New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-21
Personal Touches Here
and There in Boxing
By ICOE

The Leo Flynn-Jim Corbett feud be
gins TO boil over. In reply to the
breezy communication from James Jay
comes the retort sarcastic from the ir-
repressible Flynn:
"My Dear Igoe: As ! picked up the
Morning Tribune this morning the first
article tina, met my gaze was the nigh
proved beef coming from James jug
Cling Corbett. In reference to his big
Tongshoreman' Tom 'Crawler' or
Cowler or whatever he calls him. and /.
sounded like the wall of the Banshee.
No there is some truth in what jim
says. but very little. and that | will ex-
plain.
big Tom did spar about two rounds
one day with Shanks and condescended
TO give Bill Shanks about six days in
strlction in the Manly Ar; Of Self-de-
fence. but after receiving some instruc-
ton himself in the Manly Art of Self
ohense he decided after boxing two
70 inds that he 'urt H. and and that
that would be plenty for the day. but
did Big Tom come back TO give the re-
naming five days Of tutorship TO Mr.
Bill Shanks, of Chicago. Indeed he did
not or will not.
That is the reason that Cowler's
representative, when asked to box
Shanks at both clubs you mentioned in
your column, came back with the
t me worn twsddle.' What could Cow
Ter get boxing Shanks? Cowler knows
what he could get, for one thing
good FASTING
"Now if Corbett can inject enough
'Moxie' into his big stevodore' 20 get
him TO consent 70 enter the ring with
the best heavyweight developed IN the
West IN years. he and his charge will
be sh iwn every blow in the category
Of superb boxer, landed with con
summate skill on Tom Cowler. When
Shanks gets through with Cowler he can
still stay in the limelight and
strengthen Jim's act by doing the
straight while Jim continues on with
the comedy. Put that in your pipe and
puff, James. LEO p. FLYNN"
Jim Savage doth wax exceeding
wroth. Then again doth he fall right
straight down on the floor with
laughter:
at makes me smoker" said Jim. the
Orange boxer who meets Charlie
Weinert at the Pioneer Sporting Club
next Wednesday night. ito see the way
they are boosting this fellow Frank
Moran for battle with Jess Willard
for the heavyweight champ ionship of
the world know that Frank is
good strong fellow and all that. but he
wouldn't last three rounds with Jess.
Willard would feint him into knot,
and as he can punch just as hard if not
harder than Moran, the match would be
very much one-sided
II wish Moran would agree TO meet
me again. | would give him Just as
bad beating as | gave him before.
should think that he would want 10
erase the knockout | scored over him.
which is the only black mark against
his record. before he fought anybody
else. This match would not only be a
big drawing card in New York, but Jer-
sey fans would turn out by the thou
sands to see n. And the old Indian
sign that MoraL had on Coffey and
that Gibbons had on Ahearn would be
very much IN evidence Ii can't beat
Moran again don't want a cent"
That long debated conflict between
Messrs. Cowler and Dillon will posi-
IlN-ely take place at the Broadway
Sporting Club in Brooklyn on the night
of January %. 1t must be so. for John
Paddy Dunn, the duly accredited news
dispenser for Weismantels fstc en-
porium. writes TO that effect.
'It will possibly take place. Igoe
old man. There will be no barbed wire
entanglements THIS time. II will come
10 pass as sure as the sun rises and
sets in the East. ! cross my heart to
die"
Good news. Jawn. Also astounding
information concerning that sun YOU
chaps bask under. over in Brooklyn.
JAY. oh. Jay. Since when has Brook
lyn's sun been doing her rising and set.
ting in the ONE spot? Oh, John, ever
was yours quaint. droll city.