New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-17
Gar of Madison Square
Garden Finally Lands
Coffey-MOran Bout.
MYSTERIOUS TRIO
PUT TO FLIGHT
They Didn't Display Even Ii.
Wrapper on $4,000 Guar.
antee They Promised.
BY IG0E.
Tinc-a-ling.

Tinc-a-ling.
"This is Jimmy Johnston. Scor.
dead centre bulls eye for little Jane.
have just signed Francisco Christi,
pher Moran 20 fight James joseph Coz.
fey at Madison Square Garden on n,
night OF January I. ! took Isaac Dor.
gan right on my lap at o'clock TO-DAY
and | kept him there until he PIT Nj,
name to the longest set Of artic!.
ever signed by a fight manager.
81 poured so much conversation !n,,
his ear that he fairly staggered a. 4,
left me. When my stenographes past.
ed the articles together they made ,
sheet one yard long. IL you dost
think that lke's articles wrap Non,
completely in cotton batting yOun
mistaken.
There never was q fghter who x,a
into a ring better protected than Non,
will be. Ike told me that he had waiuI
as LONG as he cared 70 IN giving d,
mysterious trio Harvey, 0'Neil al
COO. I've known men who have sper,
all their lives trying to round y
$4,000. | just told IL. that II u,
mysterious trio HAD corraled $1,000
they would never give it to any nys
terious fighter, mysterious McNthon,
q mysterious armory, mysterious
General Housework, mysterious
Major Cement, a mysterious Corporal
Punishment, or mysterious ANY.
BODY. They'd NEVER do that, and
I'm WITH them.
"Ike waited until nearly midnight ior
| the men of mystery 20 make good.
| They told him something about being
afraid that Coffey had got away from
them. That was lke's cue. Hence hls
early pilgrimage 10 little Jim's ofes
/ this crisp day. lie told me that he had
never been against me in the matter
Of signing for this match. but ths.
Wellman had been very nice 70 hin
I last winter when the eats we're ven,
very hard 20 arrange in tandem order.
IKE said he couldn't get over Tie
/ terror Of the days when he used 70
stagger into lie Mons coffee-snd plia
near Madison Square and open negotS
tions for the greatest bargain in eofa
and pie for thin dime.
"Wellman was the Car OF the Gar
den tlcn and Ike was the nimble pres
agent. Now that he has entered upcs
the life of bloated boDdholder and .
enabled 20 sit back with his legs under
hand carved mahogany tables while ne
waiter whispers I'm soft French the
names Of the delicacies on the bill Of
fare. he naturally thought OF mys
terious Bill Wellman. He felt duty
bound 20 give Wellman o chance %
swing that bout right out OF my arms
BUT they didn't display even the wrap
per OF that $4,000 guarantee, and Ike
| took fright. Christmas was coming on
and we were tempted 10 hire another
athlete TO fling himself at James !o'
seph Coffey.
"That's why landed Isaac without
much ado. ALPS we'll but one thing
/ Ike has written the name OF Bill Brown
/ into his set OF articles as his choies
/ Of referee Methinks scent the sno"
/ Of battle right there. Mr. Gibson, ,of
/ James joseph, has not written into hb
contract the name Of any referee, 81.
cept TO mention that any licensed TINA
man save Bill Brown will suit him;
"Ike insists on Brown and Gio",
/ will have none OF him. And there yn
ere. What are you going TO do aoos
IT, By the way, I understand trh
! Curley and Jones have been out veg,
ing up that mysterious arnory, o.
Jones tells me that he is going 10 rus
right back from New Orleans as so@
as Jess hits Fulton on the chin a.;
arrange bout between the winner q
the Coffey-Moran bout and Willard. !
told him that would be up ever .;
early TO bid for such a rumpus i
wonder II that mysteriou, srmory u
going to be my Nemesis"