New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-15
Pikus Calls Police When
Jess Turns on the
Speed Faucet
CHAMPION BEGINS
TO LOOK RUBlCUND
Moran Takes Things Easy, Fear"
ing He'll Go Stale Before
the Contest.
By W. q. MCCLELLAN.

While Jess Wizards workout al TIE
Pioneer Sporting Club yesterday was
improbable from a financial point OF
view. il seemed TO be satisfactory from
q hvgienic standpoint The chamnon
perspired freely. almost reck'essly'
There was a little excitement due o
the zeal of Manfred Pikus. inspector
for the Boxing Commission. Manfred
entered the house just as Jess Wizard
was about to strike Jeck Hemple' one
Of his sparring partners, with a boxing
glove.
Manfred paicd, but he did not lose
his self-possession. lie turned on hiS
heel and. with the speed OF Paul Revere
dashing TO spread the alarm 20 every
Niddlesex village and farm. he has
ened 10 the nearest telephone.
Gimme Police Headquarters, he de-
manded something terrible IS hap
pening! There is a eight gong on al
the Pioneer Sporting Club
A few minutes later sergeant ana
n collection OF GREATNESS reserves
dashed up 70 the clut.
"What is it?' gasped the sergeant.
cant YOU seo?" demanded Manfred
"Lookit up there on the stage lhers
are two men fighting! w.,
The sergeant looked. and saw II,
lard boxing Boer Rodel. DO you eau
that a fight?" he demanded. come on
Bill. Mike. Tom and everybody, there
nothing doing! Boer Rodel never ma ma
fight in his life, and It's not ihe'y
- bic old aye
"But il looked like a fight, persisted
tbe bewildered Inspector Pikus. Il
better phone Mr. Wenck, anyhow.
Manfred got into communication WIN
his chief. and was told that ms duty
was merely TO sec that Tom Jones ga
rot take a quarter from any OF we
ruests. No two-bit pieces were gain,
cred hut the commission was atrald
hat the Barber Of Kewanee migh,
nocket quarter or two merely tnro dgA
force OF habit.
Jess Is Changing Color. -,
That Willard has improved steadliy
:. aoparent even TO those who DO NOT
claim 10 be Judges of condition II
.bc,e are any such animals AROUND
,,a;nipC camp. But the champion LOOKS
~ irdoor athlete now. lie tlushes PINK
and white when he exercises. mat -
healthy enough color. but It is con
srast 70 The outdoor bronze that covers
he hide OF Frank Moran from head 10
FOOT. ,..,.. d;s-
,pDointed but always optimistic race
.b;rb has hoped for Home Rule and
an Trisb- horn champion for many years
40 once pointed out that the trouble
18th Jim Coffey was that he did TOO
much OF his training indoors. ne
poscommon giant also flushed pink ana
white when he exercised. Cohey dla
,ot decide that he needed outdoor WORK
antil after he had been defeated Dy
Moran. H.,
sis muscles do not "stand out like whip
.ords." In fact. he does not suggest
he over-muscled man. The oeei on
,is big frame Is distributed IN a sym
netrical fashion and the muscles play
.oosely and without strain as ne
works. TT.
Wrestling with the Terrible Turk
iYussif Hussane) was added TO me
.sual training stunts yesterday. ne
rest Of his endeavors consisted OF TWO
rounds with the BoisterOus Boer
George RodcD. the Harmonious Hi
,errian Walter Monahan) and the
Cantankerous Californian Jack Hem
ple). All of the sparring partners had
% stop some real punches yesterday.
The bout between Monahan and the
hampton got so lively in the second