New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-15
Personal Touches Here
and There in Boxing
BY LGOE

There Is proposition on foot to
have the once great Kid Critic ana
George Lavigne box three two-minute
rounds at the latter's testimonial, at
the Harlem Sporting Club, on Decem-
Der 81. Critic has taken a firm hold
on himself during the last six months
and looks much like the Critic Of old.
1t would be a treat to see the greatest
boxer in the history Of the ring step
about again.
Just how At Lavigne is no one seems
TO know. If it is possible FOR him to
box at all no greater attraction could
be added to the card than friendly
set-to between the best little fighter
and the best little boxer that the
squared circle ever knew.
Jimmy Johnston believes that Ted
Lewis will come into his own when he
meets Willie Richie at the Garden.
Jimmy has been carefully guiding the
sprightly Englishman through the
shoals with the idea of some day
springing him on a Garden audience.
Jimmy has tried TO make Ted live down
his first American appearance, which
happened 10 be at that very show
house.
Ted fought Phil Bloom, and though
he came heralded 70 the blooming
skies, he fell in the estimation Of the
fans because he failed 70 perform ac-
cording to the promised schedule. In
Richie he is meeting a game, fast
fighter who will make him hop every
step of the way. Willie Is an expen-
sive fighting luxury, but he always
pleases. His fight against Cross, Welsh
and Dundee at the Garden we're all
splendid efforts.
Funny how music affects me-" said
Frai.k Moran last night.
"When / was on the Mayhower IL
was my duty to test the temperature
of the water, look after the wind, the
tide, the clouds and all that sort of
thing. I'd get my notes and start up
the ladder 20 jot it down in the log
book. It never failed but that I'd be
half way up when the band would start
up some jig tune, and there would be
poor little Francis Charles marooned
on the middle rung of the ladder
hypnotized by the music. / would find
myself in the same predicament as the
fellow who went about getting the
measurements OF the window pane only
TO trip on his way back with the glass.
Music will make me pull up every time.
It's a lucky thing that Jim Coffey
didn't carry an Irish bagpipe into the
ring that night | bowled him over"
The night Ike Dorgan and Billy Glib
son sat in the cafe at Madison Square
Garden wrangling over the Cofey-
Moran bout a great crowd gathered TO
drink in the words of managerial wis
dom that befogged the air. Twenty
tables were occupied by the great and
near great. All the time that the
powwow was on Harry Stevens, the
renowned caterer, prsnced, yea, he
paced, up and down between the tables
like an enraged Bengal.
There wasn't a sign Of drink buyer
buying, and positively no evidence OF
actual thirst anywhere. Finally every
body got up to go. Ike Dorgan had
turned down the last Gibson offer
Some wended their way into the night
air, others went in to gaze at the six
day grind. As half a hundred good
men and true started up the little set
of steps that lead into the foyer of
the Garden Harry Stevens's voice split
the air. Gentlemen! Gentlemen" he
shrieked. who's going to pay for that
LAST bottle Of wine?"
Ike Dorgan has a chicken wing to
pick with that gay Broadwayite, Chris
Brown. Christopher is doing the heavy
work for Jim Corbett with regards to
Tom Cowler. Chris issued a statement
that he had offered Frank Moran $4,000
fiat to meet Cowler and that the big
Pittsbureher turned it down with a tilt
of his nose. Moran and Dorgan vow
that they have never heard a word
from Brown, and that IL he Is really
sincere in the matter Moran will fight
his man at the first opportunity.
81 knocked little Tommy out in dear
London" said Moran last night, land
! shall very we'll like to do it again
for pay. The Cowler kind have no
terrors for me-"
Bill Sloane, who came here o. K.'d by
Jimmy Cofroth, of San Francisco, and
who was caught out of condition in his
first bout before New York audience,
says that he got the notion that he
could fight after he heard that Stanley