New-York tribune., 1916-01-26
Personal Touches Here
and There in Boxing
BY iGOE.

All was quiet as pine forest in
heavyweight circles yesterday. Jacques
Curley admitted that he hadn't done
THING all day except look around Tor
ZONE one to wrestle Joe Stecher.
For once the Willard-Moran rumpus
vas not stirred up" said Jacques last
night" haven't offered Ike Dorgan any
more money, he hasn't refused any
offers: Jimmy Johnston didn't give me
a tumble: Tex Rickard remained IN
Wall Street. and. all told. had quite
the most peaceful afternoon that I've
cnioved since | made Jess Willard
champion.
whats the use Of wrangling further.
I'd like 10 know? ! have my mind made
up. and as soon as old Sobersldes comes
down to earth meeting between jess
Willard and Francis Charles horan can
be arranged. ! don't want ALL the
money in the world, but. by the gods,
/ reserve some Of it, don't ]. Hype,
"You know, | lead an expensive life.
I've got motor car that is propelled by
gold dust soaked in radium oil. if you
! lbAll HhUUfn ~ Tff NY bfAi iAE' biAAf's
/ u may not be the swellest bus IN New
York but Hype, I'll vow it has the cost
lest mode Of locOmotion ia the history
Of nagless coupes.
"Ah, | prithee wait. chronicler OF
things bif an bang. HAVE bit Of
news after all. ! came within an ace
/ Of letting you escape me without CIV
/ ing you squib that think the Gotham
/ fans will sit up and read. | have
I letter from wee Dannie McKetrick
Quaint soul is Dan and he does pen
such mirth provoking, side splitting,
giggley hokum. litter every time he
departs from our town because | know
i that Daniel will always write home %
/ poor Jacques, one of his personally
/ penned classics.
I "Dan took jim Flynn out to help in
/ the conditioning Of Jake Ahearn and
/ Jim was chief second on the night OF
/ the fight with Gibbons. You know what
a diamond in the rough. IN the very,
cry rough. the dear old fireman is.
/ Wen what does jim do but proceed TO
/ rope and hog-tie Mikes Rocky Noun
tain goat Dan tells me that there
was never such coaching from corner
as James Flynn, the first citizen OF
/ Pueblo. INDUCED in. Dan said that u
worked against the interests OF the
/ home stable for Mike was so mad that
he ran right out from his corner and
nickcd Jake an awful crack on IN
Jaw. It's all ring history now, but
here's the pth Of the story:
Mike turned 70 Flynn after he had
helped 20 cart Jake's fippety-hopping
body to a corner. and SAYS Mike to
James: Ard for two pins I'd serve you
as I've Just served his majesty's sub
ject.'
Listen. Mike-u-el.' came back Jim
nv boy. YOU know I'm not John Bulls
boy. I'm a REGULAR fighter. Any old
time. any old place ard for any old
amount, Mike. What would be softer
than punching holes through phan-
tom .
well. Of course. Dan was hopping
mad when he saw how things turned
out. So he went into Mikes dressing
room and asked him if he would fight
Flynn. Mike said he would, If only TO
get even for that cackling in the Ahearn
corner. Dan offered Nike guarantee
of $4,000 if he would fight Flynn. He
said he would, and Dan wrote me about
il. Now I'm going 10 drop the Willard
/ Moran tangle and I'm going 70 see what
/ the local promoters think OF bringing
J
"You know that Jim would MAKE
him fight. There would be no stalling if
/ Jim was in the ring with him. I'll be
willing to take d percentage and the
$1,000 guarantee promised By Mcket-
rick goes What Jim Flynn would dc
to Nike Gibbons - a shame, Hypc,
perfectly shameless shame,"
Joe Rivers bowed a tendon in Cincin-
natl the other night. and the proposed
fight between the Mexican and Bennie
Leonard may have to be postponed. Joe
slipped on the ring carpet out there
while fighting an athlete and brought
up with silly-looking knee. Since
then the leg has caused Joe a lot OF
trouble. and if he isn't able to hobble
around on it in better fashion he will
ask old Jawn. the barber to delay the
meeting with Billy Gibson's star
boarder.
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