Show MANY BATTLERS 31 FOR SPORT AND GLORY I I ION ON OLD BOWERY BY JACK SKELLEY HERE never was a street or n a thoroughfare with more pugilistic M t i history that the old Bowery of oc New York City It has hasiu hasu u the past an and developed more noted fighters and champions than any her spot on earth I could fill n a big bg book with ith the stories of famous and their bouts bonts on tho the old B Bowery wery From rom Tom Hyer tho the t American heavyweight e champion down to almost the present day But tho the most of oc the sport and glory of the Bowery has hns fled It more tho the gay cray and festive street it was when Geohegan felly lily Illy Madden l Frank Whito and find many others ran wi wide o open all all- Ight bt boxing boxing- resorts alon along the tile popular highway those nn on the nOw r n was Harry Hills Hill's on Houston an anby and iby by by streets that never closed close Its Is for twenty five years yeats find and Dm Billy i I lory's lorys rys ry's on Hector street which ran 1 In tho same sarno wa way for tor years Both of ot th these theo o noted resorts t V I l within tho the Dowery Bowery sector and jers rs 8 went from one ono to another aft aft- I bons ns an Child and evenings displaying their ability without an any trouble cc Very ery ry British champion or prominent br r of or the past who came t j this try has done moro more or less milling ii he lie old flOWery Bowery John Ward ard Join Jem Jeme e Bm Billy Edwar Edwards s. s Jem Join Carne Carney Alt AIr Joo Joe Goes Goss Tom Allen Char Char- iMitChell Arthur Chambers Bill lings Ings Tug Wilson George Georgo Booko ly y Marley Pats Patsy Sheppard Nobby Fk k k George Georgo Slier afterward a a- a acry aery cry ery Id referee Walter Waller Watson at on Jack Jacl KC c c. c and a a. host hot o of lesser lights hd d d also such sueh noted Australian stars eter Jackson Frank Franl r. r Slavin Dan Dart don lUll hilly Billy Murphy Paddy Gorman Steve Stevo ODonnell Jim Jack Burge tho Ironman and and andy y others I do not recall at pros pros- J I I Noted ot d American Stars Star trill III Ill not attempt to dt d up IP tho the es s of ot all 11 tho the Yankee fighters who d d. d ome time or other on tho the row How b but t hero here are arc a n. few tew ri right ht of off the tho I J 1 Joo Coburn Johnny Johnn Dwyer BIll Billy who fought Yankee Sullivan 1 1 Micky Coburn I Ed d Mc- Mc Ieh Ie- Ie h hy Prof ro MiI Mike o Donovan Jack the lie Nonpareil Jack cAu- cAu John I. I L. L Sullivan Brooklyn J Jim Jim- Carroll Eddie Connors Dominick DominicI Dill Billy Johnny Johnn Ilea flea Jak Jimmy Elliott Pat Pat- Cardiff Padd Paddy Ryan nan Steve Tay- Tay rohn hn Flood DIxon Joo WalI Wal Val I elly nn and Murphy tho celebrated i f Dooney Harris Barney Aaron ris and Aaron both were born Inand Inand in inland and land but called themselves to bo be ricans Tom Toni Jim JIin Corbett Lyons Lon l Eu Eugene cne lice Ike lleon n 11 Weir Veil and a couple of or thousand ra 8 or 01 eve evo the old days as a's a n. boxer who tou fought ht lY t through tho the ann army of or i with honors was either cither a a. chain chain- or r a very ery near champion Indeed as 55 certainly a hard rd severe se gruell- gruell test oC or a ability gamond game gaino- Jand nd endurance to go 0 up UI against omers mers on limo tho old Bowery and nd conic como J 1 Were cre Hard liard Battle r course most of or the boxers Ive I've t above e did not experience all Ie plough tough propositions but man many ot had to go through a hundred shing mills before tho they got roe roe- tion or any money to speak of or t hard battles and hardships lUtlo Joo Fowler Fiddler Neary some omo other cheap boxers had to cn- cn for tor r a mere mero existence The They were obliged i to r fight not b box three l o I u. u u. u u CI 1 I I f Iney noy ney who was a tough ird was vas a former er er In da day and afterward ran rant rany 7 y t d 1 boxing resort on tho the old f ry IAU lt use to import iv u lot let of ot d tl and third class boxers Irom ham Ing-ham t England chiefly chIen and n fight and work worle like lIko slaves hegan began was WIlS a hard haid taskmaster who Apolitical pull and antI was rather a axe t. t ace xe ce to None of or the clas- clas tri n rs would box In hl his place was more of ot a t. t slaughter house housea A a sporting resort performed either at a f. f rj 1111 Billy Maddon's or some sarno decent decent establishment Il lot of tho the most prominent Judges Clans clan merchants and other gen gen- ri about town to us use to frequent especially to witness Impromptu 5 J The They would woul often otten put up a aIng aIng ang Ing Ing- ng- ng purse for a couple of boxers lit t t for tor of off the reel tho Bowery Bower in the tho good ol old days das he greatest boxing spot on earth I I was fighters galore from most I part of ot tho the world Our boys bos of ot ott picked t picked up a lot of ot tricks and rom tho the foreigners especially Buch such clever English masters as Mace Jace Billy Edwards Charley Chancy ill ll an and oth others who more or orn orn n 1 th thy famous old street ire re Ie are hundreds of fine fino old Bow- Bow I ShUng tales that might bo be told t som some some day that would pos pos- some o of the fancy boxers e present resent generation but they consume too much of ot m my space sent 1 harping British fight tight fans are arc still harp- harp parIng and raving over th the defeat Ir lr ir pugilistic idol Jimmy Wilde r spunky spuney bantam Pal Moore received many letters and nd ions from En England regarding tho the Wilde Moore bout some of ot which fa ta- ta a- a or tho British champion others others others oth oth- ers declare that our boy bor won fair fall an and 8 square q In lii m my opinion Jimmy made tho the fatal mistake so 80 often otten made mado by many other boxers lIes He's only a and went out of oC his class when he consented consent consent- ed to to box Pal Moore who was 10 pounds A difference of ot 15 IE poun pounds s es especially es- es between such sueh lightweight boxers boxers box box- ers ore is too great groat a handicap In Indeed de cd It Is very evident that Wilde Is tho the king of ot all boxers at his low wel weight ht but hes he's not tho boss of ot all the tho bantams ban ban- tams tame however Its It's c true truo also that hes he's beaten some ome hea heavy English opponents but that does oes not prove ho can take tako tho same sarno risk with our AmerIcan American Amer Amen ican lean boys bos If It Jimmy Is wise hell he'll be ba more moro careful and only meet boxers othis of ot his own wel weight ht an and amid not take uny any chance chanco outside his class clas- If It ho boxes at I 1 dont don't belh believe o othere there is a flyweight on either cither sl side eldo o of ot tho the Atlantic who has a ghost of oC a show with him This Is s only my opinion and of course its it's rather difficult and UnwIse un unwise un- un wise to give I c an opinion of or a I boxer whom youve you've never seen In action Opinion Frank Morley Is one o of the old honest hon lion cst est school of oC scribes lie He writes me Inc from England in part hart as follows I II I tipped Wildo lIdo to lo lose e some time before ho lie met Moore Tho The truth Is 13 English bantams nn and featherweights for that matter mattel aro arc much below par at present You lou know that run In cycles Americans are aro gool good Just now but time the English are arc damned amne bad Ido was beaten three times limes viz By JOG Joe Lynch Digger cr Evans an and Pal Moore but only lost to Moore It LIt was er very close indeed but hut as there thero is s no such thin thing as a draw tho the Judges called it right before tho they spoke I announced to a a. young man sitting near me mc at tho ho ringside that Moore ha had won Wilde IMe was attempting too much Only silly fools In En England expected him to win ivin for the they could not SOs see an any other man In the tho ring but him w weighed about 10 pounds while tho the others scaled not hot less than timan an and thc they were of or a higher class than the English bantams bantam mm UN UK I r saw Wilde Ilde at Aldershot the tho Friday Friday Fri Fri- day before tho time fi fight ht and anti advised him proper properly But Dut His lils company had him en entered entered en en- among the bantams lie He wants to get out of or the army Rn and that's the LIlo reason teason tea rca son soli he be stuck I have 0 written much about Wilde since sinco he lie came caine out and has given ghen promIse promise prom prom- ise to bo be the greatest pound man manin manin in the world There Is no man living at that weight who hio has a look-in look with Wilde But when his superior officers put him In with American bantams expecting expecting- him to win the they lacked the common sense God COil has to hum hum- bl bier creatures tu es Again I tell teU you ou that most of or the newspaper critics here do not understand understand understand under under- stand the fundamental principles that should govern boxing Opinion p John H. H Wilson of or Canadian Canadian Cana Cam dian dlan battery batter who fought considerably some comae years ears ago in the ring fing under tho the name of ot Jack Jacle Woods writes mo me from England in part thusly That was a grand boxing show In London for tor the kings king's trophy troph nn and nobody nobody no rio- body could Justly find any fault with tho the decisions The Tho crow crowd yelled about tho the Wilde Moore decision but take It from me it was dead right and nd proper Wilde Ude is a wonder all the same sarno when he ho can ala stay away but Moore had a a. Ilton liton lit lit- on him in iii weight and went to him constantly Wilde lIde tried trie to with Pal but Moore would woud hit him three or four OUr times in close an and ho was forced torce to hold hoM on for a breakaway Own Opinion Heros Hero's what Jimmy Wildo ilde the great flyweight ht worlds world's champion himself about his contest with Moore 1 I was utterly astonished when tho the ju Judges announced announce the tho decision against me mc I thought I had won quite casH easily An And I can assure you ou I almost fainted in tho the ring when I heard the decision 1 never ne boxed boxe better In lit fact if IC 1 I had been declared a lot loser in my contest earlier In iii the tho day with Digger Evans of oC Australia I shouldn't hu have had hod a a. word to say In protest Evans gave ga me mea a a. hard fight and some Rome of oC his punches hurt Hes He's a game hard hitting boxer Will Ill I meet Moore again Well Vell I should say so 80 for tor an any number of ot rounds As soon Eloon as I get m my discharge die dis charge from tho the army I 1 shall certainly seek another contest with the American Ameri Amen can as I feel fecI quite certain I 1 can out- out box him |