New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-15
Not One Little Peep Yet
From James J. Johnston
b FRED HAWTHORNE

Up 10 the hour Of going 10 press
last night. we had not heard q peep
from James Jitney Johnston, manager
Of the late next heavyweight cham
pion Of the world, Tom Cowler Per
maps my Tom has not yet explained TO
the Boy Bandit just how it all hap.
pcned on Friday night, but, If so, 1T is
not because the Cumberland Man
Mountain does not know.
Tom was perfectly conscious a he
assumed the classic pose Of the Dying
Gladiator in the ring OF the Harlem
Sporting Club and waited patiently
until Kid Mcfarland had finished the
count.
To tell the truth. it seemed to IS
that Cowler grew bit impatient while
he waited on one knee, as though the
Kid was not counting fast enough. lie
almost StIhed a yawn, and acted Ike
man who had enjoyed a surfelt OF
entertainment for one evening and was
perfectly content to let somebody else
receive whatever was coming.
Now that Cowler has been snOyelled
away and deposited in the scrap heap,
the next heavyweight encounter 70
look forward 10 in these parts is the
meeting between Carl Morris and jim
CofFey ~ the Manhattan a. C., week
from tomorrow night.
In passing. it may be Just as well 10
make amends for mistake occurring
in these columns yesterday morning
Referring TO the approaching Morris
CofFcv fracas, We said that big Shamus
had already been fattened by Fred
Fulton and Frank Moran. II isn't true.
Moran put the crushcr on Cohey twicc,
which was what We meant 10 say, md
Fulton never even laid glove on jim
lie never met HIM i'm a ring.
We are indebted TO Mr. j. Duscoll
for this GENITAL jogging Of our faulty
memory. After setting us right m
this matter. Mr.. Driscoll goes on 10
say. in letter received last night;
also permit me 20 express humble
opinion when | say that Cohey WIFE
give Morris the niftiest mussing up
hat he has received since ne engaged
in that little shindy with jim flyHh
in this city some odd years ago.
Rut there is some comfort IN MI.
Drjscolps letter of protest. We were
never quite certain before that any
body read this column. Now we are
encouraged to keep right on trying
We have an audience.
Morris and Cofey shook hands m
the ring OF the Harlem Sporting Cup
inst before Moran and COwler started
;beir argument The next time they
mil one another they viii carry a brick
or something equally deadly III the
other hand.
Cofey to-day looks more rugged and
better able TO withstand hard pGnch
man at any time in his up-and- down
career but so did big Fred Fulton
before he bumped into Morris. Carr
h. not a one-punch fighter; he IS
mauler. pure and simple, and - was oE
continual mauling and roughng tha'
he brought the st. Paul plasierer down
10 such weakened state that ffea
committed an Intentional foul
Will CoHey be able to withstand the
ssne treatment? We don't believe So
aud il Morris is able TO work ms way
10 close quarters and IS not loreeu "
break by the referee. Carr shouIu 'ou
nrettv close 10 leaving the rlhe VIZ"
Inc laurel wreath atop his classic oroN.
On the other manu- III rd
IL tho mistake that Fulton dld' ana
- be kceps the Sapulpa Giant ~ arm
iengtb most Of the time he should cgi
~, ne rival TO ribbons before the final bell
rings.
Charley White. the Chicago hgnt-
weight. who meets Walter Mohr az tne
CleTmont Sporting Club. OF brooklyn'
ON Thursday night, Is anxious 10 give
Freddie Welsh, the champion p''S,
ept OF $4,000 All Freddie nss 10 "a
= ~ box Charley a twenty-hN,rou9u
L - ~ Tor the title. White has already
HsJ ,brrc chances at Welsh's crown,
h h"" BELIEVES that fourth meeting vii
c ood with the champion on the floor Tor
the count.
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