New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-28
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II only he had stuck TO the news
pages of "The Sunday American Mr..
Hearst might have continued in igno-
rance Of what was going on. Unfortu-
nately, his eye strayed TO the Real rs
tate and Want Ad. section. Then the
secret was out, for things had come TO
pass just as the editors predicted when
they advertised in their own columns;
Jess Willard, Irwin S. Cobb and
James J. Corbett will describe the Will
lard-Moran fight exclusively for read
ers of The Sunday American.
The name Willard struck respon-
sive lobe in Hearst's memory.
~ have seen that name before" he
unused TO himself. at seems to me we
ran his diary and his autobiography,
but forget who did them
And so he read; first Cobb, then Will
lard, then Corbstt.
This is awful" said Mr.. Hearst.
at is too much" he added.
The editor was not long in reaching
a decision. He called up Arthur Brls-
bane.
"llr Brisbane" said the chief. 81
want the brutal and degraded exhibit
tion which is to debsse and demoralize
the public at Madison Square Garden
stopped
"You mean the fight between Willard
and Moran ?" asked Brisbane anXiously.
81 mean" reiterated Hearst, the
l. -
"Oh, yes" said Brisbane. 1--WE gave
cording 70 Corbett. But, you know, we
can't stop it now. 1t occurred last
night"
Don't be an ass, Arthur" exclaimed
Hearst, angry as wet-footed Canute.
What is time to US? Doesn't the lat
est afternoon edition Of your Evening
Journal come out at midnight? | said
stop the fight"
We can't vouch for the story. but we
hope II ia true that Bishop Greer said
when called upon TO comment on the
brutal and degrading spectacle, "pm
sorry 10 say, | didn't see H."
The Rev. W. Woford T. Duncan,
pastor Of James Methodist Episcopal
Church, Reid Avenue and Monroe
Street, Brooklyn, said. in the course OF
his sermon on Sunday night, 81 re-
ceiyed last night a telegram from Mr..
William Randolph Hearst, of The New
York American stating that his news
papers were in decided opposition 10
the holding of such a brutalizing prize
fight as that announced for Madison
Square Garden last night"
The telegram was received by Mr.
Duncan at just about the hour Moran
and Willard were entering the ring.
"Thc telegram in full is worth hear
Ing" said the Rev. W. Worord T. Dun
can, pastor Of James Methodist Epis-
copal Church. "Some people have crit
icizcd The American for this course.
and others who oppose the fight have
questioned tho motive Of The Ameri-
can | want TO say that whatever the
motlve-and | have no reason TO dues-
ton it-this effort Of great popular
newspaper TO suppress the reversion 20
barbarism which took place last night
is worthy of the highest commenda-
ton"
The Rev. W. WoTord T. Duncan.
pastor OF James Methodist Episcopal
Church, without doubt did not observe
that for n number of days "The Even
ing Journal" carried in conspicuous
place the following: Jess Wizards
own story OF his training, his methods
OF hitting, his advice on athletics TO
young men, you will find tomorrow
morning in Tho New York American
Read It,"
May We suggest 10 the Rev. W. Wof-
ford /. Duncan, pastor of James Meth
odist Episcopal Church. that as soon
as he Is through with his series of dis
courses on the fight he preach ser.
mon for which he shall take his text
from the eighth verse of the sixteenth
chapter Of the Gospel According TO st.
Luke: For the children Of this world
are in their generation wiser than the
children of light"