New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-05
Personal Touches Here
and There in Boxing
By iGOE

Fred Wenck. chairman Of the box
ing commission. came to Jimmy John
ston's rescue yesterday when he APP
pointed Bill Brown 20 act as referee
In Friday nights fight between Jim
CoTev and Frank Moran. Jimmy was
on plns and needles lest Billy Gibson
would call off his banner bout. Billy
did not want Brown 20 referee, ana IKE
Dorgan. Moran's manager, insisted that
It would be Brown or no fight.
Johnston then appealed 20 the box
ing commissioners, and they very
promptly selected Brown. II IS nap
ny choice. too. IL would have been
manifestly unfair 20 have sidetrached
Brown because Of Gibson's unreason-
able objections. Brown stopped the
first fight while CotFey was on his feet,
but he was so groggy that he turned
his back on Moran and looked out over
the audience. He was absolutely help
less and another pinch might have IN
jured him.
Brown is an experienced man, and he
knew instantly that Coffey was UNFIT 70
continue. lie waited second 70 see
if Jim would make some pretence OF
defending himself, and when ne failed
to do so, Brown stopped 1t. Gibson
has harped on the termination Of that
bout ever since. He has never ad-
mitted that Brown acted wisely in call
ing halt when his man was in such
a dangerous condition. The commits
sion's ruling ends the matter.
az YOU don't think that Coffey and
Gibson are confident OF turning the
tables on Frank Moran you're badly
mistaken" said Jimmy Johnston last
night. Gibson and Cofey have pooled
together and stand ready 10 bet SlOOOO
against $780, 600 that the Dublin giant
knocks Moran out. Gibson has StOOO
of his own money ready to bet at these
odds. and Cofev will add $4,000 70 it.
I rang Ike Dorgan up and told him of
the pool and asked him if he wanted
any part of II.
.Vhv annoy NE with talk of 100000
I'm pretty lucky 20 be able TO write
that amount of money with an old lead
pencil. much less have it," said Ike.
Pm afraid that Gibson and Coffey
will have 20 look elsewhere for takers
added Johnston.
There was no fight at tho Broadway
Sporting Club last night Phil Bloom,
who was to have fought Johnny Dundee
for the third time, was taken down
with grip, and the club decided to call
of the whole show rather than put IN a
substitute for Bloom.
Henry Irslinger on the phone, and
VERY excited:
Dis ISIS Henri Irslinger. chust
got der wire from Leo Benz in Chicago.
lie ISIS in New York tomorrow. lie
will knock dem all silly aroundt here
ven he boxes some of dos middle
Weights. He ISIS der champion off der
middlevest, und he bass fought Chorge
Chip twice, yonce 20 draw and yonce
he vim nit foul. Wait until you see
him. Vot fighter, vot fighter! He
Wiped big Soldier Protrosky undt Al
Norton, who ISIS a tutf muck. Fond't
you said someding nice in der paper
about Leo? Idt viii blease him so
much"
THE Atlanta fight fans paid $4,000
10 see frankie Whitney and myself box
the other night" remarks Freddie
Welsh. They think lot of him down
there, especially since he made AID VOL
CAST stop for the first time II his
career. You can see for yourself,
though, that he failed 70 land a punch
on the old champ added Welsh with
a smile. mo marks on my face tina.
you can discover | had a sore lip
when | entered the ring, the result OF
that little tiff with Murph in Philadel-
phia. had quite a frolic trying TO keep
Whitney from hitting II. He made IL a
target, but he failed 70 hit the bulls
eye, and | came out happy, winner
and little richer"
II Mike Glover really believes that
smashing. crashing, dsshing, sashing
Ted Lewis is duckng a second meeting
with him, he can read this and change
his mind at once. Jimmy Johnston is
willing 20 arrange for a second bout
between the pair, providing Glover
posts $500 TO guarantee his making l42
pounds.
Evidently Fred Fulton Is not wild
over the prospects of seeing little old
New York. Jimmy Johnston wired him