New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-01
Heard at the Sign
Of the CaulifIower
By w. o. MCCLELLAN

THE Aggressive and Agile Aaare
Anderson il still nursing bust
ed os magnum, ulna or some other
bone. But cheer Up, men. The
Ferocious and Formidable Frederick
Fulton Is about to come into our
midst.
The Pioneer Sporting Club has al
ready been selected as a tr;Sning
place for the Formidable one. The
price OF admission will perhaps only
he about 20 cents copy. The fact
that the rate will be this reasonable
leads every one TO suspect that Tom
Jones, the frugal Barber Of ke-
vance, has something to do with tho
coming of Frederick.
The Ferocious and Formidable
Frederick has been tentatively
matched with Al Reich, the Agoniz-
in Adonis Of Manhattan. OF course,
beating Al does not mean that Fred
erick will be rushed right along TO
the place Of contender for the heavy
weight championship. But his back
els figure that there is enough curl
osity concerning the Ferocious and
Form idabie one in this town 20 draw
q full house.
Billy Gibson proposed that Fulton
fight Jim Cofey as starter, but
Frcderick's manager said something
like Safety first" and picked Reich.
Come to think Of il, Reich Is about
as safe an opponent as new heavy
weight could have. Al never loses
his head or knocks them out.
4 NEW alibi has been offered for
"a the defeat of the Astounding
Andre Anderson by the Ferocious
Fulton. Now we are told that Andre
all but had Fred out in the third
round. when the promoter came to
Andres corner and begged him to let
Fulton stay few rounds.
"You know there are lot of peo-
pie who came long way TO see this
battle" the promoter Is alleged to
have pleaded. LET him stay few
more roundsl"
Though Andre is hard-fsted. he Is
soft-hearted. He hearkened to the
plea Of the promoter and agreed 10
let Fulton make showing. Sudden
IL the Ferocious and Formidable One
lifted wallop from the iioor and
caught Andre on the chin. Andre
went down for the count.
"But let me tell you,' says Man
ager James Johnston, fercely, there
will be a return match when Andres
os magnum is we'll. and the Furiously
Ferocious Fred Fulton will bite the
dust before the Aggressively Agile
Andre, so help me Jasper Jimpson"
ONE Of our readers has discovered
~ that boxing is comparatively
safe and gentle sport He writes:
Dear Mr.. Mcclellan attacks
on boxing. which at present are be-
ing made by some of the newspapers,
IRE sickening We are told that be-
cause it Is possible to draw blood, a
stiff left jap 10 the eye is likely TO
leave its trademark; and that be-
cause each year few perhaps five
boxers are killed in the ring, we
should tie the can 10 the game.
"As ! see it. il we are going TO quit
every line Of sport in which the par
Elephants may be injured, or possibly
killed, we had better take up that
popular pastime OF embroidering pill
low tops.
"The number OF players killed each
year in baseball is fully equal to the
number who kick Off in the squared
circle; and the number who pass
away as result Of their efforts on
the gridiron each year is MT least
double the number OF hsticuifers who
depart this life while in pursuit Of
their manly profession OF slamming.
Mark you. am not rapping the
national pastime, nor football either;
but should like TO know why foot
ball is all right and baseball o. X,
but boxing al wrong. Why il it,
ct. j. !.
"p. S. / am not n fight promoter,
manager. nor even patron Of boxing
iouts. having attended them only
once in my life.
FOR The twentieth time within
i week we have been asked by
IN I.f4.