The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-04
Wins Eight, Loses Two, Draws
in Five and Others Were
DeCiSionIess Affairs Years
Earnings 100000,
BY Frank O. Menke.

NEW YORK, jan. h.r~fhe door opener
and Dumb" ban m9rs1m s. wsS s,S,aI....a H.
Battling Lovinsky had In 1857 Forty
one; yes. sir; forty-one. That meant on"
scrap every nine days. Perpetual mo-
tion. amt IT."
mYep--snd y worlds record, too. an.
pus In America. mo real fighter In
hlstory ever fought that often In one
year. Bat ought to be satisfied & MIN
would YOU believe II. that son-ot-a gun
ia so anxious to fight fifty-two times
during 1917 that he threatens TO bang
me all up and down Broadway II uoh
get him that many matches ,o,s
How much did Bat earn during lsis
real money, not press agent currency
Dumb Dan WAS silent for minute
making mental calculations "a.
Between $4,000 and o,oo9z.o .or, hsip
m. gee ss.r wnr on.s ss a@'wers ~. i",t..,
he drew down was 81. 500 when he fought
Dillon in Kansas City. Tho lowest ne
got for any fight was $500. although he
spent thirty minutes In New York one
ssht beating tdr.s up Po2r eo0""na The club aS
couldn't l.sSIn.sy .skI Earned 100000
How many fights has Bat had since
you began managing him 4.
Thirty four In 1919, thirty-si1 in
1914, twenty eight In 1915 and forty-one
last year That makes iSe In all He
fore. didn't fight as often. But even a,
that he's got pretty good average
Let's sec, lSs scraps In 2os weeks means
about one battle every ten days. which
In some record. hey?"
How much has Bat earned shcn you
took him in hand''
About" "
Hold on. Don't make Wild guess
The public IL getting suspicious concern
ing the reported earnings OF prize iYn,.
ers. Pause a few moments for serious
reflection, Dan--and then let's have II.
ban paused, wrinkled his brow.
scratched his hairless head and then
said ! . u,,, 4,
Isn't less. I'm not exaggeratlng Dur.
ing his first year with me Bat didn't
draw so awfuliy we'll lie wasn't known
then, But just the same he TOOK down
close to $4,000. In 1914. when he be
gan to pick on-and beal,,he els hsn Soys
we got more money. And we've peeh
getting more all the time.
Dan cortsssss oats Sin.
How many OF those forty.one fights
In 1916 were against Jnck Dillon? O.,
Three" said Dan-just like that
How many" ".
"A6-:er-.ioHr... 'tamm'red Dan.
Come again"
well. II you're 80 darned curious
about Il, len,me think" pleaded Dan. lie
did-and then he spoke:
"F1ye-thsts it--fiye fights against
Dillon. But what's the use Of digging
M n mans past like tha:,
Now. of those forty-onc fights. ADD.
"a Dan. fifteen were 10 deci4lon. bat
won cight OF those vcrdicts. five other
fishts were draws and he lost two de-
cIsiona Peculiarly enough the only de-
cisions made against him were In Kan
sns City. Dillon heat him there In ~.
teen rounds and Carl Morris duplicated
the trick
Bat didn't knock out many fellows
last year. DID hc,"
"Oh. no. Bats q tender hearted fcl-
low He hates to knock out anybody be-
Cause"
"Becasse he ,ikcs to save 'em up for
return mntchy" =.
At all" fiared up Dan Bats tender
hearted He doesn't want 70 Kill
fellow In his anxiety to win. He In per,
fcctiy satisfied to win on points, And
the fans are satisfied, too. because Bas
always gives them run for thei'
money"