The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-19
TIGER SMITH, WITH
$,25O,S47, TO FIGHT
Once Noted Pugilist Has Wife
and Four Stepchildren
but Awaits Draft.
SAYS HE HAS QUIT RING
Plans to Seek Lieutenancy-
Finds 100000 Denver
Realty Omitted.

Kaiser Bill is about to have another
wallop handed him. The man who will
deliver the punch is Tiger Smith.
the pugilist, whose recent wlndfall Of
100000 after sixteen years Of liti-
cation has been increaeed to ss.c5o,-
si7.ss, to quote tn exact figures which
John T. Smith looked up In his notebook.
When Tigers Smith figured In the news
last April. the United States Supreme
Court unfolding the will of his grand
father, Patrick Smith. who left all his
property to his grandson. Tiger and
his heirs the windfail, he surmised,
amounted to 100000. But when an
inventory OF the property was made two
dozen buildings in Denver. worth
100000. were not included, and since
then. in addition to this windfall, Tiger"
has had another. Judge L. d. Hilton of
Denver, his grandfathers friend. who
won legal decision after a sixteen
years night, has since died and having
no immediate heirs left his estate to
Tiger" and Mrs. Smith.
VIII Enter the Army.
Tiger has given up boxing. De-
spite the fact that he has wifc
and four stepchildren he will take
his place in the army when called.
Like the other milliJnaires' in the
army. however. this multi-million-
aire will try for a commission. But be-
fore he goes he has made arrangements
to strike a financial blow as we'll and
he will invest much Of his fortune in the
fourth Liberty Loan.
Already Tiger" has given his services
to the army In environments as boxing
instructor, only leaving his work be-
cause of the necessity Of going to Dem
yer to go into details with Judge Hilton
concerning the estate. When he re-
ccives his QUESTIONABLE, however, he will
claim no exemption. He has been talk
ing instruction to At himself to become a
lieutenant.
The Patrick Smith estate, which
Tiger Smith fought for many years to
obtain, was claimed by Marie Mckay.
q sister-in-law. and Frank Holden of
Cheyenne. Marie Smith died two years
ago with the request that Tiger" Smith
pay her attorneys, which he did not do
there were about fifty Of them" says
Tiger" Within the last fortnight
Holden has died. All claimants being
dead and Judge Hilton having died. 1t
uCNOiNCo bpVh W hiohoeC
the estate. However. he will not do that
until he returns from lover there" az
as he says. II come back"
What are you going to do when you
come backy' asked THE SUN man.
1T depends upon how life Is going
to turn for me over there. but I've got
II all figured out" replied "Tiger." "I'm
going to take the family out to Colo
RADIO and live on ranch. That life
appeals to me-"
When the news was first printed in
THE SUN last April that Tiger" had a
windfall of perhaps million dollars
people we're not slow in coming forward
to separate the young medical student
and boxer from his money. The first
caller was a woman whose daughter had
a great future II Tiger" would only back
a show for her a second woman wanted
Tiger to take $4,000 of his property
and put It in factory for making
scarfs, the woman contributing the ex-
perience A man desired to sell him a
house for $4,000 in order that Tiger
might live as a millionaire should live.
Smith had the house APP
praised. Its value was set at $4,000.
Family May Go south.
By telephone a Broadway brokerage
house reported It had purchased 5000
shares of Coom's OIL at $3.50 for his
account and asked him ito please for
ward check"
At the time these people were en-
gagged in the interesting game OF trying
to separate Tiger" from his wealth Mrs
Smith. who conducted a manicure shop
in Brooklyn, decided to enjoy the fruits
Of the will and presented the shop as
a gift to her assistant, Miss Summer
well. and the Smith family made ar
rangements to join the summer bunga-
low colony at Rockaway Point
The Smiths are now in dilemma
With winter approaching they have been
unable to al their bins with coal and
50 their temporary plans are that when
Tiger" Is indicted into the army, with
his eye on Lieutenancy In the field
artillery. Mrs. Smith and the four chill
dren. Anita, Gloria, Ella and Adolph.
will go South and in that way escape
the rigors OF winter.