New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-25
Personal Touches Here
and There in Boxing
BY ICOE

az have not seen nor spoken TO Tom
Jones'" said Jimmy Johnston last night.
81 understand that he wants Willard
TO fight the winner Of the Coffey-Moran
bout Well, that would suit little
Jimmy to 7. Matchmaking is my
business, and l have the little old doll
house in which to stage 1t.
THAT offer Of $4,000 still stands.
| made 1t many months ago, but the
Willard people were affected by the
weather at the time and didn't seem to
be able to speak English. OF course
you know that when l say / will give
that much money mean that the boys
must divide II the way they see ft.
ut Is ths final call for dinner as far
as | am concerned. l DONE believe that
Homes was serious when he stated
Thursday night that he would fight the
winner If he was he would have
hunted me up to-day, and even po-
liceman could have directed him to
Madison Square Garden, where my tent
is Pitched D;...i. Inc. ca,,sd ma m on
the phone anu hl0IltN ~
Christmas aad a Happy New year. !
wished him q Merry Christmas, but !
didn't have the heart TO wish HIM
happy New Year, when I'm praying for
Ted Lewis to hit him right on the chm
next Tuesday night. I'm afraid, and
was afraid right then. that William
will begin the New Year beset with
gloom entire.
"If Ted Hyphenated Lewis gets rough
at the start, the folks gathered IN Mad
ison Square Garden will see some rum
pus. They have been telling Ted that
Richie Is liable to knock him out
That was like turning a wasp loose IN
the Englishmans hat He now says
that If there is any knocking out TO De
done that he will be the demonstrator'
If Ted should hit Willie on the chih
and win the welterweight championship
Of the world, wouldn't that be awful.
1t would spoil my whole New iear'
Jess Willard moved about town last
night and was seen in one Of our best
little lobster depots enjoying a real
! Manhattan repast. The big fellow
looked exceedingly well. His face was
tanned TO an Indian hue, and he moved
about as though he hadn't a care IN
the world. Pretty different from the
old DAYS. eh, Jess? Panic was on in
| tbos. times for fair. Now JEFF can
order the fatted calf to be killed, ana
his pocketbook will never feel the dow
Jim Corbett comes TO the foothghts
] with a special announcement. DO you
know" says he, that II Is my candlo
opinion that Cowler will be the neH'
heavyweight champion OF the w9riu.
Don't laugh. | stood lot OF ABUSE
because | insisted that Cowler showed
plenty of class the night he MADE ms d.
! first bow TO a New York audience. lie
fought Gunboat Smith that nlghI anu
| 70 the surprise of every one, smith
failed 10 knock my man out:
al didn't start him off with a DUP;
did I? should say not. They told
me I was bereft Of my senses when i
selected Smith. Now, II Tom hadn I
cot that fearful cut over his eye he
lwould have knocked Smith out. Ihey
told me that Tommy McCarty would
surely show Tom up. Tom knocke d
him out. They told me that Perky
] FLYNN would cut him TO ribbons and
eliminate him for good. Tom showed
his class by following my Instructions
and beat Flynn easily.
"What more do they expect OF HIM
Will YOU tell me thatE Let MN H6Hs
Moran or Cofey. That will tell me
tale. and when he has finished with
the both Of them you will find them all
saving. We'll. that Jim Corbett is an
old rogue after all | know I've got
champion ard I'll be little Patience on
n pickle barrel until they give us the
chance that Is bound 20 come. know
what that is. had TO 80 through II
myself"
There have seldom been more bouts
scheduled for one day than appear on
the local Christmas Day cards. with
all those earnest athletes fighting IT
\ out there is bound to be some one OF
the lot who will view his turkey
spread through disarranged eyes. The
odds are that Battling Leyinsky won't
be so afflicted. Dan Morgan's work
horse has yet to suffer the embarrnss-
1 ment Of exhibiting "A discolored optic.
/ lie and Packey Mcfarland held the
honors jointly for many years until
Packey ran afoui OF n derelict hay
maker sent adrift by certain Kid