New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-23

w HlLE enjoying the beauties Of
w spring beside the radiator in
Doylc's billiard parlors, and listening
10 the Silyer-throatcd marker as he
poured forth his soul in the glad song
OF idle table. gents" We heard an ear
full from the father OF golf pool.
Did II occur 10 YOU asked Doyle
as he watched the graceful worries roll
across the tables, bright green with
their spring vestments. that favorite
never won big heavyweight battle
since 1886? Let us 20 back IN memory
TO the Sullivan-C orbett fight. Sullivan
was a ! 20 s favOrItc. Corbctt was a
! 20 2l2 favoritc over FitZsimmOns.
Squircs was ] 20 favoritc over
Burns. and Burns knocked out the Aus
tralian in a punch. Burns was a TO
10 fayoritc over Johnson, and Johnson
IN turn was l 20 . favorite over VIII
lard. So there you are.
"lf Willard should beat Moran he
viii be upsetting all the arithmetic OF
the pOOlrOOmS. OF course. champions
have not been beaten every time they
started, but IL seems that when a cham
pion goes into real big fight and an
odds on fayorite. he just naturally has
10 bite the dust. IL may be that old
Ring history VIII repeat
What though the siush was a foot
deep outside, the hot Scotch steamed
within and the tables glistened with
that ycrdurc which comes at the bud
ding OF the year? The father Of golf
pool was full Of optimism. Spring had
come TO Doylc's.
81 NOTE with a great deal Of pain"
/ I'M TnI hot
have insiuuatcd that ! intended 20 shoe
the Agile Andre Anderson IN on Tex
Richard as a preliminary fighter. As
you should know, ] am AN idealist, and
anything sordidly commercial Us be
meath me.
Moreover. you are IN error. The
Astounding Andre Anderson will not be
able TO fight for several weeks. 40, II
was not that blow on the head which
disabled him. The Astonishing Andre
has the ideal fighters head. You could
not dent il with an axe. But he has
hurt his foot. That's nothing 20 laugh
at Was not Achilles, even though he
could take a punch on the jaw or the
solar plexus, put out by blow on the
foot?
"lIow can the Agile Andre display
his agility when his foot is hurt. / ask
you, as fair-minded man? But when
that foot is healed let all Of these
heavyweiRhts beware. that's all.
AS for the preliminary a mere
minor detail, Of course, compared 20
the matter of the Astounding Andre
Anderson am contemplating putting
on Battling Levinsky and Jim Savage.
If put the Astounding Andre Anderson
on the card 1t might detract from the
interest in the willard Moran 60"
81 wish to call your attention to the
fact that while Tex Richard is staging
one champion at the Garden Saturday
night, | am exhibiting two champions
at the Harlem Sporting Club said
John the Barber modestly, as he shook
a fountain pen preparatory 10 writing
piece for the paper you will find
that my card contains the names Of
Freddie Welsh and johnny kilbane,
two champions count 'em, two. ! do
not wish 20 horn Mr.. Richard out Of the
kmclight 10 cost him enough 10 come
in but you might give at least one
paragraph 20 John the Barber"
Freddie Welsh certainly is getting
busy after long period Of Information.
Perhaps the rustic Of the dollar hills,
preparatory 20 falling into the Golfers
Of Willard and Moran, has reused the
shirt Of combatativcness IN the great
pacifcist boxer. KIlbanc. too. has been
leading a languid sort OF existence up
TO the present time. There are "A lot
Of kind words for the two contendcrs,
frankie Whitney. who is 20 fight Welsh,
and Harry Donahuc, who is 20 fight
Kilbanc.
I OHNNY KILBANE is rcputcd 10 be
terribly eager 20 fight Freddie
Welsh. Evidently John is Of the opln-
ION that Frederick is due 20 bo COPIED
b. the near future. The ambitious
feathcrweight champion Is nursing the
dream Of landing the lightweight title
and holding two crowns a. one and the
same time.
kilbane says nothing Of Benny Leon
ard. When the old Atlantic Garden was