New-York tribune., 1916-02-18
Heard at the Sign
OF the Cauliflower
By w. o. MGEEHAN

Tex, alias Casabianca. R!ckard stands
pat on the new date for the Willard
Moran fight He announced once more
yesterday th..t it positively would take
place in Madison Square Garden on
March % unless the Forty Thieves
moved the building the night before.
Also. Mr. Richard rose to the defence
of 'Andsome AIRY Pollok, who was said
TO be holding out for a hunk of change
for releasing that date. 1t seems that
Mr.. Pollok, in collaboration with Jack
Curley. had planned to hold wrestling
match or some other kind of burlesque
show at the Garden that night.
Persons who have been laboring
under the cruelty erroneous impression
that Messrs. Pollok and Curley were OF
a grasping nature got the notion that
they would stand Rickard in a corner
and frisk him for his shoes before Civ
ing up the date. But not so, announces
Mr.. Rickard. Andsome AIRY himself
arrived at the Waldorf yesterday bear
ing the date OH silver platter and
handed il over TO Kickard as "A token
Of regard and esteem. Anyhow, that's
the impression that the spendthrlft
promoter gives out.
II is sweet TO learn that even in these
grasping days the spirit of selfsac-
rifce still hourishes. On the other
hand, it is sad TO feel that one so young
as Mr.. Pollok should suddenly become
IN -. 1. a.. ~
As soon as the afiidavits are pro-
duced proving the generosity of Pol
lok and Curley the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Tex Rickard will
disband The members of the order
are still just the least bit skeptical.
Rickard declared that his only worry
now is over the health of Jess Willard.
Unless that cold gets better pretty
soon Rickard will pile aboard the
Twentieth Century and give Jess the
once over. Not that Tex is much of
doctor. but he wants to look over that
pale and interesting invalid. He has
$4,000 worth of curiosity regarding
Mr.. Wizards alment.
The Anvil Chorus, naturally. is busy
since Willard was so suddenly taken i'll.
While in this more or less free coun-
try any ordinary citizen has the legal
and moral right to get grip If he wants
to, the sentiment is unanimous that II
is highly unbecoming in a heavyweight
signed up TO defend his title.
One Of the chorus recalls the fact
that Willard became sick just three
days before the fight with Mccarthy at
Madison Square Garden. The house
was sold out, and things looked pretty
blue for the persons who were pro-
noting the bout. But some one who
wanted the bout TO come off tried a
little strategy.
He went to Willard and demanded an
account of the symptoms. where are
you sick" he demanded.
Jess placed his hand on his bread
basket and contorted his features in
agony. Right here" he replied. at
must be the water"
isn't that stranger" mused the dip
lomat Mccarthy is suffering the
same way, only little worse. He
blames the water, too"
Are you sure?" asked Willard eag-
erly. well, if that's the case there Is
no need to call off the fight"
OF course, this sounds like one Of
those yarns. Anyhow, Jess will have
10 be much sicker TO remain in bed
while Tex Richard is scattering the
contents of the big pouch.
Seems TO US that there is an amazing
amount of loose ignorance around these
parts. Only yesterday a lady whom
we have always regarded as person of
superior intellect demanded the sig
nitcance Of the title which appears
above this column.
why, it means caulifower ear" we
explained easily. you know what
cauliiiower ear is, of course >"
Cant say that | do" was the reply.
81 have never seen caulifower used in
that sense. Il does not appear that
way in any dictionary"
Naturally, it does not appear in any
dictionary. Dictionaries were made for
PEOPLE who know what a cauliflower ear
is. Even Kid Broad, who has never
posed as literary man. knows what q