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Show WHERE FIGHTERS 1 AFTER RING CUf Some of Them Have Befl Wealthy, While Othfl Are Broke 9 A writer in tho Los Angelas Tinfli been at pains to learn where tlB stars of former daysj now are. iM complied the following: sifl Norman E. Selby, known Afl.JB McCoy, was appointed the othorjjV dephty sheriff in New York; alonjH Mike Donovan. The "Kid" Is now in his forS year, and his real fighting days arH. although a few years ago he trlB hand, and In a Paris ring he madH but wisely knew his days were oM Billy Papke, whoBo fearful battlB I Stanley Ketchel will long be remeaH' had several good years in PariJB Frank Klaus, another American!! along and defeated him. Now bViS I In this country and appeared at.'tjH' ture City A. C. looking as fat anH; the other night when he boxedK Rowan. , Papke's fighting days are abo-UtM Judging from the showing 'be madH. Jack Munroe,- who was beaten iaHl Jeffries on August 25, 1904, lasUtMf rounds, was a western miner utllHt met Jeffries. 'fl Up to that time he made a BOm ord, but after Jeffries had b&ataH, ho quit the ring and went into tbH business in 'Canada. "afl- Bob in Vaudeville. :$M The only Fltzslmmons is still In,1-,, ville and making money. Did you ever hear Bob dl8cour)l, topic of managers? It beats JlaKI bett's monologue a mile. Bob fought one of his first bitH in this country under th raanagMK a man who has a reputation for'flMj well shrewd. This particular nlr went on one long drunk during thcA period of Fltz's training. On thV of the fight he appeared again w near Fita's corner. Fits' fougbtiMj fight and won. The next day hK around to the club to get the H" something like $7500. I believe, .B; "Why, said tho gentlemanly prfM-of prfM-of the club. "I paid the whole PB your manager this morning, around early." It is unnecessary to state thaflH never saw a dollar of the cou. . Jim Jeffries? Is In business invLtpB; cleE, where he and his brotberJJBJs keep a saloon together. Jeff l;9Mi man. worth fully $500,000. - 'SHi Tommy West, once king of thejBj weights, is living in New York ClJB was West who Introduced what 1 as the kldnev blow in the east In 1S94. and that was the year taB won most of his fights. ,W He says that In a friendly bouJB Joe Choynski In Chicago he Sot,M' In the kidneys that he didn't get oM two days. Choynski afterward r'Bm him the trick, and when West goK to New York that blow was maY man's undoing. All West's blowJBl directed to that vital spot, and B; man gets a thorough trouncing om kidneys it's a long, time afterwarBBr he wants to fight again, If ever hHft Peter Maher Penniless. ' iw Peter Maher Is living In retirenHB Philadelphia.. Like many before hJK has been come easy, go easy big Irishman. He spent tho njogBB most as fast as he got It, and theBBK uess and bad luck In other dlrectioflH lowed fast on him. At the agoMjpK he should be able to retire in tntriBW of life, with enough to' have keaBf' wolf from .the door in his old H finds himself penniless. '3m Then the good -hear tedness of t23B age boxer began to show itself. tBK Manor's friends" proposed to 82HP benefitAfor Peter In order to relWJBi1 financial distress, and no sooner(WBBIi announcement made that such anM' was being considered than 'M'v0''?"-boxor 'M'v0''?"-boxor In Philadelphia offorcd MfllM to help make tho affair a succeaBlj whom Maher fought the hardest JUBBK were his most strenuous oppononttfpBB ring were th first to come forwBBIC offer their services. |