The Washington times., 1929-05-04


way.
Tad loved children Un-
fortunately he never had any
of his own He often told
this writer that nothing would
he dearer to him than a red
headed, freckled-faved boy that
he could call Junior.
About ten years ago he picked
up a dog while motoring home
from his office. ""t 1t was a
mutt. e" I" He named him Fin
berg. I" =" About three years agol
Finberg died. - = Tad was all
broken UP. -" He thought SO
much of this mongrel that every day
he would purchase a two-pound por
| terhouse steak for it. Better
steak than he often ate himself.
Standing six feet Tad never.
weighed more than 140 pounds
stripped. -" This writer was
the same hight and the same weight
for Years. s"s Not so now
once a week we went to the
Turkish baths. - If Tad could
Ioutweigh me a half pound it was
| perfect lts
gIoat. 80" But if he weighed les
he would spend a miserable time
ssS He would liked to hav'
weighed two hundred.
He loved good food. Hi
| favorite restaurant was Jacks, OF
Sixth avenue. His taVorlt
waiter was Johnny Toner, the heaf
waiter, who died five or six year
/ ago
Not a morning for . dozen
years did he miss going to Jack :.
s.%. Scrambled eggs and Ar1sn
/ bacon, or pigs feet with deVlleu
sauce were his favOrife Dishes
Joining him nearly every morT.
ing at Jacks were Hype lgo, Jac
Francis, Wilson Misner. Fran
O'Malley and the writer. III
thought Misner the funniest an
wittiest man that ever lived.
They would greet each other wit
Hello sucker"
AS to the stage, Mcintyre an
Heath were his old time favorlte1
He liked best their Georgi
Minstrels Harrigar and Ha1
songs held him until the end
He had all of them on phonograp
records and never tired of playin
them over and over again
He didn't think there was mov1
star that could make him laug
until he saw Charley Chaplin
| Then he never missed a Chaplf
premiere-Tad got his first job wit
his father-in a livery stable
He then became a newsboy an
from there he got right into thI
business from the ground up racls
ing cuts in the engraving room ani
sweeping the floor. for which he re
ceived three bucks q week.
Tad loved his beer . He
seldom drank whisky be-
fore dinner he would drink .
cocktail or two. 4" He Gre
ated the ''MoIIy o. cocktail that
old time Parkrogues well re-
member half gin and half
orange juice.
He loved to help a bright young
ster Buy good books ant
read every line of them" he would
advise them. Tad was greaf
reader himself. His favored
authors were Dickens, o. Henry
Bret Harte and Oscar Wilde.
His greatest hero, Napoleon
His greatest love was his mothel
He affectionately called he
Flynn" her maiden name.
His idol, Arthur Brisbane.
He called him big George.
It's hard to tell which of threI
| fighters was his favorite
Jack Johnson, Battling Nelson o
Joe Cans. He hung the nam
, of "OId Master on Cans. H
} was the only fight writer to picl
Johnson to beat Tommy Burns TO
the heavyweight championship.
There never was a better judge d
,, the ability of boxer.
A fighter himself, he gladly oi
0 fered his services to Uncle Sar
D when the Big Fuss Over Their
, started. He was turned dow
\ because of mangled right hand
4
Q But he did his bit by spend.
0 ing his last penny buying Lib
9 erty Bonds. He ordered
y y two younger brothers to enlist
I the minute the United States
Z declared war.
= He loved baseball Tn
4 Yankees were his favorites
o Hal Chase was his greatest dia
Q mond idol =" Babe Rut
Q ranked second ""+ He loved t
9 play cards Rinochle was hi
o favorite game. although he wa
Q only a fair player Woul
8 shoot craps until he lost ten do
. lars, then pack in.
Loved to win But coul
q lose with a smile Seldor
0 went to the race track /" Ho'
Q he could root a winner home
q Remember one day about twent
y years ago he wagered two dollar
0 on a great jumper named oh
0 M. P. =" John NJ. P. had cleare
Q the last obstacle fifty lengths
q front of the nearest contender
o Don't fall, don't fall" Tad yelld
o as John Nj. P. cantered the las
Q hundred yards to the finish line
9 ." May, he, well-may he Sc
3 everything Up There that he 81
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