at the
Garden next Monday night.
Said Jay yesterday: 49,,
ave got just $4,000 to offer VII
lard and Charles Francis Moran. Now
since Moran came all the way from
London TO get crack at Willard,
can't see how he is possibly going 10
overlook this chance. | don't care how
the pair cut up that chuck of frogsRlns'
but il would seem to me that If | were
Ike Dorgan / would find way TO cut
up that melon. This | want TO make
unite clear TO those two athletes ana
their managers. This offer is third ana
last call for dinner. Not a cent more
will give them.
"As 70 the $4,000 offer for meet.
ing between Willard and the winner OF
Mondays fight. ! believe that l nave
presented an opportunity ior Jim buch-
lev and Billy Gibson to get on w,tn WIN
Willard. You know both jim ana blH
have all along roared about getting
chance at Jess. Both men nave sign
fed their willingness to let thetf
charges fight Jess for nothing. vi
conrse $4,000 is Willard's stock price
for a demonstration of the manly art
of self defence. Tommy Burns set the
fashion, and II will be the STOCK Pi''o
for many years 10 come. r..
"Im afraid that Moran has Io1ty
idea Of his worth as an attraction since
no cIipped the Dublin boy on the chlh'
He got a real b. r. for whipping jim;
and il is only natural that he should
want little more for helping Jess out
in his little display of fistieuifs. How
ever. I've made my little speech. mar
Moran gets is nothing in my life. Beng
worldly man, hope he gets iot,
HIIT he will have 20 do the hgurlng
with Tom Jones and Jack Curley'
wish him luck upon his trip 70 tns
Jones Curiey counting room. lie snould
do we'll with Tom Jones.
"With little beseeching on the part
of Ike and Frank they might Deguile
Tom into parting with the time oil Day
Well, ever 80 long I've got 70 mop
aboard the Knickerbocker Limited ior
BOston. Kid Lewis hghts thcie
night and I've got TO be there wheh
the two-for-me and one-for-you comes
OF. Bon soir."
Stop guessing. The new Boxing com
missioners have been named. 1his tlms
II IL official. Fred Wenck received WORD
Yesterday that Governor Whitman had
appointed Frank Dwyer, Of Geneva, ana
John Franey, Of Albsny, AS new mem
bers of the commission.
T am pleased with the appoint
ments," said Wenck yesterday. 81 know
Sir. Dwyer personally, and can vouch
for his knowledge OF boxing. The fans
can depend upon him as capable
member Of the commission. We VIII
meet in q few days and select secre-
tary. want 20 say that the present
secretary, Charles J. Harvey, has
proven an exceptionally well qualified
man for the position"
As the Governor has left the appoint
rnsnt Of n secretary 20 the commission
ers themselves, the chances are that
Harvey will be reappointed. The plan
now is 10 have Franey open an upstate
office and Dwyer will take care Of the
western end.
According 10 Henry Irslinger, we are
-. ,.iaasure ~ seafnU ae oveat