New-York tribune., 1916-02-04

They may call him Old Sobersides'
they may say that he doesn't buck
jump a, seeming opportunities with all
the abandon OF frightened jack rab
bit. but ALL the managers of fstic
stars bright or dim MUST now admit
that Ike Dorgan Is pretty game
geek.
Against all the advice in the world.
against the threats Of losing $4,000
or more and chance 10 have his man,
Frank Moran. fight champion Jess
Willard, Dorgan backed up against the
wall and said he would see the Curley
interests in Timbuctoo before he
would sign Moran's end away for So
600 less than Tex Richard end Sam Nc
Cracken were willing to pay the big
Pittsburgh blond. And now Dorgan :
dream or wish. or whatever ne calls u.
is out.
Moran is signed 20 meet Jess vii
lard and will receive $4,000 for the
privilege OF shooting haymakers az the
champions chin, any one Of which
may be a quarter million dollar punch
Moran has absolutely nothing TO lose
and everything in the world 70 gain
He would be great champion in tha,
he has personality and charming
gift of blarney that even Jim Corbeu
would envy. Dorgan stuck out for Rick
ard and McCracken from the start
He felt they would make good any
thing they said and when their bids
kept topping the best in the marke'
there was nothing for him to do but
give a nice little imitation OF the
sphinx, a performance IN which he has
no equal
They all said that Billy Nolan was
the original ice man, because he held
out for that ringside weight at Gold
field when Nelson and Cans fought
The Cans people, the promoters, tho
scribes and even the poor old public
advised that Nolan was a perfectly ex-
asperating person because he held NJ
the championship battle, insisting that
the "Old Master" must come into the
ring weighing 1873 pounds WITH
FIGHTING TOGS ON. Right now
Jack Curley would be willing 10 de-
clare that Nolan was as an understudy
TO that merry old soul King Cole com
pared TO Isaac Dorgan. II was lke's
stubborn determination 70 string with
Rickard and McCracken that put poor
OurleH 10 COUHicte fOul.
The signing of Dillon with Willard
was Curley's last desperate play to win
over Richard in the promotion OF the
great contest. Having made that match.
he rushed off TO Chicago in a vain en-
deGvor 10 have Tom Jones agree the
arrangements he had made. For once
Jones stepped out into the open and
declared himself
4. 4. l. 10 et.. 81 ka
possible Dillon-W willard farce was con-
templated that he let the cat out of the
bag Then he vowed that Curley did
not have an extension of time on the
Willard option and that he alone was
the man to sign for big Jess. When
Tex Rickard offered the champion a
down and scrawled the magic words
TOM JONES across the bottom of the
Rickard McCrscken articles of agree.
mon,. And so the great fistic contro-
yersy ends.
On Wednesday. January Il. The Trib-
une printed exclusively the news tha,
Tex Richard ard Sam NcCracken had
entered the field 10 bid for the willard
ard Moran contest. At that time
Jimmy Johnston's bid OF $4,000 S25..
coo 20 willard and $4,000 20 Moran
seemed the best offer. One day later
Rickard admitted that he and Sam Nc
Cracken, general manager for the Ring
ling Circus. had made up their minds
20 bid for the bou; He named $4,000
as his offer. 100000 for Willard and
$4,000 for Moran. and mentioned the
Hippodrome and Madison Square Gar
den as possible battle grounds.
Johnston jumped his price 10 $4,000
and Rickard advanced his 70 Sl9. 500
Johnston in turn raised his bid 20 S55.
900. and so It Remained until Rickard
met /, with an equal guarantee A
syndicate Of sportsmen in Monticello
made an offer II $500 and then Rick.
ard clnched the match with bid OF
S67 500, Willard to get $1,000 and
Moran 10000.
Jim Corbett, than whom no better
citizen resides in Paysde, Long Island
L. 5. A. canes 10 the rescue Of Ton
Cowler, who fell before the flying fists
Of Jack Dillon. the giant killer. jim
says that when the knockout came poor
Tom was of his balance. lie certainly
WAS, Jim, before and AFTER the punch
landed Says good Jim:
"My Dear lgoe: After the storm
there always comes lul!. and after the