The evening world., 1917-01-08
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Here's a Fight Manager Who
Wants to Give Money Away.

ity-oxcept tHo kinu tnht pcbihS NJ
home-in several years. perhaps he
has real confidence in his proposition.
''Biliy Cutler" says william Kelly
OF Brooklyn, "thc heavyweight cham-
pfon of Texas. is due in town this
week. Cutler Is very anxious to
prove TO the fight fans of New York
that he 10 all Kid Mccoy said about
him. In order 10 prove that Mccoy
didn't pick n bloomer. I am ready to
post n forfeit OF $500 with o TO
prove that We mean business, the
same 20 be given to some charity IL
Cutler falls TO beat any heavyweight
that may be selected for him."
Billy Cutler is a big fellow dis
covered" by Kid Mccoy during his
recent war trip to the border. He
mas been knocking out n lot of Texas
heavyweights and Mccoy says that
he will DO pretty fair.
CHORT passage. from another lot
y ter. said passage selected for its
comparative mildncss:
TT Stanley Yoakum or his loud
mouthcd manager. John the Razor.
are looking for some real action /
can get q return match between the
Western ham and my boy for fifteen
rounds 70 a decision in Providence,
and II Packey fails TO give YoaAtum
the %trouncing of his career I will
agree TO forfeit the entire end of my
purse. Nothing fairer can be asked
than this. HARRY TENNY,
Manager Hommey."
, Tenny doesn't offer his end OF the
: purse TO charity. He Just offers TO
NfnrfaIt q" In TINT Gnan ~ would
probably be claimed by the club hold
ing the bout. And any manager of n
boxing club can tell you that no
worthier u could possibly be
found.
I'D SOMMERS wishes to warn
New York boxers about the
risks they take In boxing out
Of town. He says that he took Joe
Mace TO box Tommy Connors at
Scranton. being promised $50 and
SIS expense money. After the bout,
says Sommers, the promoters couldn't
be induced TO pay the coin. claiming
that the gate receipts didn't Justify
Them In parting with such a stu
pendous sum.
And when we arrived" says Som
mers. "they took US to board ut DR..
McGinty's sanitarium. and when we
left In three days thew handed us a
Dill OF SIS. Our experience In Scran-
ton Is a good lesson TO all fighters
going there TO get their money first.
n HIKE GIBBONS. who II trying
lVI hard TO make his brother Tom
famous. writes me that Tom
can whip Miske easily. Mike says:
81 see Miske has outboxed Dillon.
and understand ne would like n match
with Tom. The match wouldn't be
a good one here. from n promoters
standpoint. The last time they met,
which was about fifteen months ago.
Tom won with such ease that the
public doesn't think Miske would
have q chance with him. | guess they
think different in New York. but we
will be glad any time to meet the new
sensation. and so that there can he
no excus will place no weight limit.
Anybody n n I can beat Tommy can
beat, 80 ~ Jack Dillon would like a
match with Tom he can be accom-
modated."
THE use Of power boats for coast
defense will be one OF the mair
themes OF the coming Motor
Boat Show. which opens at the Crane
Central Palace on the eth. A mum
Der OF tho boats shown have beer
built and equipped especially FOL
amateur yachtsmen who wish 10 us'
them in Naval Reserve work. Thes'
will include high-speed despatch boat
and swift cruisers armed with rapid
Are guns for use against submarines
England has been using boats OF TIM
type successfully for tho past year
one of the most interesting exhibit
win be Miss Minneapolis, the Chri
Smith flyer hat won the Gold Chal
lenge Cup last year and was first 4
do better than a mile a minute owe
the one-mile trial course. Miss Min
neapolis averaged a speed OF owe
sixty-one miles an hour for the ri,
trials, and made 6a.51S NJ. j.. II. II
her fastest run. The most remark
able thing about this performance /
that Miss Minneapolis Is driven by
single motor of only $50 horse power
The Curtiss flying boats will TAX
a large space. or these the chief |
the new air cruiser built for Rodma.
Wanamaker, which Is 76 feet wild
from tip to tip. and can carry sew
eral passengers. As soon as war;
weather m this flying boat Is I
attempt a night from New York
Florida. going along the s%eacoast.
The impetus given TO engine an
boat designing by the war deman
has resulted in many improvement
In boats and in equipment. 80 III
coming show will probably eclips
anything OF The sort seen in formC
years.
EEMS BUCKLEY a y mat Bill
Miske called on his match wit
y Gunboat Smith a month or 5
ago because he didn't like the ide
Of mingling with the Gunner, "Sur
they offered him more money" ga,
Buckley. "and he refused, saying tina
he wanted to buy a home in st. Pau
and thst he wanted TO fight east,
men than the Gunner"
Perhaps. Jeems, perhaps. But {
Nfske has taken on Dillon an
matched himself with Weinert, "