New-York tribune., 1918-01-04
Boxing News and Notes
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.

~ Some of these fight managers find it
as difficult to agree on certain things
as the Bolsheviki and the Kaiser do in
cutting the Russian pie into equal
slices. Some anonymous "wire-hound"
sent reports to this city last Tuesday
night to the effect that frankie Gala
han and Eddie Wagond had fought q
fast six-round draw in Philadelphia
that night. We were all ready to be-
licve it, but that was on Tuesday night.
On Wednesday night, however, we
received a neatly typewriter note from
Chevalier Daniel McKetrick, Gala
hans manager, as follows:
"Just give the incloscd the 'once
over Some one in Philly has slipped
wire over declaring Wagond earned
a draw. Hardly seems SO from the in
closed reportss and, while they are the
only two papers have at this writing.
was told on the phone to-day that
every paper said frankie nearly mur-
dered Wagond.
"Wil you be good enough to give
me a note on this in the morning
Thanks. All the best
Good Dan! Honest, long suffering
DAM How he must have wrthed un-
der the cruel innuendo that his frankie
had only earned draw with the un-
couth Wagond, whereas the truth would
seem to indicate that Callahan had
"almost murdered' Eddie. Oh, that all
managers were as free from guile as
Dapper Dan.
Leach Cross is now "Native Son"
not of Grand and Hester streets, but
of California, and is engaged in Body
Building for Busy Men" as a gorgeous
circular sent to US by "Leaches" in
forms us.
"Make him insensible" Leach is now
located in Los Angeles, where he is
running q gymnasium and apparently
/ "getting away with it," In brief
note Cross Writes: CAS- the Irshman
would say, 4 went and done it, I'm
n Native Son now. The inclosed circu-
lar tells the story. | have absolutely
the finest private gymnasium in the
world for its size, bar none. Always
for New York. LEACH CROSS"
The James J. Johnston, Inc, Enter
priscs, on the telephones: "On Wednes-
day night | am going to take my little
/
and sec if he can hang that old hay
maker on Charles Weinert's chin. Do
you know that petrol is now 30 cents
per gallon? Let US pray that the
'Gooner' puts it over on Wednesday
yea, verify, let us pray!"
They may say whqt they wish about
the size Of Fred "Ferocous" Fulton's
heart. but there is this to be said about
nitrt,f 70 r1lC n
the world'-he always goes back for
more Fearless Fred has met Carl Nor,
1s three times, we believe, and on the
first two occasions did not spend very
enjoyable evenings.
In the first bout Morris was credited
with making the plaeterer jump out OF
the ring At the next meeting, at the
Manhattan A. c., in this city. FREQ
picked one up from the floor and threw
it we'll below the belt line and was dis
qualified.
But he took another chance with
Cunning Carl some weeks ago, anc
again the Sapulpa Giant roughed Free
up considerable. In fact, 1t was re
} ported that the Minnesota bean pole
tried to leave the ring before the bou
was over Whatever Fulton's feeling:
as to the wisdom OF quitting, NJ
stuck it out, and Morris was finally
DISQUALIFIED This was in the sixth
round. when ringside reports indicated
that Carl was cons siderably Jared ant
cut up by Fred's flashing left hand.
A few weeks after this Fulton tool
on Harry Tate at Little Rock, and wa
/ disqualified in the second round fo
fouling. He and his manager have sine
claimed that they were Framed up,
: and just to prove it the Ferocious on
has agreed to meet Tate again at tn
same club on January TO-
Following this bout, Fulton viii
clcla Erank NJ Nran Of UMarV Ann