The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-05
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middleweight Mitchell was won
der for his size, He fought sullivan
n 39-round draw at Chantilly,
France. In 1888, the fight ending
when both men were too weary to
lift their hands.
Madden nearly made Rubin. the
Akron giant, champion. Gus
knocked out Tom Sharkey and many
others, but was Knocked out by
FitzsimmonB and beaten by jeff
ries,
Sam Harris Was a great manager.
Sam was driving laundry wagon
in Brooklyn when he became ac-
kid working in lumber yard, and
boxing with the other boys after
working hours. Sam, hardly more
than n hoy himself. undertook to
make Terry real fighter. He put
Terry into some amateur bouts. and
Terry Knocked out the amateur
champions In u hurry. Then Sam
made professional matches for
Terry, who knocked out a lot OF
great fighters.
After a couple OF years. McGovern
was near the champions-and the
country was full OF great little men
In those days. In 1893 Terry
knocked out Casper Leon. Patsy
Haley (now one OF the best referees
In New York;. Sammy Kelley taft-
erward n wall street broker), Harry
Forbes and Pedlar Palmer.
Harris got the match with raj
mer. who was English champion
and regarded aa a marvel, by out
whiting the English mans manager,
who wanted a soft match before
taking on Featherweight Champion
George Dixon for his man. Nc
Govern finished Palmer In less than
round That got him the fight
with Dixon in which he knocked
out Little Chocolate" In eight
rounds and won the worlds cham
| pionship.
Harris made a raft OF money with
McGovern. and looked out for
| Terry's interests as long as Terry
lived. Under Sans direction, Terry
made more money In the ring than
any little fighter OF his time. Harris
branched into the theatrical busi'
ness and became one of America
greatest producers, and partner OF
George NJ. Cohen.
William Muldoon. now New
York boxing commissioner, at one
time managed John l.. sullivan. H'
was the only man who could contro
John /. when John was drinkinf
and running wild. Muidoon was
worlds champion wrestler.
Iron Jawed' Nolan flashed
across the map he manager OF Bat
Ting Nelson. Nolan was one o
those gents who said something ant
refused to argue. He took pride II
being obstinate. Nolan came cas-
with Nelson shortly after Nelson ha'
twice knocked out Young Corbett II
San Francisco, and matched Mel
son for a slx-round fight with Alb
Attell then featherweight champion
OF the world,
manded $500 for Nelson's en'
that night, threatening TO take hi
man out OF the club unless he go
it--and he got II.
Imagine Battling Nelson flghtisI
Abe Attell TODAY--both at thei
! beat and BAT taking $500 for hi
, Tend A modern manager would de
mand and get at least $4,000 70
Nelson's end in such bout-prob
ably $4,000. Iron Jav-sd Bill
did better when he matched Nelso
with Cans He demanded $40, 90
for Nelson's end. thinking tina
would stop all talk about the mater
. for he didn't want Nelson to flRh
} Cans. But he was bluffing Te
Rickard--and Riokard thought II
more Of paying $4,000 20 a flghte
= than OF buying two-bit cigar
The fight drew ss9,7i5, then
> world record for llghtweights. an
Nelson. with n bonus and expena
' money. received $4,000.
I But Nelson soon quarreled Wit
: Nolan. Bat usually managed h
r managers. No manager could pt
anything over on the hard-heade
Dane. He had manager one
Y Murphy by name, who forgetfull
, started east from California withol
! first splitting up a purse Bat ha
b won. Bat ran around 10 see the Sa
r Francisco chief OF police and tf
I chief wired TO Stockton and had n
o absent minded manager taken o.
the train and brought back to Sc
I tie up.
. Billy Britt was picturesql
4 figure as a manager. He was GOA
, amateur bantam feather and ligh