New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-05
Dillon-Flynn
Garden Bout
Called Off
Hoosier Boxer Resent,
Press Criticism and
Returns Home

There will be no boxing bout =,
Madison Square Garden tonight,
This is the first definite impor,,,.
statement concerning the pugilis,ic a.,
uation at the big arena made sine.
Grant Hugh Browne took charge. n,
James j. Johnston is authority for n.
statement that there will be no boz,
tonight
Mr.. Johnston, sometimes known o,
the Boy Bandit. has been engaged B,
Mr.. Grant Hugh Browne as mattel.
maker of the big Madison Square aren,
Mr.. Johnston was engaged late Sa,ur.
day night. lie lost no time in gett,,
on me JOB. From the standpoint Of
real matchmaker the proposed Dillo,.
Flynn bout wouldn't have been matte
1t viii be recalled that the ag,s
Pueblo fireman was substituted 20 NEE,
Dillon when Governor Whitman d..
creed that the idolizing Of Stacker Il,
Darcy, of Australia. In the ring for
purse of $4,000 would be a gross VIC.
latlon of the laws OF public decener
and forbade Darcy 20 appear.
Ii would be unfair 20 say that Gran,
Hugh Browne was entirely responsible
for the pugilistic muddle Of the last
week. His path since he became
promoter Of fstic affairs has not been
strcwn with perfumed flowers. .excep,
when he sought seclusion amid Il.
bowers of his country estate az Goshen
IL fa -
Every man TO his trade" as Il.
ancients would say. And Mr.. Browne,
new lieutenant has saved his employer
a whole years salary If the salary b
large enough by calling OF the bout
scheduled for tonight. In the opinio,
of the best fight experts the BATH,
would have been a big financial loss
And the Darcy-Dillon bout muA
; bigger.
And James J. Johnston does not b.,
lieve in financial losses. That's why
the Boy Bandit is again banditing IL
the old Garden. The BrOWne-Johnsto,
combination has several bouts booked
for the present month, and II is 4
safe wager that each will take place.
The press department Of the Gardsr.
conducted by Ike John Dorgan, who i
under the management of Frank Morar.
gave out the information last nigh,
that the reason for the concelling o.
the Dillon-Flynn fight was Dillon. L
seems that the Hoosier boxer becani
pacved over the newspaper criticism
which he has received since he can,
East. He prefers the more gentle e.
forts of the indianapolis scribes and
has gone to that city.
From other sources il was lesrrt.
that everything has not been peaeefs.
in the Dillon training camp m fac
f that Dillon and his manager, Sam Mar.
burger, are on the outs.
An effort was made Saturday ate.
noon by Grant Hugh Browne 20 SUI
stitute Billy Miske for Jim Flynn. IT,
promoter believed that a Dillon-Nisn
bout would prove . better attracts,
Miske was scheduled 10 meet Gl
Christie at the Broadway Sportirs
Club. Brooklyn, on Tuesday, and Jhr
Wiesmantle, the pugilistic promote o.
the Flatbush borough, was cong'isf
about a switch in dates which you'd
enable Miske 20 appear at the Gartsi
This. however. came 20 hsags
Miske. In his anxiety TO resume irs.r.
ing at q local gym Saturday aftene's
collided savagely with a punching bag
and injured his right arm. This VII
put the Westerner out Of the going To-
some days. and he viii be unable .
fulfil his engagement with Christie.
Grant Hugh Browne las, night sta,e'
chat arrangements have been cor
pleted whereby he and les Darcy ar
10 have a personal conference VII
Governor Whitman on the latter's rs'
turn from Washington. The promote
expressed confidence that there wost
be an entirely different impressio'
made upon the public mind following
the conference.
Mr.. Browne said he has arranged ~
an exhibition on March 2 between lir
Coffey and Bill Brennan for the lris
championship.