New-York tribune., 1915-11-19
Personal Touches Here
and There in Boxing
BY IGOE

six lightweights at the herism opof'
ing Club tonight.
Stop looking, everybody. Chrls
Brown has got his coat back. yep
When Billy Mcdonald came down 70
the Olympic A. c. yesterday morning
he found bundle tied TO his once
door. Bill opened the package ana
there was the $50 beauty. neatly folded.
Attached to the sleeve Of the coat was
q note, which read:
"Dear Mr.. Olympic: Give this fog
ger back to Kris Brown, and tell him
he isn't as smart as he thinks he is.
keep the gloves for a sooveneer. Inc
moral is never to hunt for outlaws
until you're in the bad lands. Thine,
BLACK BART"
And Brown was all smiles yesterday
when he got his blanket back. Chris
it was who combed the Olympic hnc
Monday night looking for evidence OF
burglars or burglary. He was thero
to protect his end and Tom Cowler's,
too, and lie though he had succeeded
until he started for home. Then he
missed his pet coat, though he had a
small army of grmshoe men watch
ing every move that was made about
the place.
Ben Rosenthal yesterday matched
Soldier Bartfield and Italian Joe Cans
for his star card at the New Haven
A. c., the bout to take place on the
night of December l. Ben is doing the
carding for Bill Brown, who is manag-
ing the club.
'T think we can put New Haven on
A
have been instructed by Chief of Police
Smith of New Haven to get the best
men possible, but under no circum-
stances must l engage any worlds
champion. That means them all, from
Jess Willard down. His contention is
that such a strong opposition would
spring up against any bout that was
advertised as a championship fight that
the game might be killed there for all
time. They want bouts there, but they
won't have the champions"
John the Barber will hold heavy
weight tourney on Friday, November
20, at the Harlem Sporting Club. Bat
Ting Levinsky will meet Porky Flynn,
Tom Cowler crosses arms with Tommy
McCarty and Frank Hagney boxes Lar
ry Williams.
jim Corbett came into Tom Cowler's
dressing room after the fight with Le-
whisky and put his arm around big
Tom:
Don't be disheartened over this
fight, Tom" said jim. 81 watched the
bout very closely, and | want to say
you've Just gone ten fast rounds with
the headiest heavyweight that | ever
looked at. Levinsky isn't a chump, Tom,
and don't you be discouraged, and,
above all things, don't read the papers.
What you don't know about what they
say won't keep you awake at nights.
Don't be like ! was. Every word they
used to say about me. whether it was
good or bad. bothered me-"
"I1l tell you what's the matter and
what Tom will have to do, JIM" broke
In Willie Ritchie. Corbett shut him of
In a flash.
"say, why don't you dry up" snapped
the famous James Jay. you don't
know that the worlds going round.
Chris Brown gives you his overcoat 10
mind and you let some dip come along
and pinch il while you're SITTING on
III Keep your advice William. No
geek with a Brussels sprout for head
can tell my Tom Cowler anything"
"I've got an advance sale already for
the Langford-McVey fight" said Joe
Levins last night. a
This first guaranteed satisfaction
fight will take with the fans" added
Joe. think picked out q good pair
to try il on. There can be no doubt
about the rivalry between Langford
and McVey. They are the two best men
in the ring to-day. To compare Coffey,
Moran, Welnert, Savage or any of those
fellows with them is to be ridiculous"
The bouts tonight will be: Three
ten.round contests between Leach
Cross and Johnny Harvey, Matt Wells
and Young Brown, and Joe Azevedo and
Bennie Leonard. at the Harlem Sport
ing Club.
Young Martin and Bert Spencer, at
the East New York A. @. Brooklyn.