New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-18

They're telling one on Chris
Brown, the gentlemanly manager Of
Tow Cowler. Chris, you know. is do
ing the plotting for Jim Corbett, so
far as Cowler is concerned.
The night Cowler fought Levinsky at
the Olympic Club, in Harlem. Chris
came prepared to thwart any attempt
to poach on the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
interests. Somebody must have told
Brown that he was about TO wander
into d den of forty-seven thieves, be-
cause he came with body guard that
would have made the White House
crew look like a boy choir
First of all, Chris guarded that big
front door by placing Willie Rltchle'
.he American lightweight champion, on
that entrance to see that all the tickets
went into the box. When Chris found
that there were only two padlocks on
the box he sent out and bought third,
which was duly anchored TO the box.
When the customers passed through
the front door they noticed that wine
Richie had big handkerchief wrapped
about mis- neck, with bow tie appear
ing above it. When some, one asked
Willie what the great big IDEA was. ne
said that he wore valuable pm pc
meath that handkerchief and that ne
didn't intend that any one should pihch
il. as il was a gift from the New YORK
A. c. Brown tested every window,
went up on the roof and had the SKY
lights nailed down, successfully pal
fling a lot of peeping Toms VINO were
entrenched there at two bits per peek.
Rcfore the crowd began to come II
Brown looked under the ring Tor young
nick Turpins and Black Barts. Every
exit was manned and then Brown saiu
that the waiting mob could come In.
When the fight was over browh go'
dollar for dollar as he had planned;
81 call this a well .groomed fght, ne
said. you know they tipped, me on
about these little clubs. Said tney a
steal my eye for grape II l aIun I
keep right on the job every I H.. ~
hate TO talk about myself, but Wheh
tbe,, think thew can trim little Chris
tonher they've got TO get up bright ana
carly in the morning. I've been OH
Broadway too many prosperous ,, sea
sons 10 be taken for mug. lhey
ought 10 make me manager Oh the
Garden" said Chris, as he started loi
Cowler's dressing room. In minute
tbere came rush Of feet and roar
ing voice with il. Brown crashed INTO
tbe room where the managers OF the
club were cutting up what was ieft.
"Rv the eternal it's GONE! Us >
GONE boyg. They nicked me after ALL
he fairly shrieked; norol
whats gomez" came genera
chorus
@Ny beautiful, eighty-dollar logger
,o,, homie. NV bea-YOOT-i overcoat'
lad everything covered but the dress
inc room and now my silk lined great
coat has gone. TRIMMED and by the
Harlemites!
And speaking of the Olympic Club let
II be told that this organization was
sct down for two weeks yesterday AT
special meeting Of the boxing comhlissi
sion because manager BiiIy McDona.''
raised the ante when h, saw tne grea.-
est crowd that ever entered the t III,
club charging for the ticket once. pm
} nleaded hard for his club, proinlsIIns
never 20 raise the price again II sHeS
IL, him of this time. The ooXing
,s.,,,,is said that An example hal TO be
,neds ~ anv one guilty Of such an &C,
flnn ana tIt lHO WIND
on. t.Lad Al Nc
Coy and the Zulu Kid for thirty ga. days
because they delayed the start OF tnelr
bout at the Clermont klnk IN DrG san !,
! Tke club escaped punishment wheh u
aas shown that IL was entirely the
fault H Of the fighters. Jack Britton, VINO
ass "a have boxed, exhibited damaged
b,ead Garner and was excused.
Ioe Woodman and George Lawrence
- hofoye the commissioners yes
1syday and signed the agreement
wbicb states that Joe Levins,, manager
81 The American Sporting. Club, need
not nav Langford or Mcvey single
cent III In the opinion Of the press ana
,yblic their coming bout Is not worm
/ ,y,ce of admission. Hats of "a
iit,Ie Joseph for springing the best
idea that has been offered Ia iona