The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-05


weight champion. and afterward
started his brother Jimmy along the
same trail, Billy managed Stanley
X Ketchel in some OF Stanley's greatest
fights, and was hie manager when
the middleweiEht champion went
against Jack Johnson for the heavy
weight title.
Ketchel knocked johnson down In
that fight, but on getting up, John.
son landed n terrific swing that
Knocked Ketohel out and removed
several of his front teeth After
the fight Billy Britt was seen AT
we'll known San Francisco bar,
weeping over the defeat OF his
friend Steve" as he called Ketchel
Britt was displaying ketchefs teeth.
which he had In his pocket, and Of
fered "a shoot dice" with them for
the drinks.
Some of the old-timers had queer
tricks. remember seeing Jack
Dougherty---a veteran Of the London
prize ring days, and manager or
Middlewelght Champion Al NC
Coy, ssconding one OF his fighters IN
n bout The fighter was IN pad
shape, dazed and nearly out
After Il minutes rest he rose at
the bell hnd stood weaving In his
fight or quit. Whereupon Dough-
erty reached up between the ropes
and jabbed him swiftly behind. The
fighter gave startled leap and
| rtlshiuR at his opponent let go
whirlwind of wild swings ana won
the figfs with knockout.
! ''What on earth did you DO 70
him?" asked DouEherty
Dougherty Rrinned and openlnR
/ IL 4 oh "a
small blade opened. "Jabbed MIN
with this to wake him up" he SAID
That's an old dog fighting tricA
Dougherty should have tried that
! on Al Mccoy. As n champ Al was
awful.
Joe Macias of Philadelphia man +.
aged Kid carter for years, ana hau
him fighting every week, carter Wa a,,
! In the world and Il broke him down
and ended his career When ne
might have been worlds champion
with less Furnishing; , .o
one OF the unluckiest fighters so
far az dealings with a manager
goes, was frankie Nell, VINO won tne
| bantamweight title from Harry
FORBES. Neirs father managed MN.
! The old gentleman liked TO pet on
the ponies 80 Neil never got any
money to show for lot OF hard ring
work
Incidentally the fDther- manager
took Nell to England and matched
him with Bowker. who won tne
championship on points. Pop Mel
put up yelp that barred Frehhie
from getting return match
Sam Fitzpatrick was one or the
old timers. Same once directed the
affairs OF the great Peter jackson
and he has been managing tighter'
off and on ever since. Durlng ths
recent war Sam went 10 France ane
ran bouts In army camps Tor n
OF c.
instruct one OF his fighters once
Spider has long ben noted as tn
I trlcklest second I'm the world
"That guys got hard jaw" sat
Spider. las you come together asl
him II he wants to fight In clinches
and at the same time let your righ
go with everything you've got
he answers you may catch him witt
his mouth open ana give. him
twist that's knock him cuckoo"
Joe Woodman manager Sam Lang
ford through a long cereer. and
, sam wasn't champion he deserve
, to be lie was one man Johnso
} wouldn't fight for any money. a
Johnson persistently lodged Lang
: ford tho manager sent Sam to NEE
johnson by accident" I'm resor
, IN philadelphia, and find an oHcuH
for mixing with hum.
lie figured LangfOrc could surel
! knock johnson out In TouB
: house. and then Johnson would hav
3 to fight IAngford In the ring /
save him reputation,
r sam found Johnson and dared hir
10 fight, but johnson diplomRticall
y asked Sam 10 walt a moment unit
! he could take off his oyercoat-
Q slipped out through a side door an
I beat II away from there.
. Carl Morris probably had the ricf
I est manager when he was recognize
x az the white hopct--before h
o fought Flynn. His manager wf
r Mr.. Ufer Of Oklahoma, oil milliOf
aire. They said ufer gave Carl a
h oil well every week.
a Manager Billy McCarn9y, WI
Q had Luther McCarty white chan
pion In the white hope" days, WI
h AS clean cut a fellow as ever handle
Is a champion.
Il McCarney thought as much
d McCarty az II Luther had been h
?, brother. and after Luther died
y the ring at Calgary his neck broke
II by Pelkey's first blow, McCarn'
d practically retired.
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