The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-19
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n, beat hlm-has retired again.
II seems that. as far as the
local promoters are concerned. this
time. however. Eddie Is liable 10
remain ia retirement permanently
for all OF them. They have grown
tired OF the laxative lads eccen-
tricities. and declare they will
have no more OF him.
George Adams. matchmaker OF
the Elks' club. Is particularly peey-
ed at Eddie.
After agreeing to box Lloyd
Madden for the Elks on next Fri
day night. Pinkman went around
! tswn. telling that he was not going
TO fight" declared Adams In.
stead OF coming and telling me. as
he should have done, and given me
IN opportunity to get some one In
his place. he evidently figured he
would do the Elks' club some harm
BY his tactics. As far as | am con
cerned. am thru with him for all
time Every time he has been
matched. we would never know
out al the last moment. lie seems
to forget that he Is fooIing the fans
who pay to see him, as veil a. he
Is the club that takes the RESPONSE.
bility Of putting him on"
ADAMS STATED that he felt
himself extremely fortunate in So
curing the services OF -Muff'
Bronson, Portland lightweight. to
take Pinkman's place against Mad
den.
Madden and Bronson have tan
gled here before. and have always
put up whirlwind fraeas. In view
OF this match being maze. Pinkman
will not be missed much.
Judge" Flanagan. Bronson's &c.
centric manager. arrived in town
today from Portland. He has been
back but a short time from a trip
TO San Francisco, where he went
with stable OF Rose City gladiat.
ors.
In the Southern village Weldon
Wing made the biggest hit of all
the fighters whom Flanagan took
along.
HOW DID THE report get
around that you we're taking Harry
Anderson to San Francisco" Elan.
igan was asked.
When ! made the matches in
San Francisco. a lightweight was
to be Included among the group !
took down there" replied Flanagan
Among those | suggested 10 the
California promoters was Harry
Anderson. 'NIuff' Bronson being at
that time visiting with relatives in
Winnipeg. Canada. Anderson was
rendered an offer to make the trip.
but turned II down. after we
thought he was going TO accept. On
hearing OF Anderson's refusal, I
picked up Jack Allen, the Portland
butcher boy"
ALEX TRAMBITAS. the clever
Portland boxer We have been hear
ing SO much about Of late. Is far
from being featherweight. de.
tidito ld1iEdUs
we tried every way in the world
TO get Trambitas into the ring with
Bronson for the big Red Cross ben.
eft to be staged last Friday in
Portland, but 10 no avail said
Judge
'Trambitas weighs fully 1856 or
1913 pounds" continued the Port.
land manager. we have also been
trying to get him to accept a 10
round bout with Bronson at the
Vancouver, Wash, barracks. and
have gone 10 far as to offer TO do
nate our part OF the purse 10 the
Red Cross. but still Trambitas is
holding off"
Flanagan also brings word that
Billy Williams, the old Seattle IA
vorite, did Comeback" some
time ago. and has been going Ike a
house aflre ever since.
"cARUSO" DAN SALT has been
appointed United States representa-
tive for the Victoria Athletic club.
and ls busy now trying TO line up
couple of gladiators for a 10-round
ffacas In the British Columbia city