The Washington herald., 1922-02-05

after this fight. Personally, he was
a very quiet man, with a keen
sense Of humor.
remember. sitting at a training
table at Shaw's Springs when Cor
bett was training for Fitzslmmons
in 1897. Jenfries and Billy Woods
and ] were the sparring partners.
Jeffries had just arrived In camp.
There was a lot Of talk and joking
going on at the table. but big Jeff
never said o word. He was stow
Ing away the fodder as II he hadn't
had a bite for a month. Finally
everything at his end of the table
had disappeared and JEFF was
glancing around for more.
Delaney leaned over and looked
at him anxiously.
"Jim," Delaney said policitously.
you aren't sick or anything, are
your
"Huh?" said JEFF.
You don't seem to feel we'll
what's the natter"
"why-why-Fm feeling all
right" stammered jeff.
81 didn't know" said Delaney
solemnly. You look all right. but
you don't seem to have any appe-
tite. Won't you have another
chicken"
A ToaEh Battle.
Another great old timer was
Billy Madden. once manager Of
John L. Sullivan. later OF Charlie
Mitchell and then Gus Rubin
Billy Madden was an old-time bare
knuckle fighter himself. He know
the game as II was played under
London Prize Ring Rules.
Breaking with Sullivan, he went
to ireland and England to hunt up
a man to whip John L. and brought
back Charlie Mitchell, a middle
weight. Mitchell was a wonder for
his size. He fought Sullivan .
thirty y-nine-round draw at Chantll-
ly. France. in 1888, the tight end
ing when both men were too weary
to lift their hands.
Madden nearly made Gus Rubin,
the Akron Giant. a champion. Gus
knocked out Tom Sharkey and
many others, but was knocked out
by Fit1simmons and beaten by
Jeftries.
Sam Harris was a great manager.
Sam was driving a 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 a boy himself, undertook to
makeSTerry q real fighter. He put
Terry into some amateur bouts,
and Terry knocked out the amateur
champions in q hurry. Then Sam
made professional matches for
Terry, who knocked out a lot of
great fighters in a hurry.
After q couple Of years. McGov-
ern 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 ref
erees in New York;, Sammy Kelly
afterwards a Wall Street broker),
Harry Forbes and Pedlar Palmer.
Harris got the match with Pal
mer. who was. English champion
ana regarded as a marvel, by out
WHITING the Englishman's manager,
who wanted a soft match before
taking on feather-weight Champion
George Dixon for his man. Nc
Govern finished Palmer in less than
a round. That got him the fight
with Dixon in which he knocked
out Little Chocolate" in eight
rounds and won the world cham
pionship. ..., =,
Harrf. Made Plenty.
Harris made a raft of money
with McGovern, and looked out for
Terry's interests as long as Terry
lived. Under Sans direction. Ter
ry made more money in the ring
than any little. fighter Of his time.
Harris branched into the theatrical
business and became one Of AMER
ica's greatest producers. and part
ner of George NJ. Cohan.
william Muldoon, now New
York boxinh commissioner, at one
time managed John L. Sullivan.
He was the only man who could
control John L. when John was
drinking and running wild. Null
doom was worlds champion wrest-
Ter.
Iron Jawed" Nolan flashed
across the map as manager OF Bat
/ Ting Nelson. Nolan was one Of
those gents who said something
and refused to argue. He took
pride in being obstinate. Nolan
came East with Nelson shortly
after Nelson had twice knocked out
Young corbett in San Francisco,
ana matched Nelson for six-round
tight with Abe Atteil, then feather
weight champion OF the world.
Iron Jawed Bill" stubbornly de-
manded $500 for Nelson's end that
night. threatening to take his man
out Of the club unless he got IT.
and he got Il.