New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-20
Jack McAuIife Replies to
Harry Pollok and Says
a Mouthful.
BY W. o. MCCLELLAN.

Labor Day will see the annual awak-
ening of Fistiana. Just why the box
ers. who toll not neither do they spin,
to any great extent, should choose
this day is not apparent, but they do.
Upon this day and date Charlie
White, the leaden-footed lightweight
of Chicago and Liverpool, will try TO
catch Freddie Welsh, the nimble-toed
lightweight champion, in a twenty
round race. George CLANCY will ear
nestly endeavor TO find the elusive
chin of Johnny Kilbane, the feather
weight champion. Francis Charles
Moran will take off his coat and try
to scatter Carl Morris, the Sapulpa
Giant. over the Oklahoma sky line. In
the quaint little borough of Brooklyn,
Shamus Coffey, pride of County Ros-
common, ireland, and County Bronx,
New York, will try to eliminate, pull
verize or otherwise dispose of Ernest
Cutler Price, who is more generally
known as Jack the Giant Killer.
Thus the dignity of labor will be
upheld with a variety of left jabs and
right crosses. Minor pugilists Of all
weights, classes and various states of
servitude will be seen and heard in
various rings. upon the same day.
As we get the news from Tulsa, our
friend Francis Charles Moran is work
ing very earnestly for the bout with
Carl Morris. Francis Charles under
estimated one Jack Dillon and took
things easy while training. He paid
the price for that indifference. But 1T
is our personal opinion that Francis
Charles is bound to come back and that
he will come back strong.
Those red Irishmen are proud per-
sons. There hasn't been a peep from
this one since he lost the decision to
Dillon. But the red Irishmen do not
talk when they feel strongly. They eX-
press themselves with their fists, and
they have a most vehement form of ex-
preston.
To hold a post-mortem on the career
of Frank Moran at this time Is not
only premature. It's dangerous.
The boys at the carbarn are sure
that Shamus Coffey will be after show
ing that little fellow Dillon something
about fighting. Shamus has had long
rest now. lie has not been seen in the
ring since he fought the Grewsome and
Cory Geyer at the late lamented Sta
dunn A. c.
We disagree decidedly with those
who think that Shamus is not a game
person. No one who was not thor
oughly game would ever have tried
10 get up after the punch he took from
Moran in the first battle with the red
Irishman. Shamus has the heart of a
lion, but, unfortunately, his jaw was
put in by glazier.
Our old friend Joe HUMPHREYS, the
Demosthenes of Tammany Hall, - once
more a fight manager. Willie Lewis,
who is in the wild, untutored West
with Frank Moran, handed Joseph his
latest protege, Joe Cox, credited in the
dim and distant past with decision
over jess mara.
And what do you suppose that Jo-
seph has done with Mr.. Cox? Why,
he has gone and matched him With
Murderous Moha. the C.vcnan. The
bout will b. s.. "a by the Mysterious
Mcmahon. TIE Empire A. c. Moha
tool .lorter than Cox, but Cox
t,.5nt care -ny hing about that To
o.. . 'oot t'lC~ than his opponent is
D. ~c de. drawback by Cox.
.'ohl mack me multi-millionaire pro-
On. ... B., Moh4's manager. John says
o. Non. will challenge Jess Willard
as soon as he disposes of Cox.
A short time ago we printed little
piece from Harry Pollock, in which
Harold showed some peevishness at
Jack McAulife's lack of veneration for
the lightweights OF to-day.
On the following morning our eff
ficient telephone exchange operator in
formed US that a Mr.. McAulife. Mr..
Jack McAuliife, had left a message, and
thst the message was that We should
say that Mr.. Pollock was n nut
Since that we have received more
extended message from Mr.. McAuliffe.
Ii follows:
81 noticed your story about Harry
Pollok being enrsged at me for not ap-
plaudng the performances Of the light
weight champion, Freddie Welsh. He
must take into consideration the fact
that | held the title for twelve Year,
in the days when We really fought.
Naturally, have fellow feeling for
all boxers, especially the lightweights.
L a.