New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-22
riqht Managers Keeping
liz the Tradition of the
Boxing Game.
Bv W. o. MCCLELLAN.

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d. . ton.round no-deciSion bout the
.feree figures just about as little as a
,,c. Presidential candidate on a ticket.
~ The promoter remembers who the
f...cree is. bcausc he has 20 make him
d. check. But the fight managers
.,,tnue 10 make as much fuss over
.,seree, as though they really mat
fred.
ONLY the other day Colonel J. J. Refs
,r manager Of Vic Moran, drew his
cor from the scabbard to shed the
sood of William Gibson. because Glib
AN suggested that Kid Mcfarland ref
-se M Leonard-Moran bout. Gibson,
[. trrr. demanded that all available
-Iitia in The Bronx be called out
~ter Reisler. In a counter-attack, sug-
.,sted that Dan Tone might referee
!, looked ike war until some one
|,srrested that Florrie Barnett, the
weet singer of the Gas House Dis
-ict. might make q good third man.
olonel Rcisler reluctantly sheathed
IA razor and Gibson dismissed his re-
.forccments.
Rut bigger controversy threatens.
he RIVAL camps are beginning TO mus
yY their forces 10 decide upon a ref
zee for the bout between Frank Moran
md Jack Dillon. Nobody cares very
-uch who Will referee; the two boxers
are least Of all. Still. there must be
war. The match wouldn't seem reg
Jar without il. Promoters are still
Hooked az the breach Of etiquette COM
-ittcd by Tex Richard, who promoted
ne Wiliard-Moran fight He decided
as referee question by Tipping a coin
1rd foresta.ling the Orations and the
PHYSICAL clashes Of the rival managers.
he promoters OF the Moran-Dillon
n. arc determined that they will
.snsin true 20 the traditions and keep
ne referee controversy up until the
re Of the battle.
So far the clarion call for fighters
dong the Mexican border has found
he local boxers somewhat hard of
hearing To date we have no com
tlsint from a fight manager 20 the
eject that one of his boxers has
,amped his contract and gone over 70
Uncle Sam.
For the last month or so numerous
boxers have complained of these weak
piping times Of peace They wept be-
ause the chances 20 fight were so few.
Yet when an excellent opportunity pre-
urts itself for a match with Battling
carrauza or Young Trevino at catch
weights the professional prizefghters
seem 20 have taken 10 cover. Only Kid
Mccoy has answered the call.
There is Just a chance that one more
boxer may be included in the new ex-
-e3ition 20 Mexico. James J. Johnston
las issued this ultimatum: "If the
sconishingly Agile Andre Anderson
Toes not knock out Jack Dempsey Sat
..riay night, / have made up my mind
70 sign MIN up with Uncle Sam for a
Finish fight with Mexico. OF course.
.hc best we can get for the match will
';s 81 per month. That isn't lot,
bit il is something"
Monte Attell. brother Of Abe Attell.
The ex-featherweight champion, will
try to come back Saturday night. Once
upon a time Monte was almost as
Promising a bantam as Brother Abe
vas IeatltlWc lLlL. men ne SldIlcu
OFT it looked as though there might be
TWO brothers holding pugilistic cham
.;.cnships, for the first time in the his
Tory Of the boXfght game.
Monte was more aggressive than
Abraham. and he carried a heavier kick,
Bat he did not possess the cleverness
q the elder brother A lucky punch
.rcky Cor the other fellow--clipped him
or the chin and he went into retire
.rent
There was another brother in the
family who used 10 fight. but he was
never very prominent. This was Caesar
he youngest Of the family. Mrs At
'en. mother Of the trio, used TO say:
when Cesar fights. I an very much
worried. When Monte fights. ] am
not so worried When Able fights,
an not worried at all, because l know
hat he will always win"
The Young Zulu Kid. who has been
selected 20 ascertain whether or not
Monte can come back, is q tough prop
oation. lie is a pocket edition Of the