New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-09
Personal Touches Here
and There in Boxing
BY IGOE

They rcrangled, oh. didn't they
icrdngle!
Then 1crGngled up and down,
II, and out of the tom.
Oh, didn't they triangle!
They trongled till &. Considinc's
shut dO1Cr.
Yep. they DID wrangle, did Ike Dor
gan and Billy Gibson, when they met by
appointment at George Considine's soda
fountain yesterday, Broadway and
Forty-second Street. For three solid
hours the managers OF the rivals ar
gued Numerals actually made the air
heavy. Those two boys didn't seem to
care what they did with money. Glib
son was a little more cautious than
Ike. in view Of the fact that he refused
TO meet Ikes figures for return match
between Cofey and Moran at Madison
Square Garden.
When the audience gathered and had
been seated much after the fashion Of
a minstrel first part. Ike and Bill APP
peared as if by cue. Dorgan went right
TO the bat. swinging brace Of bud
geons ~ true Ty Cobb style.
Up spake he:
Gentlemen" said Ike, as his eye
swept over the semicircle OF scribes,
leftover Aztecs, retired pugilists, ac-
tive pugilsts, busybodies, managers,
near managers, wine agents. and men
about town, 81 have just crawled out OF
the hay 70 make match between
Moran and CofFey II Gibson will listen
TO reason. I've had it out with him
before. ! now ask him, in your pres.
ence. for $500 fat, or 40 per cent OF
the house.
"Ill answer that by telling you, Dor
gan, that ! will give you 33 l-3 OF the
entire house before the state tax IS
wormed out of the cash box" said
Gibson.
an tell you of an idea | have" re-
piled Ike. dts my very own. | thought
il out without an assist. I'll take, with
your permission, Mr. Gibson, 40 per
cent of the house AND a guarantee Of
$4,000"
You're too generous with yourself"
came back the Mayor of The Bronx:
"I'll insert right here an idea that |
concocted myself How would you en-
terrain a proposition to accept 90 per
cent of the house and give me fiat
guarantee Of $1,000 for Coffey."
Its up 70 you to do the gambling"
resumed Ike. "Your man has been
knocked out by my man, and you seem
10 lose sight of the fact that we are
doing you an astounding favor by Civ
ing Coffey a chance to wipe out that
icnominious defeat. Why shouldn't
you be willing to accept the small end
of the money since you believe that
/ CofFey really will reverse that knock
out ?" Ike drew himself up in exact imi-
tation of the chromos Of p. Henry. lie
paused TO see how his darts had affect
ed the soft spoken Bronxite. Gibson
had his bow charged and he let fly.
81 think you and Moran owe Coffey n
lot. tie was the drawing card, and il
/ il hadn't been for my Jim, Moran would
still be in the background. Cofey first,
is our battle cry. He is entitled 10 as
much money as Moran, and, If | have
my way, he'll wind up by getting more.
/ II wouldn't be a drawing card without
/ CofTey, and want you TO remember
! that. He draws them IN. He is a
greater favorite with his countrymen
now imam Dt4Dlt At iI'N +A"i"+if H"iN
Gibson. -.
I'm tell you what III do, William, "
ventured Isaac 81 don't want to as
sumo the proportions Of a bloated
bondholder before this gathering and
I'M make this proposition: I'll take 30
per cent of the entire house AND a
aat guarantee Of $4,000"
"Im-poss-i-BILL!" shouted the usu-
ally calm. Gibson. IT'S "A thing UNI
heard Of. | suppose that because you've
lopped or 8 per cent from your orig
NAL claim that you've done me a favor.
won't listen 70 it, Ike, tell you! Ny
last call is this: | will give Moran 80
per cent of the entire house on one
hand. or. on the other will donate
him a fiat purse OF $4,000. That's my
last speech. He can have either one,
but he can't have both"
"Well, then, you might just az well
run down the old asbestos" continued
+ Ike. 1--WE stand on our last suggestion.
Eight thousand guarantee and 80 per
cent or nothing"
Nothing II is. then" said Gibson
quietly.