New-York tribune., 1916-02-17
Francis SO Worried H.
Makes Dash to Town, bu,
Now Feels Better.
SAYS HE WILL NOT
DEMAND A FORFEIT
Yarns from Chicago indic,t.
Jess Decided to Take Nor.
Time to Prepare.

al" A'N N'NN~iu ~ aDle 70 slf I'd y.
take light nourishment. Frank Nor,
dashed into town yesterday to save .,
day. but found tha. it had sl-.,5
been saved.
From Chicago came the ns1s 81,
while the grip bug rad bitten r.,,
willard most ferocious.y. Il had !,
bitten him 80 hard that he could >.
see SAT 600 Tom Jones. who bisv ".
York In such hurry that he LEFT "a,
Of razor5 and three bottles o. -
tonic ir the Waldorf lobby. wired T..
Rickard last night that the coxb.I
would be on deck for the 25,, !,
asked also that his tools be forvars..
rs he had rush Of trade when be :,
the winiy burg
Rickerd was somewhat rertrys.,
when ne heard that the hou. voun !.
postponed For the past three v,.,,
he has learned just how Ali Bsb, ..
when he first fell in with 4,
Forty Thieves. Disinterested spects,,
thought for minute that Ricas
would yank back that $40, 600 purse A.,
charge what he had already nys,I
20 sightseeing in New York.
Those two philantnropists. Jack Gu.
ley and Harry Pollok. offered % s.
Richard couple Of dates which ,f,
hold AZ the Garden. To them Re.u
turned the chilled shoulder ard y,
stony face. The Nevada nan Ia
learned 70 fear these geeks, especslr
when they bear gifts
For while II looked az though a,..
ard would nave 20 pay $500 ior =.
March date and hold some SOFT o. 1
fight IN the Garden 20 help pay q.
penses. But even the plsthoric ba,,
roll Of Rickard shuddered a. the szt.
possibilities. Then there would Be A.
additional $500 for March %.
Ricksrd began 70 think more rrdT
of the bandits he mad me, in Alasn.
South America and Nevada. Thg
usually left the victims their shir.s
But the Garden people came ,hrog,,
nicely They agreed 20 'he postpo,s.
ment without extra course.
In the meantime Frank Moran. ",
saw that $4,000 purse and the chsr,
az the championship melting into Il.
thin air hoped the frs rsrtler t'ss
Saratoga Springs. He wanted the s7
down first hand
When Rickard heard the voi,, :
Francis Charles over the phone .ss
tered a faint Croan. Here i-oI''
Ricksrd. "is where Moran hoyls =
forfeit money"
But Rickard guessed wrong Fms
FfaNI or rr..f = fs| %
nothing happens 70 that poor t'lgs
Willard tin ] can knock hir a.
chirruped Francis. For the loGg 4
Nike. don't tell mo that he's .ercssi
IN. for | am waiting 70 mess hin -
I hope he RECEIVERS quickly so J si
send him back 20 bed for vs's
week
All through the conversation ,ht''
was no mention Of dough, namn. g
lucre. Finally an indignant New i'N
fight manager seized Frank b. m'
arm.
"Hey. Moran" he shouted. "ia
gotta claim that forfeit. |, ANT rs''
10 lie other boys 10 le, a cnsrce ai'
f1,<eit slip up
Nothing doing" shot back NoH'-
Neither myself nor ny manager va
cent of that kind OF money
The fight manager founced aF'l
"I'm going TO see the Boxing CornE
SION" he announced. I'm going 70 2.
If these guys will be allowed 70 O.
business in this way by passing Up ~
feits."
Various yarns have come from q
cago as 10 .he real state Of bilfn,
health. While Wizards cold =.
really serious II is bad enough -
him back for nearly a week. ne q,
boy seems 20 have been dong -
thinking about the coming mates !.
20 have come to the conclusion w
would not be *se 20 underrats N''s.
Also Willard has a .ot more weie' =
take of than his corps ot manager -
admit.
II IS nearly year since me cfsl
pion has done any real hard So's -
he has naturally gathered the ionn.t
While he is not the size Of niY..
potamus, as some have man tS-'-
neither j. he ;he sy.ph when i'-
Jones and Jack Curley insist ne 5.
Willard has never yet even ~,
Frank Moran. When his regimen, =
managers signed hln UP for the 90 ~
told him that Moran was lss, -. So,
fellow. Since that time Wizard -,
been hearing lots about Moran;
the mental vision ne forms o. tne -
burghcr increases in bulk ever - .
Francis Charles ls disappoin"l
course. He appeared In hne snap. -,
ne loomed up around fory-se..,
Street and Broadway The po.ar ''f'
dition evidently agreed with Inn. "A
IT'S rather tough" he SAID
al my plans laid out 20 tne -,
Now i Will have 90 lay OF q ll.e -.
| do not blame Willard He s -
not to agree 20 20 into me r.hs ~.
he is al his best. ] wou "a not 'sN =,
chances with man whom ! oi- -,
know # were champion either -,
is nothing for me 20 DO no" e. r..,
make some new training plans. -
moment I was afraid that 'hs ~
would fall through. But ~ =.
now. Back once more 20 the Ai'''
then to Dal Hawkinss. -. .,
"When Ike Dorgan showed H' 40
wire saying that Willard VS. .e-.s
suddenly I'M. exclaimed; 'SseIs ss'5 b.!
de pomme de terrc' use so .
o. French, you know, since niy b, 80 ~.
Paris. I can't tell you what INC. .is Al
because he uses Brooklyn or'ss .,,a
San Francisco English. Jusl cjj .
down here to offer 10 fight 81! vile
e,.c rvbodv else for that purse Ike
Lewis caught the next tra'. re-
caught the next one aIter 80 .,, ,,si
cancellation talk scared me ,is rns,
have ever been scared IN Nv
that's a fact