New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-30
Heard at the Sign
Of the Cauliflower
By w. o. MCCLELLAN

WHEN VIC remarked that the
" willard Moran bout left lot
of mixed emotions gurgling in it's
wake. We said a mouthful We do
not refer 10 the effort 10 take the
pug out Of puglism. Here is let
ter from 4 gentleman who has more
20 say on the late lamented cham
piorship battle than Tom Jones him
self:
Dear Sir: Well. your redheadcd
Irish friend. the big Irish Plsy-boy
got a good beating Saturday night.
You have been boosting his game, as
well az most of the sporting writers
in this town. and saying what he was
going 10 do 20 Willard, how he was
going 70 hit Willard and break him
down the fight was very one-sided.
Moran did not have any show, al
though he did force the fighting; the
only thing he could do was 10 rush
in. head down, and take a beating.
He certainly looked like a red Irish
man. covered with blood at the end
Of the fight. and If Willard had not
been such a good natured, big heart
ed fellow. he could have licked him
in any round that he wanted 20.
"The only thing you sporting
writer's have against Willard is the
fact that he is a good clean living
man and loves his wife and family
and does not spend his money with
newspaper men he is heart and soul
for his family. Some of you sport
ing writer's would write a man up for
a So bill. ! don't say you, but
know for a fact that this is true.
"Now that the fight is over, you
and the rest of the bunch are making
excuses why Moran did not lick
Willard. but want TO tell you some
thing: Willard gave Moran worse
beating than Johnson. People who
saw the fight said it was one sided.
"You sporting writer's are trying
20 take the credit away from Willard.
Willard is an American, an American
champion, a gentleman and a good
home loving man. He isn't brute.
but simply n human being, good
natured. and because he has not got
that bulldog tenacity, like the old
time prizefghter. that IS one reason
Why he is not popular. You expect
man to go in the ring and deliberate
~ murder a man.
another thing cannot understand
is why the sporting writer's Of to-day
want 70 see an Irishman champion.
I want 10 tell you that the Irish will
never be champions. In Ireland the
poor element are brought up on pota-
toes. ard don't get enough nourish-
ment. We had such champions as
Dempsey ard McCaulif in this coun-
Try. who were born in Ireland. but
they came here when they were young
and brought up like American boys
ard given the proper food and nour-
ishment, and they developed like the
average American youth, strong and
powerful.
"Ycu Irishmen are great deal Ike
the Germans. Fatherland is every
thing. and you think everything must
be Irish. ! want 20 say this, the
Jews are coming around and putting
IL all over you Look what Benny
Patrick's Day. Oh. how that made
Irish hearts bleed 20 see one Of their
countrymen get his head beaten or.
! NJ W Ups are COmlUp 10 lUt iToNNs
and will put it al over the Irish.
At one time there was no one but
the Irish, and that is the reason why
the Irish were more successful. but
fortunately the italians. Jews and
other nCtiCnalities are coming 10 the
head, and the Irish are on the back
slide.
willard and Jefrries were Amer
leans. and Americans way back. end
probably not n trace OF Irish blood in
them. Don't talk about your red Irish
man so he ia an American. and
guess he doesn't like the idea Of your
Hibernlan sporting writer's boosting
the Irish; he was born under tho
Stars and Stripes. and served in he
United States navy, and therefore Is
an American.
There is no such thing as Irish
American. lie is either Irish or
American. and believe Moran is an
American. | know il is pretty hard
for you Irish sporting writer's TO see
one Of your countrymen, as you call
them. get his head knocked off. II is
true that Moran knocked the stuff
ings out Of Cofey and put him on the
back slide. He may become n cham
zion some day. but IL will be when