The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-06
MEET ANDY MALLoY.

X,
After his fight with Freddy Woods
there came into Jack Dempseys'l life a
gent who was to have more or less in
fluence on the young mans future
The gent was Andy Malloy, and. you
will find his name in the records OF
quite a number of u most eminent
pugilists--well up toward the first para
graphs Of the records, as a rule,
For Andy Malloy Is of a pretty we'll
by-gone day in 'pugilistic annals. He
originated somewhere on the western
slope Of Colorado and he fought all over
the Rocky Mountain West. He was a
tough old light heavywelght-never
even close to championship class, but
a fine ~discourager OF beginners,
Jim Flynn used to fight him quite
frequently when he was a young man.
| mean when Jim was a young man
Jim conceived a great fondness for
fighting Andy. Only a couple OF years
ago Jim went back to his old home
haunts, and OF course the old home
folks wanted to see Jim fight once more
before they died. SO Jim dug up Andy
union, but ! have always felt that Jim
should have let Andy rest In peace.
believe James stopped his old friend In
a round or 80 on that occasion.
Andy had boxed Dempsey's brother
and he took quite an interest In young
JACK, DO great an liltltHN vi law, NtihN
he offered to fight the younger Demp-
sey. This was agreeable to Dempsey,
and once more he turned promoter, He
hired Moose hall, in Montrose, again,
but this time Jack craftily protected
himself. He announced not only the
fight between himself and Malloy, but
advertised a dance to follow hostili-
ties.
with the experience Of the Woods
fight behind him, Jack was now by
way of being n fully equipped pro-
moter. counting the experience In as
part Of his equipment. He had q ring
which he himself had rigged up for the
affair with Freddy, and which he could
pitch right out on the floor OF Moose
hall. He had a piece Of canvas for the
ring padding. II furnished poor pro-
lection for a mans head In the event
of 1t hitting the floor, but Jack had
not figured the contingency Of his W
knob requiring protection from the
floor.
He had to pay Malloy well for his
service, Andy being the drawing card.
Jack gave him 500. This, with the
rent Of Moose hall and the advertising.
made the young promoters expenses
pretty heavy. More people attended the
affair than turned out for the Woods
scrap; but, as indicative Of what Mont
rose, Col, thought of a fight between
Andy Mailoy and Jack Dempsey, still
more people waited until the battle was
over and then paid to get into the
dance.
In fact, Jack made more money out
Of the dance then he did from the
fight. But, even so, he had a deficit
when the final settlement came. Not
even stopping Malloy In the second
round could alleviate his pain owe his
deficit. Most Montrose folks thought
Malloy would lick the bumptious Demp-
sey, which is why they would not get
heated UP over the prospect of seeing
the trouble.
Malloy was not a great fighter-per-
haps not even a good fighter in those
days-but he was a cagy veteran and
fairly yersed in boxing. After looking
after the gate until everybody vas in
that had any intention OF coming in,
Dempsey walked into Malloy, failing
away with both hands. Old Andy had
no way Of meeting this Berserk attack,
His experience was useless. He was
slugged to the floor ia nc time.
Dempsey weighed IN the neighbour
hood OF $50 pounds in those days. He
was getting heavier every day. He was
Q tall, stringy-looking fellow as q mid
dleweight