New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-14
Personal Touches Here
and There in Boxing
BY EOE

John the Barber tells US tina. he has
secured Fred Fulton for his first New
York appearance. says Jawn:
while Jimmy Johnston and the rest
Of the little bright-eyed town pro-
motors were firing airy fairy persihage
at Fulton over the wire the poor old
Barber hops RATHER and does Hor-
ace Greeley. went right into Full
tons own town and got him. don't
mind telling you that | am going 20
give him $4,000 fiat 70 nght either
Weinert. Cowler or Reich. Why not
Moran? We'll. I1I tell you. wanted
20 SLOW him first"
Suppose that either one Of the three
Hatten him. which ia not unlikely,
what then. good barber"
Well and good II ne can't whip
either of that trio. whats the use Of
a good man like myself bothering w.th
them. I'm promoter. ! am. and II
Mr.. Fulton doesn't stand up against
Weinert. Cowler or Reich, then l'li be
glad that didn't humiliate my Glen
tele by having them come all tho way
out to the Harlem Sporting cub TO
see Frank Moran cave his ribs in. Oh,
yes: he was willing 10 box Moran, mind
YOU. Don't think that he was dacnne
Frank. lie was willing 20 NEE the
big blond. but not for ihar money.
NATURALLY. he wanted little more
than $4,000 10 fight Frank. OF coursl,
! have no control over anything that
Fulton may do outside OF New York, but
in our town we'll, have him hooked.
Jimmy Johnson says HAVEN'T got
him? Wants to bet $500 that | haven't
got him signed? Say. you tell that
shrimp 10 send up the money, and I'll
cover il. I'll cover it with 81 900 just
10 make it interesting. I've got Johnny
Ertle signed for three bouts also. lie
is TO meet Burns. the winner OF the
Dunn Henry bout and Sayers. Should
he defeat all Of those fellows | will
arrange meeting between Ertle and
Williams. IN a PROMOTER, ! am.
That barber stuff il all right. ! don't
mind it a bit, but ! AN promoter.
Tell them that"
This telegram drifted in last night:
Buffalo. y. Y.
"lgoe. Tribune: Please notlIy man
ayers OF Lews-R Richie | will give six
&C. J. MURRAY"
Quick 'phone connection with James
5Delighted, Tell Mr.. Murray that
7 accept for Mr. Lewis. Yes, on behalf
Of the dashine. crashing. slashinG
smashing fighter, | agree 10 take part
in little setto with Mr.. Richie at
Buffalo, providing that the California
youth makes li2 ringside for my man.
He fights Graves in Milwaukee on jan
uary II. Before leaving he boxes an
exhibition at New Rochelle for some
sort of benefit. Then it is Brltton on
January 20 az Buffalo, Young Neil at
Dayton. Ohio, on January "a, and some
body for the Garden on January 2S.'
BEG pardon, James. can the slash
ing, crashing, dashinS, smashing fight
er box an exhibition on shin Toasters'
night at the Press Club for the poor.
old played-out scribes on January % >"
ION the 29th he boxes an exhibition
for the scribes az the Press Club; on
January 81 he meets X. o. Brennan at
Buffalo, Bartfeld on February | in
Brooklyn: Kid Graves again az Day
ton on February and Jimmy Duffy at
Buffalo on February /. You'll notice
that there is a considerable gap be
tween the first and the seventh of Feb
ruary. Isn't that TERRIBLE? don't
know what the boy will do with all that
TINE on his hands. I'm trying TO fig
ure out a few bouts for him on some
Sunday morning 10 keep him busy"
Harry Pollok is on another writing
ismboree. OF course. no letter from
the potato planter Of Port Washington
would be complete without little fling
at Charles White. of Chicago Harry
latest:
Several days ago | wrote you that
Il was Charley White. and not Freddie
Welsh. who was standing in the way
of a Welsh-White worlds champion
ship match for the lightweight title.
Now. am going TO prove it TO you. !
have Just accepted terms from Dom
mick Tortorich for Welsh 20 box a
championship match at Tortorich's
club, in New Orleans, on February 20,
or within day or so of that date.
"Tortorich informs me in telegram
received to-day that he is having trou-
Bile signing White. and wants 10 know
if Welsh will accept any one else.
wired Tortorich that Welsh would box
any lightweight in the world for the
terms Tortorich has offered me, on the
date mentioned, with the exception OF
Willie Richie.
Although Richie i. no longer a