New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-11

and 10 pay for any new printing matter
that Fitzpatrick may have 70 get out OF
account of a change in dates.
The Barber says that he must run
his shows on Friday nights or not at
all. As matters stand, the only thing
for John 70 do is to set his carnival
back one week, which will mean that
ne will have to show on Christmas Eve,
and at this John will certainly balk, for
experience has taught even Jay the
Bee that Christmas Eve Is the worst
possible night Tor a fight from box
Office standpoint. Can't this matter be
untangled somehow so that little
George Lavigne will get the very best
of the break?
Maxey Blumenthal still has faith IN
Al Reich When a man will back ms
fighter with real money it is pretty
fair indication that he hasn't lost heart.
though his athlete be isttened ever so
often. Maxey comes to the fore with
purse of $4,000 70 be put up If either
Moran or Coffey will agree to meet the
Adonis, the money TO be paid to the
man who succeeds in STAYING with
Reich. 1t may sound rash. but Blum
enthal bets 'em up when he says he
will. Reich is at Dal Hawklns's, pre-
paring for his latest comeback against
Sailor Carroll at the American Sport
ing Club next Tuesday night.
That goose-Aeshy scraping and graf
ing sound that fills the air isn't the re-
suit of boat sliding into an EAST
River dock, il isn't one of the l. X. /.
trains rounding the curve at Times
Square, it isn't Diana whirllng about
on her rusty pedestal above the SIX
day race, nor is il Kid Broad singing
the overture TO Rigoletto. That dread
disturbance. dear friends, emanates
from st. Paul, Minnesota, where JAKE
Ahearn and Dan McKetrick are dou-
bling in a teeth-knashng act.
Nate Lewis, the manager Of Charley
White, who is supervising the training
wired Billy Gibson yesterday that ne
held a commission of $1,000 TO pc
wagered that Mandot receives the de-
cision over Bonnie Leonard when the
pair meet at the Harlem Sporting Z. ub
on December Il. Gibson flew for wire
station and covered the bet. Leonard
is the apple Of B.ll's eye, since James
Coffey is the pippin of his right. To
hear Bill talk, one would think that
the lightweight crown is about to fall
kerplunk into Bennie's outstretched
hands. The day that Harry Pollok
promised Gibson a match for the boy
with Welsh Gibson turned and said !;
eff the Port Washington potato plant
err keeps his word m made. Leonard
can beat Welsh for the title or I'm
through with fisticuffs for the balance
of my life"
Battling Levinsky seldom bets, but
when he does he is pretty sure of what
he is doing" said Dan Morgan yester-
day. so | was little SURPRISED when
he came into my office the other day
and said:
Dan, I've got 1000 in the bank
up at Bridgeport. I've got a nice
house on my own lots. I've got light
running Domestic of considerable
horsepower. four acres of fruit land
and three dogs Of good birth. III bet
the whole consignment at 8 TO that
| can whip Moran. I'll bet the lot at
that rate that I'll stop Frank Moran
in twenty rounds
Jack Britton has just had a third
operation performed on the middle
knuckle Of his right hand. Jack was
b king a few days ago IN the gym
with one Of his handy men. The pad
ding in his right glove had shifted,
and when Jack landed a good punch
on his partners mouth the latter's
teeth penetrated through the glove and
brought up sgains. Jacks knuckles,
splitting the middle one badly. Britton
was forced TO call off bout with
Young Brown.