El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-18


M thought it Of quiet unassuming
J. John L.. otherwise known as
Bike Dorgan. and there's a whole lot
OF folks who won't believe it until they
gather in the details Of how he jumped
in four brief months from obscurity to
the fame as the greatest financier
since the days Of ADAM and little Eva.
Until last September Ike's only claim
10 greatness was the fact that he was
p mighty good newspaper writer and
the brother OF II. AlOysius Dorgan.
P known throughout the civilized world
and Chicago-as Tad, the cartoonist.
And then Fate ruled that Ike should
encounter Frank Moran, pugilst, just
at a moment when the aforesaid Frank
was wearing "a woe beEone expression
"Unburden yourself-whats wrong?"
commanded the sympathetic Ike.
"'Tis q cruel world we live in"
sighed the blond battler Here's me
i'm what may be termed a fix. I've
fought a. battles and yet I'm all those
battles my total income hasn't been
much more than $4,000. 7 see by the
papers that lots and lots OF dub scrap
pers get that much-and more-for one
battle
"What YOU need is a manager" ad-
vised Ike. whereupon Moran sighed
again.
Moran's sad Tale.
That's just 3d." said ne. OF need a
manager-hut / don't want one. Prac-
hcally every one I've had has trimmed
me ] said 7 got only $4,000 or so for
those AZ scraps That's true. But I've
earned over 100000. The other s54. 900
got into the hands of my managers-and
never saw it again
Then manage yourself" suggested
Ike
I've tried to and find that those
harmed promoters take advantage Of my
good nature and run me down so low
on my original demands that before 7
get through talking with them ] feel as
if I ought to pay them to let me fight
iu their clubs"
well. then. it seems to me that YOU
need guardian" gut in Ike.
"Wn you take the joh?' asked Mo-
ran.
IKE Renders First Aid.
Handling fighters is a new game TO
me- said Ike Furthermore, I'm busy
as newspaper guy. 7 haven't got much
time TO money with fighters But TIL
tell you what IH do. Ill try 10 get
bout for YOU at fair price. III show
YOU ho-- IL is done Watch me closely.
Afterward YOU can go on handling yuor-
self using my system"
Wen. IKE approached Billy Gibson.
manager for Jim Coifey. and boldly de-
ciared that Frank Moran could whale
the consciousness out OF the scraDper
with the beverage name. This veXed
Gibson who forthwith rushed TO all the
newspapers and declared that Coffey
could beat no any person I'm the wide.
wide world. IKE Influenced Moran to
visit various newspaner shops 20 deny
the truth Of Gihson's assertions and
very soon afterWard Jimmy Johnson,
promoter. sought out Moran and Coffey
and wanted to match them up-at his
own figures.
johnson offered Moran sum I'm keep
ing with the amounts previously earned
bv Moran. The blond battler was on
the point Of accepting. when Ike Dor
gan doomed M in the offing. learned OF
Johnson's offer, and said:
Nix nix. Jimmy; this boy Moran
fights for a certain percentage or he
don't fight at all"
Ike Gets Moran $4,000.
Johnson dCmurred-but Ike was OBJ
durate The public demanded a Coffev-
Moran bout and rather than let some
other promoter grab IT, Johnson reluct-
ant1v met the demands Of Ike Dorgan.
lIorau's share for that first Coffey
fight was $1,000 and when the money
was placed I'm the hands Of Moran he
promptly tainted. When he revived, Ike
said to him:
That's the way to do II, my boy; now
I'm COin back to my newspaper work
] wish you much joy
But Moran wouldn't let Ike go back
He clunE to Ike and insisted that Ike