New-York tribune., 1915-12-18
Personal Touches Here
and There in Boxing
By IGOE

Eddie Harvey, the man who attends
TO the hammerinG engagements OF
frankie Whitney, the Fighting Car
penter," came into town last mig ht from
Atlanta with chip on his shoulder
that had grown 10 the proportions OF
a Yuletide log. Harvey's man Whitney
is the youth who made Ad Wolgast stop
at the beginning of the fifth round IN
a fight at Atlanta a few nights ago,
with the result that Wolgast came
within an ace of being prevented from
meeting Leach Clbss last night. Har-
yey has his side to tell. lie speaks
right Up pert:
"Wolgast has flooded the country
with a fine little alibi in regard to this
fight with Whitney, and up on my two
dickey legs ! climb to protest. He sent
wires all over the globe telling sport
ing editors that he stopped because he
did not want to take the chances of
having the cut on his head opened
further, for fear it might interfere
with the Cross bout. Let NE tell some
thing.
When Wolgast and his manager,
Larncy Lichtenstein, decided that It
was time to blow the o'clock whistle
Mr.. Wolgast was tottering on the verge
of a knockout. IL wasn't the cut that
was worrying the both Of them; It was
that big X. o. that loomed up like a
Bengal tiger in jungle. They did
everything in their power TO discredlt
tho great fight made by my boy. why,
they actually sent wires 10 some of the
New York sporting editors asking them
to kill the Wolgast story sent out by
me. that might have been thoughtful
Of them to protect their interest, but
they signed MY name to the wires.
Get the angle? Tried TO make the
editors think that ! had sent a bunkie-
doodle story and had weakened enough
az the eleventh hour 20 want TO recall
il. II is shame that new boy like
Whitney should be deprived OF the
glory that would have gone with a
knockout over Wolgast. I'm mad | am.
Don't / LOOK is?" Editors Note D.
We should snicker!
Frank Moran is hard at the grind.
The big Pittsburgh man says he has
plenty OF time to get his right hand
working for another Coffey knockout.
Ike Dorgan has been scouting all over
tho town trying TO get A couple Of
Handy Andes 10 do the blocking and
stopping while Francis Charles does
the leading.
Bartley Madden has been rounded Ip
as volunteer No. 7. BARLEY has kissed
the family goodby all around and
headed for Dal Hawkins's health roost
70 be the lay figure when Moran IS
feeling i'm one-two mood. Dorgan
needs another stalwart, and If there rs
an idle athlete in the town who doesn't
mind having his chin banged sro nd to
where his ear ought TO be, why, let him
speak right up. The joS and what goes
with IL arc waiting.
Dorgan has been reading The Trib-
une. lie caught the squib about rash
Chris Brown offering a $4,000 guarau
tee TO Moran for a half hour of his
life i'm n ring with Tommie Ccwler,
Jim Corhett's giant Englishman. Says
old "sobersides":
"Where IS that moneY that Brown is
TALK K bout? My goodness. the town
is Just full OF multi-millionaires. l.
Brown going to join that mysterious
trio. Harvey, O'Neil and Wellman
What's the good Of trying 10 string an
old man of the West like me? Let
that city chap put that money UP and
III sign Moran 10 meet Cowler hfteen
minutes later. That's allowing me time
to get from here TO there. You know.
Brown is theatrical man. A nifty
one. they do tell me, the man from
home. Can il be that Mr. Brown is
speaking of that green stage none :
that you see at the drama? Money up,
Mr. Brown. and little Isaac will NOPE
in on you"
Jim CoTcy will lay down the dumb
bells long enough 70 20 behind MS
sparring partner Monday night at tho
Olympic Club. in Harlem. Jack Con-
nors. who is NOT a Swede. as has been
reported. will fight Battling Levinsky,
and Jim is going to show his country
man how it SHOULD be done. Jim
ought to know. He has met Mr.. Le-
yIusAy in An athletic VA. and H.