New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-15
Bill Wellman Adds SlOOO
for Training Expenses
to His Offer of $4,000.
GIBSON AND DORGAN
PLAYING BOTH ENDS
Frank Moran Escapes from
Snowbound Saratoga Springs
and Arrives in This City.
ID. IGOR
BY IG0E.

Bill Wellman is bound that he viii
snare that Coffey- Moran fight and carry
Il away from Jimmy Johns. ION. John.
ston has announced that the fight Is 70
take place at the Garden on January :.
but up 20 now he has failed 70 ee.
either Gibson or Dorgan TO actually
sin articles.
Wellman came a little stronger yes.
teIday. In addition 20 the offer OF So.
600 fat and a privilege Of 80 per cent
for Moran's end he added an additional
81 900 to cover Moran's training ca.
penses. Wellman insisted that the 22d
Armory was the place in which he in.
tended 20 hold the bout, and that hs
was arranging TO rent the place for
stipulated sum. He told DorgSn.
Moran's manager, that the money would
be placed In a local bank, and II d,
failed 20 go through with the eontes.
that the money could be fed 70 the
sparrows If those concerned were
willing 70 do so.
He was in conference with both Glib.
son and Dorgan at the Hotel Astor
until long after the witchlng hour last
night. Dorgan told him that he would
sign providing the money was put I'd
and that all arrangements were agree.
able TO Gibson.
Gibson said that he Yves perfectly
willing TO sign with any promoter that
could show him some real money. lie
limited that he would have 70 be fully
convinced that better place than
| Madison Square Garden could be pro.
P cured.
THE Garden is the natural fght
arena OF the town." he said. I've all
know that a great crowd can be handled
there. In a new and untried place
3 things might not run so smoothly. As
an evidence of this I will remind YOU
of the one-night-stand arrangements al
Brighton Beach when Gibbons and Nc.
Fariand boxed. | must get some as.
/ surance that the place will be biz
/ enough and that we get the money
Outside of that I have no preference"
I Dorgan was Of the same frame o.
mind. He was closely associated with
! Wellman for several years At the Gar.
/ den, and is convinced that the deposed
manager of that big show house really
/ has something up his sleeve. lie said:
81 know that Wellman isn't shadow
boxing with his offers. lie really has
chance 20 get the armory, and know
that he has the money TO back up his
/ guarantee. II he can outstrip the
/ others ! am more than willing to sign
with him. Gibson Is with me in that
else he wouldn't have agreed to meet Us
/ to talk it over. He tells me that he has
not signed with the Garden people, and
| I'm sure | haven't.
"Morsn came down from Saratoga
! Springs last night. The proprietor Of
! the Lake House, at which he and Lewis
were staying, warned him to get out
before they we're showed in. They got
to the train all right, but the man WHO
drove them to the station had to store
b his car there. The snow was so deep
that he had TO give up the attempt 70
get back 70 the hotel
Frank will go TO Dial Hawkinss
place tonight to begin actual training.
The match will be arranged in due
/ time, and he realizes that he must DO
( ready. He has been doing light WORK
with Lewis up az Saratoga, and has
rather the jump on CofFey in the mst
/ ter Of condition, would say"