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Show Is a bit sparse, laughed as he com pared the old days with the new. "Yet the fighters' HV today, with all their advantages, with tho added Incentives In-centives for being great, and the protection pro-tection of the law and all that are not a whit belter than they. were In those days. "Not a bit of it, in my class. I have watched them all I was matchmaker and manager of tho Marathon club In Brookln, you know, for some time and cannot see that there Is a shadow of improvement anywhere " McAuliffe on Stage Here. McAullffe. who is showing at the Star and Carter theater with nn in terestlne fighting sketch, built around ild lighters and new, met Harry Gll-more, Gll-more, another veteran, by Appointment Appoint-ment In The Chicago American office and by way of making the meeting Interesting for these old timers hadn't seen each other In 13 years Gllinore brought with him the right-hand right-hand glove that he used In his fight with McAullffe 23 years ago, lack gazed at this relic in deep astonishment and then pulled It on his ehuhhy fist. A lot of good natured badinage followed this act, the crossfire cross-fire between tbeni being amusing. "This Is the Brat time I ever met Jack that I didn't quarrel with him," Gllmore said. "He beat me all right, Vcause my backer, Horry Phillips of Montreal, who later was John L. Sullivan's Sul-livan's financial man, especially In his French fi?ht with Mitchell, threw up the sponge while I was still on ray feet and Jack, was all but blinded. "Jack was alwas reminding me of I the unpleasant part of It. But we're I good friends now, because there isn't any snse In being anything else." I McAuliffe fought Gllmore near Law- j renco, Mas., on January 14, 1RS7, for the lightweight championship of the world, the battle being with skintight skin-tight gloves to a finish. The men weighed in Tuesday at 13:5 pounds and fought Friday. . the authorities making It decidedly warm for them, tho chase being over several states. Phillips threw up the sponge In the 32nd round Both men were horribly punished, despite the extreme cleverness Bhown on both slde6. The battle wns for a stake of $50il each and 83 men paid for tickets at $25 each, a total "gate" of 2,'Jr,t all ft which went to the winner. Pntsy Sheppard of Boston took up a collection collec-tion of 175 for the loser, who was pronounced the "gomest of 'em nil," and his backer, grieved at his act In throwlnir up the sponge, presented him with 2T,0. Ed .Holko, the old-time old-time walker, managed the affair. Draws With My or. Another old-timer of the lightweight light-weight division who renewed acquaint-anco acquaint-anco with Jack during the wtek was Billy Myer, foimer "Streator Cyclone." Cy-clone." who met McAullffe twice for BOXING IS NOW k PARLOR GIE (By Ed W. Smith ) Chicago, May Ifi. "Boxing today Is a parlor pastlmo compared with the fights of 20 years ago Today the big fellows are getting $101,000 for a limited-round affair with fat gloves Then wo fought for next to nothing $1.(100 looked like a mountain and with skintight gloves, to a finish. That'6 the difference." This was the way Jack McAuliffe. once lightweight champion of the world In the days of long ago, sized up tho situation In The Chlcngo American Ameri-can office the other day. Jack, looking look-ing as fat and happy as he used to look in those daya when out of training train-ing and scarcely a day older, excepting except-ing that the thatch on top of his head the title. ' Their encounter at North Junction, Ind , which resulted In a long draw because neither would take a chance, so much money was there bet on Hie battle, will ever bo remembered re-membered Jt went down into ring history a.i one of the most remarkable battles ever seen. The farmers from Myer's section bet their property on blm, thousands upon thousands being wagered, every dollar of which was covered by the city sports. McAuliffe afterwards beat Myer lu New Orleans in 15 rounds after they tried to teach Billy to be clever. It didn't work, as his own style of fighting fight-ing like a windmill was his best. Jack is working westward, aiming to be in 'Frisco for the big fight. |
