New-York tribune., 1916-01-27
Personal Touches Here
and There in Boxing
By IGOE

BENJAMIN Guth enters and again an
nounces that his useful bantam, frankie
Rowan. is without. Bee makes a sec
ond appeal for the Western lighting
type. claiming that he can't get "ltnlh
earshot OF any OF the local managers
with a view 10 having Francis snow
lust how good he IL, and why the peo-
nle of the Northwest declare that
Rowan is better man than johnny
Ertle. .,c., ill.,
would he enabled TO kill two Jennie
wrens with one rock if they'd only give
ne chance to fight We could make
a hit. and we could get enough cofee
and money TO keep my athlete IN condl-
tion. | don't see why New York IS so
frjz up against US. We're couple OF
little fellows, trying TO get along IN
Great big city, and all we get IS
sphinx sneer.
TON Andrews. Of Milwaukee. told
me" SAYS Bennie. that II we didn't
get square deal in New York TO drop
in and tell our troubles 10 YOU. W ELL
here we are. troubles and all. We've
be,n here two weeks now, and Rowan
cart get a bout. This Rowan Is great
fighter. and Tom told us we would make
a hit instanter. We've been around to
the different clubs, and they only want
70 give US S25 for ten-round bout we
could walk on our hands down BROAD
way and collect THAT much money Tor
being unique. Ease a line INTO Per.
soral Touches. viii you? Some OF
these hard-hearted managers might
loosen up bit and give us chance
10 eat a steak medium again. Do you
~ Work hprp ny inc
name Of Johnston. Jimmy Johnston
You DO? Say. scribble off a letter OF
introduction to him. will you? Tom
Andrews told US to hunt him up II we
don't find YOU in. Thanks. Are ALL
vour winters as hard as this one?
Evidently Jcems Buckley intends to
have a special night for the anti -drys'
Saturday at the little Sharkey A. C.,
because letter just at hand says:
81 have arranged three smashing
ter-round bouts that should wet the
appetites of the most fastidious hSht
fans
Tomm, Walsh. who manages Joe
Mandot, had plenty to say 10 the
natives when he got back 20 New Or
leans concerning Joe's sudden knock
out at the hands OF Bee Leonard re
Gently. Tommy told him how shocked
everybody was at the way things turned
out. hen Walsh told the hum town
folks how he took little Joe into his lap
for a conference. Said Tee:
There was not a man in the house
that vas more surprised than Billy
Gibson, manager of Leonard, and he
was frank enough 10 tell me so after
it was all over. Then ! changed all
my business tactics and talked TO Joe
in this manner:
"'Joe, have managed you for long
time. and always nave my business
Judgment and advice been acceptable
10 YOU. But now for once | must ask
YOU to act alone. ! want you, and
YOU ALONE. TO be the Judge of your
future. You seem too young and too
much a master OF your profession. 10
Quit the ring. But you must think
for Yourself Go home; take a rest.
Think things over. You have brains
in the ring. Now you must use them
outside. Nobody but yourself can tell /
YOUR own feelings and strength. When |
YOU have made up your mind ono way
or the other. let me know. II you de
sire 10 continue in the front ranks OF
YOUR profession. let me know. and III /
attend 20 the business end Of our COM
bination.'"
a little purring from that soft-yoiced
citizen. Maxey Blumenthal:
Hey. Hype, I've got roar coming.
and I'm going 10 Deliver takes my
Al Reich to Boston, thinking. ! to my
self, that we could 90 away from town
and get a square deal. You've never
heard me roar before. did you, Hype?
Well. I've lost control for the first time
IN my long and honorable career. was
TRIMMED, Hype. and in BOSTON. Of
all places in the world to have the ,
hooks pried under ones hide. was /
TRIMMED. just as sure as Johnny
DunnS Brooklyn sun rises and sets in .
the EAST. Why. Hype, Al whipped
Levinsky whipped him every foot of
the way. Well. sir. when Donahue. the
referee. walked over and gave one of .
those Massachusetts verdicts. liked
TO died standing up in my boots.
81 walked over TO the referee. and /
said: 'Whatta-ys- Whatta ya- /